[SOLVED] func_instances inaccessable?
I haven't changed the path of the instances folder. I even reinstalled Hammer ... to no avail. The Hammer VMF Directory is "$SteamUserDir\Portal 2\sdk_content\maps". Does anybody know what might cause this behaviour and how I can take care of it?
innocentive wrote:
When I add a vmf filename to the keyvalue of a func_instance firstly the appearance of the func_instance entity in the Hammer windows doesn't change.
Sometimes, because of lack of memory in some computers, rendering new stuff and showing in the hammer windows is buggy; have you tried to save (even though you can't see the instance), quit hammer and restart it? sometimes, it's just that.
Anyway, are you writing manually the path for the instance? try browsing it with the browser in the "VMF File Name" property instead.
Anyway, try validating your local files.
Revise your hammer options and check if you changed the "Hammer VMF Directory":
Brainstone wrote:
Instances are relative to the path of the actual map. Did you save your map in a different location than before?
Ah... that's a piece of information that I didn't have. In fact I'm saving my maps on a different hard drive than the one with the Portal and Hammer files. I'm not at home now but I will try later if that's the reason for the error...
Anyway, I did use the browser for the instance file name.
However, the best save location is in my opinion the dlc2/maps folder, because if you use this one as default .vmf location, all .bsps will also be created there, what makes it a lot easier to create cubemaps.
Brainstone wrote:
That's false. All you need to do is copy the instance folder to the new save location.
That's exactly what I thought and what I'll do. Thanks so much for the immediate advice!
EDIT: Works like a charm ... THANK YOU GUYS!!! 
