Compile Line Parameters
This is based on qbsp3, qvis3, qrad3 parameters. It should be the same and maybe somethimes updated :)
KPBSP
Command Line Parameters:
| -noprune | If false, combine brushlists of child nodes. Results in larger BSP file and longer compile time. |
| -glview | Write "<mapname>.gl" file. Dumps the number of points in a plane, the points used to define that plane and the total light on that plane. |
| -nodetail | Doesn't include any detail brushes in the bsp. good for getting an idea of what vis will be processing. |
| -fulldetail | Make anything with content a detail brush. |
| -onlyents | Only vises entities. Good for when you only make changes to the entities of a level. |
| -nomerge | If true, do not merge faces that share the same edge on the same plane. |
| -nowater | Remove water, slime, lava brushes |
| -nofill | Not used in code. It doesn't do anything. |
| -nocsg | If true, does not try to reduce intersecting brushes into non-intersecting brushes (does not call ChopBrushes in csg.c). Your BSP file will be larger with this option on. |
| -noweld | If true, use vertices from dvertexes array. If false, create vertices from a hash table. |
| -noshare | If true, do not throw out identical edges. |
| -nosubdiv | If false, subdivide faces that are larger than -chop size. |
| -notjunc | If true, do not break edges on tjunctions. Setting this to true will decrease compile time. This option should not be used for a final compile. |
| -noopt | If true, only go thru 1st compiler pass in ProcessWorldModel. |
| -leaktest | Just tests for leaks (really fast, skips alot of seal-dependent processes). |
| -verboseentities | Prints entity sub model information if verbose is also true. Verbose must also be true to use this information. |
| -threads xx | Used for computers that have multiple processors. |
| -v | Verbose mode. Prints everything that is going on to the user. Doesn't effect the qbsp process. |
| -chop xx | If a face is greater than this size, then it will be subdivided unless nosubdivide is true. |
| -block xx | Block_xl & block_yl should be no less than -4. Block_xh & block_yh should be no greater than 3 |
| -blocks xx | I have no idea what this does. |
| -tmpout abc | Not real sure what this does but I think it saves a temp copy of the bsp file to the directory specified. |
KPVIS
Command Line Parameters:
| -fast | Vis the level very quickly. Good for testing a level. Make sure you do a vis -level 4 though when releasing a level. |
| -nosort | If false, sort portals in increasing value of mightsee variable. |
| -threads xx | Used for computers with multiple cpus |
| -level xx | Not used in code |
| -v | Verbose mode. Lists everything that is going on to the user. Doesn't affect the vis. |
| -tmpin abc | Not sure what this does, I believe you can specify where the bsp file is to vis. I have not tested it though |
| -tmpout abc | Saves a copy of the bsp file that is produced to the directory specified. Not tested. |
KPRAD
Command Line Parameters:
| Dump lighting information to files "bounce0.txt" and "bounce[bounce-1].txt". | |
| -bounce xx | Bounce determines the amount of times a light will bounce. By default bounce is 8, after about 38 or 40 it does not make a difference. |
| -v | Verbose mode. Lists everything that is going on to the user. Doesn't affect the vis. |
| -extra | Take 5 samples instead of 1. Makes lighting smoother. Takes longer to compile. |
| -threads xx | Lets you specify how many threads you want it to use (really only good for multiple cpus). |
| -chop xx | Fast light testing, setting it to -128 will give 1/4 the number of patches to calculate but will result in the loss of "light detail" but be around 4 times as fast (guessing). Another use of it is for a large level with a lot of surface area. Looking in the code it has this "#define MAX_PATCHES 65000 // larger will cause 32 bit overflows" A level I was playing around with, caused an error in qrad "to many patches" or something like that, so I tried -chop 128, and this reduced the number of patches that qrad has to calculate and all was fine. Default 64. |
| -scale xx | Smaller number equals dimmer light over entire map. Used to normalize light. Default 1.0. |
| Used to scale direct light intensity. default .4 | |
| -entity xx | Used to scale direct light intensity on the entities. Default 1.0. |
| -glview | Write "<mapname>.glr" file. Dumps the number of points in a plane, the points used to define that plane and the total light on that plane. |
| -nopvs | If on, doesn't check the PVS bit. If this is on the compile will be faster. |
| -ambient xx | Sets an ambient light level. Very cool. You can light a level without even using light entities. Looks like shit though. The best use of this would to be to set a very low value for ambient like .2, which would get rid of all the very dark areas of your map. Anything value greater then 1 is way too bright. Default 0. |
| -maxlight xx | Maximum amount of light a face can receive. This is to insure that faces are not too bright. default 196. max 255. |
| -tmpin abc | Not sure what this does, I believe you can specify where the bsp file is to vis. I have not tested it though. |
| -tmpout abc | Not real sure what this does but I think it saves a temp copy of the bsp file to the directory specified. |
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