Couldn't allocate cluster (?)

[L0d3x]

Hi all,

I recently made a new BSP and tried to get it into the engine as usual. I've done this many times before, so I was surprised when I got the following error:


C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition>tool structure levels
\craterscape valley
Couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'
building intermediate geometry...
building collision geometry...
reducing collision geometry...
building collision bsp...
### WARNING found nearly coplanar surfaces (red and green).
reducing collision bsp...
verifying collision geometry...
verifying collision bsp...
building portals...
couldn't allocate cluster.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition>

This is new to me. I haven't created any portals or stuff like that BTW.
Any help would be much appreciated!

[Arteen]

Try creating portals.

[Higuy]

Yeah make portals so that they will define the clusters.
Then it should be able to allocate them.

[L0d3x]

Alright I'll try that, but I have a question about them.
What role do the normals of the portals play? I found the explanation in the HEK tut rather vague pertaining to the normals.

[L0d3x]

I think I'm doing it wrong :(



C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition>tool structure levels
\craterscape valley
Couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'
building intermediate geometry...
building collision geometry...
reducing collision geometry...
building collision bsp...
### ERROR found z buffered triangles (red).
### WARNING found nearly coplanar surfaces (red and green).
reducing collision bsp...
verifying collision geometry...
verifying collision bsp...
building portals...
### WARNING unearthed edge (magenta boxed lines).
### WARNING unearthed edge (magenta boxed lines).
### WARNING unearthed edge (magenta boxed lines).
### WARNING unearthed edge (magenta boxed lines).
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couldn't allocate cluster.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Halo Custom Edition>

[ThePlague]

What did you name the material?

[L0d3x]

+portal, but apparently I hadn't aligned the edges of my portal planes with the edges of the map itself. So I'm trying that right now.
E: tworks now!