Making an ET map for First Timers

([rD]MrPink) #41

Theres too much open space in your map somewhere. make one of the open areas (if its a box map just make the box) smaller.

(Siemnov) #42

Sorry SmeTskE, can’t remember at all. But when it happens again I’ll make a post with the filename and possibly the server name.

(SmeTskE) #43

thanks anyway :bored: :bored:
have reinstalled ET, now i have another problem

AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!! :banghead: :banghead:
plz check this post
http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4220
:disgust:

(Harty) #44

AAAARGH!!! :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
THIS IS THE SECOND F**** TIME I DOWNLOAD SOMETHING AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

What files??? if you remember offcourse, because, i don’t want to download the loads of maps i have now, i’m working for houres then :rolleyes:
PM me with the list of those files please
I would really appreciate it :clap:

I had the problem and one of the files that two people told me was one from smokeys grotto or something. hope that helps[/quote]

(Siemnov) #45

It’s not from Smokey’s Grotto, I’ve played there a little while ago, and i can still view my own maps.

(jet Pilot) #46

I still can’t enter the limbo menu.
Okay, I’ve tried everything suggested above about the mapcoordmins and mapcoordmaxs. I’ve tried them exactly 64 units larger than the map, I’ve tried them as a perfect square. I even it tried with and without the team_WOLF_objective for each team.
It even crashed when I used the /team command in the console.
Here’s the console messages that I got :

Respawning jet Pilot, -1 lives left
devmode->G_Script_GetEventIndex(), unknown even : playerstart
R_AddMD3Surfaces : no such frame 148 to 149 for ‘models/players/hud/head.md3’ (1)

I’ve been able to compile and run maps before, but only very small maps. I’ve reinstalled both Enemy Territory and Radiant a few times, and I’ve deleted all of the non-standard pk3s. I’m at a total loss as to where to go from here.

(hummer) #47

info_player_deathmatch… did you add one of those?

(jet Pilot) #48

Yep, i forgot to mention that i had that too.
This is making my hair fall out.

(CobraKaun) #49

Ok, so everything seems to be working, I’ve had every problem mentioned here, and managed to fix them all, but now my game just does nothing at the Loading screen, as if it is waiting for the loading bar to fill… but it never happens…

(Siemnov) #50

Just one more thing on the team_wolf_objective (no noob tutorial, maybe usefull though):

Normally you don’t need it. But once you select the spawnflag “startactive” at a spawnentity, it will refer to the nearest team_wolf_objective (which is in fact an entity to tell a team where to spawn when using multiple spawnpoints). ET will either let the players spawn to the spawnpoint (active ones) nearest to the team_wolf_objective, or let them spawn at non active spawnpoints. If there are no non active spawnpoints and no team_wolf_objectives for the active ones, then it will indeed give an error.

(am I right on this?)

(Corbine) #51

True, the position does determine whether you have negative values in the mins and maxs. Also, you dont need 64 units for the command map, I have a 4 unit border on my first map I’ve actually made progress with :stuck_out_tongue:

Cvar_update? Haven’t heard of that at all… So sorry, cant help ya. >.< And good news that you don’t cheat… On the servers I visited, one had to ban 50 people from the week for aimbotting and overall cheating. (PS. See any MPC-ET guys on your server, kick’em. Clan name is Multiplayer Cheats - ET… so you get the picture o.o)

(Deefkej) #52

hello, you have a manual online… and i was following it, i hat the level, that you explaint… and then ther stands “to be contineud” and new what must i do with this level?! its jus a stupid ugly box… :banghead:

laterzs deefkej

(nickgraff111) #53

know idea what they are talking about what do i do that for the spawn and how do i figure what numbers to put in the text and stuff anyone know? :banghead:

(nickgraff111) #54

yea that last reply i did was for the coords mapcoordsmin and mapcoords max stuff

(Bourne) #55

I am having some difficulties starting my first box map.

After I’ve entered the command line to start the boxmap up the game displays a message error:

Cvar_Update: handle out of range

What does this mean and how do I fix it???

(Dirk Diggler) #56

Does anyone know what im doing wrong and can help me? when i try to run my box map in ET it says “cvar update: handle out of range”. Ive put my mapcoords mins and maxs 64 units away from the two corners, cause i heard it can crash otherwise, is this a problem? :???:

(Chruker) #57

Through google I found some post regarding some map, where it under other circumstances gave this error. They listed it as an error in the compiler.

Anyway what compiler and version are you using?

(bobdasheep7671) #58

:banghead:

my thing freezes at the load menu, with da map

(Dirk Diggler) #59

Im following the box tutorial which says to use (Single) BSP - Meta compiler yet it still says cvar update: handle out of range, is there a tute that explains what each complier in Radient does?

(Siemnov) #60

That has nothing to do with compiling. The (single) BSP -meta is perfect for starters and maptests (me too btw).
Your cvar problem comes from something you’ve downloaded from a server. You should check your etmain directory and start deleting junk (maps excluded). Make sure you don’t delete any pak.pk3 files! Just the things from servers should be deleted.
For more information on cvars, you could check the general board. It has nothing to do with your map, so don’t worry.