Serious problem

**Vulcan** · 03-29-2005, 03:59 PM

It seems that in my attempt to relieve some big issues with my SDK, The wonderful programmers at Steam have decided it's best to delete everything in their sdk folders when you uninstall steam. WHY??? i can only ask why... Steam is the devil i say. I have lost every single file i use for map making including the map file itself! Except for the backups i made about a week ago.

Can anybody fathom why a program would REQUIRE you to use their folder structure to operate properly and then delete said folder structre and all of it's contents when you uninstall and reinstall? Sounds counterproductive to me.

Well the good news is the backups are there but that's alot of work that is now gone. I am able to recover some files with an unerase program but alas my map original is nowhere to be found. I will begin my life's objective of sabotaging steam...

sorry guys dunno how long it will take to get back on track.

**Wyzcrak** · 03-29-2005, 04:05 PM

Ouch. Moments like that hurt.... not just losing a lot of files, but just suffering greatly from someone else's poor design decision, regardless of circumstance.

These things happen for a good reason. Good luck finding that reason.

Sniper · 03-29-2005, 04:08 PM

you know you can decompile bsp's... right?

**Vulcan** · 03-29-2005, 04:10 PM

yes sniper but they never come out properly. and with the amount of custom content in my map i doubt it will even be close to proper..

EssenceOfJudas · 03-29-2005, 06:02 PM

why did you uninstall?
getting ready for VAC? lol jk

tuff luck fella.. sorry to hear that

**Dog** · 03-29-2005, 07:45 PM

big fat bummer

**Vulcan** · 03-29-2005, 10:32 PM

well i was able to recover my model originals with an unerase program except for one. The VMF is gone though but we'll see how the decompile goes with that. Got some of my materials back as well, those luckily can be reconverted back from the vtf's. The big thing now is getting my work back in the original map file.

**Vulcan** · 04-01-2005, 11:23 AM

the decompile ok, i had to redo a bunch of stuff and i'm still working on it.

Good thing is it was able to compile and run. So i'm starting to get it to it's final stage for final release.

looking at the end of this weekend and maybe saturday if all goes well.

**Tempus** · 04-01-2005, 11:53 AM

Looking forward to it. Thanks for the update.

**TheFeniX** · 04-01-2005, 11:58 AM

Hey, at least you didn't lose all your pron. There are things to be thankful for.

**Wyzcrak** · 04-01-2005, 11:58 AM

omgtehmaplosewastehaprilfoolzjokeomghelyde!

Root · 04-01-2005, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wyzcrak

omgtehmaplosewastehaprilfoolzjokeomghelyde!

You just keep taking the tablets Wyz.

Root

**Vulcan** · 04-01-2005, 06:11 PM

well after a complete reinstall of of HL2, steam and CS: S (everything), I still cannot embed all my content into the bsp.

I need somebody who knows how to run Winbspzip and the buildcubemaps in CS to try to embed content into a bsp with my textures and see if it works for them. Nobody at VERC knows anything and the dev a valve never answered my emails so i'm guessing it's a bug on my end.

If you can test this please pm asap!

03-29-2005, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Vulcan Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montreal Age: 30 Posts: 7,346	Serious problem It seems that in my attempt to relieve some big issues with my SDK, The wonderful programmers at Steam have decided it's best to delete everything in their sdk folders when you uninstall steam. WHY??? i can only ask why... Steam is the devil i say. I have lost every single file i use for map making including the map file itself! Except for the backups i made about a week ago. Can anybody fathom why a program would REQUIRE you to use their folder structure to operate properly and then delete said folder structre and all of it's contents when you uninstall and reinstall? Sounds counterproductive to me. Well the good news is the backups are there but that's alot of work that is now gone. I am able to recover some files with an unerase program but alas my map original is nowhere to be found. I will begin my life's objective of sabotaging steam... sorry guys dunno how long it will take to get back on track.

03-29-2005, 04:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wyzcrak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 14,139	Re: Serious problem Ouch. Moments like that hurt.... not just losing a lot of files, but just suffering greatly from someone else's poor design decision, regardless of circumstance. These things happen for a good reason. Good luck finding that reason. __________________ Steam Community? Add me. \| Join #tacticalgamer \| Search Results Legend \| New Posts Forum Filter \| Postbox Toggle \| Live Thread Review \| One Line Results \| Free Remote, Encrypted Backup Darkilla: In short, NS is pretty much really fast chess. With guns. Apophis: I haven't seen anyone say that SM's are better than non-SMs. Nordbomber: This is THE first server I've seen where either side can comeback from out of seemingly nowhere with the right teamwork. en4rcment: I have NEVER experienced the type of gameplay that I have found here. Nightly I am amazed at the personalities and gaming talent. Root: Welcome to TG. Feel free to punctuate your sentences correctly. Monkerz: Its gonna take all my skills to beat those boys off in the future.

03-29-2005, 04:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sniper Join Date: May 2003 Location: Memphis Age: 19 Posts: 1,724	Re: Serious problem you know you can decompile bsp's... right? __________________ New Server1 IP. Read the stickies!! This is how you check your STEAMID and register it.

03-29-2005, 04:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Vulcan Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montreal Age: 30 Posts: 7,346	Re: Serious problem yes sniper but they never come out properly. and with the amount of custom content in my map i doubt it will even be close to proper..

03-29-2005, 06:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
EssenceOfJudas Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 135	Re: Serious problem why did you uninstall? getting ready for VAC? lol jk tuff luck fella.. sorry to hear that __________________ -'~-,~-'~-Essence-Of-Judas-,~-~'-~,- "Real Me Scout" Pronunciation: 'skaut Etymology: from Middle French escouter to listen, 1 : to explore an area to obtain information (as about an enemy) 2 : to observe in order to obtain information or evaluate 3 : to use rifle and pick off opposition 4 : to watch for openings in defense for bomb run 5 : headshot

03-29-2005, 07:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dog Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 253	Re: Serious problem big fat bummer __________________

03-29-2005, 10:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
Vulcan Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montreal Age: 30 Posts: 7,346	Re: Serious problem well i was able to recover my model originals with an unerase program except for one. The VMF is gone though but we'll see how the decompile goes with that. Got some of my materials back as well, those luckily can be reconverted back from the vtf's. The big thing now is getting my work back in the original map file.

04-01-2005, 11:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
Vulcan Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montreal Age: 30 Posts: 7,346	Re: Serious problem the decompile ok, i had to redo a bunch of stuff and i'm still working on it. Good thing is it was able to compile and run. So i'm starting to get it to it's final stage for final release. looking at the end of this weekend and maybe saturday if all goes well.

04-01-2005, 11:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
Tempus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Miami, FL Age: 38 Posts: 8,170	Re: Serious problem Looking forward to it. Thanks for the update.

04-01-2005, 11:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
TheFeniX Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 26 Posts: 4,475	Re: Serious problem Hey, at least you didn't lose all your pron. There are things to be thankful for. __________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TheFeniX's Steam Profile TG's Team Fortress 2 Steam Group

04-01-2005, 11:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
Wyzcrak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 14,139	Re: Serious problem omgtehmaplosewastehaprilfoolzjokeomghelyde! __________________ Steam Community? Add me. \| Join #tacticalgamer \| Search Results Legend \| New Posts Forum Filter \| Postbox Toggle \| Live Thread Review \| One Line Results \| Free Remote, Encrypted Backup Darkilla: In short, NS is pretty much really fast chess. With guns. Apophis: I haven't seen anyone say that SM's are better than non-SMs. Nordbomber: This is THE first server I've seen where either side can comeback from out of seemingly nowhere with the right teamwork. en4rcment: I have NEVER experienced the type of gameplay that I have found here. Nightly I am amazed at the personalities and gaming talent. Root: Welcome to TG. Feel free to punctuate your sentences correctly. Monkerz: Its gonna take all my skills to beat those boys off in the future.

04-01-2005, 06:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
Vulcan Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montreal Age: 30 Posts: 7,346	Re: Serious problem well after a complete reinstall of of HL2, steam and CS: S (everything), I still cannot embed all my content into the bsp. I need somebody who knows how to run Winbspzip and the buildcubemaps in CS to try to embed content into a bsp with my textures and see if it works for them. Nobody at VERC knows anything and the dev a valve never answered my emails so i'm guessing it's a bug on my end. If you can test this please pm asap!

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