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Development => Mapping => Map Graveyard => Topic started by: MON1TOR on June 30, 2015, 06:41:34 AM

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Post by: MON1TOR on June 30, 2015, 06:41:34 AM: ----
Title: Re: INPROGRESS MAPPACK: SIMPLES
Post by: JMR on June 30, 2015, 08:35:33 AM: MAX_PATCHES is caused when there are too many large surface areas, so much so that they cannot all be lit.

Usually when I run into the MAX_PATCHES error, what I do is scale up textures from the Surfaces panel. Do this for textures that don't matter / surfaces which you cannot see. For example, the sky, below the ground, outside of walls that they do not see, Etc. Set the size to 100x100, usually works wonders for me.

You can use the "Apply to face" button to scale up texture faces of brushes which players won't see.
Title: Re: INPROGRESS MAPPACK: SIMPLES
Post by: MON1TOR on June 30, 2015, 09:22:26 AM: Quote from: JMR on June 30, 2015, 08:35:33 AM
MAX_PATCHES is caused when there are too many large surface areas, so much so that they cannot all be lit.

Usually when I run into the MAX_PATCHES error, what I do is scale up textures from the Surfaces panel. Do this for textures that don't matter / surfaces which you cannot see. For example, the sky, below the ground, outside of walls that they do not see, Etc. Set the size to 100x100, usually works wonders for me.

You can use the "Apply to face" button to scale up texture faces of brushes which players won't see.
Mhm. Thanks, goin' to try it out!
Title: Re: INPROGRESS MAPPACK: SIMPLES
Post by: Ace on June 30, 2015, 12:19:39 PM: You can also go into bsp/pball/bats and create a new one named maxpatch help or whatever you want. It's basically final compile.bat, but chop tells it to subdivide the surfaces into larger patches. The default is 64, so don't go too large.

The better option is to break up large faces into smaller ones where you can.

call ..\compilers\qbsp %1
call ..\compilers\vis %1
call ..\compilers\rad -chop 256 -extra %1
call ..\compilers\runmap %1
Title: Re: INPROGRESS MAPPACK: SIMPLES
Post by: BASEBALLDUDE on June 30, 2015, 01:49:47 PM: Make sure the map is not leaked. If it is leaked, it will be indicated by ****leaked**** in the black box.
Title: Re: INPROGRESS MAPPACK: SIMPLES
Post by: MON1TOR on June 30, 2015, 02:18:18 PM: Quote from: BASEBALLDUDE on June 30, 2015, 01:49:47 PM
Make sure the map is not leaked. If it is leaked, it will be indicated by ****leaked**** in the black box.
No leak, I attach the map file..
Title: Re: INPROGRESS MAPPACK: SIMPLES
Post by: MON1TOR on June 30, 2015, 02:50:42 PM: Ace, ur solution worx. Thx.
Title: Re: INPROGRESS MAPPACK: SIMPLES
Post by: Rockyar_96 on July 01, 2015, 09:11:30 AM: Once the maps are finished make sure to make an extra thread for all of them. That'll make the feedback easier
Title: Re: INPROGRESS MAPPACK: SIMPLES
Post by: MON1TOR on July 01, 2015, 02:29:51 PM: Quote from: Rockyar_96 on July 01, 2015, 09:11:30 AM
Once the maps are finished make sure to make an extra thread for all of them. That'll make the feedback easier
Yup.