u/Fit_Village_9022

Mine was when I was still going through Daisy's Garden I believe around maybe 40ish laff.

I saw the Sellbot Field Offices every now and then and thought:
"Since they are showing me these around this area, maybe I could do one?"

(Note this was around the new UNM update)

So when I saw three toons by one (mind you its like high laff and gag toons, though dunno what star the FO was), I decided to ask to join.

Now this is where I should of have been stopped, but somehow, they let me come with them.

You should have seen my face when on the first floor there was:
High leveled Cogs

I only had three gags to start out with (Throw, Sound and I think maybe Drop. I only was able to use Throw and Sound)

And got sad before even the 3rd round.

I still feel bad about to this day, I had zero reason to be in at all.

No I don't have 'Don't run game after compiling'. on

It seems to not compile any of my maps anymore today and i'm not sure what is causing this to happen.

[For HL2 EP2]
Goal: Trying to have a citizen crouch down at it

I have my info_hint_node have its Hint as "World: Act Busy Hint", while the ai_goal_actbusy has the actor/npc set, but for the info_hint_node's Hint Activity is what i'm having trouble with.

I had it with a animation name crouch_aim_smg1, and when that did not work has it as Crouch Cover Low

None worked, even when I had a logic_auto force the npc to act busy.

I know its only been out for a good few days and may be added later.

Though I kinda wish I could make my own thumbnails for my SC's on the workshop.

\"It's no where to be seen!\"

Whenever I try to compile my map through Lost Coast config.

I get this: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Running command:

copy "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life 2\lostcoast\custom\examplemap\maps\d2_lostcoast_d.bsp" "\d2_lostcoast_d.bsp"

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Command failed with return code 0x1!

** Screenshot the WHOLE window when showing this compile log

** Or upload the .log file generated beside your VMF

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What causes this?

I'm trying to figure out how to use it across two different maps.

Example: On map1, when a button is pressed, a door opens on map2.

I been looking online for this and have not came across anything.

I already made the name of the game config as "Half-Life 2: Lost Coast" but I can't figure out what I need to put into the Game Data files, Game Executable Dirctory, ect.

As the title says. I was thinking about doing a modfication to the map in Lost Coast, but im not sure if I have to make the game directory so Hammer knows where to finds assets or HL2 already has them in the game.

I been stuck trying to have a metrocop have glowing eyes and most tutorials I found have not been a help, plus im stuck using Krita so trying to get the alpha to work with the base texture is very hard.

https://preview.redd.it/2bv3m8321s5h1.png?width=1248&format=png&auto=webp&s=f1e7f95ad6993594f2bc50f9f17087c8791312dc

After seeing tons and tons and tons of videos about this game, I went and bought it and so far got to the box section in a fair bit of time

I want to know from you all some lessons I should expect from playing a game like this.

Some I have thought of are:

1. Patience: I know I can and, somewhere by luck, will fall down again and again, and to keep trying.

2. Time makes perfect: Despite falling, it will let me get better and better at moving with the hammer.

So I been trying to have two custom sounds pack for an addon, and they don't work.

I currently have them in my: Half-Life 2/hl2/sound/custom .
They work after compiling the map
I used either VIDE or CompilePalX for packing

And going to the spot gives me this in the Console:

Cannot figure out which search path sound\custom\tacoscopref1.wav came from. Absolute path is maps/d1_canals_03.bsp\sound\custom\tacoscopref1.wav

Failed to load sound "custom\tacoscopref1.wav", file probably missing from disk/repository

Cannot figure out which search path sound\custom\tacoscopref1.wav came from. Absolute path is maps/d1_canals_03.bsp\sound\custom\tacoscopref1.wav

Failed to load sound "custom\tacoscopref1.wav", file probably missing from disk/repository

Cannot figure out which search path sound\custom\tacoscopref2.wav came from. Absolute path is maps/d1_canals_03.bsp\sound\custom\tacoscopref2.wav

Failed to load sound "custom\tacoscopref2.wav", file probably missing from disk/repository

Cannot figure out which search path sound\custom\tacoscopref2.wav came from. Absolute path is maps/d1_canals_03.bsp\sound\custom\tacoscopref2.wav

Failed to load sound "custom\tacoscopref2.wav", file probably missing from disk/repository

I had used VIDE and CompilePalX, moved my custom wav sound into ep2/sound/custom, just in ep2/sound, and so far will not work in my uploaded map (even after updating).

Any tips?