Hi all, I've spent over an hour searching the Internet (and this forum) but still no luck. I've been trying to compile my first map and keep getting the error message: WARNING: Couldn't load map file: 'maps/C:/Quake4/maps/"

I read that the program doesn't like spaces. I originally had it in "C:/Program Files/Quake4" So I reinstalled the game into C:/Quake4. Still no good. I then tried renaming the directory using lower case letters (quake4). But still I get the same error.

I've also tried putting the maps in the quake4 root directory and also in a /maps/ subdirectory, but I still get....

WARNING: Couldn't load map file: 'maps/C:/quake4/
Why is it putting "maps" in front of "C:/Quake4/" ?
Is there some ini file or registry file I need to change?

Thanks for any advice!

(Don't hold me to this, it may be incorrect)

When it says 'Couldn't load map file ...' Im sure the following ... should be the name of the map, instead it seems to be the path to your map.

Are you sure you have the correct location of you map files and you not putting the 'pathname' as your map?

In the preferences box, there's only one place to enter the maps directory. I've tried leaving it blank, and I've tried putting in various combinations of path files. Is there any other place that the path file info can be edited?

in editor, save your map into quake4/q4base/maps/yourmap.map then run the bsp,, it should work,,,,, map has to be into maps folder

Has anyone figures this error out? I have done the same as Leeephus - Installed in directory with no spaces. All searches on this error come back to the same issue.

The only thing different that I can think of is I'm using x64? Yet COD2 compiles fine!

Uninstalled. Reinstalled. Renamed. Created other folders. Nothing!

Just trying to get this working for this new Quake4 Modscon! No point me pursueing if I cant compile.

Exact error here:
---- dmap ----
--- LoadDMapFile ---
loading maps/E:/Quake4/q4base/Maps/room1
WARNING: Couldn't load map file: 'maps/E:/Quake4/q4base/Maps/room1'

edited on Aug. 19, 2006 03:32 am by Eladd

edited on Aug. 19, 2006 03:33 am by Eladd

WAIT I think I see it. your maps folder has a capitol letter M. it should be all lower case. Try that.

-- wrote this stuff first then saw the M --


email me your map file. I'd like to see if I get the same error when I try to compile. It would rule out the map itself from the cause of the error.

Make sure you have a spawn point and that this spawn point does not have the same entity name as any other entity in the map.

Last, I am questioning the installation on Drive E rather than the default of Drive C. I don't think it should matter, but it might.
-- cancel that drive isse. I am looking aruond and sometime the erorr occurs on C--

I will assume that you did fully compile the map. IS this error when loading in the editor or the game? make sure to read through the console before playing the level and look for errors that may have occured during the compile process.

foyleman writes...

Your thoughts on the capital M is correct. After renaming "maps' folder to lower case, it compiles...BUT I found the map file still retained the previous saved file path and this stopped the compile until map was resaved with another name.

Cheers for your help

Now lets see if I can come up with a fun, playable map by due date!

foyleman writes...
Got another question for you. I wasted 2-3 hrs last night trying to get this to work.

The compiling is working perfect everytime now. Except, now the maps wont load? I made another two quick maps (very basica layout), they compiled, yet they wont open?

The map from my previous question although compiled fine the other day and ran...now will not run?

I'm baffled?

Spent agees searching for possible reasons and came up blank. Theres not reason why they shouldn't load as they are in the correct location.

I check the log files after compiling and there doesn't seem to be any errors?

Any ideas?

After failing to load the map in the game, open the console and check for the error that is reported. It should shed some light on what's wrong.

maybe it's a path issue. I recommend checking your preferences for the editor.

Finally, you could glance through one of the smaller .map files using notepad. Look for and at any folder paths, perhaps for textures. I don't expect there to be any, but I would still check.

Found that the compiled files had to be directly in the maps folder then it would run. If it was in any sub folder...it failed?!