Post your batch!

[von*ferret]

What settings in your batchfiles are you guys using? Custom tools? share your thoughts.

[hessi]

batchfiles? for compiling? what are you talking of?

i made some batches to make the compile tools avaible in the context menu. http://www.thomashess.net/haxx0r_batches.jpg

cp_fast.bat

vbsp.exe %1

vvis.exe -fast %1

vrad.exe -ldr -fast %1

cp_full.bat

vbsp.exe %1

vvis.exe %1

vrad.exe -both %1

cp_leak.bat

vbsp.exe -leaktest %1

pause

cp_ldr.bat

vbsp.exe %1

vvis.exe %1

vrad.exe -ldr %1

cp_hdr.bat

vbsp.exe %1

vvis.exe %1

vrad.exe -hdr %1

cp_prop.bat

vbsp.exe -onlyprops %1

and for maya: makedevfolder.bat

@ECHO OFF


cls


set /p SourceProjectName=Please enter your projectname: 


ECHO Creating folder structure for %SourceProjectName%

mkdir %SourceProjectName%

cd %SourceProjectName%

mkdir scenes

mkdir materialsrc\models\%SourceProjectName%

mkdir model_sources\%SourceProjectName%

mkdir references

mkdir dxf

ECHO ---------------------------------------------

ECHO explanation to the paths:

ECHO scenes - maya scene files

ECHO materialsrc\models\%SourceProjectName% - tga-texture files which you want to get exported

ECHO model_sources\%SourceProjectName% - exporter will write qc and smd files here

ECHO references - reference files like photos. NO TGA-TEXTURES!

ECHO dxf - exported levels from the hammer editor


ECHO ---------------------------------------------

ECHO Batch file written by Thomas Hess aka hessi, 2006

ECHO www.thomashess.net

cd ..

[Defrag]

Ooh, I never thought of that. Good idea.

Here's a link explaining how to add stuff to context menus so people can replicate it

Also, I had to make mine use the source sdk environment variable or it couldn't find the tools. Not sure how you've got yours set up but this worked for me.

%sourcesdk%/bin/vbsp.exe %1

%sourcesdk%/bin/vvis.exe -fast %1

%sourcesdk%/bin/vrad.exe -ldr -fast %1

pause

Here's a load of pre-made .bat files people can drop them straight into their tools/bin dir : I also included 1 threaded versions for people that like to keep one core spare. My opteron grinds to a halt if I'm compiling with both cores, but if I run it with one thread I can keep mapping / doing other stuff in the meantime.

Download them from here.

I spy BF2 on the desktop!

[Psy]

I spy BF2 on the desktop!

YAY BF2...*joins server*....*crash*

Ok...try again? *joins server*...*you have been disconnected for absolutely no reason*

*explodes*

[hessi]

defrag as you can see form my screenshot, the batches are in the bin folder so i dont need any env variables

[Defrag]

Mine are in the bin folder too, but it doesn't work for me for whatever reason.

[hessi]

maybe because i included the %sourcesdk%/bin folder to the windows PATH variable too

[von*ferret]

yall are too fancy. So no one messes with Rad settings anymore to get more gamma or something?

[Defrag]

I tried various RAD settings and came to the conclusion that most of them don't seem to do anything these days

[JamesL]

-final does - it takes x10 as long and looks virtually the same