Cubemapping

[UK_Karlos]

Why is it when ever i compile a map this always appears in the compile log
Run buildcubemaps in the engine to get the correct cube maps.
Is there a way to make it compile and build the cubemaps without me having to type it into the console when i run my maps in the game engine.

 

[Raeven0]

The map must be loaded by the engine to produce cubemaps.

 

[UK_Karlos]

Yes, but why does it happen to my maps that i have created. When you play Half-Life 2 you dont type in buildcubemaps into the console every time you load a map all of the cubemaps are prebuilt. And so i want to know how can i do that. (Load my maps with the cubemaps already built)

 

[Raeven0]

Compiling a map totally replaces the BSP, making it essentially a whole new map. Cubemaps only work for the map for which they were compiled. Thus...

If you would quit compiling your map, you would never have to run buildcubemaps again

 

[UltraProAnti]

and don't forget to restart your map once you've run buildcubemaps

i'm assuming you've included env_cubemap entities where appropriate in your map...

 

[UK_Karlos]

What would be the most effective way of using the cubemaps. Eg. at corners in the map, both sides of windows down steps. And is there a limit of how may you can place down.

 

[Raeven0]

Cubemaps generally go at the player's eye height (about 64 units) in every area of visual contrast--one in a shadowy area, one in a blue area, one in a yellow area, one in the hallway between the blue and yellow areas... Special-purpose cubemaps should be placed a few units away from each reflective surface (glass and water, usually), with that surface selected in the cubemap's properties.

 

[Unarmed]

whats the reccomended distance for glass and water and such? and does the size of the surface matter?

Also, if I have a func_breakable_surf window then that window only has the glass texture on one side and then nodraw on all the others. Should I then place only one cubemap at the side that has the texture or should I place one at both? If, yes, should the second cubemap also "target" the glass textured face or the nodraw textured one on the other side?