Changing weapon models

Hey all,

I'm not to far into Xenophobia that I've decided to make the mod center around Adrien Sheperd (I know I spelled it wrong) instead of Gordon but to do that I have to change the gun arm to the one from OP4. I got the model extracted and in my mod folder with the same name as the weapon in HL1. I also have it so that after it compiles it starts the map in my mod -game xeno I beleve It is. But it still dosent work what should I do to get the effect I want?

Put it in Half-Life/xeno/models folder and it should work.

If its still using the default HL gun models, either you didnt extract them right or youre not running your mod.

How are you running the game? What command line? Exactly what folder did you extract your models to? Does your mod have a liblist.gam, and is that setup correctly?

Im running Worldcraft compile with +map $file -console -dev -game spirit -game xeno

so I'm trying to play it right through the editer.

Im using Spirit of Half-life if that makes a differents. Im not using a pak file but that will probibly change. Plus I have the model in xeno/models/z_9mmhandgun.mdl.

Did you even read that command line? Youre trying to run 2 mods simultaneously, which cant be done. HL is only picking up the first game you specified, Spirit. Get rid of the -game spirit and it will work. Of course youll probably then need to copy the spirit DLL files over to your mod, if you havent done so already.

Oh yea, (hit's himself on head) I totaly forgot the spirit was a runing mod LOL

I have a new problem, I deleted the part of my command line -game spirit. but then when I compile it dose launch my game mod but it stays at the console saying this:

execing hw/geforce.cfg

execing valve.rc

execing language.cfg

execing config.cfg

"sv_aim" changed to "0.000000"



Adding: xen/dlls/spirit.dll

Dll loaded for mod spirit of half-life

execing skill.cfg

map change failed: "lab1" not found on server.

Sys_Intialize GameDLL called twice,

skipping second call

map change failed: "lab1" not found on server

execing config.cfg

As you can see it's not finding the lab1.map in my mods folder. I even checked and it IS in "xeno/maps/lab1" so what gives?

P.S I even included the compile log for you below I doubt it will help though.

** Executing...
** Command: Change Directory
** Parameters: C:\SIERRA\Half-Life

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:\Program Files\Valve Hammer Editor\maps\Xenophobia\lab1.map" "C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1.map"

** Executing...
** Command: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\hlcsg.exe
** Parameters: "C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1"

hlcsg v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.6.1 (Sep 26 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlcsg -----
Command line: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\hlcsg.exe C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1
Entering C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1.map

Current hlcsg Settings
Name | Setting | Default
---------------------|-----------|-------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
null texture stripping[ on ] [ on ]
clipnode economy mode [ on ] [ on ]
onlyents [ off ] [ off ]
wadtextures [ on ] [ on ]
skyclip [ on ] [ on ]
hullfile [ None ] [ None ]
min surface area [ 0.500 ] [ 0.500 ]
brush union threshold [ 0.000 ] [ 0.000 ]

Using mapfile wad configuration
Wadinclude list :
[zhlt.wad]

8 brushes (totalling 48 sides) discarded from clipping hulls
CreateBrush:
10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%... (3.39 seconds)
SetModelCenters:
80%...90%... (0.00 seconds)
CSGBrush:
10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%... (1.47 seconds)

Using Wadfile: \sierra\half-life\valve\halflife.wad
- Contains 109 used textures, 99.09 percent of map (3116 textures in wad)
Using Wadfile: \sierra\half-life\valve\liquids.wad
- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (32 textures in wad)
Using Wadfile: \sierra\half-life\valve\decals.wad
- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (222 textures in wad)
Using Wadfile: \sierra\half-life\valve\xeno.wad
- Contains 1 used texture, 0.91 percent of map (264 textures in wad)

added 11 additional animating textures.
Texture usage is at 1.03 mb (of 4.00 mb MAX)
5.63 seconds elapsed

----- END hlcsg -----



** Executing...
** Command: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\hlbsp.exe
** Parameters: "C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1"

hlbsp v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.6.1 (Jul 15 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlbsp -----
Command line: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\hlbsp.exe C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1

Current hlbsp Settings
Name | Setting | Default
-------------------|-----------|-------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
nofill [ off ] [ off ]
null tex. stripping [ on ] [ on ]
notjunc [ off ] [ off ]
subdivide size [ 240 ] [ 240 ] (Min 64) (Max 240)
max node size [ 1024 ] [ 1024 ] (Min 64) (Max 4096)

BSP generation successful, writing portal file 'C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1.prt'
3.58 seconds elapsed

----- END hlbsp -----



** Executing...
** Command: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\hlrad.exe
** Parameters: "C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1"

hlrad v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.6.1 (Oct 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlrad -----
Command line: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\hlrad.exe C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1

-= Current hlrad Settings =-
Name | Setting | Default
--------------------|---------------------|-------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

vismatrix algorithm [ Original ] [ Original ]
oversampling (-extra)[ off ] [ off ]
bounces [ 1 ] [ 1 ]
ambient light [ 0.000 0.000 0.000 ] [ 0.000 0.000 0.000 ]
maximum light [ 255.000 ] [ 256.000 ]
circus mode [ off ] [ off ]

smoothing threshold [ 50.000 ] [ 50.000 ]
direct threshold [ 25.000 ] [ 25.000 ]
direct light scale [ 2.000 ] [ 2.000 ]
coring threshold [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
patch interpolation [ on ] [ on ]

texscale [ on ] [ on ]
patch subdividing [ on ] [ on ]
chop value [ 64.000 ] [ 64.000 ]
texchop value [ 32.000 ] [ 32.000 ]

global fade [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
global falloff [ 2 ] [ 2 ]
global light scale [ 1.000 1.000 1.000 ] [ 1.000 1.000 1.000 ]
global gamma [ 0.500 0.500 0.500 ] [ 0.500 0.500 0.500 ]
global light scale [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
global sky diffusion [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]

opaque entities [ on ] [ on ]
sky lighting fix [ on ] [ on ]
incremental [ off ] [ off ]
dump [ off ] [ off ]

colour jitter [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
monochromatic jitter [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
softlight hack [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
diffuse hack [ on ] [ on ]
spotlight points [ on ] [ on ]

[Reading texlights from 'C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\lights.rad']
[49 texlights parsed from 'C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\lights.rad']

Warning: No vis information, direct lighting only.
2651 faces
Create Patches : 8503 base patches
0 opaque faces
39941 square feet [5751526.00 square inches]
192 direct lights

BuildFacelights:
10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%... (17.16 seconds)
FinalLightFace:
10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%... (0.03 seconds)
17.44 seconds elapsed

----- END hlrad -----



** Executing...
** Command: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\hl.exe
** Parameters: +map "lab1" -console -dev -game xeno +map "lab1"

hope this helps!

You do realize that you aren't copying the file over, right? At least it isn't in your compile log. Add a copy command in your compile log right before it launches the map.

what are you talking about?

Your compile log ... the one that you just posted.

----- END hlrad -----

** Executing...
** Command: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\hl.exe
** Parameters: +map "lab1" -console -dev -game xeno +map "lab1"

There should be a Copy command right there before the hl.exe execution. It isn't copying over the newly compiled map before you boot it ... meaning you have to manually copy it over ... this should be obvious if you're making a mod of any kind. And the final runable map is a BSP ... you keep saying it's a *.map ... just pointing it out.

If you are launching your game with

hl.exe -game spirit +map lab1

then your BSP should be in your spirit/maps folder. If you want to make
your own game based off SoHL, I suggest copying the folder
half-life/spirit and creating an identical half-life/xeno. Then start
your game with

hl.exe -game xeno +map lab1

with your BSP in the xeno/maps folder.

Why don't you just make the map in OP4? It would save you a TON of trouble.

well what is the command -copy? and were do I add this?

Well I figure that I might as well make it in HL so then people that dont own OP4 can still play, plus I lazy.

LET ME GUESS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PAK FILE TO CHANGE GUN MODELS RIGHT?

well what is the command -copy? and were do I add this?

Just add a copy in the batch file

copy path\to\map.bsp half-life\xeno\map.bsp

That's all.

LET ME GUESS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PAK FILE TO CHANGE GUN MODELS RIGHT?

No.

<DIV class=quote>
<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting fraggard</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>
Just add a copy in the batch file
copy path\to\map.bsp half-life\xeno\map.bsp
That's all.
</DIV></DIV>
Sorry, but I don't understand any of that. BTW This is what always irks me, there are so many little things like this that arn't explained nor mentioned in tutorials. So how are new mappers sopposed to know what to do? Live on the editing forms like me?

I think you need to understand what a batch file is. Try Google.

Ok I googled and found this site

http://www.computerhope.com/batch.htm

I did what it said but I have no idea what this has to do with the editer or what to do next. Becides I already manually copied the bsp to my mod's map folder and have one in my valve map folder. But the problem is that the OP4's hand is not appearing in my map even though the model is in my c:/sierra/halflife/xeno/models folder ok?

BTW, is this what you are talking about

http://www.snarkpit.com/editing.php?page=tutorials&game=HL&id=103

If it is, why use a batch file to compile when couldent you use ZHLT?

hello?

Those gun models mustn't be used by xeno, I guess. Change the filenames to the same as the ones in xeno and it should work.

The arm that you want to see is attached to each of the weapons v_models. The muzzleflash sprite and any ejected shell casings are all written into the model too. I don't imagine that HL weapons and Op4 weapons behave exactly the same, and possibly don't even have the same animation names, so even if you do get to see the arm, I think there may be other issues.

I could be completely wrong though, as I'm not familiar with Op4 and it's weapons. For all I know they are identical to HL's. :/

please if anyone can hear me PLEASE HELP ME!

I must know how to make a copy command in the batch file PLEASE!

WTF? One month? Did you even try searching past that initial link you found?

A batch file is just a sequence of DOS commands. The DOS copy command has the syntax:

copy source-file destination-file

So just add that kind of command somewhere in the batch file, wherever you need it.

PS: You can identify batch files by the extension .bat.

If you want to simplify things, in hammer use basic compile mode rather
than expert, and set your mod up as a new game in the options section.
This means you'll have to add all the files, directories, and programs
by hand, but it will make sure all the directories are correct. Then
compile, and it should copy across. If in doubt, find the
original file [yourmapname].bsp in the spiritmaps directory and copy
it across to xenpmaps by hand.

EDIT: Try looking
here
for a fairly good guide on all the settings for compiles.

For your information I stopped mapping in that time becouse of this problem.

P.S ARE YOU DEAF!? I do-not-know what in the h**l a batch file is! I wouldent even know if I was looking right at something that was telling me. Plus I still have no idea what DOS has to do with the compile process!

P.S ARE YOU DEAF!? I do-not-know what in the h**l a batch file is! I
wouldent even know if I was looking right at something that was telling
me. Plus I still have no idea what DOS has to do with the compile
process!

The compile process is a bunch of commands, one for CSG, one for BSP,
and so on. These commands have to be executed in a sequence, one after
the other, so frontends like HLCC generate a batch file and run it. The
batch file contains the DOS commands to run the compile tools... e.g.

hlcsg thismapstinks.map -nowadtextures

hlbsp thismapstinks -somecrapoptions

etc. If you want to tweak your compile process, a handmade batch file is the best option.

PS: way to scream at the only people who'll help you. I'm sure this will get you answers a whole lot faster :rolleyes:

Did you try looking for any tutorials on this site regarding batch files?

Ok, Im sorry. It just gets so annoying having to tell people the samething over and over again, Plus everyone is acting like I should already know this. That brings me back to the question, how whould you expect people to learn this stuff?

I've read that tut 3 times and I always get lost I don't know what these "arguments" are. Could someone pull out the parts were it's answering my question? And fast, it drives me nuts not having things working. Thats why I always worry about doing something wromg becouse I can think I've got working right but instead I have something wrong Arg!

Sorry again but now you know. :sad:

Your second sentence is oh so ironic.

Anyway ... I think you're still stuck on the solution I gave you over a month ago ...
Frag apparently jumped to the conclusion you were using batch files to compile instead of hammer (which is okay ... you should be using batch files)

But anyway ... if the problem is: you're trying to get that model working in your mod ...

You simply put it in ".../modname/models/" so it will be used instead of the default model.

If your map isn't launching (because in the last compile log you put up you weren't copying the final bsp into your map directory) ensure that "mapname.bsp" is in ".../modname/maps/" Other then that, I have no idea what it is you're having problems with.

Not to mention, you have gotten very good advice in this thread ... you're just not listening or understanding what everyone is trying to tell you.

And to be honest, if this type of thing is oblivious to you, you shouldn't be making a mod of any kind until you get an understanding of the file structure (at the very least).

<DIV class=quote>
<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Crono</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Your second sentence is oh so ironic.

Anyway ... I think you're still stuck on the solution I gave you over a month ago ...
Frag apparently jumped to the conclusion you were using batch files to compile instead of hammer (which is okay ... you should be using batch files)

But anyway ... if the problem is: you're trying to get that model working in your mod ...

You simply put it in ".../modname/models/" so it will be used instead of the default model.

If your map isn't launching (because in the last compile log you put up you weren't copying the final bsp into your map directory) ensure that "mapname.bsp" is in ".../modname/maps/" Other then that, I have no idea what it is you're having problems with.

Not to mention, you have gotten very good advice in this thread ... you're just not listening or understanding what everyone is trying to tell you.

And to be honest, if this type of thing is oblivious to you, you shouldn't be making a mod of any kind until you get an understanding of the file structure (at the very least). </DIV></DIV>

Thanks for the incuragement :rolleyes:

Anyway, yes I understand what everyone is telling me about the models, and I have insured that I have the model form Op4 in my xeno/models folder AND I am sure that I copied the map into the mod folder becouse I can run it by pushing newgame in my mod game.

Everything is running fine with my mod file structure, I simply can get those dang weapon models working and Im slowed down becouse I have to move my bsps over manually.

The last thing I can think of is that the models arn't working becouse my high def pack is on the fritz.


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Ok I looked over the replys again and I saw the one suggestion that Fraggard made about -game xeno +map lab1.

So I tried that and now I see a copy command

** Executing...
** Command: Change Directory
** Parameters: C:\SIERRA\Half-Life

** Executing...
[color=white]** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:\Program Files\Valve Hammer Editor\maps\Xenophobia\lab1.map" "C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1.map"[/color]

** Executing...
** Command: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\hlcsg.exe
** Parameters: "C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1"

hlcsg v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.6.1 (Sep 26 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlcsg -----
Command line: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\hlcsg.exe C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1
Entering C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1.map

Current hlcsg Settings
Name | Setting | Default
---------------------|-----------|-------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
null texture stripping[ on ] [ on ]
clipnode economy mode [ on ] [ on ]
onlyents [ off ] [ off ]
wadtextures [ on ] [ on ]
skyclip [ on ] [ on ]
hullfile [ None ] [ None ]
min surface area [ 0.500 ] [ 0.500 ]
brush union threshold [ 0.000 ] [ 0.000 ]

Using mapfile wad configuration
Wadinclude list :
[zhlt.wad]

8 brushes (totalling 48 sides) discarded from clipping hulls
CreateBrush:
10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%... (5.77 seconds)
SetModelCenters:
40%...50%...90%... (0.00 seconds)
CSGBrush:
10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%... (2.06 seconds)

[color=gold]Using Wadfile: \sierra\half-life\valve\halflife.wad

• Contains 132 used textures, 99.25 percent of map (3116 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \sierra\half-life\valve\liquids.wad

• Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (32 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \sierra\half-life\valve\decals.wad

• Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (222 textures in wad)

Using Wadfile: \sierra\half-life\valve\xeno.wad

• Contains 1 used texture, 0.75 percent of map (264 textures in wad)[/color]

added 16 additional animating textures.
Texture usage is at 1.33 mb (of 4.00 mb MAX)
8.59 seconds elapsed

----- END hlcsg -----



** Executing...
** Command: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\hlbsp.exe
** Parameters: "C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1"

hlbsp v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.6.1 (Jul 15 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlbsp -----
Command line: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\hlbsp.exe C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1

Current hlbsp Settings
Name | Setting | Default
-------------------|-----------|-------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
nofill [ off ] [ off ]
null tex. stripping [ on ] [ on ]
notjunc [ off ] [ off ]
subdivide size [ 240 ] [ 240 ] (Min 64) (Max 240)
max node size [ 1024 ] [ 1024 ] (Min 64) (Max 4096)

BSP generation successful, writing portal file 'C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1.prt'
3.94 seconds elapsed

----- END hlbsp -----



** Executing...
** Command: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\hlrad.exe
** Parameters: "C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1"

hlrad v2.5.3 rel Custom Build 1.6.1 (Oct 9 2002)
Zoner's Half-Life Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (merlinis@bigpond.net.au)
----- BEGIN hlrad -----
Command line: C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\hlrad.exe C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\Spirit\maps\lab1

-= Current hlrad Settings =-
Name | Setting | Default
--------------------|---------------------|-------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

vismatrix algorithm [ Original ] [ Original ]
oversampling (-extra)[ off ] [ off ]
bounces [ 1 ] [ 1 ]
ambient light [ 0.000 0.000 0.000 ] [ 0.000 0.000 0.000 ]
maximum light [ 255.000 ] [ 256.000 ]
circus mode [ off ] [ off ]

smoothing threshold [ 50.000 ] [ 50.000 ]
direct threshold [ 25.000 ] [ 25.000 ]
direct light scale [ 2.000 ] [ 2.000 ]
coring threshold [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
patch interpolation [ on ] [ on ]

texscale [ on ] [ on ]
patch subdividing [ on ] [ on ]
chop value [ 64.000 ] [ 64.000 ]
texchop value [ 32.000 ] [ 32.000 ]

global fade [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
global falloff [ 2 ] [ 2 ]
global light scale [ 1.000 1.000 1.000 ] [ 1.000 1.000 1.000 ]
global gamma [ 0.500 0.500 0.500 ] [ 0.500 0.500 0.500 ]
global light scale [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
global sky diffusion [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]

opaque entities [ on ] [ on ]
sky lighting fix [ on ] [ on ]
incremental [ off ] [ off ]
dump [ off ] [ off ]

colour jitter [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
monochromatic jitter [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
softlight hack [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
diffuse hack [ on ] [ on ]
spotlight points [ on ] [ on ]

[Reading texlights from 'C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\lights.rad']
[49 texlights parsed from 'C:\SIERRA\HALF-L~1\Spirit\lights.rad']

Warning: No vis information, direct lighting only.
3369 faces
Create Patches : 10818 base patches
0 opaque faces
48319 square feet [6957980.00 square inches]
262 direct lights

BuildFacelights:
10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%... (24.72 seconds)
FinalLightFace:
10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%... (0.05 seconds)
25.05 seconds elapsed

----- END hlrad -----

This dosent work so are there any copy commands that can be used to copy the bsps over?

If you want to do it that way, you need to add a copy command at the
END of the compile. That copy command just moves the map from the
directory you were working in to where it is being compiled.

Here is a step by step guide to getting it right using expert compile
mode from Hammer (apologies to those who use batch compilers):

1)Load the map up in Hammer and hit compile in the file menu

2) Make sure you are in "expert" mode. You should have a list of
commands in a white box on the left hand side of the dialog box.

3) In this box should be two commands towards the bottom:

Copy File $path$file.bsp $bspdir$file.bsp

Copy File $path$file.pts $bspdir$file.pts

These commands copy the bsp and point file across to the game directory. You now have two options:

a) Open the options and change the bsp directory to
the one where your maps should go (e.g. C:SIERRAHalf-Lifexenomaps)

b) Modify the "Copy File" commands (probably a really bad idea)

c) If the commands aren't there, add them!

4) To add the commands, simply hit the "New" button, and bung in the following parameters:

Command: Copy File

Parameters: $path$file.bsp $bspdir$file.bsp

Repeat this for the points file. Make sure both commands are ABOVE the
$game_exe +map $file -dev -console command, but below all the others.

I suspect (as I said earlier) that you just need to change the bsp directory setting, but this should help you anyway.

Oh, and if my last suggestion didn't help, mark it as incorrect! I won't kill you for it!

[EDIT] It's almost definitely a problem with the bsp directory setting.
Look at the compile log: it's all writing to the spirit directory!
Check your settings.

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Ok, I dont mean to reject your answer Loco Im just putting it aside for now. So when you say bsp directory? becouse I went to tools/options and I didnt see any thing about BSP directories. I took pictures as you can see I did change my map directory thinking that was what you might have ment but the maps dont even go there!

anyway I hope a picture helps

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Ok I haven't been reading really. Whats the problem? Models or the map?

lol, Im trying to get my compiler to copy my bsp's over to my mod folder so I dont have to do it manually

Put this command:

Copy File $path\$file.bsp $bspdir\$file.bsp

Right before the Game execution command.

In other words ... do what loco said

Also, it'd be a good idea to run vis.

If none of this makes sense: look around in the tutorials section all this information is there. In fact, all this information is in hammer help files ... and then there's the verc collective.

The directory I was refering to was the bottom one under the "build
programs" tab, but it looks like it's set correctly from the pic.
However, it loooks like you're using the standard HL fgd file, rather
than the Spirit one. Do you have any other game configurations that you
use - i.e. when you open a map or start a new one, do you have to
choose a game to build the map for? If so, check the "Place compiled
maps in this directory" for those ones as well.

If not, just do as I said for the expert compile mode!

[EDIT] You changed the map directory? You mean RMFs or compiled BSPs?
If it's the latter the problem should be fixed! If the former, leave it
like that anyway - it's the default and it's where I keep my maps, and
I've never had problems with finding/copying files.

Ok, my problem is solved. Like Loco said, my Spirit config had its "place compiled maps here" setting to the spirit folder. I just never noticed it becouse it only displays on config at a time so I for got it was there. LOL

Like Loco said

Um, not to be too fussy about this, but isn't mine then a correct
answer? You seem to have given yourself credit for the answer - that's
all.

Ah well, glad you fixed it though. :smile:

Im sorry, but I didnt get it fixed till your post right above mine. Sorry again