To fix the purple checkerboard issue with several Portal textures in Hammer:
1) Download this file: dload.php?action=file&file_id=4
2) Unpack it in to your C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\Username\Half-life 2 Deathmatch\hl2mp
3) Cancel your eye appointment.

Note: I did not create/make this, So please do not give me any credit for this. I got permission from the person who made this to post this.

And have fun no more black and puprle textures xD

Also, the creater wanted me to post his SteamID page.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/Ster

Holy shit, does this really work? What materials does it fix? (FYI, at work right now and not at home, so can't try it out myself.)

Can someone confirm this so we can cross-post it to the wiki?

/me double times getting the download database working!

It actually works, I only ran it on a few maps though. Not sure if all of them. But the ground isn't purple and black, the walls and other retarted stuff before.

Class just got out an hour early (!!!) so I'm gonna double time back to my room and give this a shot. Just need a place to host it. nudge sleeper

This is awesome!

The only thing I found that is still purple and black is the windows, but that is probably because I was messing with my textures before xD.
But other then that its awsome!!

It works it works! My eyes I can see! I'm so excited now I can do so much editing tonight without UV sunglasses on

msleeper wrote:
Holy shit, does this really work? What materials does it fix? (FYI, at work right now and not at home, so can't try it out myself.)

All of them, to the best of my knowledge. If you come across anymore giving you problems, let me know and I'll fix those ones too.

http://forums.thinking.withportals.com/dload.php?action=file&file_id=4

tear I'm just so happy that I don't have to deal with that annoyance, anymore.

Hallelujah!

This will make mapping even less annoying!

Seriously, thanks!

Actually I extracted the files in question on this thread, and even thou the textures were fixed in hammer, when I compiled the map... they came out purple and black.. and another thing I noticed is that the combine soldier I put in the level would shoot at me, but I would not sustain damage... however if I got close to him, he would punch me, and I WOULD sustain damage... so..

the portal engine aparently does not support npc weapons, only melee...

I will retry the above fix.

quentin wrote:
Actually I extracted the files in question on this thread, and even thou the textures were fixed in hammer, when I compiled the map... they came out purple and black.. and another thing I noticed is that the combine soldier I put in the level would shoot at me, but I would not sustain damage... however if I got close to him, he would punch me, and I WOULD sustain damage... so..

the portal engine aparently does not support npc weapons, only melee...

I will retry the above fix.

Make sure you didn't put the files in to your portal game directory. If you did, they will cause problems.

This doesn't work with concrete_modular_floor001c

Mapster wrote:
This doesn't work with concrete_modular_floor001c

It works fine for me and everyone else that I've talked to

Unstickying this since it is common knowledge now, also you can find the info on the wiki.

does the download link not work for anyone else?

Gah damn it, should be up again.