Well i used BSPSource to decomplile the map this time instead of Vmex and after loading it in SFM again the bunkers seemed ok but the rest of the maps textures didn't load so i used GCFScape to extract the materials folder and i copied that to SFMs dod folder.
That got the textures back but some items where missing one bunker looks fine the other has parts of it missing... http://i.imgur.com/GR1b7f8.jpg

I think i should give up on this map and move to another one.

Yeah, but ill give it another shot when i wake up later today and let ya know.

Originally posted by Yurtex:

can you upload your .vmf ?

here ya go: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rvndrac9sigjngr/dod_strand_d.vmf

Originally posted by Yurtex:

Type in console:
Buildcubemaps

Should fix the problem. If not it maybe coused by "leaks".

I tried buildcubemaps in the console but everything just ends up blank all i can see in the camera is white, i tried reloading the map and same thing.

Originally posted by Yurtex:

Tutorial on lighting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hILEwPBqggg

I'll start looking at that video thanks.

EDIT: i tried buildcubemaps in the game window and yeah it was all white again but i turned on noclip and found i spawned inside something but the bunkers are still as they apper in the original image.

I followed Jimer Lins guide on using custom maps in SFM all went well except for one thing: the bunkers which i believe are custom for the map don't have any lighting everything else in the map seems to be working just fine.
here's how it looks in sfm: http://i.imgur.com/mGCoXAU.jpg
here's how it's suppose to look: http://i.imgur.com/UalzrEc.jpg
oh and I'm not sure why there's a set of lines like that in the sky anyone know what it is or how to get rid of it? :|
any help is greatly appreciated!

I think there's an issue with the engineer model that wont display the phonemes tab, And from googling around others also seem to have issues with the tab not appearing.

Any type of guide that would help cover muzzle flashes in the SFM better would be grand :3 As it is there is very little info on it.

Originally posted by TheRealWarrior0:

Have you done the hide\show waveform stuff? Have you elected thinly the engineer head?
Anyway to copy the pose of the character you can right click in motion editor (with the whole time selected) and click on"copy samples" then import the new model and paste the samples on it... Hpe you ti d the way to fix your stuff! ;)

Yeah only my bit of audio is on show waveform, I don't know what you mean by "Selected thingly the engineer head"
But thanks for the info i ended up replacing the engineer and coping the pose :)

I also noticed i have a scout HWM model in his default laugh animation and if i try to extract phonemes on him it also has no effect, So it must be something to do with posing the model/putting a animation on them that's causing the face to lock or something.
Thanks for the quick replies.

Oh and when i go to edit the face animation in the motion editor the phonemes tab isn't there from what I've googled others are having this problem too.

You shouldn't need 2 cameras but the end result of the mocap will be more accurate with two for obvious reasons. I "think" you can use fairly cheap webcams to record behind you But i think that all depends on what software you use and from what I've read decent mocap software gets Verrry expensive.

I can't remember but awhile ago i came across a video where a guy used a kinect infront and two cheap webcams diagnoally behind him and the animation turned out just as smooth as using a 2nd kinect.

Good luck! I'm keeping my eye out for cheap kinects to buy so i can start messing about with mocap myself :D

I've been following the valve tutorials but when i recorded my own voice using the SFM with the Y hotkey it saves fine playbacks fine, Although when i extract phonemes on an engineer character it doesn't work, The engineer is a HWM model, All i have done to him is pose him and animated his head shaking left and right slightly, When i add a new Engineer HWM model and extract the phonemes it works fine.. so i can't understand what's gone wrong.

Any ideas? or could someone tell me how to copy the pose of a existing model and paste it onto another so i can just replace the model and not have to pose him again.