Windows command prompt:

start > programs > accessories > Command Prompt

The type:

CD c:\quake\id1\maps

Then you can run your tool, i.e.

qbsp yourmap

then

vis -fast yourmap

then

light -extra yourmap

Also, use this QBSP tool, it is by far the best:

http://www.quaddicted.com/tools/txqbspbjp.zip 

All of your tools in the c:\quake\id1\maps directory first

(txqbsp.exe, vis.exe, light.exe) 

yeah the way WC acts like it's crashed when compiling through it's interface is pretty annoying, but when constructing certain areas I find the cordon function pretty useful, and I hop map versions a lot especially when planning trigger sequences and such, so I still use it a lot, but never for full compiles.

myself I have WC using tools inside a worldcraft/quaketools folder, and a seperate clean copy of quake on c:\ (no mods/maps other than my own and only one exe). Seems to be fine with this :E

For proper compiles Necro's utility is cool imo :) 

I tried to put all my tools and map files into the maps folder, didnt work. then I tried command prompt, didnt work. Should I just try Necro's utility then? 

is the 'toggle' flag a spawnflag? I tried setting a key/value of 'toggle' '1' and it didn't do anything. (each triggering of the play_sound_triggered causes another instance of the loop to start). 

yeah, 'flag' is spawnflags (not 'flags', which is also a var, but used internally by qc).

as for the compiling gui, it's just to save you time from making batch files. 

Will you please explain exactly how you tried to use a command prompt? There is no way that a command prompt wouldn't work if you are using it properly.

We need to start off with the basics here I think.

Copy your .map file into a new directory on your c: called "qbsp".
Put your TxQbsp.exe in the same folder.

Open a command prompt (click start, then type cmd in the search/run bar at the bottom of the start menu).

Then type in the command prompt:

cd c:\qbsp

then type

txqbsp yourmap


Then report back here as to what happens. 

everytime I put in:
...desktop\maps\txqbsp.exe test

It says, there was an error.
There error says that there is no such file or directory. 

when the test.map (as you called it) is in the same directory as txqbsp is, it should work.

when you try to test qbsp with the command "test" it won't.
Just giving the qbsp command without a map of string compiles a qbsp_log.txt with all possible commands one can give.

So if there's an error or file mising at least you can try to see if qbsp compiles a log.txt
then you can try to search for your map and see if it is there in thre same directory.

As winxp and higher don't use dos commands anymore, you might try to make a sublink to qbsp file, and there specify your argues like

program > txqbsp your map. 

now its telling me "No world brushes on line 1" though im hoping thats just the map problem now?? Sorry for being so bad at this kinda stuff but im new to it 

Do what I tell you! Put it in either c:\quake\id1\maps

or

c:\qbsp\

and then type either

cd c:\quake\id1\maps

or

cd c:\qbsp\

and then we'll talk 

I got it working. It turns out I guess the compiler I was using was screwed up or something, but I replaced it with the one you gave me Ricky, thanks guys. 

you heard the boss.
do what he tells you.

and be glad he didn't gave you qmap.


Hah! 

any wads besides rune.wad that have any? 

You'll have to use texmex to get the burmal quest textures afaik. I'm working on some custom snow textures, based on some hexen 'german medieval' textures. 

i'll have to look over hexen textures i guess, i didn't remember there were any. thanks!

looking at the screen, that looks like the hexen textures right?

don't really tile all that well, do they? :S
will have to experiment. 

looking at the screen
referring to the screenshot of brumal quest (alk15) on quaddicted. 

Daikantana has good snowfiles. I can remember there was a daikantana.wad on quaddicted. 

There are 4 daikatan texture set, one per episode.
You will need DKT3.wad for snowy texture ;) 

forgot alll about dkt! :D 

ogro + snow

it was in a dm map a while back. long while back actually. i can't remember for the life of me who it was by or what it was called though :( 

http://www.quaddicted.com/wads/clockwork.zip 

http://mpqarchive.pauked.com/index.php?view=viewcomments&review_link=16955

great map btw 

looks like that map was made for glquake clients... fullbrights on the snow kind of ruin the look now. :P

still, not too hard to palette swap a few pixels around. thanks :) 

Still need those Ogro textures fixed for fullbrights?