hammer won't load my map

[Flare]

when going to "run map" it doesn't run it and goes straight to loading TF2. if I select "dont run

 

[Vel0city]

That might mean your current map has a fatal error that prevents VBSP (the first compile stage of 3) from generating a BSP file that VVIS and VRAD (stages 2 and 3, visibility calculations and lighting) need, so Hammer quits compiling and loads up TF2 with the last working version.

http://www.interlopers.net/errors?page=errors <-- paste your compile log in here and see what it spits out, any errors in your compile will be noticed by the checker and it'll also tell you how to fix it.

 

[Flare]

That might mean your current map has a fatal error that prevents VBSP (the first compile stage of 3) from generating a BSP file that VVIS and VRAD (stages 2 and 3, visibility calculations and lighting) need, so Hammer quits compiling and loads up TF2 with the last working version.

http://www.interlopers.net/errors?page=errors <-- paste your compile log in here and see what it spits out, any errors in your compile will be noticed by the checker and it'll also tell you how to fix it.

thanks it's working now