help, my cubemaps are being weird.

[spot_the_spy]

yo, so finally I've got an ok, playable map (my first, serious project). I try building my cube maps, I have env_cubemap entities to. but i end up getting errors like this:


Requesting texture value from var "$basetexture" which is not a texture value (material: skybox/sky_harvest_night_01rt)
Requesting texture value from var "$basetexture" which is not a texture value (material: skybox/sky_harvest_night_01bk)
Requesting texture value from var "$basetexture" which is not a texture value (material: skybox/sky_harvest_night_01lf)
Requesting texture value from var "$basetexture" which is not a texture value (material: skybox/sky_harvest_night_01ft)
Redownloading all lightmaps
] buildcubemaps
Current mod isn't in a subdirectory of "game"!
bounce: 1/1 sample: 1/5
bounce: 1/1 sample: 2/5
bounce: 1/1 sample: 3/5
bounce: 1/1 sample: 4/5
bounce: 1/1 sample: 5/5
*** Error: Skybox vtf files for sky_harvest_night_01 weren't compiled with the same size texture and/or same flags!
Can't load skybox file sky_harvest_night_01 to build the default cubemap!

and it keeps the dreaded checkerboard textures. i guess somethings wrong with the skyboxes vtf? pics can be provided.

 

[Seba]

All of that is normal. Have you typed mat_reloadallmaterials in console in main menu after buildcubemaps and mat_specular 1? That might get rid of your checkerboard.

 

[spot_the_spy]

yep, I'm following a bumch of guides, including the one on the official valve SDK wiki.

*** Error: Skybox vtf files for sky_harvest_night_01 weren't compiled with the same size texture and/or same flags!
Can't load skybox file sky_harvest_night_01 to build the default cubemap!***

does this mean anything?

 

[Freyja]

Nope, everyone gets it

 

[spot_the_spy]

really? I guess ill just try it again a few times, and see if it works. it's just on my other maps the process worked an now it's not.

 

[Draco18s]

Also try restarting TF2. I've had times where mat_reloadallmaterials doesn't work.

 

[spot_the_spy]

ok now, i realize it's only the water with the janky reflections. anyone know the dealio with this? Im using the normal water from well, in case that means anything.

 

[spot_the_spy]

never mind thanks everyone, I got them working thanks. can a mod delete this thread?