Uh. To 'compile' a map, you simple click 'run map' in the file menu in hammer, right? Cause I've been neglecting an important step in map making for a long time if that's not it.
Correct. I think we've all come to a consensus that
a. To not compile often is bad practice
b. To expect a perfect result on your first compile is naive
and
c. To make a WIP thread without anything posted (beyond a song of someone else's making) to comment upon is asking for criticism.
Please, mapmaker, if you want to establish a discourse about your map and instill excitement, take the 20 minutes (if you've func_detailed correctly) to compile and show us what you've got.