Help me, my map crashes!

[Guest]

I've created a quite big map, which has about 300kb. I'm working in DOS 6.22, with Nukem 1.3 and Build editor. Map takes about 800 sectors, 3000 walls and 1500 sprites.
Some days ago after adding another elements, during play it crashes from unkown reason.
Tried without sound, lowest graphic, but with no effects. Yet when crashing, the map is corrupted, some levels behavior strange or disappear from 3D mode, but they are still in 2D mode. I'm sure that there's no problem with disk, tested it.
I've put there a lot of work!!!! http://www.3drealms.com/ubb/images/icons/mad.gif
What the hell is happening?!

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[Ding Bat]

Sounds like you need to go back to the last elements you added and start deleting some to see if you can get the map to work again?

When you make any major changes, you should save as another version. mymap1,mymap2,etc.

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[This message has been edited by Ding Bat (edited 02-21-2001).]

[Guest]

Deleting last added? No way - after first crash map is damaged too seriously and the only thing I can do is to take previously saved one.
Never know when it will broke, should I save after add any sector or sprite?!
I'm getting mad on it.

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Devastator rulez!

[Carger2000]

You said it yourself, you'd best start working on a non-crashing backup of your map.
BTW How did you get to have 1500 sprites in
your map? Sounds like an awful lot.
Enemies? Weapons? Sure hope not..

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C2000, The Map Masters
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[Guest]

Carger2000, don't you think that I did that? Of course, I was really really http://www.3drealms.com/ubb/images/icons/mad.gif but took old copy of that map and forget about the problem.
And...you know what happened...now I can only cry.
Now you ask about 1500 sprites, so I don't know what exactly do you mean. If you build maps, and especially big ones, you must know that every switch, Sector Effectors, Activators and of course bad guys are sprites. Yet signs on walls, stuff on the floor, all things which make map looking cool. I can send you this map and you will see.

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Devastator rulez!

[Gloryroader]

Originally posted by Rafal:
I can send you this map and you will see.



Get it done, make sure it's crash-proof (or less likely to crash depending on platform) and post it on my site. If it's as cool as you say, my son and I will enjoy playing it and I'm sure my visitors would like to see it, too.

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Gloryroader - Webmaster, The Gloryroad (http://gloryroad.freeyellow.com)

[Guest]

I can't make it done, because I'm afraid to work with this map. I can only send you the one which is 100% non-crashing, but has no proper ending. Well, I think that it is enough playable to deliver much fun.
If you wish you can make any ending, but please tell me about it.
Do you want it, Gloryroader?

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Devastator rulez!