Problem With World Models

[LedZ38]

I wanted to put some exposive objects in my map.

I created a prop_physics entity.

When I clicked on world model and then browse hammer closed and an error message came up asking me if I wanted to send and error report.

What should I do?

 

[Penguin929]

A microsoft thingy? If so it doesn't matter, it crashed. Restart hammer and make sure you save often.

 

[Geronimous]

can happen. Hammer is a demanding application.
Are your PC specs high enough? 1024 MB Ram is highly recommended for instance.

also, how clean of virusses and adware is your system?

 

[Raeven0]

Sigh.

This is what I could find from some of my old posts on the subject:

- ensure that your games are all up-to-date and your SDK content is fresh;
- try running in 1024x768 or higher instead of 800x600;
- reinstall DirectX;
- reinstall, update, or roll back video drivers;
- if you're using two monitors, don't;
- consider removing custom models from the model folders;
- remove HL2 and Steam, delete all folders, restart, and reinstall.

 

[Limpet]

Raeven needs to brain dump and sticky the thread.

 

[LedZ38]

I have a pretty good system here are the specs

512 MB of Ram
3.0 Ghz pentium 4 processor
Nvidia GeForce 6200 with 256 MB of ram
intel D915PCY motherboard
80 GB seagate hard drive
A 17" compaq flatscreen monitor set to 1024 x 768 resolution

All of my software is up to date
I scaned my computer for viruses and spyware and I'm clean.

I think the problem that I am having is that there is a glitch in hammer.

The same thing happens every time I try to load a world model.

 

[_Meitsi_]

Validate all steam files or/and try deleting and reinstalling steamSDK.
Your computers specs look good, but i think you should update to 1gb ram... But 512 should be still enough to run hammer...

 

[Kyorisu]

lol a pentium.

 

[Sgt. Redneck]

Just remove any custom models from the models directory, as raeven said...

 

[LedZ38]

I don't have any custom models.

All I want to do is load a world model into hammer and it won't work.

All that I have done with hammer is install Source SDK and run hammer. :flame:

By the way, I refreshed all of the SDK content but it did nothing.

 

[Sgt. Redneck]

Well this happens to me when I open the props_lab folder. It would be nice to know what the hell is wrong. Right now I use GCFscape to browse the models there. I am going to put up this question on steampowered for valve to figure out.

 

[LedZ38]

How do you use GCFscape to browse the models?

 

[Sgt. Redneck]

Open source models.gcf Steam locks the files, so you can do one of these to get around it: close steam or duplicate the file to a new filename and open it

Then in GCFscape open hl2>models then you are smooth sailing.

 

[LedZ38]

I figured out how to use GCFscape.

Also, the world models work fine when I set Source SDK to work with Half Life 2 or Counter Strike. They still don't work for Half Life 2: Deathmatch.

When I type in the file name, the 3d view shows the model, but when I run the game, the model is not there.

I have tried the world model with prop_physics, prop_detail, prop_static, and prop_dynamic. Is anything that I have tried wrong?

 

[Sgt. Redneck]

What kind of prop? Is it a custom prop?

 

[LedZ38]

No. I created a prop_physics, prop_detail, prop_static, and prop_dynamic and set the world model to "models\props_lab\keypad.mdl".

In the 3d view it showed the keypad. When I ran the map there was no keypad and for Prop_dynamic there was the word error where the keypad should have been.

When I downloaded Hammer it came with a sample map. When I copied and pasted props from that map into mine it worked fine but when I created them myself they didn't work.

This problem is getting really frustrating. :angry:

 

[Raeven0]

So you're missing keypad.mdl.

Verify game content?

 

[LedZ38]

I have all of the models. I checked.

If I didn't have the models then the models would appear in the 3d view.

I found out something else. When I save the level with one of the models that doesn't work, close Hammer and then open it, the model with the problem seems to become corrupt.