I have experience with making maps for Half-Life 1 and the classic DOOM games and I'm trying to learn how to make levels for Quake 1, I've gotten the editor from the original site and made a pretty decent looking level, it might not be making the .BSP file. Hers what the compilation looks like.


** Executing...
** Command: Change Directory
** Parameters: D:/Program Files EXT/Steam/steamapps/common/Quake/Id1/mods


** Executing...
** Command: D:/QuakeDev/tools/ericw-tools-v0.18.1-win64/ericw-tools-v0.18.1-win64/bin/bspinfo.exe
** Parameters: "D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps"
---- bspinfo / ericw-tools v0.18.1 ----
---------------------
D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps.bsp
LoadBSPFile: 'D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps.bsp'
************ ERROR ************
Error opening D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps.bsp: No such file or directory


** Executing...
** Command: D:/Program Files EXT/J.A.C.K./quake/vis.exe
** Parameters: "D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps"
Quake VIS Compiler (build Dec 11 2013)
------------ vis ------------
************ ERROR ************
Error opening D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps.bsp: No such file or directory


** Executing...
** Command: D:/Program Files EXT/J.A.C.K./quake/light.exe
** Parameters: "D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps"
Quake LIGHT Compiler (build Oct 6 2015)
----------- light -----------
************ ERROR ************
Error opening D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps.bsp: No such file or directory



I use an external hard drive if that has any importance. 

I tried going to the steam community for help, one person said to re- select the compiler tools in my configurations, I tried that but it still didn't work out. When I go into Quake and put in to load my map in the dev console, it still says that it can't spawn world server (whatever that is) and says the theres no .BSP file. Here's what the compilation looks like now.


** Executing...
** Command: Change Directory
** Parameters: D:/Program Files EXT/Steam/steamapps/common/Quake/Id1/mods


** Executing...
** Command: D:/QuakeDev/tools/ericw-tools-v0.18.1-win64/ericw-tools-v0.18.1-win64/bin/bsputil.exe
** Parameters: "D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps"
---- bsputil / ericw-tools v0.18.1 ----
---------------------
D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps.bsp
LoadBSPFile: 'D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps.bsp'
BSP is version 29
---------------------


** Executing...
** Command: D:/QuakeDev/tools/ericw-tools-v0.18.1-win64/ericw-tools-v0.18.1-win64/bin/vis.exe
** Parameters: "D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps"
---- vis / ericw-tools v0.18.1 ----
running with 2 threads
testlevel = 4
LoadBSPFile: 'D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps.bsp'
BSP is version 29
LoadPortals: couldn't read D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps.prt
No vising performed.


** Executing...
** Command: D:/QuakeDev/tools/ericw-tools-v0.18.1-win64/ericw-tools-v0.18.1-win64/bin/light.exe
** Parameters: "D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps"
---- light / ericw-tools v0.18.1 ----
Raytracing backend: Embree
running with 2 threads
LoadBSPFile: 'D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps.bsp'
BSP is version 29
--- LoadEntities ---
7 entities read, 1 are lights.
--- OptionsSummary ---
Embree_TraceInit: Embree version: 2.15.0
Embree_TraceInit:
43 sky faces
696 solid faces
0 filtered faces
0 shadow-casting skip faces
SetupLights: 1 initial lights
SetupLights: 1 after surface lights
SetupLights: 1 after jittering
--- EstimateLightVisibility ---
0
Final count: 1 lights 0 suns in use.
--- LightWorld ---
0....1....2....3....4....5....6....7....8....9....
Lighting Completed.

lightdatasize: 836
0 switchable light styles (32 max)
Writing D:\Program Files EXT\Steam\steamapps\common\Quake\Id1\mods\maps\maps.bsp as BSP version 29
0.744 seconds elapsed

stats:
0.032442 lights tested, 0.007996 hits per sample point
0.000000 bounce lights tested, 0.000000 hits per sample point
0 empty lightmaps





PLEASE! FOR THE LOVE OF QUAKE AND ALL THAT IS UNHOLY, HELP ME! 

The folder structure is wrong, and your map is called "maps.bsp" which sounds like a mistake. You have:

Id1\mods\maps\maps.bsp

what it should be:

Id1\maps\your_map_name.bsp

and once you have it set up like that, you'll be able to launch it in game by typing "map your_map_name" at the console.

I'm not familiar with JACK but if you can make it stop using the "mods" subdirectory of id1, the folder structure should be correct. 

Just tried that, Thanks for the advice, I think I'm almost there. But now it's not make the .BSP file again. 

I would paste the compilation, but this only supports 5000 letters.