Lights show in map,but not in radient!!!!!!

mohaa_death · Post by **mohaa_death** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:11 am

I put spotlight in my map and compiled it, went in they were there doing the job, i left and came back to radient and i can't find them to adjust them properly they show up no where in Radient? can someone help me please?

Krane · Post by **Krane** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:24 am

The spotlight texture is probably a tga w/ mask. But you can see the base, right? Don't worry, your spotlight is there. Try to click on the place the spotlight suppose to be and you'll select it.

I guess...

mohaa_death · Post by **mohaa_death** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:41 am

no even the light posts wont show up and im not sure why they did before i compiled the map

echo_rancid · Post by **echo_rancid** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:47 am

Maybe its a filter...Go to view/filter...worth a try. (there is a light filter)

Once i dont know how but a filter for detailed brushes got turned on and I though I lost half my map. Then I realized...filters...detail filter was on...whew I can breath again.

mohaa_death · Post by **mohaa_death** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:52 am

i have alredy checked the filters i thought that was it from the start, this has really got me puzzled?

Krane · Post by **Krane** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 4:35 am

Try to compile AGAIN and see if the spotlight shows up.

mohaa_death · Post by **mohaa_death** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 4:41 am

thats the problem they show up in the map when i go in , I cant find them in Radient though they arent showing there anymor, so i cant adjust them, they shine straight out in map and i wanted to make them shine down, so i went back into radient to adjust them i cant locate them or get them to show up i even held the shift key down and waved my cursor in the general area that they should be in it lighted up everything around there but no light , i put new post in they are sticking partially out of the ones i ahd already placed but yet the first ones still wont ahow up to adjust in radient, but the new ones i put in do? Is this one of those you have to start all over again things cuz if it is i may have to throw the computer out the window!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Too much done to have this happen now, i even did the box around the area where the light are and di the select inside option......No lights, please help

tltrude · Post by **tltrude** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:15 am

Most likely there is an error in your map that is causing the .map file to not fully load. Your spotlights may now be an untextured box in the center of the map. The best way to fix it is to open the .map file with Wordpad. The entities will be at the bottom of the page and, if your lucky, you can spot the problem entity and repair or remove it from the text.

I had a problem with quotes around a message value for a trigger that caused half my entities to vanish in the editor.

mohaa_death · Post by **mohaa_death** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 5:42 pm

I'm gonna look into that immediately, wanna let you know trude i have thanked you in my write up for ideas that i couldnt get to work that you had made possible in your maps and tutorials,your work is awesome, thank you and everyone else for the time you take to help us little guys out....if no one else has said it...I appreciate you all very much

M&M · Post by **M&M** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:57 pm

its not a light filter,its an entity filter .
light is an entity after all.if the lightposts arent showing up 2mthen u must have the filter on
if it isnt,try activating it and deactivating it.
also do that with the static models/entities (cant remember which,but it had static in it

)

mohaa_death · Post by **mohaa_death** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 8:24 pm

I tired to activate the filter and remove it with the all choice and static also , i went into the . map file and removed all twelve searchlights and lampposts also so im gonna recompile and see if they are in there i hoping not, then illbe able to go back into radient and replace them, ill let you guys know what the outcome is after compile ok.....once again i thank you for the help you guys are awesome

kai0ty · Post by **kai0ty** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:42 pm

sometime filters say they are off but arent actualy off.
try the filter all button to filter everything, then use filter all again to put it back.

tltrude · Post by **tltrude** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:10 pm

If all the filters are off, it will say "- Filters: <None>" at the very top of the editor's window.

M&M · Post by **M&M** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:50 pm

sometime filters say they are off but arent actualy off.

lol .i guess he ment some filters say they are off while they actually are on
.thats what i said earlier in another way.try 2 put all ur filters on ,then remove them one by one and c if that fix's it.

edit:
blue,either we posted at the same time but i beat u ,or u didnt understand my post cause that is the same thing i said

blue60007 · Post by **blue60007** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:54 pm

Actually I think he ment a filter says its off when it is really on.

Also like Tom said a quote in a value field of an entity may screw up the entities below it (in the actually file).