Quote from yohoat9 on November 18, 2009, 6:11 pm

here's what happens when I run the map

Quote from ASBusinessMagnet on November 18, 2009, 9:21 pm

Your map apparently leaks. Check the compilation log - it should say:

Code: Select all

-- leaked --
Entity entity_name (x_pos y_pos z_pos) leaked!

Quote from yohoat9 on November 18, 2009, 10:11 pm

But what do I do to fix it?

Quote from WinstonSmith on November 18, 2009, 10:42 pm

yohoat9 wrote:

But what do I do to fix it?

This happens every once in a while with water for me; the next time I compile, it'll be gone. Very odd, and I'm guessing it's just a bug. If there is that flag in the compile log, then there's an entity that's outside of your map (e.g. projecting into or touching the "void"). Under one of the drop-down menus at the top, click "Load Pointfile". If there's a leak, a dialog will pop up saying "Load default pointfile (<filename>.lin)?" Hit yes. Now, there will be a red line in all four views that stem from wherever the leak is coming from; fix it so nothing's touching/protruding into the void, hit "Unload Pointfile" (under drop-down menu again), and compile. That should fix your problem.

Quote from HMW on November 20, 2009, 12:17 pm

Required knowledge for any Source mapper:
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Leak

If your map doesn't have a leak (anymore) and the problem still persists (i.e. it's not a compiling freak accident like WinstonSmith described), then there is probably something wrong with your water volume. Check that:

• the water volume is flush with the walls on all sides and the bottom of the pool,
• the water texture is only applied to the top of the brush, all other sides must be "tools/toolsnodraw".

EDIT: some more info on making water:
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Adding_Water

Quote from Naulziator on December 21, 2009, 10:03 am

The 'Load Pointfile' saved my butt on a rather difficult room I constructed for my demo map. Just find yourself in my 'blue' room to understand what I mean after I upload it to the server with my texture package.