Is it me or an actual func_respawnroomvisualizer's texture bug?

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MOCOLONI

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Hi. So recently I decided to start finshing a map I've been working on for almost 2 years now, and that was mentioned here a couple of times (cp_orange_x3_natural). There was a long development hiatus and started working on it 2 weeks ago.

Anyway, so what I've noticed is that one of the func_respawnroomvisualizers don't display their texture when approaching to it as enemy or spectator, while the rest in the map do.

This is how it looks like:
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The problem isn't really on the entity, though, because this is what happens when the door is open:
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And here's the PoV from a friend:
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As you can see in the first screenshot, that's a different map I called "_hq" where I had to perform some func_detail changes to see if it helps, as well as compiling the map in Expert Mode's "Full HDR -final", but nothing helped. And no, the entity is NOT inside the door. It's outside enough to be seen, the same way as the one on the right and the other two at the other spawn. You can also notice that the "broken" one is like transparent or something that you can see prop models through it.

I tried to get the oldest version of the map, which is an RC2 one, from November 2015, and the problem persists. I can't really remember if it was there but I never noticed such thing, since I was often going Spectator to take pictures for the Workshop submission.

One thing I did notice: changing between different versions of the map in the same game session seems to fix the glitch somehow, but restarting the game and loading any of these 3 maps glitches the texture again.


EDIT/P.S: I'm not using custom textures nor materials related to the entity's one.
EDIT 2: Both entities on each spawn were modified at once by selecting them and applying changes in one Properties window, so both work the same way and linked to the spawn's respawnroom trigger.
EDIT 3: I've tested the map on SFM's TF2 version and the bug seems to be gone.
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EDIT 4: It's apparently an actual game's glitch since it's also happening on Valve-official servers
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I don't know whether it's related to my client or the game's latest build itself. I've checked all I could in all the folders and found nothing that could affect the materials. The glitch is only happening in the current TF2.
 
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MOCOLONI

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(not really bumping); just added a new picture on how it looks like in SFM.
 

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Did you try remaking the entity? Does hammer's alt-p report any errors?
 

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Do both doors use the exact same noentry texture? I'm pretty sure there are two visually identical versions of the texture with different properties.
 

MOCOLONI

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Did you try remaking the entity? Does hammer's alt-p report any errors?
I haven't but I was going to. I however tried compiling the map with SFM's Hammer but the .bsp doesn't load properly in the game. About the Problems list, only the ones related to "infodecal" and "info_overlay" show up, just because "angles" are considered invalid keyvalues.

Do both doors use the exact same noentry texture? I'm pretty sure there are two visually identical versions of the texture with different properties.
Not really the exact same entity. Both are their own "func_respawnroomvisualizer" entities, but configured the same way (selecting both and then pressing Alt+Enter).
 

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Not really the exact same entity. Both are their own "func_respawnroomvisualizer" entities, but configured the same way (selecting both and then pressing Alt+Enter).

I'm talking about the red no-entry texture itself. The broken may be the wrong texture - I think there are two variants that look the same, but one of them is for overlays only.
 

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I'm talking about the red no-entry texture itself. The broken may be the wrong texture - I think there are two variants that look the same, but one of them is for overlays only.
no_entry_nocull (the near identical varient) is just visible from both sides. Both respawnroomvisualizer textures are categorized under overlays for some reason.

As for fixes i'd recomend just deleting it and copy-pasting the working one. A texture going behind props behind it is...odd
 

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It's just you propably and your settings. I've had similiar issues when looking my own maps and i know that the stuff is correctly set up. Sometimes they appear just broken as in showing stuff through them like in your shot. But when i restart the game, they might be just fine again.
 

MOCOLONI

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I'm talking about the red no-entry texture itself. The broken may be the wrong texture - I think there are two variants that look the same, but one of them is for overlays only.
Checked that already, and both use the default "overlays/no_entry" material. I'll be trying to re-do the entity soon, thanks.

It's just you propably and your settings. I've had similiar issues when looking my own maps and i know that the stuff is correctly set up. Sometimes they appear just broken as in showing stuff through them like in your shot. But when i restart the game, they might be just fine again.
It's not actually "just me" since I included a screenshot from a friend's PoV, and it seems he's having the same. Either the entity on my map just got something wrong out of nowhere or there are problems with the map's compilation. I even mentioned that the texture doesn't show up if my map is the first one to be loaded in your game's session; switching from a map to my one (or even from my map to my map again [as if reloading it]) fixes the problem, but restarting the game seems to be bringing it back.
 

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It's not actually "just me" since I included a screenshot from a friend's PoV, and it seems he's having the same. Either the entity on my map just got something wrong out of nowhere or there are problems with the map's compilation. I even mentioned that the texture doesn't show up if my map is the first one to be loaded in your game's session; switching from a map to my one (or even from my map to my map again [as if reloading it]) fixes the problem, but restarting the game seems to be bringing it back.

Things like this can happen when the texture is not made as entity. It cannot be map compile issue, if there isn't any other entities overlapping that one or going through it, such as visleafs or areaportals. I still think it's just player config issue - this bug usually happens more often if HDR is not on.
 

MOCOLONI

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Things like this can happen when the texture is not made as entity. It cannot be map compile issue, if there isn't any other entities overlapping that one or going through it, such as visleafs or areaportals. I still think it's just player config issue - this bug usually happens more often if HDR is not on.
Since you're a trusted mapper, I could send you the .vmf and you check everything yourself, from entities to how it looks in-game. And again: I mentioned that changing from a map to this one "fixes" the issue, and SFM's TF2 doesn't seem to cause the entity to be bugged.
 

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Since you're a trusted mapper, I could send you the .vmf and you check everything yourself, from entities to how it looks in-game. And again: I mentioned that changing from a map to this one "fixes" the issue, and SFM's TF2 doesn't seem to cause the entity to be bugged.

I can take a look if you want.
 

MOCOLONI

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Guys, I just got this issue on a Valve server, which means that it's not related to any custom content nor my game client (since a friend is getting the same).

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You can see how static/dynamic props and players can be seen through the overlay, just like with the glitched one on my map.
 

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Render order problems, been getting the same on that place in dustbowl but thought it's not major enough to email valve. Might do so.