water problem

[Dr.Van Gogh]

Hey i got problem with water in my map sometimes the water gets invisble its always thats the 2d skybox have a hole in it and i fix it then it works but this time i cant get it to work the water keeps getting invisble i wanna know the korrekt problem that causes this invisble water :wacko:

[OkeiDo]

*Moved to Mapping Help and Troubleshooting*

[Pingu]

You have a leak (http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Leak).

[JackTheRipper]

my water does that a lot too. it's not because of a leak. i'm not sure why it does it, some kind of a glitch.

but this is how i fix it, i just resize the water brush a little bit, maybe 1 unit bigger, or 1 unit smaller, etc, and that usuallly fixes it

[Dr.Van Gogh]

okay i will try that thanks :)

[=LB=Quest]

It IS a leak. Sometimes the pointfile won't figure out its a complete leak. Look for a static prop partially in the skybox. The issue is Vvis is running properly. Also make sure all of your terrain is working properly, meaning they aren't too thin and they are all connected properly.

[JackTheRipper]

It IS a leak. Sometimes the pointfile won't figure out its a complete leak. Look for a static prop partially in the skybox. The issue is Vvis is running properly. Also make sure all of your terrain is working properly, meaning they aren't too thin and they are all connected properly.

It can't be, because one time I got the glitch, my water brush was in the middle of a room with no openings, and the room was made of world brushes.

There's no physical way possible there could have been a leak

[The0rthopaedicSurgeon]

it's possible if one of those brushes is a brush entity like func_detail, which would be hard to notice.

you also need to make sure you run at least -fast vis and rad, otherwise you only get 3d skybox water show up ingame. the water is there, and it acts just like real water, it even refracts properly when you're under the water, but for some reason the top surface doesn't render unless vis and rad have ran on the map.

[=LB=Quest]

Also, make sure the water brush is on only one face.. I think that could cause an issue too

[Deathstick]

Some of the water textures do not even work correctly or appear invisable so that maybe your problem aswell, it's all a matter of trying out and testing the different water types.