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Topic: Lightmaps going crazy (help needed)

G0dSmacker

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Since: Jan 20, 2008
Posts: 6
Last: Jul 27, 2009
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Category: CoD4 MP Mapping
Posted: Sunday, Apr. 12, 2009 11:28 pm

Howdy all. I am in the process of remaking a MOHAA map called crossroads. Everything was going fine until.... well

I believed I caused this problem by merging vertice points on my terrain mesh but could be wrong. but the problem is now evertime I add another mesh it has the same problem. I have no light maps.

Editor screen shot of the lighmap mess:

Editor screen shot with textures:

In game screen shot:

If anyone has an idea on how I can fix these light maps without redoing all of the terrain patches (probably 65% of the map) please respond.

Here is a copy of my compile log:

Code:

C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\bin\CoD4CompileTools
/main
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_13.iwd (265
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_12.iwd (33 f
iles)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_11.iwd (448
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_10.iwd (230
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_09.iwd (447
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_08.iwd (66 f
iles)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_07.iwd (34 f
iles)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_06.iwd (416
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_05.iwd (716
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_04.iwd (765
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_03.iwd (670
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_02.iwd (1296
 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_01.iwd (1456
 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_00.iwd (1054
 files)
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//main
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//main_shared
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\bin\CoD4CompileTools
/raw
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\bin\CoD4CompileTools
/raw_shared
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\bin\CoD4CompileTools
/devraw
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\bin\CoD4CompileTools
/devraw_shared
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//players
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//raw
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//raw_shared
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//devraw
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//devraw_shared
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw06.iwd (7 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw05.iwd (1338 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw04.iwd (1730 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw03.iwd (3705 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw02.iwd (3483 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw01.iwd (3181 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw00.iwd (2903 files)
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//raw/english

File Handles:
----------------------
24243 files in iwd files
Loading map file C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map
_source\mp_crossroads.map
writing C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\raw\maps\mp\
mp_crossroads.d3dprt

finding triangle windings...
coalescing coincident windings...
removing occluded winding fragments...
ERROR: Lightmap coordinates don't change in at least one direction; try the LMAP
 or NATURAL buttons in the surface dialog.
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 6586 at -323 3767 372
ERROR: Lightmap coordinates are degenerate; try the LMAP or NATURAL buttons in t
he surface dialog.
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 5881 at -285 4600 373
ERROR: Lightmap coordinates are degenerate; try the LMAP or NATURAL buttons in t
he surface dialog.
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 5881 at -284 4623 370
ERROR: Lightmap coordinates don't change in at least one direction; try the LMAP
 or NATURAL buttons in the surface dialog.
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 6586 at -322 3777 372
ERROR: Lightmap coordinates don't change in at least one direction; try the LMAP
 or NATURAL buttons in the surface dialog.
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 6576 at -286 3706 374
assigning primary lights...
finding sun shadow casters...
finished in 8 seconds
splitting large windings...
merging into concave windings...
fixing t-junctions...
tethering holes to their concave windings...
building lightmap groups...
finished in 5 seconds
assigning lightmaps...
finding index mapping and snapping vertices...
ERROR: surface 'ch_ground_road_dirt01_decal' is partially floating or needs to b
e aligned
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 6053 at -376 3495 188
ERROR: surface 'ch_ground_road_dirt01_decal' is partially floating or needs to b
e aligned
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 6054 at -379 3577 191
ERROR: surface 'com_ch_me_rug_01' is partially floating or needs to be aligned
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 6391 at -621 3143 536
ERROR: surface 'com_ch_me_rug_01' is partially floating or needs to be aligned
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 6391 at -633 3205 536
ERROR: surface 'com_ch_me_rug_01' is partially floating or needs to be aligned
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 6391 at -704 3269 536
ERROR: surface 'com_ch_me_rug_01' is partially floating or needs to be aligned
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 6391 at -496 3102 536
ERROR: surface 'com_ch_me_rug_01' is partially floating or needs to be aligned
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 6391 at -548 3151 536
ERROR: surface 'ship_wall_stain3' is partially floating or needs to be aligned
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 6478 at -1106 3246 705
ERROR: surface 'ship_wall_stain3' is partially floating or needs to be aligned
In map C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\map_source\mp
_crossroads.map on entity 0 brush 6480 at -1018 3246 705
triangulating all windings...
0 self-tjunctions fixed
0 degenerate tris removed
smoothing normals...
emitting triangles...
triangulating all windings...
0 self-tjunctions fixed
0 degenerate tris removed
smoothing normals...
emitting triangles...
combining layered materials...
1429 vertices couldn't be merged because the textures point different ways
emitting cells and portals...

building curve/terrain collision...
Adding brush neighbor bevels...
Removing redundant brush collision planes...
removed 1694 brush sides
elapsed time 3 seconds
Finished processing world entity

Writing C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\raw\maps\mp\
mp_crossroads.d3dbsp
   32 seconds elapsed
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###########################################

                COMPILE LIGHT
###########################################

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.
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\bin\CoD4CompileTools
/main
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_13.iwd (265
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_12.iwd (33 f
iles)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_11.iwd (448
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_10.iwd (230
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_09.iwd (447
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_08.iwd (66 f
iles)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_07.iwd (34 f
iles)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_06.iwd (416
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_05.iwd (716
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_04.iwd (765
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_03.iwd (670
files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_02.iwd (1296
 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_01.iwd (1456
 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\iw_00.iwd (1054
 files)
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//main
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//main_shared
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\bin\CoD4CompileTools
/raw
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\bin\CoD4CompileTools
/raw_shared
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\bin\CoD4CompileTools
/devraw
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\bin\CoD4CompileTools
/devraw_shared
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//raw
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//raw_shared
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//devraw
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//devraw_shared
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw06.iwd (7 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw05.iwd (1338 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw04.iwd (1730 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw03.iwd (3705 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw02.iwd (3483 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw01.iwd (3181 files)
C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\main\localized_engli
sh_iw00.iwd (2903 files)
C:/Program Files/Activision/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare//raw/english

File Handles:
----------------------
24243 files in iwd files

using map radiosityScale 1


using map contrastGain 0.15

building collision data...
building collision took 0.6 seconds
----------------------------------------
Calculating sample areas...
Finished in 0 seconds.
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Getting radiosity color for each sample...
Finished in 1 seconds.
----------------------------------------
Applying radiosity scale...
Finished in 0 seconds.
----------------------------------------
Building light transport for everything...
Finished in 49 seconds.
----------------------------------------
Normalizing transport weights...
Finished in 0 seconds.
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Seeding sky light...
Finished in 0 seconds.
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Radiosity bounce 1...
Finished in 0 seconds.
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Radiosity bounce 2...
Finished in 0 seconds.
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Radiosity bounce 3...
Finished in 0 seconds.
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Radiosity bounce 4...
Finished in 0 seconds.
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Finding lightmap bleeding...
Finished in 0 seconds.
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Building final lightmaps...
Finished in 3 seconds.
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Calculating ground lighting for static models...
Finished in 0 seconds.
Light grid sample point file 'C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Moder
n Warfare\raw\maps\mp\mp_crossroads.grid' not found.
Vis cache logfile 'C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\r
aw\maps\mp\mp_crossroads.vclog' not found; using static model origins only.
Light grid sample point file 'C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Moder
n Warfare\raw\maps\mp\mp_crossroads.grid_auto' not found.
Light grid sample point file 'C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Moder
n Warfare\raw\maps\mp\mp_crossroads.grid_not' not found.
----------------------------------------
Calculating light grid...
Finished in 1 seconds.
----------------------------------------
Quantizing light grid colors...
----------------------------------------
Encoding light grid...

Entire light compile finished in 59 seconds
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###########################################

                       DONE
###########################################

.
.
Press any key to continue . . .

I have tried to go back and select each patch one by one and either use lmap or natural buttons in surface inspector but no luck.

Thanks
GodSmacker
www.aggravated-assault.us

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tourist.Tam

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Category: CoD4 MP Mapping Posted: Monday, Apr. 20, 2009 11:17 pm
Maybe, just maybe, you should group the terrain into prefabs and add them to the map. But if you have your light map messed up, you will have to do it again, I'd guess. Sorry, I don't see another solution. Tam
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DeekCiti

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Category: CoD4 MP Mapping Posted: Monday, Apr. 20, 2009 11:43 pm
DadofAzz writes in another post similar: Quote: With your map in radiant, go to "misc" then "find brush"......enter the number of the brush given in the error, hit [enter] that should take you straight to the brush concerned. (do the first one first then so on.) Try retexturing that brush, then with the brush surface still selected press "s" to bring up the surface inspector box and click whichever one it is suggesting, you may have to try different ones to get rid of the errors. The selections are CAP, SET, NATURAL, FIT and LMAP look at the brush when you try them, sometimes you can "see" which looks right. I believe its something to do with the size of the texture not fitting the brush (or patch / mesh) in such a way its giving the engine grief trying to light it in the game. I believe this is the right answer too. I had a similar problem once and had to fix each a couple different ways. Good Luck, btw, Crossroads is an amazing map, can't wait to play it!
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techno2sl

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Category: CoD4 MP Mapping Posted: Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2009 09:25 am
As a reference: A perfect chessboard picture on a mesh in Lmap mode means the lighting is OK, if there is even one coloured square that is stretched the whole patch can screw up. If when in LMAP mode you can't adjust the 'chessboard' with the "lmap" button you might have to try cutting the patch up, especially at points where it's curving.
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