Newbie Help. Poly Errors.

purplesmurf

Well, I suppose this isn't a very interesting problem for some of you, but it's cause me a lot of grief.

Ok, first off this is my first map.

Anyway, I have a complexish poly smushed up in a corner (highlighted in the editor screenshot). As far as I can tell it's perfectly fine. It's duplicate behaves perfectly. But when ever the map is run well.... here, take a look.


<a href='http://purplesmurf.com/mapping/Editor.jpg' target='_blank'>Editor view</a>
<a href='http://purplesmurf.com/mapping/InGame.jpg' target='_blank'>In Game</a>

And while I'm on the subject: see the poly on the ceiling? It's mis-shaping aswell.

How do I fix this?

All help is greatly appreciated.

purplesmurf

Oh, God. Just noticed I mis-posted this. Sorry.

Delarosa

phased like you knew it would.

Delarosa

phased like you knew it would.

purplesmurf

Well, if your accusing me of misposting on purpose, you're wrong. But I don't get what hinted at a purposeful mis-post.

Silverwing

Make sure your vertices are on the grid. Apart from that, i cant really help ya. Lots of gurus here tho, be patient.

Shadowics

I don't use hammer so I'm finding it a little hard to visualize the shape of your poly from the editor view. One thing to be careful of is making a concave poly, but I don't think that would ever make the poly bigger than it's supposed to be, only smaller. The only thing that comes to mind right now that might make that shape is a thin face error - if a face is to small it will be dropped by the compile tools and the other faces will be stretched out until the gap is filled - this produces a long, spiky brush like what you seem to see in the screenshot.

Wurmspawn

looks like an invalid solid to me. try splitting faces or rebuidling the brush

Confused

ok: so why is it an invalid brush, you ask.
well , <a href='http://home.att.net/~firebinder/hl/invalid1.htm' target='_blank'>here</a> is a detailed explination of it, by firebender.

enjoy,

purplesmurf

Why thank you <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> This really helped <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> Also solved another question I was going to ask. Thanks!

Some_tall_guy1

yeah pretty much the corners of your brush arent on the grid. So put the corners on the grid.

purplesmurf

Actually, it was the angles. Since the shape was mirroed from another and it had only been fliped horizontally but still occupied the same plane as it's duplicate the complier was having a hissy fit. Or so I gathered from what I read.

Silverwing

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lol "complier was having a hissy fit"

You shoud <i>never</i> give your "complier" a hisssy fit... lol...

Love that expression.... Hissy fit...

/me goes off to giggle in a corner