The Issue Tracker

[p0sixkillah]

The purpose of this thread is to gather information about bugs and general issues with SFM and SFMR. We'll have issues reported as such:

Reported by: <@user>
Version #: <SFM type & build ID> (ex: 'Normal - 0.9.8.15', 'Reborn - 0.9.8.15')

Issue Description:
<description>

Known Workarounds:
<known workarounds / 'None'>

If you wish to see an issue reported here, please create a thread in the Source Filmmaker forum, or contact the forum moderators via PMs, and try to keep the format similar to the above so we can format it accordingly!

 

[p0sixkillah]

Reported by: Fames#9725
Version #: Normal - 0.9.8.15

Issue Description:
Playhead following mouse in the motion editor, not being able to click on the viewport.

Known Workarounds:
CTRL + M -> Escape -> CTRL + A
or
Hold shift and drag-select a small area

 

[p0sixkillah]

Reported by: Fames#9725
Version #: Normal - 0.9.8.15

Issue Description:
Broken reflections/none at all/bloom of death

Known Workarounds:
Open the console via Windows -> Console. Set mat_fastspecular and/or mat_specular to 0 -> type in buildcubemaps -> restart SFM after it's done

 

[p0sixkillah]

Reported by: Practical Problems
Version #: Normal - 0.9.8.15

Issue Description:
Mouse movement in the in-game mode causes erratic movement to occur

Known Workarounds:
If on Windows 7, make sure to set the windows scaling to default

 

[p0sixkillah]

Reported by: Pajser#1274
Version #: Normal - 0.9.8.15

Issue Description:
Cameras and/or models stop responding to commands after the 60 seconds mark.

Known Workarounds:
Double-click the timeline in the clip editor and extend the yellow clips.

 

[p0sixkillah]

Reported by: LemonTea#0594
Version #: Normal - 0.9.8.15 (BuildID 489744)

Issue Description:
In the Particle Editor Tool, "System Properties>Add new..." causes SFM to close. No freezing, just the window closing animation.
Following the crash, an average of 34 files need to be retrieved via validation.

Known Workarounds:
N/A

 

[p0sixkillah]

Reported by: 9joao6#9006
Version #: Normal - 0.9.8.15 (BuildID 489744)

Issue Description:
Missing model preview in the model browser.

Known Workarounds:
Delete ingamedialogconfig.vdf in platform\scripts.

 

[p0sixkillah]

Reported by: Papyesh#7067
Version #: Normal - 0.9.8.15 (BuildID 489744)

Issue Description:
Blinking viewport, turning black when moving around, etc.

Known Workarounds:
Type -usevgui in launch options
or
Go to "Windows" > "Engine Window" > "Auto Hide Engine Window"

 

[p0sixkillah]

Reported by: FallenNoob#4457
Version #: Normal - 0.9.8.15 (BuildID 489744)

Issue Description:
Loading certain models causes an "Engine Hunk Overflow" error to display, followed by SFM crashing.

Known Workarounds:
Add the following line to /usermod/cfg/autoconfig.cfg:
r_hunkalloclightmaps 0