Newbie Mapper... Help Meh!

Nil_IQ

<div class="IPBDescription">Captain, I think we have a leak.</div> Hi, I recently (yesterday) downloaded Hammer, in an attempt to learn a bit of mapping. I was getting along ok by following the tutorials at HandyVandal (more specifically TWHL), but now i'm stumped by lights.

Whether I put a light in a room or not, it will always be light, which from what little I know about mapping, suggests a leak. But my room is literally a CUBE, so how can there be any leaks? I tried typing "pointfile" in the console, but that said "0 points read" which would suggest I DONT have a leak <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

So, do I have a leak, how do I find leaks, and how do I FIX leaks?

Thank you for helping a nublet.

*edit* and the map crashes my computer quite a lot for some reason, is this leak-related? *edit*

*edit* hmm, I downloaded an example map which is supposed to be orange-lit... but it isnt. That can't be good *edit*

Moose

New mappers --------------->the best advise i can give you is use the grid!!! if you use the grid its really hard to get a leak.

Nil_IQ

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I USED THE GRID!

I told you, my map was literally a CUBE, but the lights still dont work, and it crashes a lot.

Nil_IQ

Problem solved! I was compiling wrong.

SnakeUb

it is realy a gud idea to try sites like handy vandal and search the forums for simple problems they realy help they can oftem be moreusefull than posting here but i'm sure most forum users will be glad to help you out with what they know.
just wondering - what did u do wrong?

Olmy

i'm curious too. did you forget to do vis and rad? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->