Map Invalid Or Not Found?wtf?!?!?!?!?!?!

[Smoke]

ok i just made a simple lvl and i wanna run it but the in-game console says somethin like "map file is invalid or cannot be found"

what does this mean? :x

 

[Smoke]

sorry for double post edit time expired.

even better question, where do i put my maps or what do i do to them so that they can be played? i.e so that they have .bsp on the end and not vmf? because whenever i try to run my maps i go to the console and it says that "map file not found or invalid" i really need ANY help that you can offer

smoke.

 

[Ti133700N]

You compile them with hammer and put the bsp in the maps folder of the game (cstrike/maps or hl2/maps).

 

[Smoke]

what do you mean put the bsp in the map folder, wheres the bsp? how do i do it? explain as if im a 4 year old

 

[Calm_Blue_Ocean]

When you configure Hammer (under tools, options), there is a line you fill in that tells Hammer where to put your compiled maps (there is a browse button you can use). They should go into HL2/HL2 maps (NOT into the SDK content map folder). If your maps are not in this folder you will get the "invalid map" error. I don't have HL2 on this computer, but I believe the default file path is something like: program files/valve/steam/steam apps/'user name'/HL2/HLmaps (i've left stuff out I'm sure). You can change these settings and then recompile your map, or just cut and past it to the proper folder.

PS, cs maps go in the cs/cs maps folder and multiplayer maps go in the mp/mp maps folder (once again, I don't have this in front of me so I may be a bit off on the folder names...just search around your folders a bit).

 

[Ti133700N]

Actually it's half-life 2\hl2\maps (for HL2 maps), half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2\maps (for HL2DM maps), counter-strike source\cstrike\maps (for CS Source maps) you see the patern here.. To compile your map you have to open Hammer, go into the file menu and select compile, then set the 3 option buttons to "Normal" and click compile. Then wait a few minutes and your map (.bsp) will be in the folder you specified in the Hammer configuration options labeled "Place compiled maps in this directory blbalaba".

 

[Calm_Blue_Ocean]

Actually it's half-life 2\hl2\maps (for HL2 maps), half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2\maps (for HL2DM maps), counter-strike source\cstrike\maps (for CS Source maps) you see the patern here.. To compile your map you have to open Hammer, go into the file menu and select compile, then set the 3 option buttons to "Normal" and click compile. Then wait a few minutes and your map (.bsp) will be in the folder you specified in the Hammer configuration options labeled "Place compiled maps in this directory blbalaba".

Yeah...what he said Thanks.

 

[Smoke]

thanks guys