Rahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Night_Eagle

<div class="IPBDescription">To map or not to map?</div> Have you ever successfully made a cylinder?

I HAVEN'T!

It would never compile correctly...

I've made intracate maps and then...

It would never compile correctly...

I've made sophisticated hallways and rooms and then...

It would never compile correctly...

Can someone give me a hassle free link to some decent compiling tools?

I'll be studying for my mid-terms...

Some_tall_guy1

<a href='http://www.valve-erc.com/files/?file=/files/hammer_v34.exe' target='_blank'>Mapping program</a>


<a href='http://countermap.counter-strike.net/Nemesis/index.php?p=3' target='_blank'>Compiler</a>


<a href='http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?go=mhlt' target='_blank'>Compile tools</a>

nightdragon

Please please please use the Newbie Mapping Forum, you people just AREN'T getting it!!!!!!

<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=34&t=50171' target='_blank'>The STICKY in NEWBIE MAPPING for setting up everything</a>

There is also a good list of tutorials <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=34&t=49114&hl=tutorials' target='_blank'>Here</a> *which was never stickied and lost to the forums, admins please sticky or we will keep losing them*

Also the stickies at the top of the normal mapping forum are riddled with tuts and the MAPPING GUIDELINES

</rant>

Erias

Yeah, really. But take it easy, nightdragon. There's no reason to go ALL CAPS on the poor guy. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Have you ever successfully made a cylinder?

I HAVEN'T!<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I think you're a prime candidate for the newbie mapping forum. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

Wolv

I think his main problem doesn't lie in incorrect compilers or a wrong editor (Well actually... No, let me hold back, won't survive the flamewave.) but in the creation of illegal brushes.
Just don't do carve/hollow/vertex manipulation until you're more advanced and you'll do fine (apart from that one occasion where you rotated a 37 sided cylinder over a 23 degree angle).

Note that if Night-Eagle is currently using QuArK the above isn't true, since that editor cannot create illegal brushes. Sorry, just had to mention it.

Reese

The previous service announcement was sponsored by quark ™ "The fully featured editor you wish you were using right now"

DarkATi

<!--QuoteBegin--Reese+Jan 8 2004, 03:04 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Reese @ Jan 8 2004, 03:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The previous service announcement was sponsored by quark ™ "The fully featured editor you wish you were using right now" <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
QuArK? More like.... FaRk... er.... wait

~ DarkATi

Night_Eagle

I may be a noobie mapper

<span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'> <b> BUUUHHHHHHHHT </b> </span>

I am not an idiot mapper.

I could set hammer up blind folded.


I am above average noob! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

*Counts number of sides on cylinder*

Hmm... 16 > 37 <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

DarkATi

<!--QuoteBegin--Night-Eagle+Jan 8 2004, 06:27 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Night-Eagle @ Jan 8 2004, 06:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I may be a noobie mapper

<span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'> <b> BUUUHHHHHHHHT </b> </span>

I am not an idiot mapper.

I could set hammer up blind folded.


I am above average noob! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

*Counts number of sides on cylinder*

Hmm... 16 > 37 <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Perhaps I'm just being silly but that post doesn't help me solve your problem. I make cylinders all the time. It takes like 5 seconds. AND it compiles. Perhaps you could enlighten me as to how you are making your cylinder. Try going to Map > Check for Problems in Valve Hammer Editor and see if you get any "Invalid Solid Structure" errors. If so fix them by clicking the corresponding button.

More information in a more organized fashion will help everyone involved. (Please don't think I'm flaming you either, because I'm not.)

<!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> Happy Mapping!

~ DarkATi

Night_Eagle

PS: QuArK's interface might be good for you, but it is too much for this guy...

*Tries to not say QuArK sucks*

Flaming response, or <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo--> response?
You make your response!

How I make a cylinder:

Using the prefab:

CRASH

Tracing the prefab:

CRASH

Reformatting the hard-drive and trying again:

SUCCESS

Haze

I remember I used to make my cilinders all the wrong way...lol. They would, instead of looking like this on the side ========== would look like a big giant circle. I clicked in the wrong box, then hit enter... at the wrong time..