node graph out of date

Wheh I load my map "node graph out of date...rebuilding" appears on the
screen. This is really annoying and makes the map look un-professional.
How can I fix this so it doesn't show the message?

This will always happen the first time you load a map, because the info_node data do not exist yet.

However, on subsequent loads, the message should not appear anymore. If it does, then you're doing something wrong.

Satchmo is correct. Also remember to include the graph file in a .zip along with the .bsp, otherwise players will
have to generate the graph themselves as well. (The graph file should
be mapsgraphs[map_name].ain )

i had that problem with the un-profesional looking, have you put an env_cubemap in your map?

I thought that it would only do it once after I compiled it but it does
it everytime. I dont have an environment cube in my map as Im not sure
what exactly it does and didnt think I needed one. Why? Do I need one
in my map?

im not exactly sure about what it does either, but the non proffesional looking seemed to disapear when i placed one in my map

env_cubemaps have nothign to do with your info_node problem. env_cubemaps help light reflect off of surfaces correctly.

As far as your navigation mesh problem... it should only have to generate that once. If you save your map with a different name then when you run it with the new name it will have to recreate the navigation mesh. When it's done creating the navigation mesh you should have a file in the same directory as your .bsp that has the same name as your map except it's a .nav. Make sure that file is in the same directory.

that does not solve the problem

i renamed my .bsp (i also tried saving the .vmf file) ran it on hl2

but no .nav file with the same name

can anyone help?

Never rename the bsp, rename the .vmf then recompile, renaming the bsp messes a lot of things up, like cube maps for one, and probably the npc navigations.

im not exactly sure about what it does either, but the non
proffesional looking seemed to disapear when i placed one in my map

I'll have to try one of those :rolleyes:

filenames and cubemaps dont make the annoying text dissappear

oh well I guess no one really knows how to avoid this problem