VRAD just crashes, always

[ollj]

For unknown reasons vrad always crashes (with a windows procgram crash error popup) when compiling with hammer 4.1 on any map for HL2DM, including sdk_dm_lockdown.vmf and a simple tiny cube map.
Vrad only does not crash if "run RAD" has "no" selected.
Redownloading the render program files does not help.

Am I missing any requirements?

compile log:

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\programme\steam\steamapps\ollj\sourcesdk\bin\vbsp.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\programme\steam\steamapps\ollj\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp" "C:\Programme\Steam\SteamApps\ollj\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\ns2_minimalistic2"

Valve Software - vbsp.exe (Dec 11 2006)
1 threads
materialPath: c:\programme\steam\steamapps\ollj\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\materials
Loading C:\Programme\Steam\SteamApps\ollj\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\ns2_minimalistic2.vmf
fixing up env_cubemap materials on brush sides...
ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)
ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)
Processing areas...done (0)
Building Faces...done (0)
FixTjuncs...
PruneNodes...
WriteBSP...
done (0)
writing C:\Programme\Steam\SteamApps\ollj\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\ns2_minimalistic2.prt...done (0)
Creating default cubemaps for env_cubemap using skybox materials:
skybox/sky_day01_01*.vmt
Run buildcubemaps in the engine to get the correct cube maps.

No such variable "$hdrbasetexture" for material "skybox/sky_day01_01rt"
Can't load skybox file skybox/sky_day01_01 to build the default cubemap!
Finding displacement neighbors...
Finding lightmap sample positions...
Displacement Alpha : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10
Building Physics collision data...
done (0) (3702 bytes)
Placing detail props : 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10
Compacting texture/material tables...
Reduced 14 texinfos to 9
Reduced 5 texdatas to 5 (113 bytes to 113)
Writing C:\Programme\Steam\SteamApps\ollj\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\ns2_minimalistic2.bsp
1 second elapsed

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\programme\steam\steamapps\ollj\sourcesdk\bin\vvis.exe"
** Parameters: -game "c:\programme\steam\steamapps\ollj\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp" "C:\Programme\Steam\SteamApps\ollj\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\ns2_minimalistic2"

Valve Software - vvis.exe (May 22 2006)
1 threads
reading c:\programme\steam\steamapps\ollj\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\ns2_minimalistic2.bsp
reading c:\programme\steam\steamapps\ollj\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\ns2_minimalistic2.prt
   4 portalclusters
   3 numportals
BasePortalVis:       0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)
PortalFlow:          0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)
Optimized: 0 visible clusters (0.00%)
Total clusters visible: 10
Average clusters visible: 2
Building PAS...
Average clusters audible: 4
visdatasize:44  compressed from 64
writing c:\programme\steam\steamapps\ollj\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\ns2_minimalistic2.bsp
0 seconds elapsed

** Executing...
** Command: "c:\programme\steam\steamapps\ollj\sourcesdk\bin\vrad.exe"
** Parameters:  -game "c:\programme\steam\steamapps\ollj\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp" "C:\Programme\Steam\SteamApps\ollj\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\ns2_minimalistic2"


** Executing...
** Command: Copy File
** Parameters: "C:\Programme\Steam\SteamApps\ollj\sourcesdk_content\hl2mp\mapsrc\ns2_minimalistic2.bsp" "c:\programme\steam\steamapps\ollj\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\maps\ns2_minimalistic2.bsp"

 

[Unarmed]

Well... all runs fine in above log, although rad doesn not run at all.. Does the log say anything before RAD crashes?

 

[ollj]

vrad.exe just keeps crashing on startup.
I tried nems batch compiler with the same result.

one simple light source and one spawn point: vrad crashes on startup.
no light sources: vrad crashes on startup.
no entities at all: vrad crashes on startup.

just doubleklicking vbsp.exe or vvis.exe starts (and closes) a dos window (asking for missing -parameters).
just doubleklicking vrad.exe gives a windows error popup.

Another operarting system tells me that the error is caused in vrad.dll . Just deleting vrad.dll and running vrad.exe does not cause the error, it just does not do anything .

 

[Unarmed]

get ashmack's custom tools maybe?

 

[ollj]

get ashmack's custom tools maybe?

err what?
If this forums search and google does not find it, it does not exist!

 

[Unarmed]

Really? Thats just plain crazy!?

Because I googled and I searched the valve wiki and eventually pulled a few strings that I have in the inner secret circle of the mapping society gurus and to my genuine surprise, they all pointed in the same direction.

http://www.ammahls.com/?p=3

CST. Custom Source Tools.

OK, i tell a lie. I just googled it, but it helps if you know that ashmacks real name is Adam McKern also knows as Amckern and that the tools are infact called CST

 

[ollj]

ashmack != amckerns
and for those I get the same windows error, on all three compile exe's.

 

[TCfromBN]

I think you should try refreshing the SDK content.



Yeah, this is like a month late.

 

[Shinobi]

if this only happens when you do an HDR compile let it go (dont press any buttons on the crash dialog box) and it will actually finish