Well, My Map's Dead...

RPGreg2600RPGreg2600 Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14578Members
in Mapping Forum
<div class="IPBDescription">freaking bad_string...</div> I tried going back to an older version of VHE like everyone said to do, and I still get this Host_Error: bad string thing... So I'm giving up on this map. ANd I don't think I'll be mapping again for a while... At least not until the new VHE is released... Unless someone here knows how to fix the damn thing, because I sure as hell can't do it.

I noticed that my hive entitys are the same size as a player start entity now, instead of being a pink box like they were before...
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  • YamazakiYamazaki Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 21Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    That error commonly occurs if you do an -onlyents compile with a map that's had its brushes changed. Are you use -onlyents?
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  • RPGreg2600RPGreg2600 Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14578Members
    Nope, I've done about 10 full compiles and I can't get the damn thing to work. If someone wants to take a look at it I can send 'em the rmf, because I've already tried everything I can think of. Even tried copying and pasting the whole thing into a new map...
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  • StevenTheGreatStevenTheGreat Join Date: 2003-04-13 Member: 15464Members
    how big is the .rmf?
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  • SkumballSkumball Join Date: 2003-02-28 Member: 14134Members
    I'd be glad to help out. The more people the better I suppose. 56k only here though, so no 50mb rmfs <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • RPGreg2600RPGreg2600 Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14578Members
    It's about 2.5 MB... Do you guys have any idea how to fix it though? Also, if I send someone the .rmf they have to promis not to rip stuff from my map and put it in theirs, although, I guess there's not much in it worth ripping at the moment <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Relic25Relic25 Pixel Punk Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 39Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited April 2003
    I don't know if this will be helpful in your case, but I remember when I had problems with a map I had started in one place in WorldCraft 3.0, and tried to complete it elsewhere using version 2.2 (or some similar number). I was able to fix a similar error to the one you are seeing by deleting one of the first lines in the .map file before using that in the older version of WorldCraft or compiling. I think it was the "mapversion" line, but it was a long time ago, so I might be mistaken. Maybe somebody can remember this better?

    *EDIT* eeeh...on second reading, never mind. I don't think the two problems are anywhere near similar.

    Have you performed a check for map problems in Hammer?
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  • amckernamckern Join Date: 2003-03-03 Member: 14249Members, Constellation
    <a href='http://www.slackiller.com/tommy14/errors.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.slackiller.com/tommy14/errors.htm</a>

    amckern
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  • SkumballSkumball Join Date: 2003-02-28 Member: 14134Members
    I found this snippet on SnarkPit.com:

    Host_Error: Bad String
    This rare error only happens in game/server mode when sprites, models, sounds, or text strings (but not all strings!) are initialized and precached. 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 (ie: starts with a non-printable null ASCII character), then the error will occur.
    Solution: search thru entities like env_glow, env_sprite, ambient_generic, env_shooter, etc. - anything the engine has to precache a file for the bad name.
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  • RPGreg2600RPGreg2600 Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14578Members
    Problem is, I'm not using any env_glows, env_sprites, or env_shooters. And I'm only using one ambient_generic and there's nothing wrong with it.
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  • RPGreg2600RPGreg2600 Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14578Members
    Alright, I replaced all the hives, because someone said something about how adding hives with the new hammer messes it up, and a just removed a line from my .map that said something like "sounds" 1 or something like that because I was unable to see anything like that in any of my other .maps in my maps folder. It's compilign now. should be don e in 20-30 minutes.
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  • wrongwaygobackwrongwaygoback Join Date: 2003-03-02 Member: 14237Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--RPGreg2600+Apr 28 2003, 08:12 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (RPGreg2600 @ Apr 28 2003, 08:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> , and a just removed a line from my .map that said something like "sounds" 1 or something like that because I was unable to see anything like that in any of my other .maps in my maps folder. It's compilign now. should be don e in 20-30 minutes. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <!--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-->Alright, I replaced all the hives, because someone said something about how adding hives with the new hammer messes it up<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    That was me! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    ~I r0x0r your h@x0r.~
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  • RPGreg2600RPGreg2600 Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14578Members
    Alright, well I dunno which thing it was, but one of those fixed it! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> It works!
    Here's a screenie:
    <img src='http://gamefaqstuff.homestead.com/files/ns_estrela.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

    That thing in the top left is a control room.
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  • RPGreg2600RPGreg2600 Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14578Members
    Guess I'll post a couple more just for the hell of it <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
    <img src='http://gamefaqstuff.homestead.com/files/ns_estrela1.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
    <img src='http://gamefaqstuff.homestead.com/files/ns_estrela2.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
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  • RPGreg2600RPGreg2600 Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14578Members
    Whadaya guys think of the screens?
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  • leifbjleifbj Join Date: 2003-03-20 Member: 14733Members
    In the first, the colors seem to clash a bit... but I love the window in the second one!
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  • SkumballSkumball Join Date: 2003-02-28 Member: 14134Members
    Looks very nice. ns_pipes. maybe ns_conduit?
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  • BlackPantherBlackPanther Join Date: 2002-02-11 Member: 197Members
    Don't stretch your pillar texture like that..on one side, it looks fine, and on the other, it's blurry!
    yuck
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  • RPGreg2600RPGreg2600 Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14578Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--BlackPanther+Apr 29 2003, 07:46 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BlackPanther @ Apr 29 2003, 07:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Don't stretch your pillar texture like that..on one side, it looks fine, and on the other, it's blurry!
    yuck <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah, I know, but I couldn't find a better texture to put there.
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