Difficulty Generating .pop Files

[Erk]

I decided to start an mvm map for the contest, and I've copied the entities required from the mvm_example.vmf.

However when I start the map up, the wave number stays at 0, even though I've copied the mvm_example.pop file and renamed it to my map name.

I've used nav_generate, and nav_mark_walkable. I've got the pop file in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\scripts\population folder. I've got no errors regarding the actual map, just the pop file.

Any idea how to get this to work?

Super fast edit: http://i.imgur.com/eXNQbC3.png I forgot to add that the info_player_teamspawns are above brushwork.

 

[Hydrogen]

What does your console say when you load your map? (Error messages.) Try punching in nav_edit 1 and see if you can see your navigation mesh on the map? Also, I'm not sure if the example pop file is actually syntactically valid... try renaming mvm_coaltown.pop to your map name and try again? (You can find mvm_coaltown.pop from the tf2_misc_dir.vpk file.)

I don't have any other ideas off the top of my head on why it doesn't work. Send me a PM with the files you tried and I'll experiment around with it to see if I can get it to load.

 

[Erk]

What does your console say when you load your map? (Error messages.) Try punching in nav_edit 1 and see if you can see your navigation mesh on the map? Also, I'm not sure if the example pop file is actually syntactically valid... try renaming mvm_coaltown.pop to your map name and try again? (You can find mvm_coaltown.pop from the tf2_misc_dir.vpk file.)

I don't have any other ideas off the top of my head on why it doesn't work. Send me a PM with the files you tried and I'll experiment around with it to see if I can get it to load.

Got this error message: "Can't open scripts/population/mvm_erkentry_a1.pop.
Parse Failed in CPopulationManager::Initialize for scripts/population/mvm_erkentry_a1.pop"

 

[Hydrogen]

Are you sure that the mvm_erkentry_a1.pop is located in a folder like this?

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\scripts\population\mvm_erkentry_a1.pop

By default TF2 does not come with a "population" folder inside tf/scripts (there should be just "items" only). Make the "population" folder (make sure it's spelled correctly) in there and then put the mvm_erkentry_a1.pop file in it.

EDIT: I just read the bottom of your post and you said you put it in there. Send me your map file and I'll toy with it.

 

[Erk]

My population folder is called "Population folder". It should be just named "population", right?

 

[Hydrogen]

Yes, just "population" only.

 

[Erk]

Im an idiot.

Edit:

Thanks for the help!