areaportal problem

Hi if you incorrectly implement areaportals it will cause them to 'leak' into other areas. Basically the compiler tries to section off areas of the map away from each other but ends up with stagnant walls of areaportal (because the compiler is able to go around to both sides of the wall of areaportal brush, cause it leaked) and just kinda dies in the process, breaking the compile.

You can look through your compile log for errors, or paste it into this error checker for specifics: http://www.interlopers.net/errors/

For a good tutorial on areaportals see this video: https://www.yout ube.com/watch?v=swBfUW-Bsxs&t=25m34s

For more info check this page: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Areaportal

If you still can't figure out the cause of the error try using pastebin to paste the compile log here.

Also note that area portals aren't free. There's a reason they have to be placed manually.

basilhs333 said:

for exable i have one house and 3 rooms where should i place area portal?
(note the rooms are dead end)

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Every doorway and window frame. Keep in mind areaportals have to be sealed in by world brushes, not brush entities (kinda like how you seal leaks into the void). You can have areaportals in something like a func_detail though, so if you have a door with a frame that you made a func_detail you make sure the portal lines up with the wall brushes, not the door frame.