Ive created a map and im having problems creating a .bsp Im using codbuilder to create my .bsp the problem i am having is that I get a light allocation failed. Each time im getting a different brush location but the brush i used i have used it in various positions on my map. I had a max visibility problem a while back and i changed a great deal of my map into detail brushes after i sought help through the forums.This fixed the vis problem. I have no idea why im getting this error. I have turned the brushes into detail and still no joy. Im using the pavlov worldspawn settings. Ive also noticed i have to keep re-entering these values everytime i want to run the map through codbuilder is this correct? This is my first map and after about 3 weeks of trial and error im getting pretty angry.

This from a novice myself...well intermediate mapper
Try Scorpion midgets compiler "CODPILER"
I had the same kinda probs wiv me first map wen i used
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lightmap allocation failed is usually due to an extremely large brush or patch - or extremely complicated

take a look at the compile log to get the brush number
then in radiant go to misc - find brush and enter the numbers (entity and brush)

this selects the brush - my advice is to delete it and remake it using smaller brushes or patches, and in the case of patches - less complex ones

Ive run codbuilder again. The brushes that im having problems with are all small. I thought from your last post that the brushes could have been too large. The last brush i had a problem with was only 64x64 and it was the same on the last few occassions. I have removed the previous brushes that i had a problem with thinking that this was the fault but now it is choosing others. Is there a way to run the codbuilder where it will show all of my faulty brushes rather than running the program for 10 mins just to be shown 1 faulty brush then having to run it again to find the next fault?

A max visibilty problem could also be that the mapping area is too large. Too many polygons are being drawn all at once.

unfortunately ...no
when the compiler encounters a major error - that is usually the end of it...it will stop

if the brush number is changing - then that is a good sign as you are obviously fixing the problem

have you done any weird vertices manipulation to these 64x64 brushes ? I am curious as to why you are recieving errors on brushes that small

btw - i have saw instances where false error reporting was generated due to an infinite brush in the map...the error kept moving from brush to brush to brush....finallly after removing ALL of the brushes one by one the error showed as a node without volume...

:ohwell: don't use any csg functions

:angryalien:

I havent made any odd manipulations that i can think of. The places im getting a problem seem to be where I have used the clipper tool. I made a full wall for a building and once the inside levels where made i then cut out holes for the windows etc. One of these brushes is now showing as a faulty brush. Would it be wise to re-texture these pieces individually. (I used the clipper on a textured wall and not a caulk wall)

Also I havent placed any portals. I read that it was easiest to place portals once the map was created and played. Finding where to place a portal was dependant on the sudden drops in FPS on the actual gameplay. My map is quite large. So could adding a few portals maybe assist the lightmap allocation?

As I said in my first post this is my first attempt at a map. The forums are really helpfull and i congratulate the people who are putting in the time to help. Trouble is some of the help seems to be a lot more complicated than i can cope with. So im at the trial and error stages.

portalling your map isnt a necessity to get it to compile

i would continue on the path you are going on - and yes - if a brush is reported as bad - remake it completely out of caulk and texture only the faces that you can see

ive now spent a number of hours going through my map replacing brushes that codbuilder finds that are wrong. I now have just run the program found an error brush so i went into radiant click find brush, entered the brush number and no brush is appearing. Is it showing faults that dont exist?

zip your map up and send it to me (email at the bottom of my posts) i will take a look for you ... we'll see if we cant get to the bottom of this situation for you