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Development => Mapping => Topic started by: S8NSSON on November 23, 2005, 02:37:55 PM

Title: Vismap expansion overflow HELP
Post by: S8NSSON on November 23, 2005, 02:37:55 PM: On my latest map I go to do a "Final Compile," it takes a good while to get through VIS, then at the end of VIS I get "Vismap expansion overflow" error.

The map is quite large with lots of detail.

I've read somewhere that I have exceeded VIS's brush limit. I also read a workaround is to make brushes that are NOT used in vis-blocking fun_wall entities.

I am in mid compile now to see if this works.
Any clues on this matter Jitspoe?
Title: Re: Vismap expansion overflow HELP
Post by: S8NSSON on November 23, 2005, 06:41:14 PM: no luck func_walling lots of details
Title: Re: Vismap expansion overflow HELP
Post by: Eiii on November 23, 2005, 07:03:52 PM: Also, use the detail flag for pretty much everthing that's not a building or wall.
Title: Re: Vismap expansion overflow HELP
Post by: jitspoe on November 24, 2005, 07:21:00 PM: Which vis program are you using? The source to DeWan's is out -- it might be possible to increase a couple values to increase the limits, but it probably won't be that simple. I've never experienced the problem myself, so I'm not sure how to work around it.
Title: Re: Vismap expansion overflow HELP
Post by: S8NSSON on November 24, 2005, 09:11:28 PM: I will try to get that source...please help as i've spent too much time on this map to lose it now!
Title: Re: Vismap expansion overflow HELP
Post by: jitspoe on November 25, 2005, 10:24:35 PM: http://home.insightbb.com/~gryndehl/q2compile/quake2.html
Title: Re: Vismap expansion overflow HELP
Post by: S8NSSON on November 26, 2005, 10:26:28 AM: I got the source and pretty much can see that I won't be figuring this out anytime soo.
Just not enough pre-knowledge and time.
Jitspoe...get on it!!! top prioriy!

I did increase MAX_MAP_VISIBILITY as this apears to be directky related to the problem.
This let vis go through, but arghrad wasn't happy afterwards.
Title: Re: Vismap expansion overflow HELP
Post by: jitspoe on November 26, 2005, 02:30:47 PM: Unfortunately arghrad isn't open sourced, so there's not much that can be done about that aside from emailing Argh! and hoping he fixes it.