Unnamed Vbsp problem (Let's call it Brad)

[Obsyden]

So I've been developing a map for about 5 months now and I've recently completed the full layout, all the buildings, optimization. Naturally I'm excited about hopping in-game and seeing it all.

The problem is, well I don't really know exactly what the problem is. When I used to run the map, sometimes I would get vis decompression overrun errors (even though my map is no bigger than upward), so I cordoned off to just one half of the map. This compiled properly, sort of. At least it ran, kind of. When I got in, parts of the map would go invisible at random; so yeah, not really a proper compile. When I removed the cordon and tried to recompile, it seemed like it worked. Then I went in-game to find that the map had not been changed at all, even though - according to Windows - the file had been modified. So then I though it was a problem with the compiler overwriting my .bsp file. So I deleted the .bsp file. Now I get the file not found error, because for some reason vbsp (Brad) has decided not to make a .bsp file.

Here's the latest compile log:


** Executing...
** Command: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\bin\vbsp.exe"
** Parameters: -game "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\maps\mvm_northfield.vmf"

Valve Software - vbsp.exe (Aug 2 2018)
4 threads
materialPath: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\materials
Loading C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\maps\mvm_northfield.vmf
Patching WVT material: maps/mvm_northfield/nature/blendgroundtograss009_wvt_patch
Patching WVT material: maps/mvm_northfield/nature/blendrockgroundwallsnow_wvt_patch
Patching WVT material: maps/mvm_northfield/pl_barnblitz/blendmetalroofsnow_02_wvt_patch
fixing up env_cubemap materials on brush sides...
ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)
ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (1)
Processing areas...done (0)
Building Faces...done (0)
Chop Details...done (0)
Find Visible Detail Sides...
Merged 150 detail faces...done (0)
Merging details...done (0)
FixTjuncs...
PruneNodes...
WriteBSP...
done (0)
writing C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\maps\mvm_northfield.prt...Building visibility clusters...
done (0)
*** Error: Skybox vtf files for skybox/sky_nightfall_01 weren't compiled with the same size texture and/or same flags!
Can't load skybox file skybox/sky_nightfall_01 to build the default cubemap!
*** Error: Skybox vtf files for skybox/sky_nightfall_01 weren't compiled with the same size texture and/or same flags!
Can't load skybox file skybox/sky_nightfall_01 to build the default cubemap!
Finding displacement neighbors...
Finding lightmap sample positions...
Displacement Alpha : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10
Building Physics collision data...
done (1) (415077 bytes)
Error Vertex File models/props_hydro\dumptruck.vvd checksum 1423233881 should be -321275284


** Executing...
** Command: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\bin\vvis.exe"
** Parameters: -game "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\maps\mvm_northfield"

Valve Software - vvis.exe (Aug 2 2018)
4 threads
reading c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\tf\maps\mvm_northfield.bsp
Error opening c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\tf\maps\mvm_northfield.bsp

** Executing...
** Command: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\bin\vrad.exe"
** Parameters: -both -game "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\maps\mvm_northfield"

Valve Software - vrad.exe SSE (Jul 18 2018)

Valve Radiosity Simulator
4 threads
[Reading texlights from 'lights.rad']
unknown light specifier type - lights

[56 texlights parsed from 'lights.rad']

Loading c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\tf\maps\mvm_northfield.bsp
Error opening c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\tf\maps\mvm_northfield.bsp

** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\maps\mvm_northfield.bsp" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\maps\mvm_northfield.bsp"

Please help me get rid of Brad...

 

[Vel0city]

Error Vertex File models/props_hydro\dumptruck.vvd

There's your problem. You have a prop with a messed up vertex file. Since it is a stock model, I would suggest you validate TF2's game cache via Steam with TF2 and Hammer closed, then place the prop again.

 

[Obsyden]

Verified the integrity, 1 file was invalid and to be reacquired. When I recompiled, the same result, and the same vertex file error.

P.S Could just one prop really screw VBSP completely?


Edit: yes, apparently.

I just disabled props and it seems to be compiling fine.

God I hate Brad