ultra fr00b question about spawning


(jackmynt) #1

hello, im new here i did some mapping befor for halo ce…

but i have a error about no spawn points and i know why… i dont have one… lol
in many tutorials they say right click info info_player_start but there is no info_player_start :bored: :bored: :bored: …

plz nice people tell me how :eek2: :eek3: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:


(WeeBull) #2

Those tutorials are probably for RTCW, you can use them though, it’s almost the same except for these little things. You’re looking for an info_player_deathmatch.


(jackmynt) #3

i have added that one and it says

enable spawning!
devmode-> G_script_geteventindex(), unknown event: spawn
devmode-> G_script_geteventindex(), unknown event: spawn
disable spawning!

ERROR no tracemap found for map

0 teams with 0 entities

maybe i forget the trace map but i dont know what a trace map is :S :S :S


(WeeBull) #4

You don’t need a tracemap (yet). Download EB’s First Room tutorial to see what you have to put in your map to make it work.


(jackmynt) #5

ok i will read and look if it works then thanks! :smiley:


(aburn) #6

You need AFAIK
info_redspawn, info_bluespawn and info_player_deatchmatch.

Sum say u also need info_team_Wolf_objective…

The names might be a bit incorrect… but I hope u get what I mean… I use these and my map works for local testing with devmap.


(jackmynt) #7

huhuhuhuhuhhhh :???: :???: :???: :???: :???:

i have for both teams a spawn a a deathmatch a wolf object and that kind of stuff but it says now:

enable spawning!
disable spawning!

ERROR no tracemap found for map

plzpzlplz help me :frowning:

w8 i forget to say that when i want to start wit gametype 2 pure0 en devmap it loads… and then disconnected from server for unknown reason.

has that something to do with my problem?


(jackmynt) #8

i found out that its not my map thats cauzing this problem cuz i can’t start othermaps either… does some one here knows how i can stop the problem with disconnected for unknown reason??? :blah:


(DAbell) #9

Jackmynt

Can I strongly recomend that you create a fresh install of ET that you use solely for mapping (radiant should point to your clean install of ET) and the testing of your own maps.

If you do this you are far less likely to run into errors caused by dodgy pk3’s that you have downloaded whilst playing ET, also Radiant will only pick up the standard textures that everybody with ET will have.

Mapping is hard enough as it is without the problems that crappy pk3’s and dodgy custom textures can throw at you.

Keep plugging away take a standard box map tutorial work through step by step and just slowly build your knowledge do not try to run before you can walk.

Take it easy

<DJ>


(jackmynt) #10

Thanks im downloading know i hope it works then


(jackmynt) #11

How can i point me gtkradiant to the new wolfenstein? it starts up i select wolfenstein enemy territory and it goes then to the old one :S

and i did whats in the first room tutorial stands but when i want to go to the limbo menu by pressing L my game freezes :expressionless:


(Graham) #12

Problem one: you need to edit the targets in the .xml files with Radiant, or you can reinstall radiant pointing to the right directory, it’s really up to you.

Problem 2: USE THE SEARCH BUTTON! :bash:


(DAbell) #13

Jackmynt

Right in Radiant if you lokk under the ‘FILE’ tab top left and part way down this menu there is ‘PROJECT SETTINGS’ and in there you can set the base path to point at your clean install ie “C:/Program Files/A Clean Install/Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory/etmain/” (this is my path yours maybe different).

The problem you are having sounds like the old favourite that has been discussed many times before but for this once i won’t bitch and moan (you should try using the search button and the sticky threads at the top for help first if at all possible).

The problem could be down to the fact that you may not have put your maxcoords and mincoords in the worldspawn before you compiled your map.

With your map open in Radiant press ‘N’ to bring up the entities dialogue box, in the top panel select worldspawn. in the second panel it will show all the options that you can set key values for (fog, gravity etc), in there you will see there are 2 options called mapcoordsmins and mapcoordsmaxs and for these you need to put in the values for the extents of your map.

mapcoordsmins is the top left corner of your map (put in a value that is a little larger than your map extents)

mapcoordsmaxs is the bottom right corner of your map (put in a value that is a little larger than your map extents)

Then compile and test in your clean version of ET using sv_pure 0 and g_gametype 2.

I have been good to you and karma will repay my kindness.

Good luck

<DJ>


(jackmynt) #14

Graham… the search button doesn’t work…

DAbell… THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

edit: I know your getting tired of my questions but what if i dont see mapcoordsmin en max? this are the ones that i do see:

music
ambient intensity
ambientcolor
gravity
bspblocksize
message
sunshader
fogclip


(Roeltje) #15

lol…
key: mapcoordsmins
value: -1024 1024
press enter
key: mapcoordsmaxs
value: 1024 -1024
enter :slight_smile:

taddaaauuum :smiley:


(DAbell) #16

Jackmynt

I think you might just need to scroll down a bit and you will see them, but as Roeltje says in the key and value boxes fill in the values as necessary.

One thing that confused me for a while when you put in the minus sign you have to use the one on the main keyboard as it didn’t recognise the minus symbol when pressed off the number pad on the right of your keyboard, this might have been just a problem for me or a general problem.

Keep pluggin away.

<DJ>


(jackmynt) #17

tyvm but :frowning:

… this is why i stoped mapping halo maps… is 1 problem gone the next one will come …

i have entered the mapcoordsmins and maxs and i still can’t spawn cuz the game freezes…


screenshot so maybe you can see what i did wrong?

o and if i make the mapcoords 0 1792 and 1792 0 it doesn’t work 2 :S


(*PM|Sypher) #18

ok uhh, to make sure your mapcoordsmins//mapcoordsmaxs works, follow these direction!!! :smiley:

1: Hit Edit/Enity Info/

2:select worldspawn

3:When you find your worldspawn on the grid (it will be selected in red) get its mapcoordsmins, and mapcoordsmaxs.

4:Mapcoordsmins is the top left cordinations

5:Mapcoordsmaxs is the bottom right coordinations!

If you fail to read this, and or…doesnt work.Then try again…because it works, YOUR JUST NOT DOING IT RIGHT :bash:


(jackmynt) #19

I know i am doing something wrong but what… what kind of radiant do you have ? i hit edit and this is what i find:

undo
redo

copy
past
past to camera

duplicate
delete

parent

clear selection
invert selection
expand selection

preferences

i just wanna make maps :frowning: but i’m a newb :frowning:


(*PM|Sypher) #20

lol, you have 1.5.0???

THAT ONE SUCKS, altho its still being created, thats a beta u got there! use 1.4.0 untill 1.5.0 is officially released!
:drink: