Black texture in-game

Black texture in-game

Re: Black texture in-game Posted by Snillor on Mon Dec 18th 2006 at 11:01pm
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Posted 2006-12-18 11:01pm
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I am having a slight problem with a map I am working on. When in hammer, all of the textures on my map look the way they should. Once in game, however, a few of the textures switch to a solid black texture that does not fade or change to the original (as in some of the other posted problems of the same origin). Here is an example:

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If anyone knows how to fix this problem or can lead me to a post or website about this topic, it would be greatly appeciated. Thanks!
Re: Black texture in-game Posted by Captain P on Mon Dec 18th 2006 at 11:21pm
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So what textures cause these problems? I'd say they are model textures (set to 'VertexLitGeneric' instead of 'LightmappedGeneric'), in which case you should simply use other textures, but perhaps it's a different issue indeed.
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Re: Black texture in-game Posted by Snillor on Mon Dec 18th 2006 at 11:28pm
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Posted 2006-12-18 11:28pm
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Well, I replaced the textures I am using (stone/stonewall033a) with the stock texture (brick/brickfloor001a), and the same problem occurred. So, I assume that the problem does not relate directly to the texture that I am choosing to use. Any other possibilities?
Re: Black texture in-game Posted by amanderino on Tue Dec 19th 2006 at 12:05am
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Is the area just environmentally lit?
Try placing normal lights near it and maybe it'll light up.
Re: Black texture in-game Posted by Captain P on Tue Dec 19th 2006 at 3:33pm
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Posted 2006-12-19 3:33pm
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Odd. If the problem persists, perhaps you can send the map (or only that part) to me so I can experiment a bit?
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Re: Black texture in-game Posted by reaper47 on Tue Dec 19th 2006 at 3:36pm
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It's a bug, my guess it's vrad. Try changing the architecture slightly (or use different combinations of brushes to build the same bits). I had a wall similar to this.
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