Like I said, I've tried to run the new maps, with and without bots. The maps all have .nav files.
But the loading screen freezes up (along with the system sometimes) halfway on "Loading Resources".
It'll be loading, then it will just... stop. The harddrive light won't be blinking anymore.
I gave it 5 minutes, thinking this is somekind of "loading for the first time" deal. But no.
EDIT: I decided to test out the maps once again, and out of those 4 maps, ONLY 1 managed to go ALL the way threw and didn't lockup on the loading screen. And that map is cs_siege_sp. The other ones where "badly made" according to the game. Apparently, this is HL2's "anti-map crash feature". I dunno. I thought it might be the new Female Hostage Models I also downloaded.
It sucks. :-/ Those where some fantastic-looking maps (expasually cs_swamp2).
well..if you think it might be the model, create a backup, or make sure you have the install file, remove the model, and try again. to me that sounds like a plausible answer.
I deleted the Female Hostage Skins, but that didn't fix the crashing.
And I don't know if it was a "memory error", or what. It just froze. I'm not sure what it was.