What do you do when you are compiling?

Snipergen

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Well, what do you do if your computer freezes half, if you click away hammer to surf a bit you never gonna know if your hammer crashed or if its still compiling :p

Most of the time I watch some tv or draw a bit :)
 

drp

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Well, what do you do if your computer freezes half, if you click away hammer to surf a bit you never gonna know if your hammer crashed or if its still compiling :p

Most of the time I watch some tv or draw a bit :)

i compile my map on my media center over the network :biggthumpup:
 

Nizzem

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I set Windows Media Player to always on top and start watching a tv show before I start compiling. This way you don't have to click away from compile window so you can still see progress as it compiles and watch tv :biggthumpup:.
 

A Boojum Snark

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I use Batch Compiler to run the compile tools which frees up more resources by not having Hammer running, plus I can always see the window update in real time. If I need to do something else I just use the taskmanager to lower the priority on the compile process until my other thing loads, then turn the compile back up.
 

JTG

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I usually listen to music by going to youtube while designing and get up and walk around, stretch the legs when compiling.
 
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How long does it take you guys to compile your map?

On the current map I'm working on. A full compile takes about three and a half hours to complete.

VBSP: 21 seconds
VVIS: 3 hours, 24 minutes, 26 seconds
VRAD: 7 minutes, 23 seconds

Doing a fast compile take less than a half hour.
 

martijntje

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(I am currently compiling)

I usually surf the web, hammer rarely crashes for me during compile.

On the current map I'm working on. A full compile takes about three and a half hours to complete.

VBSP: 21 seconds
VVIS: 3 hours, 24 minutes, 26 seconds
VRAD : 7 minutes, 23 seconds

Doing a fast compile take less than a half hour.

wow, that is long. I thought a fast compile would always stay under a few minutes.

Edit: a full compile of photofinish takes about 10 minutes (including hdr)
 

Ida

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Because it is inevitable that whenever someone asks "what do you do while you wait for....." someone must say masturbate sooner or later.

And hey, maybe he does. :p

I browse stuff. And chat.
 

Terr

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I keep mapping in Hammer.

This is why you use VBCT, kiddies.
 

YM

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I keep mapping in Hammer.

This is why you use VBCT, kiddies.

I take a breather, have a sip of water and return to my keyboard.

This is why you buy good PCs, Kiddies.

;)

95%+ of compiles i run are over in 2 minutes so its a good time to continue a steam conversaion or forum browsing or map uploading or whatever really