i was following a very long tut on how to make maps (By Yayap) and about halfway through, when im loading cmd from the ce folder and input the command "tool structure levels\tutorial_map tutorial map (yes it is supposed to be written twice), Right after it says building collision bsp, there is an error which states:

"### ERROR couldn't help build bsp because because of overlapping sufaces (orange)"

wtf???

please help me, this is my one chance of making a map (one chance because if i completely fail, i am so not doing that whole thing over again)

If someone helps me make it work, I'll send them my crappy first map!

im exprting and starting over. thank you ill see if it worked, if it didnt you must burn in hell, lol jusk kidding lollolol

I got the same damn problem!!!

im srry im only like 13, what is a face? would i be overlapping if i made a sort of like anti hill(like an inverted hill, sort of an area for a sring) in the ground? does it have to do with my sky? am i supposed to export or save when i correct the problem? IM CONFUSED

Ill answer in a list:

A: dont use age, its a horrid excuse, just go with being new to this. Because someone always has something to say about them being younger and blah blah blah. Annoying to listen to. Anyways....

B: The "anti hill" you speak of would be considered a hole, a crater, or a ditch, etc. No, it should not cause overlapping faces. Its possible, but you'd have to go out of your way to make it happen.

C: Shouldnt be the sky. Same as last, its possible, but too out there to happen.

D: Export and save. Save in case of the modeling program crashing while exporting the map again as a .jms

im not supposed to export the map as a jms, right?

Say i fix the problem and exprt it. Do i go right back to cmd or what?

Yes to the second. To the first, you do export it as a .jms file.

Don't use the "I'm young" excuse cause I'm 13 and it gives me a bad name D=

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Edited by Dennis on Dec 31, 2007 at 02:04 PM

yayap's last halo ce map was amazing, one of the best visually for sure. Game play wasn't too bad except for the jet pack either.

there is just a problem with adding granades to starting equipment in it i think. He was a decent mapper just maybe not the best tutorial maker. I do suggest to view h gurus tut up till exporting at least. most people learn more from videos.

do you mean PDF tutorials or video tutorials. for video tutorials there is nothing good free.

openoffice.org's writter allows for free pdf creation. openoffice is a free office suit similar to microsoft office.

if ur confused with that tut then try Hgurus .....i made my first map from it