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I swear there used to be a "fade" render FX but it seems to have disappeared. How can I fade / in out objects depending on distance?
02:17Jessie
That's "glow", isn't it?
09:00Instant Mix
That's with point-based entities only though. I must've been using SoHL, there's literally nothing else I can find
09:01Instant Mix
Shite, that buggers up an idea I had.
10:17Admer456
The Slow Become Solid, Fast Become Solid, Fade etc.? Yeah, just add some more lines in your FGD file. :p
10:42Instant Mix
They don't seem to at all work in Sven Coop. At least, with additive mode.
17:12Admer456
Hmm. It worked for me with the Texture render mode at least. But you're looking for a glow effect, so. Hmm
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How To Create An Airstrike
By Chris 'autolycus' Bokitch
| Introduction This tutorial will lead you through the creation of an air strike table. What's an air strike table? you ask? It will allow you to target a specific point in your level and send an airstrike raining down on the targetted position. Setup The air strike is setup in four parts - a set of momentary_rot_button entities (part 1) that control a set momentary_door entities (part 2) that determine the position the func_mortar_field (part 3) will strike at when the func_button (part 4) is pressed. The entities are shown in the picture below (taken from Worldcraft's 3D view).
momentary_rot_buttons and momentary_doors These two sets of entities act as the positioning devices for the air strike. The momentary_rot_buttons act as controllers to move the momentary_doors around and the momentary doors act as the actual position indicators for the strike. In the picture above, momentary_rot_button #1 is the X controller, and momentary_door #1 is the X position indicator. Likewise, momentary_rot_door #2 is the Y controller, and momentary_door #2 is the Y position indicator.
func_mortar_field and func_button The func_mortar_field is where the mortars actually drop from. It must be triggered to drop the bombs, which is where the func_button comes in. The func_mortarfield is quite simple to setup. First, set its Name (targetname) to mortar. This is what the func_button will target. The Spread Radius (m_flSpread) determines the mortar strike's accuracy. The value is the number of units of variance from a direct hit. The Repeat Count (m_iCount) value is equal to the number of bombs that will be dropped. One is pretty devastating, so more is better! :) The Targeting (m_fControl) value determines how the func_mortarfield will be controlled. For this example, you want to have selected the Table (2). Last, you have to specify the X Controller (m_iszXController) and Y Controller (m_iszYController). For this example, you'll want to use the values xcontroller and ycontroller, respectively, which correspond to the Name (targetname) values of the X and Y controller momentary_rot_buttons) Finally, you need to setup a trigger to activate the func_mortar_field. In this example, we're using a func_button, but anything capable of triggering an event can be used. Simply set the Targeted Object (target) of the button to mortar. Setup any other properties/flags as you normally would. Now, when the button is pushed, the air strike is triggered and bombs are dropped at the position indicated on the table. A lot of this information will be more easily understood if you can examine the example map as you're going through it. Example For a more concrete illustration, check out the example map linked below. |
