Under the map!

Szico VII · Post by **Szico VII** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:30 pm

just replace it all with caulk...... the easy way is to change your .map file into a .txt and replace all the 'blanklightmaps' with 'caulk' Using notepad, the replace tool is under the edit toolbar, saves you doing it manually.

tltrude · Post by **tltrude** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 7:20 am

I think it is easier to use Wordpad to replace "common/blank_lightmap" with "common/caulk" in the .map file.

Shuriken1 · Post by **Shuriken1** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 11:36 am

Can't you also do something like ctrl+ click on the texture to select all of the faces with that texture then select the new texture? I read it in a post from tltrude recently but I can't remember what it was

Post by **Bjarne BZR** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 4:11 pm

Stratocaster wrote:1 - I have my two button mouse, is there a way to do what you say with a 2 mouse button? If so, how?

I havent found a way to do it, but there MUST be a way... right?

Stratocaster wrote:2 - What does clicking with middle mouse button does?

Clicking with middle mouse button on a face in the 3D view shows the texture settings for that face in the Texture dialog ( if you got it up )

Stratocaster wrote:3 - You mean clicking on the brush or on the texture?

The face of the brush ibn the 3D view.

Stratocaster wrote:4 - I think I have never seen that blanklightmap texture you talk about. What does it do?

It has the exact same look as common/caulk in Radiant, and is therefore very often mistaken for common/caulk

Stratocaster wrote:5 - Is there a way to create brushes with (real) caulk? how?

Yes, click on common/caulk instead of common/blanklightmap in the texture selector.

Stratocaster wrote:6 - Do I have to redo all my map? I have all my 5000 brushes made of caulk (except for visible sides which are textured)

No, you justy go to Edit -> Find / Replace texture... and write common/blanklightmap in the first box, and common/caulk in the second.

Stratocaster wrote:7 - How do I change that common/blanklightmap for caulk in a brush or single face of a brush?

SHIFT+CTRL+mouseclick face to select a single face, then select the texture.

Stratocaster wrote:8 - I am starting to panic about that! Is that normal? I bet I have missed something in a turorial.

Keep calm.

Stratocaster wrote:9 - Is there a turorial about "watch out : textures shown on Radiant are not what they seem"?

No, not exactly

Stratocaster wrote:10 - Sorry if I ask too many questions but I am really confused...

You are not alone, this is a common mistake. It is a good idea to do the replace I mentioned above: even for really old mappers

Stratocaster · Post by **Stratocaster** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 8:02 pm

Great!!!!!!!!!

Thank you very much for your help

You were right it was common/blanklight instead of caulk. I just dis as you said and now it's all caulk, and this time for real!
Vis data has decreased
Compiling time has decreased
BSP file seems smaller than before
I am just finishing compiling and I can't wait to see the results.
I bet even my fps will be better now!

Thank you very much again for your help on that. I was just going to release my map after few fixes and I got scared when I realized it was not caulk. So I replaced texture in Radiant. I first tried with notepad but I had to change the word more than 100 times LOL

tltrude · Post by **tltrude** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:27 pm

This page has all about using the center, or right, mouse button to copy textures.

/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5896&start=30

I think "replacing textures in Radiant" post is in that "tip of the day" thread also.

Stratocaster · Post by **Stratocaster** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:33 pm

Thank you tltrude, as always, your tips are just extremely helpful

Stratocaster · Post by **Stratocaster** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:35 pm

Well that's how it looks now, how it should have looked, thank you all

Post by **Bjarne BZR** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:58 pm

Ahh, thats the look we want