Hi all,

I am rather new to mapping, i still need to grasp the important necessities.
When i compile my maps the textures seem to blur in game when you get close up to them. They are not high quality at all and i think it makes my maps look bad. Here is my compiling code:

"C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uoTools\bin\q3map" -v -game uo "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade" 

pause 

"C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uoTools\bin\q3map" -vis -fast -game uo "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade" 

copy /Y "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.bsp" "C:\Program Files\game\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.bsp" 
copy /Y "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.prt" "C:\Program Files\game\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.prt" 

"C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uoTools\bin\flare" -fast -game uo "C:\Program Files\game\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade" 

copy /Y "C:\Program Files\game\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.bsp" "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.bsp" 
copy /Y "C:\Program Files\game\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.prt" "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.prt" 

pause

Is that normal compiling for finished maps? or just testing...

Also another problem that has arisen. Even if i put worldspawn values for lighting from an original map like "mp_chateau" everything is so bright still
Maybe this has something to do with the way im compiling?

Thanks for your time, i hope you can help me.

PhoeniX

Wyatt Earp made a video tutorial which covers the basics of compiling. It might asnwer some of your questions.

http://www.modsonline.com/Downloads-full-2573.html

Hi Seawolf,

I have watched this tutorial already, infact i have watch jdawggs one aswell. I use jdawggs compiling method. But he did say in the tutorial that these were low-quality settings just for testing the map.
Experienced Mappers must use different settings to those which i posted. Dont forget i still have the lighting problem i need to fix aswell

Thanks for the information Seawolf

PhoeniX

sounds to me that the flare compile isn;t running, post your compile log so we can see what might bethe problem. and for testing ingame, there is a lot of difference between 800x600 and everything low and 1024x786 and everything extra.

HyBr!d

Hi Hybrid!

Here you go:

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>"C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uoTools\
bin\q3map" -v -game uo "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade"

Q3Map v1.2 (c) 2003 Id Software Inc. / Infinity Ward / GMI Studios
---- q3map ----
verbose = true
1 threads
qdir: C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\
gamedir: C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/uo/
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\zzz_uo_destroyedvillage.pk3 (44 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\user-CODUO-JumpMapAid_v1.0_svr_xXezekielXx.pk3
 (6 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\uomappack00.pk3 (143 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo07.pk3 (157 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo06.pk3 (12 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo05.pk3 (3 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo04.pk3 (7646 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo03.pk3 (2275 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo02.pk3 (790 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo01.pk3 (1657 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo00.pk3 (6233 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\ora_mp_rtcwbeach.pk3 (81 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty//uo
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty//Call of Duty
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pakb.pk3 (60 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\paka.pk3 (41 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak9.pk3 (149 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak8.pk3 (235 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak6.pk3 (3 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak5.pk3 (4858 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak4.pk3 (1668 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak3.pk3 (1992 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak2.pk3 (694 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak1.pk3 (2642 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak0.pk3 (12816 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty//main
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\localized_english_pakuo00.pk3 (2578 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak5.pk3 (46 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak3.pk3 (7 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak2.pk3 (9 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak1.pk3 (3736 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak0.pk3 (1204 files)

File Handles:
----------------------
51785 files in pk3 files
  972 shaderInfo
--- LoadMapFile ---
Loading map file C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.map
WARNING: Couldn't find image for shader textures/sky/mp_depot
Entity 0, Brush 124: mixed face contents
Entity 0, Brush 125: mixed face contents
Entity 0, Brush 126: mixed face contents
Entity 0, Brush 127: mixed face contents
Entity 0, Brush 128: mixed face contents
Entity 0, Brush 129: mixed face contents
   66 total world brushes
   16 detail brushes
  146 patches
   45 boxbevels
   75 edgebevels
    6 entities
  458 planes
    0 areaportals
size: -6752,-1280,-2032 to  1944, 5384, 2248
############### model 0 ###############

----- PatchMapDrawSurfs -----
--- FaceBSP ---
  367 faces
  828 leafs
----- MakeTreePortals -----
     3 tiny portals
----- FilterStructuralBrushesIntoTree -----
   58 structural brushes
  463 cluster references
--- FloodEntities ---
  272 flooded leafs
--- FillOutside ---
  375 solid leafs
  181 leafs filled
  272 inside leafs
----- ClipSidesIntoTree -----
--- FaceBSP ---
  234 faces
  516 leafs
----- MakeTreePortals -----
     6 tiny portals
----- FilterStructuralBrushesIntoTree -----
   58 structural brushes
  411 cluster references
----- Building Portals and Cells -----
    1 unique cells
--- NumberClusters ---
  229 visclusters
  698 visportals
  621 solidfaces
--- WritePortalFile ---
writing C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.prt
--- FloodAreas ---
    1 areas
----- FilterDetailBrushesIntoTree -----
    8 detail brushes
    8 cluster references
----- SubdivideDrawSurfs -----
----- MergeSides -----
    0 siderefs
----- FixTJunctions -----
   269 axial edge lines
    90 non-axial edge lines
     8 degenerate edges
   359 edge lines of 131072
   103 verts added for tjunctions
   943 total verts
   179 naturally ordered
    23 rotated orders
     3 can't order
--- AllocateLightmaps ---
    9 unique shaders
    9 actual shaders
 218707 exact lightmap texels
 524288 block lightmap texels
81.18% lightmap efficiency
finding triangle windings...
merging into concave windings...
added 106 points for thin polygons (0.1% more points)
fixing t-junctions...
finding index mapping and snapping vertices...
triangulating all windings...
0 self-tjunctions fixed
0 degenerate tris removed
simplifying triangles...
367 tris simplified away (0.8%)
emitting triangles...
53 vertices couldn't be merged because the textures point different ways
----- FilterCollisionSurfsIntoTree -----
--- EndModel ---
Writing C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.bsp
  110 seconds elapsed

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>"C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uoTools\
bin\q3map" -vis -fast -game uo "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_prom
enade"
Q3Map v1.2 (c) 2003 Id Software Inc. / Infinity Ward / GMI Studios
---- vis ----
fastvis = true
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\zzz_uo_destroyedvillage.pk3 (44 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\user-CODUO-JumpMapAid_v1.0_svr_xXezekielXx.pk3
 (6 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\uomappack00.pk3 (143 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo07.pk3 (157 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo06.pk3 (12 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo05.pk3 (3 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo04.pk3 (7646 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo03.pk3 (2275 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo02.pk3 (790 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo01.pk3 (1657 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo00.pk3 (6233 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\ora_mp_rtcwbeach.pk3 (81 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty//uo
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty//Call of Duty
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pakb.pk3 (60 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\paka.pk3 (41 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak9.pk3 (149 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak8.pk3 (235 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak6.pk3 (3 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak5.pk3 (4858 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak4.pk3 (1668 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak3.pk3 (1992 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak2.pk3 (694 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak1.pk3 (2642 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak0.pk3 (12816 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty//main
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\localized_english_pakuo00.pk3 (2578 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak5.pk3 (46 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak3.pk3 (7 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak2.pk3 (9 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak1.pk3 (3736 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak0.pk3 (1204 files)

File Handles:
----------------------
51785 files in pk3 files
reading C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.bsp
reading C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.prt
   229 portalclusters
   698 numportals
   621 numfaces
  1396 active portals
     0 hint portals
visdatasize:7336
0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9... (0)
creating leaf vis...
Average clusters visible: 216
writing C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.bsp
 1.00 seconds elapsed

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>copy /Y "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\
uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.bsp" "C:\Program Files\game\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.bsp"

The system cannot find the path specified.
        0 file(s) copied.

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>copy /Y "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\
uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.prt" "C:\Program Files\game\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.prt"

The system cannot find the path specified.
        0 file(s) copied.

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>"C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uoTools\
bin\flare" -fast -game uo "C:\Program Files\game\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade"
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:/Program Files/game/\uo\uomappack00.pk3 (143 files)
C:/Program Files/game/\uo\pakuo07.pk3 (157 files)
C:/Program Files/game/\uo\pakuo06.pk3 (12 files)
C:/Program Files/game/\uo\pakuo05.pk3 (3 files)
C:/Program Files/game/\uo\pakuo04.pk3 (7646 files)
C:/Program Files/game/\uo\pakuo03.pk3 (2275 files)
C:/Program Files/game/\uo\pakuo02.pk3 (790 files)
C:/Program Files/game/\uo\pakuo01.pk3 (1657 files)
C:/Program Files/game/\uo\pakuo00.pk3 (6233 files)
C:/Program Files/game//uo
C:/Program Files/game//main
C:/Program Files/game/\uo\localized_english_pakuo00.pk3 (2578 files)

File Handles:
----------------------
21494 files in pk3 files
Could not load file 'C:\Program Files\game\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.bsp'

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>copy /Y "C:\Program Files\game\uo\maps\
mp\mp_promenade.bsp" "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.bsp"

The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>copy /Y "C:\Program Files\game\uo\maps\
mp\mp_promenade.prt" "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\mp_promenade.prt"

The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

Hope that can help you.

PhoeniX

Hi all,

I am very desperate for help on my compiling problems. I think the textures is no problem it was just me

But i definatly have a problem with my lighting

If i create a light in a room at 800 intensity with a big radius, it doesnt affect the lighting with or without it. Also the same happens with worldspawn lighting values, with or without them it doesnt make any difference.

Above i have posted my compile log and the compiler batch code.

I hope you can help me.

PhoeniX

Do you have a skybox?

I have had brightness as you talk of when I don't have skybox.

could be a simple problem...do u have ingame settings set for high the highest?

Hey,


Yeah i have a skybox.. seems to be know leaks aswell. I cant understand it.
I also have my ingame setting on the very highest! I run everything extra and at a resoltion of 1600x1200.

PhoeniX

edited on Nov. 23, 2005 10:04 pm by phoenixtrials

The problem is your method of compiling or paths.
The bsp is not found so no flare compile is done.
If you are using CodUoMaker then try using the flare workaround option.

Grassy