Can't Run My Map

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Egan
1 Posts
Posted Aug 26, 2011
Hello reader,

I started making my first map today, and after a couple of hours, I wasn't able to run my map anymore. What is happening is I'll press F9, the Run Map options box will come up, then I'll click okay, then the box that goes through the compiling progress comes up, but once it's done it'll close and Portal 2 won't open. My computer doesn't freeze, and I don't even get an error. Hammer will continue without a problem. I tried making a skybox and the same thing still happens.

Any advice as to how I could fix this would be great,
Thanks

Edit:
Okay, so the problem has arised again after I had solved it once (though I guess that means I actually didn't solve it? Whatever, ha) After reading the compiling log, and looking up some more information on leaks I'm still not able to find the leak on my map. I've inspected every edge on my map throroughly, many times over. I found where the apparent leak is after loading the pointfile, though it doesn't actually lead me to a leak. The red line just leads right into a closed surface, I've looked around each end of the line. I also do have a spawn point and a light in my map for the record.

Excuse my noobyness, and again, any help is appreciated.
Thanks

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baca25
342 Posts
Posted Aug 26, 2011
Replied 1 hour later
I can't tell you what is happening unless you either PM me the vmf file or you post the compiling log.
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Vordwann
767 Posts
Posted Aug 27, 2011
Replied 7 hours later
Always make sure you have an info_player_start.
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ChickenMobile
2,460 Posts
Posted Aug 27, 2011
Replied 14 hours later
Protip: Use the VisGroup window to the right to hide everything except world brushes and see if the leak is obvious then.
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MasterLagger
1,695 Posts
Posted Aug 27, 2011
Replied 34 minutes later
Is it a co-op map? If it is, I think you need "mp_coop_" in the map name (without quotes).
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Marise
249 Posts
Posted Aug 27, 2011
Replied 4 minutes later
Another possibility... If you are running with Steam in offline mode, and there is a Steam update, it will not let you run your map until you go into online mode and download the update. This has happened to me once or twice.
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Vordwann
767 Posts
Posted Aug 27, 2011
Replied 2 hours later
I had a pointfile going right through a solid world brush when the world was sealed. Just remake the brush, and that should fix it.