Just downloaded Batch Compiler and don't know what the hell to do with it? This little tutorial should cover everything you need to know from how to set it up to how to compile your first map.

First things first, if you don't already have the program head over to the downloads page, pick it up and install it. The installer is a standard Windows installer so I will leave that to your imagination.

Once you have installed Batch Compiler start the program up. If you get an error when you run it then you need the .NET framework which is linked to on the downloads page. Batch Compiler should look like this when you start it up:

Now some of you may have noticed that there are no controls for compiling your map on the form. This is because Batch Compiler 3.0.0 (and up) work with Batch Compiler Specification (BCS) files. These wonderful dynamic configuration files allow you to use Batch Compiler to compile just about anything that makes use of a batch file, be it a Half-Life map (which this tutorial works on), a map for another game, or even such things as applications.

Six specifications come with Batch Compiler (they can be found under the Specifications menu). They are:

• Quake Tools Legacy: The original Quake Tools specification.
• Source Tools Advanced: The advanced Source Tools specification. Recommended for experianced users.
• SourceTools Normal: The standard Source Tools specification. Recommended for new users.
• Zoners Tools Advanced: The advanced Zoners Tools specification. Recommended for experianced users.
• Zoners Tools Legacy: The original Zoners Tools specification.
• Zoners Tools Normal: The standard Zoners Tools specification. Recommended for new users.

You're welcome to use any specification you wish, I would, however, recommend the Zoners Tools Normal specification because if you are reading this, you are probably a new user. You can always upgrade to the Zoners Tools Advanced specification latter. If you are reading this tutorial you are setting Batch Compiler up for Half-Life mapping so make sure you pick one of the specifications that has the word Half-Life in it. To load the specification simply click it in the Specifications menu. Your screen should look like this:

Now that we have the specification open, we need to proceed to set Batch Compiler up to use it. In the Options menu click the Setup button. Your screen should look like this:

The General tab contains information specific to the editor itself. Its options are:

• Opacity: Set the opacity of the program (make it see through).
• Log Viewer: Set the program Batch Compiler uses to view LOG files.
• Recent Files: Set the number of recent files to store, this is used for both BCP and MAP files.
• Associate With: Press the BCP Files button to associate BCP files with the editor. When associated, double clicking a BCP (Batch Compiler Preset) file will launch Batch Compiler with that preset loaded.

When you first start Batch Compiler, Batch Compiler will try to find NotePad using system path variables and set it as your Log Viewer. If your Log Viewer is not set you will have to manually browse for an appropriate application. Some appropriate standard windows applications include NotePad and WordPad.

Once you are happy with your settings in the General tab, move over to the Stage Paths tab. Your screen should look like this:

The Stage Paths tab allows you to set the paths to all the tools used in your current specification. To begin specifying the paths select the BSP tool from the list of tools on your screen. Once selected the bottom text box on the form changes its caption to read BSP Path, its browse button also becomes active as shown below:

The Stage Paths tab allows you to set the paths to all the tools used in your current specification. Because we are using the Zoners Tools Normal specification file we will first need these tools on our hard drive. If you do not already have Zoners Tools you can download the latest version here or find it in the Mapping Tools pack available here. Note: the Zoners Tools Normal and Zoners Tools Advanced specifications make use of Zoners Tools v3.0.0 and up.

Once you have the tools we can continue with the tutorial. To begin specifying the paths select the CSG tool from the list of tools on your screen. Once selected the bottom text box on the form changes its caption to read CSG Path, its browse button also becomes active as shown below:

Now simply press the browse button (the button with the three dots) and browse to the file located on your hard drive. Continue this process for all the reaming tools. Your screen should look something like this:

Once you are happy with your settings in the Stage Paths tab, move over to the Variables tab. Your screen should look like this:

The Variables tab allows you to set the paths to various other resources used in your current specification. These paths are set in a similar mannor to those of the Stage Paths tab and should be set as follows:

WADRoot: (Game directory.)

• Half-Life: ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\half-life
• Day of Defeat (Official MODs): ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\day of defeat
• Natural Selection (3rd Party MODs): ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\half-life

Output: (BSP output directory.)

• Half-Life: ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\half-life\valve\maps
• Day of Defeat (Official MODs): ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\day of defeat\dod\maps
• Natural Selection (3rd Party MODs): ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\half-life\ns\maps

Your form should look something like this when you're all done:

Once you are happy with your paths click the OK button to return to Batch Compiler's main screen. We are now going to go through the steps for creating a generic "Full" compile preset which you can use for all your maps. Please continue to the next page.

my thing is broken

When i start ms dos it just sys that same introduction and than it just stops ive made a map before it used to work i dont know what happned. please help

first, make sure that you have all of the paths set up correctly

second, make sure that you have the correct settings for each of the compile tools

third, make sure that you do not have any errors in the DOS window.

if you can, copy the contents of the DOS window and paste it here.


if all else fails, try using the HL-Compiled installer (also on the Batch Compiler download page). this will install the Batch Compiler, the latest compile tools, and will set it all up for you. the only thing you need to do is to select the map and press run.

Hey nems would you be able to make some new setup tutorials for the new batch compiler because I have no idea what the variables tab is for and there is no longer any input output tabs in the setup.

I'll try to update these tutorials soon, but for now:

The "Variables" tab basically replaces the Input and Ouput path in a more flexible way. For Half-Life specifications there are two fields, these are:

1. WADRoot: The same as the Input Path in this tutorial.
2. Output: The same as the Output Path in this tutorial.

For the Source specifications there are three fields, these are:

1. BinRoot: The path to your bin folder in the sdk (where all the tools are located).
2. ValveProject: The path to the folder your GameInfo.txt file is in.
3. Output: The path to the folder to copy your .bsp files to. More less the same as the Output Path in this tutorial.

When I go to compile my MAP the DOS window (the black one) tells me I have an ERROR and to refer to the LOG text file to find the ERROR. There are NO ERRORS in the LOG file! WTF!!! Need help! - HeAdCrAb KILLA

From within Batch Compiler, go File->View Log File to view your log file. If that doesn't work, try reading the console output to see what the error is.

I cannot find ANY ERROR reading in the LOG file. The last time I tried compiling in Hammer, an ERROR came up "access is denied," but I don't kno if that has anything to do with this. How do I view this "console?" - HeAdCrAb KILLA

The console is the thing that is telling you to view your log file. Right click on the console and select the text, the pres enter to copy it and paste it here.

"The last time I tried compiling in Hammer, an ERROR came up "access is denied," but I don't kno if that has anything to do with this."

sounds like some of your paths are incorrectly setup.

I love maps, I have made about 25, and don't know much about compiling... :) I really need help. With a nubish username like myself prepare to be annoyed by me!

;)

Help me with "Ripent" What is that?

Where can i find that, and also, you said an MS-DOS screen pops up can compiles ur map... does the MS-DOS screen stay there? or does it quickly disappear and compile unseen?

The only essential stages are CSG, BSP, VIS and RAD.

RipEnt is used for hand editing entities when either the .rmf source is not available or you don't want to recompile.

The DOS window will stay open until you close it, if you have pause enabled in the options menu. You can close Batch Compiler while you are compiling though.

So wait, what are those "recent Files" for? what do they do, and also my MS-DOS screen pops up for like 1 milisecond then dis-appears, how do I fix that?

They are files you recently opened?



Your console screen should remain open if "Pause Console" is enabled in the "Options" menu and you have at least on stage checked to run (on the right). If there is a problem with it you might want to run the compile.bat file BC generates (in your Batch Compiler directory) from an MS DOS command prompt to see what the problem is.

I get this error when I do everything correctly:

Error creating batch script

Error: Outputpath it either not set, or invalid.

What do I do?

Also, how do I fill in that ripent field?

You don't need ripent, but you can get it from here.

To fix the output path, set the output path (as shown in the last two pictures in the tutorial on this page).

Nevermind any of my questions above.

This question is important.

When I run my compiler, everything works. Except right when the MS-DOS screen comes up, it says that there was a problem compiling my map. An that i should check my "fy_breaksupports" 'log file' or something what do I do? I think this should be my last post if it is answered correctly and THX! this is like the best tut ever.

Check your .log file to find the error, then refer to this page on how to fix it.

Hi guys. just a quick question. The compiler works very well but on finishing a compile I get the message "could not validate Half-life" and wont open the map. I have to go to the console to open the map. Its not a big problem but I am curious to getting that message. I have reinstalled Half-life and changed the output file to valve/maps. Has that anything to do with it? Regards,

Are you using a retail veresion of HL or the Steam version?

Hi Bluefang, well I am using the Game of the year retail version but I will try another complete reinstall again and see what happens. I have posted a question over at Verc about another problem I am having. Some maps seem to lock after BSP hull 3. Wolf has suggested updating to zhlt 3.3 If I can get a copy should I manually replace them into Sierra/Half-life compile?

Sure you could do that. You can download the 3.3 version here:

http://ammahls.com/index.php?page=downloadcat&cat=tools

just exrtract them to the "<path>\Half-Life Editing\HL-Compiled\HL1 Tools\ZHLT" folder and replace the existing files.

Also, just so you know, the most recent version of HL-Compiled also includes the most recent compile tools (for both HL1 and HL2).

I really need help on how u find WADRoot: (Game directory.)

* Half-Life: ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\half-life
* Day of Defeat (Official MODs): ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\day of defeat
* Natural Selection (3rd Party MODs): ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\half-life

Output: (BSP output directory.)

* Half-Life: ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\half-life\valve\maps
* Day of Defeat (Official MODs): ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\day of defeat\dod\maps
* Natural Selection (3rd Party MODs): ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\half-life\ns\maps

I cant seem to find this in my steam folder

can you help me

They are just example directories, depending on your installation and target MOD your directories may be different (but similar). The folder address@host.com is your user name, it is usually a email address (though not always). Other than that I can't help you with the MOD's folder without knowing what MOD you are setting BC up for. Also, just in case, this tutorial is for Half-Life, there is a separate tutorial for Source (Half-Life 2).

IF you're still having diffulty, try using HL-Compiled. It is the batch compiled but it also includes a tool that will help you configure the batch compiler. It also comes with the most recent versions of all the compile tools.

Well im tryin to make a map then later a mod for conditon zero so any help would be appreatied

Well, like I said, download HL-Compiled. The included tool will guide you through the Batch Compiler setup process.

If your having problems setting up the map editor, head over to the VALVe ERC forums. There are a bunch of good people over there.

Well i have hl comlied but i had a question about this
The Variables tab allows you to set the paths to various other resources used in your current specification. These paths are set in a similar mannor to those of the Stage Paths tab and should be set as follows:

WADRoot: (Game directory.)

* Half-Life: ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\half-life
* Day of Defeat (Official MODs): ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\day of defeat
* Natural Selection (3rd Party MODs): ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\half-life

Output: (BSP output directory.)

* Half-Life: ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\half-life\valve\maps
* Day of Defeat (Official MODs): ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\day of defeat\dod\maps
* Natural Selection (3rd Party MODs): ...\Steam\SteamApps\address@host.com\half-life\ns\maps

I just wanted to know were i would fine the files because im makin cz map/mod

just for a map, it would be:

<path>\Steam\Steamapps\<username>\condition zero\czero\maps

for a mod, the folder would be:

<path>\Steam\Steamapps\<username>\condition zero\<mod name>\maps

Hi, I'm new to this site and so to cs mapping. I did all the steps in the tutorial ( the best tutorial i've seen) but when i click on the run button.. I get this error:

http://img492.imageshack.us/img492/4827/deschoolerror2au.jpg

Can any of you help me? Thanks


EDIT: Ok, i changed my directory i guess we cannot put the zhlt folder on the desktop.

Now I'm having an error when compiling.. MAX_MAP_MIPTEX

=== Total BSP file data space used: 508200 bytes ===

Using Wadfile: \les.wadfile\chateau.wad
- Contains 5 used textures, 2.39 percent of map (136 textures in wad)
Using Wadfile: \les.wadfile\halflife.wad
- Contains 157 used textures, 75.12 percent of map (3116 textures in wad)
Using Wadfile: \les.wadfile\cs_bdog.wad
- Contains 19 used textures, 9.09 percent of map (132 textures in wad)
Using Wadfile: \les.wadfile\cs_office.wad
- Contains 12 used textures, 5.74 percent of map (102 textures in wad)
Using Wadfile: \les.wadfile\de_piranesi.wad
- Contains 9 used textures, 4.31 percent of map (160 textures in wad)
Using Wadfile: \les.wadfile\es_trinity.wad
- Contains 4 used textures, 1.91 percent of map (53 textures in wad)
Using Wadfile: \documents and settings\jérôme2\desktop\mapmaking\cstrike.wad
- Contains 3 used textures, 1.44 percent of map (123 textures in wad)

added 11 additional animating textures.
Error: Exceeded MAX_MAP_MIPTEX
Description: Texture memory usage on the map has exceeded the limit
Howto Fix: Merge similar textures, remove unused textures from the map


----- END hlcsg -----

Increase the Texture Data option in the Shared tab.

In the future please ask on either a mapping forum or see this site.

I'm trying to compile my map and I get an error that tells me to check my log file and I don't see any erros please help

this is my log

hlcsg v3.4 Final (Feb 25 2006)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (amckern@yahoo.com)
----- BEGIN hlcsg -----
Command line: "C:\Documents and Settings\H_A_R_U\Desktop\Downloads\zhlt34x86final\hlcsg.exe""E:\Valve Hammer Editor\fgd\counter-strike\hostage_Meyhem"
Entering E:\Valve Hammer Editor\fgd\counter-strike\hostage_Meyhem.map

Current hlcsg Settings
Name | Setting | Default
---------------------|-----------|-------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
max lighting memory [ 6291456 ] [ 6291456 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
null texture stripping[ on ] [ on ]
clipnode economy mode [ on ] [ on ]
clip hull type [ legacy ] [ legacy ]
onlyents [ off ] [ off ]
wadtextures [ on ] [ on ]
skyclip [ on ] [ on ]
hullfile [ None ] [ None ]
nullfile [ None ] [ None ]
min surface area [ 0.500 ] [ 0.500 ]
brush union threshold [ 0.000 ] [ 0.000 ]

Using mapfile wad configuration
Wadinclude list :
[zhlt.wad]

0 brushes (totalling 0 sides) discarded from clipping hulls
CreateBrush:
(0.02 seconds)
SetModelCenters:
(0.00 seconds)
CSGBrush:
(0.16 seconds)

Using Wadfile: \program files\steam\steamapps\lqdrizzt\counter-strike\cstrike\tempdecal.wad
- Contains 0 used textures, 0.00 percent of map (1 textures in wad)
Using Wadfile: \program files\steam\steamapps\lqdrizzt\counter-strike\cstrike\de_vegas.wad
- Contains 4 used textures, 100.00 percent of map (101 textures in wad)

Texture usage is at 0.13 mb (of 4.00 mb MAX)
0.20 seconds elapsed

----- END hlcsg -----



hlbsp v3.4 Final (Feb 25 2006)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (amckern@yahoo.com)
----- BEGIN hlbsp -----
Command line: "C:\Documents and Settings\H_A_R_U\Desktop\Downloads\zhlt34x86final\hlbsp.exe""E:\Valve Hammer Editor\fgd\counter-strike\hostage_Meyhem"

Current hlbsp Settings
Name | Setting | Default
-------------------|-----------|-------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

noclip [ off ] [ off ]
nofill [ off ] [ off ]
noopt [ off ] [ off ]
null tex. stripping [ on ] [ on ]
notjunc [ off ] [ off ]
subdivide size [ 240 ] [ 240 ] (Min 64) (Max 512)
max node size [ 1024 ] [ 1024 ] (Min 64) (Max 8192)


SolidBSP [hull 0] 378 (0.03 seconds)
BSP generation successful, writing portal file 'E:\Valve Hammer Editor\fgd\counter-strike\hostage_Meyhem.prt'
SolidBSP [hull 1] 389 (0.03 seconds)
SolidBSP [hull 2] 379 (0.03 seconds)
SolidBSP [hull 3] 391 (0.03 seconds)
0.39 seconds elapsed

----- END hlbsp -----



hlvis v3.4 Final (Feb 25 2006)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (amckern@yahoo.com)
----- BEGIN hlvis -----
Command line: "C:\Documents and Settings\H_A_R_U\Desktop\Downloads\zhlt34x86final\hlvis.exe""E:\Valve Hammer Editor\fgd\counter-strike\hostage_Meyhem"
127 portalleafs
232 numportals

-= Current hlvis Settings =-
Name | Setting | Default
-------------------|-----------|-------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
max vis distance [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

fast vis [ off ] [ off ]
full vis [ off ] [ off ]


BasePortalVis:
(0.02 seconds)
LeafThread:
(0.03 seconds)
average leafs visible: 22
g_visdatasize:1795 compressed from 2032
0.06 seconds elapsed

----- END hlvis -----



hlrad v3.4 Final (Feb 25 2006)
Zoner's Half-Life Compilation Tools -- Custom Build
Based on code modifications by Sean 'Zoner' Cavanaugh
Based on Valve's version, modified with permission.
Submit detailed bug reports to (amckern@yahoo.com)
----- BEGIN hlrad -----
Command line: "C:\Documents and Settings\H_A_R_U\Desktop\Downloads\zhlt34x86final\hlrad.exe""E:\Valve Hammer Editor\fgd\counter-strike\hostage_Meyhem"

-= Current hlrad Settings =-
Name | Setting | Default
--------------------|---------------------|-------------------------
threads [ 1 ] [ Varies ]
verbose [ off ] [ off ]
log [ on ] [ on ]
developer [ 0 ] [ 0 ]
chart [ off ] [ off ]
estimate [ off ] [ off ]
max texture memory [ 4194304 ] [ 4194304 ]
max lighting memory [ 6291456 ] [ 6291456 ]
priority [ Normal ] [ Normal ]

vismatrix algorithm [ Original ] [ Original ]
oversampling (-extra)[ off ] [ off ]
bounces [ 1 ] [ 1 ]
bounce dynamic light [ on ] [ on ]
ambient light [ 0.000 0.000 0.000 ] [ 0.000 0.000 0.000 ]
maximum light [ 255.000 ] [ 256.000 ]
circus mode [ off ] [ off ]

smoothing threshold [ 50.000 ] [ 50.000 ]
direct threshold [ 25.000 ] [ 25.000 ]
direct light scale [ 2.000 ] [ 2.000 ]
coring threshold [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
patch interpolation [ on ] [ on ]

texscale [ on ] [ on ]
patch subdividing [ on ] [ on ]
chop value [ 64.000 ] [ 64.000 ]
texchop value [ 32.000 ] [ 32.000 ]

global fade [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
global falloff [ 2 ] [ 2 ]
global light scale [ 1.000 1.000 1.000 ] [ 1.000 1.000 1.000 ]
global gamma [ 0.500 0.500 0.500 ] [ 0.500 0.500 0.500 ]
global light scale [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]
global sky diffusion [ 1.000 ] [ 1.000 ]

opaque entities [ on ] [ on ]
sky lighting fix [ on ] [ on ]
incremental [ off ] [ off ]
dump [ off ] [ off ]

colour jitter [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
monochromatic jitter [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
softlight hack [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ]
diffuse hack [ on ] [ on ]
spotlight points [ on ] [ on ]

custom shadows with bounce light
[ off ] [ off ]
rgb transfers [ off ] [ off ]


[Reading texlights from 'C:\Documents and Settings\H_A_R_U\Desktop\Downloads\zhlt34x86final\lights.rad']
[59 texlights parsed from 'C:\Documents and Settings\H_A_R_U\Desktop\Downloads\zhlt34x86final\lights.rad']

1384 faces
Create Patches : 15792 base patches
0 opaque faces
268142 square feet [38612480.00 square inches]
32 direct lights

BuildFacelights:
(1.27 seconds)
visibility matrix : 14.9 megs
BuildVisLeafs:
(24.44 seconds)
MakeScales:
(35.08 seconds)
SwapTransfers:
(23.77 seconds)
Transfer Lists : 35180802 : 35.18M transfers
Indices : 5769876 : 5.50M bytes
Data : 140723208 : 134.20M bytes
GatherLight:
(5.08 seconds)
FinalLightFace:
(2.25 seconds)
92.13 seconds elapsed [1m 32s]

----- END hlrad -----

This message is displayed when the global error level is set. This can be set by any program in your batch, so if you are running more that just the four Zoners tools, another program may be raising an error. Alternately, there *might* be a bug with one of the Zoners tools which is raising an error when it shouldn't.

Nevertheless, as long as you see no errors in your log, you can safely ignore this message.

yea but my map wont run or appear in my list with steam?

I double checked the script and if the tools raise an error, the BSP file is not copied (because you don't want to replace a good BSP with a bad one). You can run the batch stage manually after you have compiled your map by selecting Batch from the Compile->Run menu.

I am new to creating maps, and I have tried creating a Mod for Half Life 1. I am using Valve Hammer for Mapping, Wally for Texturing, and Nem's Batch Compiler for running the map. When I compile my map, I dont get any errors, but my problem is that none of my custom .wad files are shown. In other words, wherever I put my own .wad texture, there is a missing texture picture(pink and black checkered squares). All I want to know is what I can do for my own textures to show up on the map. (any textures in halflife.wad work fine) Thank you for taking your time to look at this and I hope you can help soon.

make sure that you WAD files are in the MOD folder as well (that's the folder that the MAPS folder is in).

Do you mean like ...\half-life\valve\maps\? or another maps folder?

the mod folder is \half-life\valve\ or \half-life\cstrike\ or \half-life\opfor\ or \half-life\<mod name>\ depending on what mod you are making the map for. your custom WADs should be in that folder.

or, just to be safe, you could put them in the \half-life\valve\ folder because those resources are available to all mods.

hey
i have just started to downloading some new maps for Counterstrike CZ
and im not having much luck getting them to work, the most common error is, could not open ..... .wad.
one of the files it can't find include cs_bdog.wad
would the batch compiler fix this or does any 1 know of a place were i could download this file.
Animal

cs_bdog.wad is located in your counter-strike.gcf file. To compile, you need to extract it with GCFScape and put it with your other .wad files.

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I edited your post for the kiddies on this site.

As a side not, constructive criticism will get you help, the above wont. Most of my programs have been extensively tested and problems tend to be the consequence of end-users misunderstanding what to do.

Hey PPLs

can anyone Help I set up batch compiler for dod 1.3
using the Tutorial fro HL i try & compile it heas the following

error writing batch file
c:/program files\batch compiler\complier.bat

anyone ???


the other problem i have dont know where to put this one

complier a map using the hammer buitlin complier it works fine no errors
try & load the map local to test it wont load ?? just sit in the dod splash screen idears anyone ???

i followed the tutorials fully , and when i click run i see the batch window popping up and a millisecond after it's gone again, if i look in2 the output folder the bsp aint there :(