help, i'm a noob

(pipbo87) #1

i’v just recently dled the map editor and i can make a basic small box map and i can get it to work. But i can only spectate it. When i press l for the limbo screen it freezes and i have to manualy restart my computer. can sum1 help please. it’s probly somthing realy simple and it’s just that i am a noob who knows nothing lol.

(Blockbuster) #2

check the readme sticky or search function… this question is answered 10000 times!

(Arcanis) #3

You must fix the mapcoordsmins and mapcoordsmax.

(Arcanis) #4

mapcoordsmins & mapcoordsmaxs

ET needs to know the units where our map is located. To do this, look at your box map. Now, I’ve found that using the exact coordinates for the corners of your map might freeze the game. So, get a piece of paper out, and find the corners of your box. Go about 64 units up and to the left of your top left corner, and write down the x and y value for this point. Then do the same for the bottom left. So, if the box’s top left corner is at 256, 256, make it 320, 192 to be sure it will work. One thing to note, is that the top left and bottom right corners, must make a perfect square. The width and height of the corner values must be the same. For now, if you make a 256 x 256 box and did the math correctly to add some space to the corners, you will be okay.

Hit escape, then hit N. Now you’re in the entity editor. The very stop section of this window lists all the game entities. In the top section, scroll to the bottom. You’ll see an entity called worldspawn. Click on it. The section below lists all the attributes, or keys a entity can have. Theres two keys we’re worried about. mapcoordsmins and mapcoordsmaxs.

In the key field in the entity editor, type in mapcoordsmins. Then hit tab or click in the value field. For the x and y values you wrote down for the top left corner, enter them in. For example, if your corner was at -256, 128, you’d type in “-256 128” without the quotes. Rememer, X’s go across, Y’s go up and down. Hit enter when you’re done. Then click in the key field, and type in mapcoordsmaxs. Then enter your lower right x and y values. Make sure to hit enter when you’re finished. Close the entity window when you’re through.

I have the same problem and Hummer resolve my problem

check this site for more information:

http://www.hummerdesign.com/tutorials/et_start.html

(Doc) #5

Peculiarly, on my ET install (Linux, btw) it won’t freeze if you forget mapcoords. Sure, the command map ticks are weird, but the limbo menu still shows up and nothing nasty happens. Just something I thought I might share…