since l4dmaps.com is dead, i'll ask for L4D help here:

[LeSwordfish]

I've been trying to map for left 4 dead recently. (i'm a dirty traitor, yeah) and have come across a problem that's damn well crippling me, and that no-one on l4dmaps or SPUF has been able to fix.


There are three issues.

-The images in the model browser (in-hammer) don't appear. I can select props, and place them all fine, but the images arent there.

-The info_survivor_position entity looks wrong.

Like there's something inside trying to z-clip out. (You cant see in this image, but it's black rather than transparent.)

-Neither the face poser or the model viewer works. They both crash within seconds of running.

Anyone know what's up?

 

[WastedMeerkat]

Reinstall authoring tools?

 

[Bermuda Cake]

happens for me as well. I've been copy pasting props from valve maps so far.

 

[Fruity Snacks]

Yea, I had this issue the first time I loaded up the Authoring tools (I've been L4D mapping as well )... I just reinstalled...

 

[LeSwordfish]

Reinstalling hasn't worked once, but i'll try it again.

so i post in two left 4 dead mapping places and get no response, and get three sympathetic, useful responses here in half the time? I love this place.

 

[Fruity Snacks]

Heh...

I just tried google'n your issue, but of the hits that I looked it, they weren't your issues or they were your posts >.<

I will keeping looking though.

(In the hopes that when my friend and I start working on our map this next week, it doesn't happen to him)


Could it be a graphics card issue? Does the TF2 version of hammer work properly?

 

[grazr]

Try updating your driver.

 

[LeSwordfish]

Downloading the driver update now. Tf2 hammer works perfectly, as did portal when i was using that.

Re-installing didnt work, nor did verifying the files (though verifying the files found one missing file, so i'm sure i've dodged a bullet by accident there.)