Lost map file, recovered .autosave with software, Radiant wont open it? in Help Desk

Created on: August 12, 2015, 08:36:48 pm

ProRevenge
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Right so Radiant crashed, and it deleted ALL entites and models and whatnot from my map file, so I panicked, but managed to recover a version of it from a couple hours ago with some recovery software, except it recovered a .autosave5 file, It has everything I need in it, all the text inside is that of my map file.
However if I change name to .map, Radiant gives fatal error upon loading it:

This is what line 1652 looks like in the map file:

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// brush 431
{
 ( -244 -1479.25 100 ) ( -254 -1479.25 100 ) ( -254 -1489.25 100 ) berlin_window_glass 64 64 127.99097 359.95642 0 0 lightmap_gray 16384 16384.482 127.99097 360.21997 0 0
 ( -85 -1489.25 175 ) ( -85 -1479.25 175 ) ( -75 -1479.25 175 ) berlin_window_glass 64 64 128.00342 359.96704 0 0 lightmap_gray 16384 16383.705 128.00342 360.26962 0 0
 ( -85 -1484.5 175 ) ( -75 -1484.5 175 ) ( -75 -1484.5 170 ) berlin_window_glass 64 64 128 0 0 0 lightmap_gray 16384 16384 128 0 0 0
 ( -75 -1484.25 174 ) ( -85 -1484.25 174 ) ( -85 -1484.25 169 ) berlin_window_glass 64 64 128 0 0 0 lightmap_gray 16384 16384 128 0 0 0
 ( -158 -1484.25 156 ) ( -158 -1484.25 144 ) ( -158 -1452.25 156 ) berlin_window_glass 64 64 -359.9989 0 0 0 lightmap_gray 16383.664 16384 -360.02551 0 0 0
 ( 22 -1484.25 141 ) ( 22 -1484.5 157 ) ( 22 -1452.5 157 ) berlin_window_glass 64 64 -360.01486 0 0 0 lightmap_gray 16383.654 16384 -360.0242 0 0 0
}   // LINE 1652 HERE
// brush 432
{
 ( -335 -1480 100 ) ( -339 -1480 100 ) ( -339 -1488 100 ) berlin_ceilings_metal 128 128 226.00421 360.03955 0 0 lightmap_gray 16384 16383.572 226.00421 360.03015 0 0
 ( -20 -1488 102 ) ( -20 -1480 102 ) ( -16 -1480 102 ) berlin_ceilings_metal 128 128 226.00407 360.01208 0 0 lightmap_gray 16384 16383.867 226.00407 360.00916 0 0
 ( -158 -1489 175 ) ( -154 -1489 175 ) ( -154 -1489 171 ) berlin_ceilings_metal 128 128 226.00607 -0.0012054443 0 0 lightmap_gray 16384.248 16384 226.00769 1 0 0
 ( 24 -1483 108 ) ( 24 -1475 108 ) ( 24 -1475 104 ) berlin_ceilings_metal 128.0168 128 -357.85403 0 0 0 lightmap_gray 16384.24 16384 -359.98477 0.9956665 0 0
 ( -154 -1479 175 ) ( -158 -1479 175 ) ( -158 -1479 171 ) berlin_ceilings_metal 128 128 226 0 0 0 lightmap_gray 16384.031 16384 226.00653 1 0 0
 ( -158 -1478 102 ) ( -158 -1486 102 ) ( -158 -1486 98 ) berlin_ceilings_metal 128 128 -357.9386 0 0 0 lightmap_gray 16386.012 16384 -359.86475 1 0 0
}

When I try removing that bit, or messing with it at all, the same error happens, as if I haven't even changed line 1652.

If someone could help me run the map file just once so I can save it I will have my map back, at the minute what im left with is unusable....

Reply #1 on: August 12, 2015, 08:47:32 pm

HitmanVere
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I also had this today, as my mapfile got corrupted also

Reply #2 on: August 12, 2015, 09:34:04 pm

DidUknowiPwn
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Delete brush 431 see what happens.

Reply #3 on: August 12, 2015, 09:46:48 pm

ProRevenge
Mapper
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Ive tried deleting that text and any around it, same error
Ive also trawled through the file, and in the list of entities, brush 1 and 0 are listed tons of times, with also lots of different text in there, stuff about facebook, and everything. Unsure if this is because of the recovery software I used (recuva)

If this isn't gonna work Im gonna need to find some software that can recover previous versions of files (windows file history was turned off) rather than just deleted files.

I still cant understand how Radiant crashed, said it stopped working and then deleted ALL entities, but not brushes and patches, also some extra brushes appeared throughout the map that disappear when lightgrid is filtered...

Double Post Merge: August 13, 2015, 10:23:41 am

It turns out the recovery software im using cannot recover the full file, as it is damaged after recovery.

Looks like ive lost the map - but only all the entites

Im guessing its impossible to recover anything from a compiled mod? Even if it is just the entites I need, so models, triggers, script structs and the like, since only they have been lost.

I don't wanna have to start again but if it needs to be done it needs to be done

Double Post Merge: August 13, 2015, 06:50:53 pm

Triple post I know, But I salvaged what I could in terms of entities from the map file I recovered - by going in Notepad and copying over entries. I saved almost all the entites I added from the past few days, so in reality all I lost was most of the first room models and all the gameplay stuff (playable area, zones, spawners etc)
I am nearly back up to speed now so things are looking good again

Last Edit: August 13, 2015, 06:50:53 pm by ProRevenge

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Lost map file, recovered .autosave with software, Radiant wont open it?