Source SDK problems

[rae]

Before I begin let me say this is NOT a question about how to use hammer.

I decided to reload up the SDK and use hammer (for the first time in a few months), and found that about 90% of my func_ entities have disappeared. Needless to say this is rather annoying, after going through the help sights and documentations I couldn't find anything to help me. I tried reinstalling, twice, and both times have had the same problem, I've refreshed my SDK content about 4 times and reset game configurations once and still I'm missing most of my func_ entities.

If anyone has experienced this before or knows how to fix it any help would be greatly appreciated thank you.

 

[Beerdude26]

Well seeing as you've done right about everything, I can only think of one thing that might be it: Are you sure all the files are not read-only?

 

[rae]

How could I check that? (thanks for the reply btw)

 

[Beerdude26]

You go to the EP1 folder (/Steam/Steamapps/USERNAME/Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and check if the files in the bin folder and episodic folder are not set to read-only by right-clicking on them, selecting properties and checking if they option "read-only" is tagged or not. If it is tagged, untag it.

Also do this for your HL2:E1 GCF files in the /Steam/Steamapps folder.

 

[giant384]

btw i had the same problem after a few months of not using it and to get them you have to click on a brush and press "tile to entity" in tools then it will give you the other func entities

 

[rae]

Thanks very much giant, and you too beerdude.

Problem solved