Floor lighting physically causing leaks.

#1 · January 19, 2008, 10:39 am

We all know floor lighting will be blotchy if you have a leak, well in my map the floor lighting is causing the leaks, looking at the point files the leak goes through the surface of the floor lighting and goes into the void. I made a simple box level to test this and it took a while to get rid of leaks from one floor light. Heres an example in my map (that uses a lot of floor lighting)

[img]http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/8951/leak1gu6.png[/img]

This first picture shows the leak going through the surface of the floor lighting

[img]http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/4010/leak2gt5.png[/img]

This second picture shows the leak weaving in and out of the floor lighting and then coming out the end of another light at the other side of the room (shown below).

I've tried to block up the lighting as best as I can, but it doesn't work. The lighting had even gone through a wall once. There must be some thing I'm doing wrong. leaks can't go through solid surfaces!

#2 · January 19, 2008, 12:22 pm

Are you suing solid geometry? Entities such as func_detail won't seal the world.

Also, in the 2nd and 3rd screen cap, why am I seeing grey? Are those holes or are you just not finished applying the nodraw material?

#3 · January 19, 2008, 1:50 pm

Hmm. Does any one have the vmf file for the original portal maps (not asking for it) maybe then they could check if the originals had leaks. I'm having trouble getting the "Portal" looking lighting in my maps = probably due to leaks too, if only there was some way to make it really good.

I'm pretty sure hammer came with a level, I havent tried to test that for leaks though but it does have the lights.

Walking when you have a portal gun sucks.

Check out my Portal 2 map, Entrapment!
http://forums.thinking.withportals.com/community-releases/entrapment-1-1-1-t2323.html

#4 · January 19, 2008, 1:58 pm

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Are those holes or are you just not finished applying the nodraw material

I'm not finished applying the nodraw material.

#5 · January 19, 2008, 1:58 pm

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#6 · January 19, 2008, 2:37 pm

Can you attach the map?

#7 · January 19, 2008, 5:20 pm

I won't give out the real map but I'll give you an example map (can't do it right now).

#8 · January 19, 2008, 6:50 pm

Need to see an example VMF

#9 · January 20, 2008, 7:43 am

Here it is...

#10 · January 20, 2008, 7:49 am

Your floor lighting is a func_detail. It needs to be a normal world brush, as entities (like func_detail) don't seal the level.