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#1

This is really annoying me now, iv’e searched the internet for a solution, but i’d like some help directed at my problem.

Basically when I run my map it sets mat_fullbright to 1, but won’t let me set it to 0.
In the dev console it says;

Level unlit, setting ‘mat_fullbright 1’

On the Valve developer community it states that their is probably a leak when this problem arises. I also inspected my compile log

**** leaked ****
Entity info_player_counterterrorist (-1152.00 -1056.00 201.00) leaked!

Which obviously leads to believe me that I have a leak, but the thing that annoys me is that I added very little to my level since I last compiled it(about 5 minutes before) and nothing which could have caused a leak.

Can anybody help me, or is more information required.

#2

Have you checked for a leak using the pointfile?

#3

I can’t possibly see how the void could have got in though, the entire map has been encased in a skybox.

Also their wasn’t a leak in the previous compile. And all I added since was an extra brush over half of the walls of a room.

#4

Try deleting or moving the info_player_counterterrorist that the compile log mentions.

If all else fails: Select All > Copy > New map > Paste

#5

Are you sure you haven’t accidentally placed a spawn entity outside of the map or something like that? Perhaps inside a brush which seals the map.

#6

As I said, I have added very little and the previous compile worked fine. I could have maybe placed an entity outside the map by accident. I’ll check now.

Edit: I deleted every counter terrorist spawn on the map, now it says the same thing but with terrorists.

Edit: ‘Entity infodecal (-1080.00 441.15 99.55) leaked!’ Wow, this is just a great day, any explainations anyone?

#7

It’s probably just referencing the closest entity to the leak. Load the pointfile and look at the red line.

#8

Ok, done. Unfortunatly the pointfile just starts(or ends…?) at the info_decal and goes a little through the map, past the skybox brush and slightly into the void. Could anyone explain that to me.

#9

Have you made your skybox correctly? The skybox should be 6 brushes that form a cube around your map, not 1 brush that contains your map.

My advice is to remake your skybox.

#10

I encased the map in a nodraw brush to seal any leaks that were possible. It fixed nothing.

Mangled : There was nothing wrong with the skybox before in the previous compile, most tutorials which I have come across show the skybox as one hollow brush.

#11

Encasing your map inside a solid brush wouldn’t help. Hollowing a brush just makes it into 6 brushes anyway and whilst it’s easy, it isn’t good practice.

Manually build your skybox around your map by making ‘walls’, a ‘floor’ and a ‘ceiling’ from brushes. Make sure all the edges are flush with eachother on the grid.

Would you be able to provide a screenshot from the 3D view of your map? It may help in solving what it wrong here.

#12

Check that you didn’t accidentally tie the walls of the skybox to some kind of entity.

#13

They appear to be tied to func detail. I don’t know if that’s ok or not, and I can’t remember doing it. Could that be the problem?

Thanks Mangled for the piece of advice, I’ll provide a 3d screenshot if the skybox thing doesn’t fix the map.

Edit: I don’t think It can be that, in my previous version of the map the skybox was also a func_detail. This is really starting to annnoy me, I just wish I understood the cause.

Edit: I just relised the previous version is leaked too(even though I was playing yesterday with no problems, i’ll go back to an earlier version.

Edit again: It seems that all versions are leaked, which is really weird.

#14

Ill just double post before I close the thread, thanks to everybody who helped. The problem was the skybox tied to the entity thing. Now I can continue with my map.

Thanks again.

Edit: Well I don’t seem to be able to close it. Ah whatever.

#15

Ah, glad to have helped. Entity tied brushes do not stop leaks.

#16

Glad to hear it’s all sorted out!

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