A small GTK Radiant glitch.

[Lord Spook]

My friend asked me If I can write this topic instead of him. So here is the thing, he installed his Radiant and started it, then he got some weird glitches and his Radiant instantly freezes.

 
Like this:

https://jkhub.org/images/73fs6Kj.jpg

https://jkhub.org/images/1ZqdPUz.jpg

 

[Circa]

Moved to Modding Assistance forum.

[Vulcan]

Try compatibility modes.

I had this issue in the past, and I think it has something to do with older video cards. I remember disabling aero mode in Windows and it worked like a charm.

But try running as administrator, and as windows xp/98 first.

[NumberWan]

@Vulcan is absolutely right. You must check the compatibility options of the program.

 

I had other issue with GtkRadiant 1.4. at least - it wouldn't save any new *.map file. Only Save as option worked, rewriting the existing file.

[RebelChum]

Yeap, you have to run it in compatibility mode and disable desktop composition or something similar to that (I forget). You also have to go into GTK's options and uncheck win32 dialogs I believe. Going from memory at the moment.

 

@Vulcan is absolutely right. You must check the compatibility options of the program.

 

I had other issue with GtkRadiant 1.4. at least - it wouldn't save any new *.map file. Only Save as option worked, rewriting the existing file.

 

When saving a map, you can use Save As. You just need to actually type .map at the end of the filename or else it will save as an empty flat file and you'll lose all your work.

[NumberWan]

@Andrew

Just to be safe - making backups is essential . But in case of 1.4. I usually copied a file in the past (e.g. test2.map to test2 copy.map), changed the name. And then started a new map, working on the actual location. Then Save as and choose the former test2 copy.map. That worked for 1.4. In later versions I experience no such problem.