Ran in to some problems.

[Theothesnopp]

First of, hello again Tdm forum.

if you would like an explanation to why i have been gone for the last 3 years, i'd gladly take the discussion in a pm.

Hopefully you have'nt missed me to much

 

Now on to the matter at hand.

I am close to completion at a map and suddenly theese errors appear,

my english is to limited for me to explain in words, so i recorded a video showing of the first error.

 

http://www.4shared.c...L/TDM_bug.html?

 

it appears that everytime i look at this one specific area (visportals), all lights except ambient dissapear.

The only changes made in this room (since it worked), is add monsterclip brush and changed values in a light source.

 

second error is this

 

TDM_bug.png:

 

Offtopic

 

im having problems setting up pathnodes, im trying to set up a dynamic path for a particular ai.

So there is one path that he follows regularly and sometimes he strolls of on an optional path 25% chance.

He completely ignores the optional path.

 

Any map i could look into so i could get an idea of how this would work?

the wiki on pathnodes does'nt clear things up for me.

 

/thesnopp

[Theothesnopp]

the same problem (first mentioned) appears in another room, wich is pretty much empty.

So i dont think this has anything to do with portals or any brushwork.

[Flanders]

If you place this in the editors guild and post a download location to your map you might get more response.

[Bikerdude]

and/or drop me a Pm and I will have a look at the map for you.

[Theothesnopp]

i don't wish to put my map out in the open just yet.

so i will go with bikerdude's suggestion.

[Theothesnopp]

and/or drop me a Pm and I will have a look at the map for you.

 

you've got a message

[Bikerdude]

Ive just looked at the video, (which is what I should have done before)

 

The answer is a corrupt light entity, I will find and replace said entity.

[Theothesnopp]

To prevent this from happening again, how would i know wich light is corrupted?

and what is causing it?

[Theothesnopp]

there is the same problem in the top floor of the tower (at the begining)

[Bikerdude]

I think i found it, and in this case I think iwas both a corrupt light and a light which you asigned a 'snd' texture to.

 

-lights/tdm_lanternlight_4fold_small_snd, on light_23

-lights/biground1_streetlamp_4fold_snd, on light_31

 

When using that tures a sound arg has to be applied to the light entity otherwise you get that blockout issue.

 

I am changed the light textures, and dmaped and it was just those 2 lights. Chose the texture without sound (snd) and you'll be fine.

[Theothesnopp]

that's odd.

so if i got this right, when using light textures that ends with 'snd', i have to insert snd properties for it to work?

[Bikerdude]

yup, the light texture is expecting to have a sound to work with, eg, a flickering light etc.

[Bikerdude]

you would apply a sound shader to the light entity itself, check out one of the pre-built light entites (look for one that flickers and you will see what I mean.

[Theothesnopp]

Thanks again.

one thing though, what is it that causes textures the to turn black?

seems like one of the more occuring (?) errors

[Bikerdude]

Another known issue, when in game bring up the console and type "r_showtris 1" and look to see where the texture turns black is a vert point or if two or more brushes intersect. If its a vert then move the vert point, if its a brush then see if you can make said brush inot a func_static

[Theothesnopp]

it is not possible to make it func_static without a causing a leak.

i also cant seem to find any brush thats clipping into it, is it possible that a model/entity clipping in the brush could cause it?

[Bikerdude]

Hence why I said "then see if you can make said brush into a func_static". If you get any of these drop me a pm with the map and I will be able to tell whats causing the issue.