5 cp problems

France_Toast

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how to I place the control points? I've watched the tutorials by crash but every time I try to place one it shows up as an error
 

Pocket

Half a Lambert is better than one.
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Nov 14, 2009
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So you mean the prop appears as one of those red flashing ERROR props? And is that in Hammer, or in the game itself?
 

Pocket

Half a Lambert is better than one.
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Are you sure you even picked the right prop in the first place? Like, it showed up correctly in the model browser?

You might want to try quitting Hammer and verifying the game cache. Especially if you remember ever having Hammer running while Steam downloaded an update to the game.
 

France_Toast

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Feb 6, 2016
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Are you sure you even picked the right prop in the first place? Like, it showed up correctly in the model browser?

You might want to try quitting Hammer and verifying the game cache. Especially if you remember ever having Hammer running while Steam downloaded an update to the game.
I cant even find it in the browser. I've just been typing cap_point_base.mdl into the world model box.
 

Pocket

Half a Lambert is better than one.
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Well there's your problem! You have to type the folder it's in too. The cap point pad is located in props_gameplay, as Mic said. And for future reference, if you remember even part of a prop's official name, type it into the "filter" box, and it'll show only the props that have that somewhere in the name (provided you're not inside a folder).
 

France_Toast

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Feb 6, 2016
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Well there's your problem! You have to type the folder it's in too. The cap point pad is located in props_gameplay, as Mic said. And for future reference, if you remember even part of a prop's official name, type it into the "filter" box, and it'll show only the props that have that somewhere in the name (provided you're not inside a folder).
well thanks. sorry for taking your time. I'm new to the map making scene.
 

Micnax

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well thanks. sorry for taking your time. I'm new to the map making scene.
We've all been there, don't worry too much about it!

If you have ABS' resource pack installed too, there's a Prop Library that lays out all the props in TF2 in a handy map for you to look through and copy/paste into your own map. It's useful to find props quickly and are grouped by their types/theme.