Half-Life 2 Beta Map Questions

[clonekiller]

Figured it out

[En Ex]

It's been a while since I've messed with this, but IIRC, for the beta Hammer, you need to make sure you have base.fgd, base_edit.fgd, and halflife2.fgd listed as game data files. You also need to make sure your directories (Game Executable, Mod, Game, and RMF) are pointing to the correct locations.

It might also be a problem if your folder names have special characters or spaces in them.

[clonekiller]

I do not have base_edit.fgd in my game files. I don't think I've ever had that file, but if you so happen to have it would you mind posting a link.

Back in the day the Mapcompiler.bat worked like a charm, but now it just refuses to create a .bsp file.
So I'm stumped.

[En Ex]

Now that I think about it, base_edit might've been a custom file. I'll see if I can find out the details about it.

[clonekiller]

Oh alright, tell me if you come up with anything.

Also, on a somewhat related note, I have many of the patches that seem to have been lost with the megaupload closure and mediafire deletions.

I have the JMAN patch, Team Gaben, The Axel Project, The Weapons Patch, Beta Release Patch 1, and the Russian Mega Patch. So if anyone is interested I'll find a way to post a link to my google drive.

[clonekiller]

*Moved to the first post*

[En Ex]

Did some checking, the edit file isn't related to getting beta Hammer working and compiling maps. It's a custom file that treats any type_prop as a prop_type.

Sorry I can't be more helpful.

[2R1Zt]

make some better .bat

@echo off
set hl_exe=D:\Games\ValveSoftware\Half-Life2-BetaVersion\hl2.exe
set mapname=d1_steam_01_26.vmf
set bsp=D:\Games\ValveSoftware\Half-Life2-BetaVersion\bin\vbsp.exe
set vis=D:\Games\ValveSoftware\Half-Life2-BetaVersion\bin\vvis.exe
set rad=D:\Games\ValveSoftware\Half-Life2-BetaVersion\bin\vrad.exe
set hlbsps=D:\Games\ValveSoftware\Half-Life2-BetaVersion\hl2\
set wcmaps=D:\Games\ValveSoftware\Half-Life2-BetaVersion\hl2\maps\
set hldrive=D:
%hldrive%
cd %hlbsps%
%bsp% %wcmaps%\%mapname%
%vis% %wcmaps%\%mapname%
%rad% -extra %wcmaps%\%mapname%
pause

[clonekiller]

I tried the .bat you recommended and I came to the same problem.
It goes through vrad and etc, but it just refuses to create a .bsp.

[clonekiller]

Compiling maps worked around 2010-2011, but for some reason I just have no way of creating them.
Does anyone think it has something to do with the names of the folders and or just a problem with my computer?