Maybe some of you don't understand what the visual effect of using a Full Compile is. Then once you've debugged those errors, you can check vrad again and debug lighting issues. For example, you can uncheck vrad to debug any logic errors in your map without having to wait the extra mins for your map to finish compiling.

TIP: you can check and uncheck the various parts of the compiling process seen below. There are presets that you can use without having to know much about how the system works it's command-line based btw. The proper way 1 When compiling, click on Expert Despite the implication of the name of this button, you do NOT need to be an expert at Hammer to use this. Furthermore, -final is left out of the equation. When it runs, it will run in 'developer' mode, which gives a verbose runoff of stuff you see on the console and then some in the upper-right corner, so you can debug little problems without having to open the developer console though you might still need to use the console to execute commands such as noclip unless you have them bound to a key.īased on the hundreds of Hammer maps I've seen, I can confidently say that there are a couple of misconceptions: 1 There is only one way of compiling maps, so there may as well be just one 'COMPILE' button. This step is so critical to Portal 2 maps that your map will not compile if it has a leak. Anyway, there are three corresponding stages of the compiling process: 1 vbspwhich compiles the geometry of your map, checks for leaks, etc.

This means there was about 18 seconds per tick, which made compiling a map look tedious. In an update, the Puzzlemaker shows progress of compiling your map in three stages: 'Building geometry', 'Computing visibility', and 'Calculating lighting. This item has been added to your Favorites. Many times I have likely suggested that you use 'Full Compile' on your Hammer-made maps. This guide will teach you how to properly compile a map for publishing.

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