Weird map bug(Can´t tell precisely)

Guyyst · Oct 17, 2012

I´ve tryed to edit the standart hightower map, to make it impossible to win.(tdm_hightower)

So my work progress was like this:

-Get the plr_hightower.bsp by using GCFScape

-Decompile it to .vmf by using bspsrc

-Edit the file in hammer (I used the Source SDK to open hammer, not the SFM)

-Compile it back to .bsp by using VBCT

If i open the map in Tf2 now, some weird bugs show up on exactly 3 locations:

http://puu.sh/1fT8U
(After the blue spawn door)

http://puu.sh/1fTdG
(At the red spawn door)

http://puu.sh/1fTbA
(After the hill on the blue side)

I even tried to only decompile the .bsp to .vmf and back without editing anything, beacuse i thought i produced those bugs by myself, but they are still there, even if i edit nothing.

Hope someone can help me

Sergis · Oct 17, 2012

Educate yourself on the decompiling process. Specifically, on how it breaks areaportals.

xzzy · Oct 17, 2012

Decompiling isn't a perfect process, some parts get missed or handled wrongly.

I'm going to guess the problem with the doors is a badly behaved area portal, but that's just a guess. If you see a blue brush there with "AREA PORTAL" on the texture, try removing it as a test. If that fixes the problem, you know what caused it.

Go read up on area portals to learn how they work so you can fix them.

Fruity Snacks · Oct 17, 2012

I do suggest the reading, but it'll boil down to:

You'll select the brush, hit CTRL + SHFT + W. Then reselect the brush, Ctrl + T, and select (or type) the areaportal brush properties. then you're good to go.

Guyyst · Oct 17, 2012

If i type Crtl + T it opens up a window in wich i can´t find anything about areportal brush properties.

Fruity Snacks · Oct 17, 2012

in the drop down menu, where it says "func detail" you want to get func_areaportal.

Guyyst · Oct 17, 2012

Do i need to change anything in the options that show up after selecting func_areaportal?

Because it is still not working.

tyler · Oct 17, 2012

You might have a leak. Read this http://www.interlopers.net/tutorials/2248

Fruity Snacks · Oct 17, 2012

yyler said:
You might have a leak. Read this http://www.interlopers.net/tutorials/2248

Try this link instead, first.
Or, he could not have realized that you need to "seal" area's with an area. Much like maps, which you need to seal a building. In the doorways and windows, you can use area portals, which (long story short) help increase FPS of your map.

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