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Bonez

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I Compiled my map and i did point_spotlight for my disco ball but i dont know if its those lights but i know those are the only lights i added and so this is what i got when i compiled as Errors:

WARNING: light at (-5 -3047 -163) has missing target
WARNING: light at (-551 -2666 -165) has missing target
WARNING: light at (27 -2313 -159) has missing target
WARNING: light at (631 -2609 -149) has missing target
WARNING: light at (263 -3047 -160) has missing target
WARNING: light at (-277 -3047 -159) has missing target
WARNING: light at (-551 -2853 -168) has missing target
WARNING: light at (-551 -2442 -166) has missing target
WARNING: light at (-292 -2313 -163) has missing target
WARNING: light at (378 -2313 -165) has missing target
WARNING: light at (631 -2437 -151) has missing target


I Realy dont know what to do... can anyone help me please? Thanks :D
 
Not really sure how you messed up a point_spotlight but your lack of other lights might have something to do with it. Add at least one light_ ent and see what happens. And Valiant are you really so competitive that you cant even help someone with a problem.
 
lolz mean mean persone xD thanks Woody im gonna do it later since i have to go somwhere right now :)
 
Bonez said:
I Compiled my map and i did point_spotlight for my disco ball but i dont know if its those lights but i know those are the only lights i added and so this is what i got when i compiled as Errors:

WARNING: light at (-5 -3047 -163) has missing target
WARNING: light at (-551 -2666 -165) has missing target
WARNING: light at (27 -2313 -159) has missing target
WARNING: light at (631 -2609 -149) has missing target
WARNING: light at (263 -3047 -160) has missing target
WARNING: light at (-277 -3047 -159) has missing target
WARNING: light at (-551 -2853 -168) has missing target
WARNING: light at (-551 -2442 -166) has missing target
WARNING: light at (-292 -2313 -163) has missing target
WARNING: light at (378 -2313 -165) has missing target
WARNING: light at (631 -2437 -151) has missing target


I Realy dont know what to do... can anyone help me please? Thanks :D
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Make sure the FLAG "No Dynamic Lighting" is CHECKED. This should help you out.. point_spotlights don't have a target, so I'm not sure what you did wrong. Go to those coordinates and make sure it isn't something else that's causing the problem.

Get back to me with your findings and/or post the properties you set in the point_spotlight's and I'll try to help
 
Valiant Fluffy said:
I'm pretty sure there is a field to specify what a point_spotlight looks at, I'm not sure.
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nope nope you just angle them where you want them pointed, it's basically volumetric light with no light spot on a texture (unless you make it dynamic and devour resources, even then it just points where it's angled)
 
nvm i think ifixed it but now im having a problem like when i click on the Brush Tool and i click on the window to make a brush it just like moves the window and i have no IDEA on how to fix it so i just have to wait until i find out how...
 
Oo Woody oO said:
Ya there is but if you dont fill it out it just looks in the default direction.
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my bad I misread the sdk wiki, sorry about that post where I made it sound like I'm a jerk who thinks he knows everything..

BONEZ! don't have them point at anything, just angle them where you want and see if that works out?
 
hmm yea, i did angle them myself and i almost always do unless i want it to point exactly at somthing but it still comes up with those WARNINGS. do i have to worry about them? and also i have this other problem when i open Hammer than i open my Map i try to use my brush tool so i click on it then i click on the place where to make a block but it just moves the screen around... so i dont know whats wrong and i dont know how to fix it... any help?
 
Upload the .vmf to mediafire.com and PM me with the link and I will look it over and see if I can't figure it out. No guarantees though as I'm not sure what the problem is.

Also you may need to reinstall the sdk
 
Bonez said:
...and also i have this other problem when i open Hammer than i open my Map i try to use my brush tool so i click on it then i click on the place where to make a block but it just moves the screen around... so i dont know whats wrong and i dont know how to fix it... any help?
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I have the same problem as you, the way I use to fix it is to just restart Hammer, Steam, or your computer. It usually works :)
 
aha that problem is fixed now i just still need to get rid of these "Warnings" xD
 
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