Lights dont Appear

first thing is hi alll

I made a lvl with lights and stuff...but the problem is the none of the lights appear!!!i dunno why exactly...i added lights near a fire as candle A but it doesnt appear, i need ur help guyz...and i hope it doesnt need to do something about lights.rad cuzz i heard that u need to creat 1 every time u need to do a map...i dont know wat does light.rad do anyway...but i know its a complicated thing to do...

I know that its noobish and dum to ask about this...i just need to be sure!!

Did you try compiling your map with everything set to Normal?

wat do u mean by normal??...the entities or textures?!?!?

I'll try to take you through it. :smile:

First, open up your map in Hammer. Save it and hit F9. A box should come up.

If the top of this new box says [Advanced] in it click the Normal button on the bottom left of the box.

You are now in the compiling window. There should be three places where
it says "Normal." Fill the choices that are next to them in.

Then check the box that says Don't run the game after compiling.

Now your map should be compiled correctly, with everything set to normal.

oh...cool...ill try in a moment, BTW, u know why my game doesnt run in hammer when i press F9...search for "error in compiling" in the forums and plz try helping me out...a guy called lepreous i think said theres no point for writing it...but i need help in it...

Thx anyway

i always compile my maps in normal...i dunno how to do in advanced...but there is the same problem

Well, you can't run your map in HL2/CS:S/whatever else directly from
Hammer anymore. That's why you have to check the box that says "Don't
run game after compiling." It's stupid though, Valve should have
just removed the box... :-/

Still the same problem, eh? Sorry, Killer, but I'm not sure what else
to tell you, except to probably wait for someone with better knowledge
on this problem to reply.

hmmmm...oh well thx for ur help though :smile:

and can some 1 tell me wat does Bump !! mean ...?!??!

i think some 1 got mad saying dont bump ur message in 4 min i dunno wat...what is bump used for??...a code for this forum!?

Dude, seriously, start typing properly, it sounds like you're in dire need of the toilet and it's hard to understand you! Post your compile log too like it asks you to when you post here!

lol dude every second i find something hard or complicated in hammer....thats why i post 1000000000 topics a day :biggrin:

toilet is for a later time...cuzz i just got out of it :razz:

First make sure your map dont have a Leak, if the map leaks it wont
help if you compile it properly or not. Try checking that your light
dont are stuck in the ground or have the Starts off(Initially Dark)
flag checked. If that dont solve it post the compile log here.
-Nisse-



I love these smilies! :smile:

Hit the run button. You will get a window, hit advanced, make sure every box is checked except for the lat one. DONE!

uhhh...how can u repair a leak???

umm you said it was a candle right? if you've got the brightness like set to 1 or something because u want a soft light this is way to low and probably wont show up.

make a light entity and leave it at the normal settings, see if you get light.