Cubemaps not showing up
169 Posts
Posted Dec 27, 2011
I have mat_specular set to 1, all the graphics settings on highest, but cubemaps still aren't showing up on my system. What do I do?
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219 Posts
Posted Dec 27, 2011
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Is it using the default cubemap or none at all? Also, is this in all maps or just yours?
169 Posts
Posted Dec 27, 2011
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None at all. For any maps.
219 Posts
Posted Dec 27, 2011
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Try verifying the integrity of the game cache. If that doesn't work, I have no idea what's going on. Sorry.
169 Posts
Posted Dec 27, 2011
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Tried that.
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Posted Dec 27, 2011
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Did you build the cubemaps?
169 Posts
Posted Dec 27, 2011
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With built cubemaps they don't show up, and with unbuilt cubemaps they don't show up.
Thank you,
Sound logic
Thank you,
Sound logic
2,460 Posts
Posted Dec 28, 2011
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Try testing you map by putting it in the dlc folder THEN building cubemaps THEN restarting Portal 2.
169 Posts
Posted Dec 28, 2011
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I have tried it both in and out of the dlc folder, but it isn't just that I can't build cubemaps, but I can't see them even on the highest settings
Thank you,
Sound Logic
Thank you,
Sound Logic
944 Posts
Posted Dec 29, 2011
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You need to find the folder that portal 2 loads first.
Then put the map in that folder.
I build cube maps by making a source mod using portal 2 content.
Then put the map in that folder.
I build cube maps by making a source mod using portal 2 content.
169 Posts
Posted Dec 29, 2011
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Once again, the cubemaps don't show up or work at all in either the dlc or the standard folder, with mat_specular 1 or 0, with the cache confirmed, standard portal 2 nor tools portal 2.
Thank you,
Sound Logic
Thank you,
Sound Logic
169 Posts
Posted Jan 09, 2012
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Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?
Thank you,
Sound Logic
Thank you,
Sound Logic
205 Posts
Posted Jan 09, 2012
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It would help if you provide a screenshot of the problem, ideally even a shot of working cubemaps (possibly from a friend's computer or a screenshot posted on this site) side by side with a screenshot from your computer. There are a few ways that cubemaps can "not work" (pink checkerboard, too bright, etc.) and a screenshot would help debug.
169 Posts
Posted Jan 10, 2012
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This is a picture of a elevator. It is from my map, and is a fairly simple thing. As you can see, I don't get pink checkerboards, nor default cubemaps, nor working cubemaps.
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2,460 Posts
Posted Jan 11, 2012
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Try assigning cubenmaps to certain faces of your walls. Sometimes restarting portal or the map makes cubemaps show up.
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Posted Jan 11, 2012
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You can buildcubemaps by using the method Kennkong did with custom maps, by making a source mod.
169 Posts
Posted Jan 11, 2012
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The problem isn't just with building cubemaps, the problem is no cubemaps at all
Thank you,
Soundlogic
Thank you,
Soundlogic
942 Posts
Posted Jan 11, 2012
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Forgive me for posting something I haven't tested, but just FYI:
The order in which Portal 2 searches folders post DLC1 is:
All the following are relative to steeamapps
- sourcemods/modname (if you're running a mod)- common/portal 2/update- common/portal 2/portal2_dlc1- common/portal 2/portal2- common/portal 2/platformIt will also search any pak01_dir.vpk file in those folders, however I'm not sure about whether the .vpk or the files in the folder take precedence.
The order in which Portal 2 searches folders post DLC1 is:
All the following are relative to steeamapps
- sourcemods/modname (if you're running a mod)- common/portal 2/update- common/portal 2/portal2_dlc1- common/portal 2/portal2- common/portal 2/platformIt will also search any pak01_dir.vpk file in those folders, however I'm not sure about whether the .vpk or the files in the folder take precedence.
Now comes the part I haven't tested:
If you're not running a mod, you should be able to buildcubemaps by putting the map in the update/maps folder.
Please correct me if I am wrong about any of this, it might explain some problems I'm having with my mod.
169 Posts
Posted Jan 11, 2012
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Putting it in the dlc folder will fix the cannot find map bug, but my problem isn't that.
My problem is that cubemaps will neither get displayed nor built. I suspect that these problems are related.
Thank you,
Sound Logic
My problem is that cubemaps will neither get displayed nor built. I suspect that these problems are related.
Thank you,
Sound Logic
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Posted Jan 11, 2012
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Cubemaps in Portal 2 are sometimes, mainly in testchambers, nearly imperceptible. Maybe you already built cubemaps on the right way, but they just look very similar like the walls are already.
I hope you removed the BSP file from Portal 2 if you built it in Portal 2 DLC1.