Omg Please Help!

RPGreg2600 · April 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">Host_error: Bad string:</div> When I try to run my map I get this error... I thought it had to do with the leaf saw error thing, but I fixed that and I'm still getting this... If I don't fix this I don't think I'll be mapping again for a while, this is just too damn upsetting... I worked on this map for at least 20 hours...

And yes, I tried to find soemthing about this on my own, but couldn't find anything... I searched for it on google and no results... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>

Supernorn · April 2003

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Host_Error: Bad String
This error only happens in game/server mode when sprites, models, sounds, or text strings (but not all strings!) are initialized and pre cached. If the string/name for the sprite, model, sound, or miscellaneous text string either starts with a non printable ASCII character, or is 0 length (i.e.: starts with a non printable null ASCII character), then the error will occur.

Solution: search through entities like env_glow, env_sprite, ambient_generic, env_shooter, etc. - anything the engine has to pre cache a file for the bad name. -<i>valve hammer tutorial</i>

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this means that you have named an entity with a 'bad' name. Go through and make sure that no entity has a non printable ASCII character
in it, or a non printable null ASCII character

RPGreg2600 · April 2003

Hmm... Alright, I'll check that, although I don't think I used anything other than letters and numbers...

EDIT: Hmm... " env_glow, env_sprite, ambient_generic, env_shooter," I've only used one ambient_generic and that's it. ANd I haven't modified taht file at all since the last compile that worked....

amckern · April 2003

<a href='http://amckern.actionrealm.com/resource/tuts/ns.html#badstring' target='_blank'>http://amckern.actionrealm.com/resource/tu....html#badstring</a>

amckern

RPGreg2600 · April 2003

Well ****, that doesn't sound like something I can fix...

Nazul · April 2003

let me guess.. u had a map .. was working on it , then you got the VHE 3.5 .. COOL ,I see models , then with 1st compile you suddenly get THIS error ??

I HAVE IT TWO !!!!! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>

RPGreg2600 · April 2003

Well, yeah, I got VHE, but I've compiled with it and run the map since I've been using it...

Nazul · April 2003

no VHE 3.5 ?? ( model plugin ? )

Rival · April 2003

I got this same error when i accidently gave a name to a res node, but the name had only numbers and letters. Maybe it was something else. Anyways I just deleted the entity and the error was gone.

wrongwaygoback · April 2003

I had the exact same problem after installing 3.5. Any time I inserted a res node or a hive, the damn map wouldn't run after compile.

I've gone back to 3.4 until this buggy beta version is out of the way, or some obvious answers come up.

RPGreg2600 · April 2003

If I load up the rmf with the old version will it work again, or do I need to delete all the res nodes and hives I've added since then?

Obliterater · April 2003

I had this error a while ago while working on a map for another mod. I corodoned off areas and recompiled until i found out where the evil entity making it not work was.

wrongwaygoback · April 2003

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I just uninstalled 3.5 and resinstalled hammer 3.4, and it all worked again - i didn't need to change anything on the map.

RPGreg2600 · April 2003

Alright, thanks very much for the help guys! \

I'm at my dad's house now, so I can't test it for a week, but I'm guessing you guys know what you're talkign about <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Omg Please Help!

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