Can't create LogFile error.

[pulsar scaffold]

Hi! Does anyone know how to fix this issue? I've looked it up online and anything that mentions it has no replies saying how to fix the issue. I used to be able to render maps fine but now this happens. I've tried reinstalling the authoring tools, and validating the files but neither worked. Please help! 🙂

[formal ether]

This server doesn't help with decompiled maps, as they aren't really supposed to be recompiled and cause all sorts of weird errors

[fast smelt]

Hammer or the user have write access to that directory?

[pulsar scaffold]

I've tried it with a map made by me and it has the same issue.

[pulsar scaffold]

I think it does, do you know how i would check that?

[fast smelt]

Also, D: drive in lowercase?

[pulsar scaffold]

That might cause an issue, idk how i would change that tho

[pulsar scaffold]

I've just tried it with a super simple custom map and it throws out the same error, however it looks slightly different

[jagged vapor]

What OS are you mapping on?

[pulsar scaffold]

Windows 11

I recently updated

maybe that broke something

[jagged vapor]

Oh god. Maybe

I know windows 11 is known to fuck shit up at times

are you able to create a map in hl2 or something?

Maybe isolate the problem?

[pulsar scaffold]

Hi maybe, i’ll try it tomorrow bc I can’t rn. I’ll update you when I have 🙂

[jagged vapor]

Let me know how it goes.. Just @jagged vapor

[pulsar scaffold]

Ok, thanks! 🙂

[fast smelt]

wish it would be more detailed on the error (IO error, Permission Denied, etc.)

[pulsar scaffold]

@jagged vapor Hi! I've just tried rending a map with the csgo sdk and it worked perfectly fine. So i think its just something to do with the Portal 2 SDK

[pulsar scaffold]

Same.. it would be so much more useful

[fast smelt]

I actually have this error too with compiling a very simple map (box with info_player_start) with the Portal 2 Hammer.

I think MS broke something, but I am on Windows 10

This must have been within the last couple of weeks since I was able to compile maps with the same setup in late April

May try it on Linux Mint (Ubuntu) next

[pulsar scaffold]

🤦great.

Well thanks anyway 🙂

I still don’t understand what would cause this issue

[jagged vapor]

I will try it when I get out of bed in a few minutes. See what I can do

[pulsar scaffold]

Ok 🙂

[jagged vapor]

Works for me just fine with the tools

Try verifying portal 2 authorising tools and see what happens when you try to compile

Portal 2\sdk_content\maps\zoo_mechanics.vmf

[pulsar scaffold]

Hi! Sorry for the late reply, I’ll try that and I’ll let you know how it goes

[jagged vapor]

That's ok!

[pulsar scaffold]

Do you think also verifying portal 2 would make a difference?

[jagged vapor]

do that too

[pulsar scaffold]

Ok

[pulsar scaffold]

So, i have good news and bad news. Good news is it started compiling after verifying both portal 2 and the sdk. Bad news is its throwing up this error now

[jagged vapor]

can I see your gameinfo path in hammer?

where does it think it is?

[pulsar scaffold]

I just fixed that soz

[jagged vapor]

its ok

[pulsar scaffold]

it was from my previous attemps at fixing it

i just did it again and its loaded the map

[jagged vapor]

It works?

[pulsar scaffold]

yes

[jagged vapor]

Sweet!

[pulsar scaffold]

Ill try the other map again now

[jagged vapor]

ok

[pulsar scaffold]

does the same error

hm

ill try the test map

that one also does it

ill try the zoo map but to that directory instead of the standered p2 files

it might have something to do with that

[jagged vapor]

maybe

[pulsar scaffold]

I think it is to do with that directory

[jagged vapor]

oh maybe

[pulsar scaffold]

Interesting...

[jagged vapor]

Yeah

[pulsar scaffold]

ill just compile maps to the p2 custom map bit thingy then

Thanks for your help!

[jagged vapor]

You're welcome!

[pulsar scaffold]

I'm compiling the map now and its working fine 😄

[jagged vapor]

wonderful

[pulsar scaffold]

(Inside the sdk content bit)

So i guess thats the solution

[fast smelt]

In my case, I made sure the directory/folder it was trying to write the file to existed, but with the same error

[pulsar scaffold]

The directory definitely existed for mine

oh well

at least its fixed kinda now 🙂

[fast smelt]

Either Valve or MS broke something, I don't remember seeing any Win10 updates recently.

[pulsar scaffold]

probs valve since csgo worked

unless valve fixed csgo

but forgot abt p2

[fast smelt]

This seems to effect the other games too, I tried this with the Hammer included in P2 Authoring Tools

[pulsar scaffold]

ye maybe

well the map just finished and turns out decompiling the wakeup sequence breaks the voice lines

[fast smelt]

tried compiling any of the included VMF files?

[pulsar scaffold]

ye i tried the zoo map and it worked fine inside the p2 sdk_content folder (the other folder i was trying to do broke it) The issue with the voice lines is just a remanent of decompiling the map, not the logfile issue

[fast smelt]

It does compile now?

[pulsar scaffold]

yes

[fast smelt]

what did you do to fix it?

just compiled it to the maps folder in Portal 2?

[pulsar scaffold]

The "sdk_content" folder 🙂

[fast smelt]

Valve must have broke something then