What do you do when something compiles?

[Zipfinator]

Stupid VBCT hasn't finished one of my HDR compiles yet... Waste of time, going to move back to the Valve one and not be able to use my computer I guess.

[vcool]

The VBCT is just a batch compiler made an executable. Speed of compiling is in no way influenced by at as the VBSP, VVIS< and VRAD are still Valve's. If it takes long in VBCT, I am pretty sure it will take just as long in Hammer.

[Sebhael]

I just wanted to add that some times I blue screen of death.

Then I rage and punch some babies before coming back to post on interlopers!

[Zipfinator]

The VBCT is just a batch compiler made an executable. Speed of compiling is in no way influenced by at as the VBSP, VVIS< and VRAD are still Valve's. If it takes long in VBCT, I am pretty sure it will take just as long in Hammer.

I don't mean it hasn't finished one as in it's so slow, I mean it keeps getting random errors and shit that don't allow it to do the HDR compile. The Valve one doesn't do that for me.

[cdxx]

I could never get VBCT to work right so I just do it the ol' fashioned way.

[Psy]

You're missing out.

[Zipfinator]

You're missing out.

Tell us how to fix it then!

[Psy]

Be specific in the errors you are receiving. If you're running Vista or 7 make sure you run it as Admin.

[Vilham]

well my current map takes around 1-2 hours to compile so i just browse the net or play on my ps3/watch TV.

[no00dylan]

Murder my family.

[Turd Ferguson]

I throw poop at the screen because it wont go past 3.

[Kosire]

I launch the game to test my compiled map...



It's really that fast

[dissonance]

alt-tab and work on my javascript game

[Gambini]

The only thing that seems to work barely good is IE when compiling (so i check forums), unless I disable one CPU and use it to do something else, but that makes compile times take twice. BTW I try to do no computer stuff when compiling, like talking with my wife or kids, or clean the dogshit in the backyard.

[Terr]

I don't mean it hasn't finished one as in it's so slow, I mean it keeps getting random errors and shit that don't allow it to do the HDR compile. The Valve one doesn't do that for me.

VBCT is really just a convenient launcher for Valve's own compiling programs, the same way Hammer is a not-as-convenient launcher for the exact same programs.

So if one works but another does not, then the problem probably lies in the compilation options you are using.