"dev_overview 1" Not Working For Me

Bytor

<div class="IPBDescription">What am I missing ...</div> Heya ... I'm trying to take overhead shots of my map-in-progress, and for some reason dev_overview 1 isn't doing anything. I have sv_cheats set to 1 and developer set to 1. Is there something else I need to set?

Munty

though its very unlikely, dev_overview might be specific.. might only work in opengl mode or something. oh and for overhead shoots use dev_overview 2 . it gets rid of those zoom messages...

UKchaos

You need to run with "sv_cheats 1" for the overview map to work.

Tazol

Do this:

sv_cheats 1
developer 1
map ns_(whatever your map is)
dev_overview 1

Merkaba

I can only suggest that HL isn't running in the <s>same</s> <b>correct</b> mode. I know you said you had cheats and developer already set to 1, but just to be sure, it's best to run HL.exe with the following parameters:

HL.exe -game ns -dev -console +map yourmapname

This should guarentee that it works. If it doesn't, I can only think it is some other odd factor. Are you running in OpenGL, or another video mode?

<i><span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'>[edit] I'm a retard. [/edit]</span></i>

blue2k

i have no problem getting overview to work, but the movement speed is sooooooooo slow.

Bytor

<!--QuoteBegin--UKchaos+Dec 20 2002, 06:49 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (UKchaos @ Dec 20 2002, 06:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->You need to run with "sv_cheats 1" for the overview map to work.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
As I said in my question, I have sv_cheats set to 1. Is there a specificy way it has to be set? I just open the console and type "sv_cheats 1" and hit enter. Do I have to set it in my server config file instead?

Bytor

<!--QuoteBegin--Tazol+Dec 20 2002, 07:06 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tazol @ Dec 20 2002, 07:06 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Do this:

sv_cheats 1
developer 1
map ns_(whatever your map is)
dev_overview 1<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Again, as I said in my question, I have sv_cheats and developer both set to 1. Is there some specific way (other than the console) that those vars need to be set? Is the order I type the commands significant?

Tazol

Bytor, you need to do the "map ns_" part, otherwise I've found it won't work. (At least for me, that is)

Bytor

Yeah, otherwise you can't get into your map ... that's a given. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Tazol

Oh, you can't select your map from the maplist when you create a server? ;)

Anyway, if that still doesn't work, then.. no idea.

watch_me_die

make sure you're setting sv_cheats to 1 BEFORE the map is loaded, sv_cheats won't change until another map is loaded

try "hl.exe -game ns +sv_cheats 1 -dev +map ns_yourmapname"

Bytor

Strange ... I got it working, but didn't do anything differently as far as I can tell. Thanks to everyone that offered suggestions.