Check for problems

When I "Check for problems" a lot of problems appear like: "Entity (light) has unused keyvalues", "Solid Entity(button_target) is empty", "Solid Entity(func_breakable) is empty", "Solid Entity(func_door) is empty", "Solid Entity(func_door_rotating) is empty", "Solid Entity(pushable) is empty", "Solid Entity(wall) is empty". The thing is that my map appears to run and work fine. It seems like the problems don?t matter. And if I press the "Fix" button when any of the "Solid Entity(xxx) is empty" problems are marked they are deleted. Why do these problems appear?

they have no values & arnt being used.

Its like having a light bulb thats not being lit, its useless.

You probably have more than one fgd loaded into Hammer. Fgd's for other MODS may have extra properties for some entities, which aren't relevant in other MODS so become 'empty values'. I get lots myself when using/switching between both the Frontline Force and standard HL fgds.

The only time I've ever had the "... is empty" error occur is when I've created an entity, and then try and tie it to an entity again. You will be given a dialog box asking whether you wish to create a new entity or tie it to the old one. If you create an new one, then the old one is not deleted but simply no longer linked in with the brush. This leads to an entity being "without a home" so to speak. The editor tells you this is the case by saying the entity is "empty".

To fix the problem select the error from the list, and press the "go to error" button. Now close down the error checker, and simply press delete. This will delete the entity. Do this for each and every entry in the error list (I'm afriad there is no way to do this in one), and your all sorted.

The other error about "...has unused keyvalues" is kinda as korn said. If for example you give a func_wall a direction on the compass thingy in entity properties. Some entities do not make use of all the keys in their properties (most new FGDs have weeded these out though) and so if you give that key a value, it will let you know that it was pointless by telling you so in the error list. Its not a critical error however, and will have no negative effects on the map, so don't feel you need to do through and remove unneeded values or anything.

Like, why did you post this topic twice?

Another way to create "empty" brush entities is to delete all of the brushes that compose a brush entity individually with "Ignore Groups" on. I think... Just in general, convert To World before deleting brushes and make sure "Ignore Groups" is off or that the brush isn't the last component of an entity.

matt said:
Like, why did you post this topic twice?

Something went terribly wrong...

I suppose I'll forgive you then.