More qs., this time related:
I'm going to try some things with monster_generic, but I need some help.
1: How do I use them (like with barney + scientists)
2: If they have different faces like a grunt, how do I change them (I only mean this for grunts created with monster_generic, I know how to the normal way, this is an EG)
3: How do I make them attack me?
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Hi. I've got a bunch of completely unrelated questions here.
1: I'd like to use textures from, say, blue shift, with a map for op. force. Would copying a blue shift .wad file (barney.wad) into the gearbox folder allow me to use the BS textures with OF?
2: How do I make camera views (trigger_camera) fuzzy like in blue shift?
3: I'm creating retinal scanners, but how do I make them go: ACCESS DENIED instead of just a random access denied sentence, like in anomalous materials. When I make them say ACCESS DENIED, it picks a random A.D. sentence EG: Unauthorized Access.
1: I'd like to use textures from, say, blue shift, with a map for op. force. Would copying a blue shift .wad file (barney.wad) into the gearbox folder allow me to use the BS textures with OF?
2: How do I make camera views (trigger_camera) fuzzy like in blue shift?
3: I'm creating retinal scanners, but how do I make them go: ACCESS DENIED instead of just a random access denied sentence, like in anomalous materials. When I make them say ACCESS DENIED, it picks a random A.D. sentence EG: Unauthorized Access.
Any entity will not block VIS as you found out. You need to use a solid brush to block VIS and it must touch the floor, ceiling and walls also.
If you think the engine can see over, around or underneath your wall, then it probably can. Sky textures play havoc with potentially visible brushes. And a solid brush will not always block the engine's idea of what can and can't be seen.
You need to do some experimenting with this. Hint Brushes are a mystery at the best of times, but worth playing with. It all depends what you want to achieve.
Don't worry too much about the epoly reading, the engine just knows there is a model there and is redering it, wether you can see it or not. It is the wpoly count you should be concerned with.
If you think the engine can see over, around or underneath your wall, then it probably can. Sky textures play havoc with potentially visible brushes. And a solid brush will not always block the engine's idea of what can and can't be seen.
You need to do some experimenting with this. Hint Brushes are a mystery at the best of times, but worth playing with. It all depends what you want to achieve.
Don't worry too much about the epoly reading, the engine just knows there is a model there and is redering it, wether you can see it or not. It is the wpoly count you should be concerned with.
Normally caused by a cylinder or brush with more than 28 sides, although having said that, you say you copied parts into the map from outside? You want to check that during the transfer, you haven't misaligned any of the brushes. By that I mean , have a look at all the non standard brushes, anything that isn't square, and check that they all mate up with the 1 unit grid. Brushes that have been clipped or vertex manipulated do not copy across really well and can cause this error. Transforming clipped or Vertex Manipulated brushes can cause the same thing.
Check the face points of each brush and make sure they are aligned on the 1 unit grid. Also check any cylinders or brushes that have more than 28 faces (Oh and spiral's as well, or anything made with the arch tool)
Check the face points of each brush and make sure they are aligned on the 1 unit grid. Also check any cylinders or brushes that have more than 28 faces (Oh and spiral's as well, or anything made with the arch tool)
I must be a bit slow today... I don't get it 
Actually, I think it was the extreme temps I was working in and the fact that I forgot to back stuff up, I am sure that it knew I had heaps of work that wasn't backed up... It's out to get me, I know.. It said something the other night, I wasn't paying attention... I am sure it was alive?
Actually, I think it was the extreme temps I was working in and the fact that I forgot to back stuff up, I am sure that it knew I had heaps of work that wasn't backed up... It's out to get me, I know.. It said something the other night, I wasn't paying attention... I am sure it was alive?
Was that ? on the keyboard by any chance?
its cool, i found it, the materials.txt file
Yeah i just cant rememeber the name of the file which tells you what each sound the texture can make, whats the name of it and what folder is it in? I want to give my textures certain sounds for what they are, metal vent gives metal sound when walking on it etc.
I had a file like this before but i cant remember anything about it apart from that, its been a while since i mapped.
I had a file like this before but i cant remember anything about it apart from that, its been a while since i mapped.
Yeah, you guessed right. I fried my Hard Drive and two weeks of combined mapping work... Arghhhh.
I will post the rain tutorial tonight, but it isn't the one I had finished, I will just have to make the changes if and when I get a new drive installed.
So yeah, I am off the air for a while.
Back soon,
Hopefully.
I will post the rain tutorial tonight, but it isn't the one I had finished, I will just have to make the changes if and when I get a new drive installed.
So yeah, I am off the air for a while.
Back soon,
Hopefully.
i have exactly the same prob but my barney wont patrol stupid barney he doesnt seem to have a AI
You're welcome. It's always nice to hear when our solutions or advice helps you guys!
I'll have a stab at recreating it - we've moved on now, to scripted_sequences, but path_corners would be better - the gman pauses for 3/4 sec before he turns and moves to the next one, which looks a bit odd...
I've done it, just Andy's sorting out formatting and stuff so it can go on the site. Should be up in the next few days (I hope) - but it's been a bit quiet from Andy for the last week, maybe his PC/net's screwed. I'll e-mail you it if you particularly want, just the base stuff.
When's Seventh-Monkey's rain tutorial going to be posted? I'm currently in France and missed the shoutbox response if there was one (I've had very little access to a computer, I have to rely on internet caf?s. I posted this here so I'm able to read the reply).
Maybe it's just too big? Dunno how that's measured
i agree with armadillo, this place is great. hail to the king (baby)
HELP! I want to make a NPC walk through a series of scripted sequences (down a hall, round a corner, down another hall) but when he reaches one scripted sequence he stops for a second, then carrys on.
I want it to be fluent, move through one, to another.
I'm using trigger_once to activate the next scripted sequence
I'm trying to use it for a cutscene
I want it to be fluent, move through one, to another.
I'm using trigger_once to activate the next scripted sequence
I'm trying to use it for a cutscene
hvx2:
You can only really use sounds from the original Half-Life for stuff like this. I made one - I can e-mail you it if you want...?
You can only really use sounds from the original Half-Life for stuff like this. I made one - I can e-mail you it if you want...?
I am wondering if you downloaded the .rmf that I made to answer your security cameras post awhile ago? It would have saved you some time finding the trigger once solution you mentioned here. You can't make the trigger once swivel with the camera. But if you use the func_tank method from the map I provided, the alarm gets triggered when the camera 'sees' the player. It sounds like that is what you are trying to do. Look at camera 2 in the 'security cameras' map in problem maps.
Thanks
Prefabs would be cool, but there are at least two enormous prefab sites out there already. No chance of catching up
Prefabs would be cool, but there are at least two enormous prefab sites out there already. No chance of catching up
I just wanted to say what a good site this is. It is tha best hammer site on tha net by far and the only 1 i found which has holds regular competitions. well done- who eva created it.
(Im not just trying to flatter you so i win the competition. although it probly sounds like it. lol)
ps. u could add a prefab library
(Im not just trying to flatter you so i win the competition. although it probly sounds like it. lol)
ps. u could add a prefab library
http://www.planethalflife.com/blueshift/files/
Follow the Mapping and editing links. Appears the .zip contains sdk, fdg, maps, etc... Just strip what you need from the zip.
Follow the Mapping and editing links. Appears the .zip contains sdk, fdg, maps, etc... Just strip what you need from the zip.
I've finally figured out how to make cameras trigger alarms (Use an invisible trigger_once). But how do I make the trigger_once swivel with the camera (func_pendulum)? Also, how do I create a fuzzy effect when you use a trigger_camera to view stuff in a different area (I've got a security room like the one in Blue Shift, and the cameras work fine but the view isn't fuzzy). Speaking of Blue Shift, I'm still looking for an FGD file for it. Where can I get one? They don't have any on valve-erc.
Yeah, I did mean actually-tiling textures, just I wasn't sure whether they were working
If you are talking about the textures that begin with the
'-' sign, you need to place only the -0 texture and it will tile the rest of the numbered textures of the same name. If you use anything other than -0, it will just act like a single normal texture and not tile.
'-' sign, you need to place only the -0 texture and it will tile the rest of the numbered textures of the same name. If you use anything other than -0, it will just act like a single normal texture and not tile.
Well, on RAD, I've been recommended to use (for high quality, slow speed) -bounce 10 -sparse -extra
Bounce: Number of times light 'reflects' onto other surfaces
Sparse and Extra, although seeming contradictory, apparently aren't
dances
w00t for t3h Apache
Bounce: Number of times light 'reflects' onto other surfaces
Sparse and Extra, although seeming contradictory, apparently aren't
dances
w00t for t3h Apache
It doesn't show up in my Hammer - just tiles the one texture, not sure if it works in-game...
do random tiling texture groups actually randomly tile, if so how do i make them?
Thanks
Thanks
Hint brushes, maybe? Not sure, sorry.
How exactly can you make sure you make a wall that will properly vis block an entity model?
A func_wall will not work right? (for like 1 way glass)
Also, I put a flag behind a solid brush (not a func_wall or tied to any entity) and when i look at wall where flag is, my epoly count goes up. How do i prevent this?
A func_wall will not work right? (for like 1 way glass)
Also, I put a flag behind a solid brush (not a func_wall or tied to any entity) and when i look at wall where flag is, my epoly count goes up. How do i prevent this?
You are Ok on the skeleton because it doesn't have any animations. A cycler will go thru the animation list of whichever model it is showing. For instance, put the scientist.mdl in a cycler and watch what happens each time you shoot him. If you want to prevent your skeleton from bleeding when he gets shot, use the monster_furniture entity instead.
Well, running in dev (after compiling), when I shoot the skeleton, I do see something about animation - doesn't do anything though - except it sprays xen blood (a human skele)
I had this problem once with Opposing Force. I unpacked the models from all the paks and still had low-res graphics. After you've found the actions you need for the specific model, delete all of the models with the exception of the player folder. This should bring you back to hi-res graphics. For sound, do the same. For sprites, also do the same.
I AM SURE I HAVE UN PACKED BOTH PAKS BUT STILL EVERY THING IN
HALF LIFE IS IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTENT AND I CAN NOT FIX IT PLEASE HELP.
HALF LIFE IS IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTENT AND I CAN NOT FIX IT PLEASE HELP.
I think you are talking about a cut-scene. You need to use the trigger_camera entity and some scripted sequences for that. A good site for camera techniques is http://www.planethalflife.com/todesangst/tod1_camera.htm
I think you can get undesirable results using the cycler. I could be wrong, but I thought the cycler was only used for development. Shoot the entity created by the cycler to see what I mean; it will cause the model to cycle through its animations. But if it is working fine for what you are trying to achieve, then it's probably OK.
Hello
It's my first English post (I'm French), excuse my bad English.
I'd like put a video or a demo in a half-life map, mod or TC. I read lots of tutorials about mapping and how to create *.avi video and demo but they don't explain how to put one in a map, which sprite must we use and so on.
If you want more details, you can send me an email on hxv2@hotmail.com
Think you,
HXV2
It's my first English post (I'm French), excuse my bad English.
I'd like put a video or a demo in a half-life map, mod or TC. I read lots of tutorials about mapping and how to create *.avi video and demo but they don't explain how to put one in a map, which sprite must we use and so on.
If you want more details, you can send me an email on hxv2@hotmail.com
Think you,
HXV2
lol - I hope that was atom
I use 'cycler' with Hammer b3.5 - is this wrong?
You are right, use the monster_generic entity and place the model path and name in the 'model' attribute. For instance, the skeleton model name would be written like this:
models/skeleton.mdl
models/skeleton.mdl
Strangely enough, you can place them in with a cycler_weapon. But I am sure there are better ways. You could try monster_furniture.
[Ummm or monster_generic]
[Ummm or monster_generic]
I am wanting to use a .mdl in my map however I cannot find out how to import them into the map. I am assuming it is done via entity? Any help would be appreciated.
yes. A good idea, and I've never got round to it myself... check your e-mail
lol. I actually started out with phpBB, but felt it was too bulky for the site. But in those days you could count the members on one hand.
I know, this forum system is out of its depth with the increasing rate of posting, so we may well switch over to a proper forum system soon.
I actually started out with phpBB, but felt it was too bulky for the site. But in those days you could count the members on one hand. I know, this forum system is out of its depth with the increasing rate of posting, so we may well switch over to a proper forum system soon.
good point yeah, not sure why i haven't done it already... will do.
yeah, not sure why i haven't done it already... will do.
Congratulations! good work Andy, Atom and the other tutorials writer.
There seem to be a lot of double entries in the Vault, sticky Keyboard? or itchy fingers... either way, any chance the member can edit/delete a double post?
Oh yeah, I got the e-mail about taking Seventh-Monkey out the back and stringing him up... but don't you think that is a bit excessive?
Oh yeah, I got the e-mail about taking Seventh-Monkey out the back and stringing him up... but don't you think that is a bit excessive?
Interesting, no link section to this site as of yet. It may be useful to new mappers if there was a link area, especially to mapping tools and utilities.
So atom, I would bet that you are finding that building and maintaining an Internet community is a never ending time consumer. I hope you still enjoy the time spent. If you want, I can throw together a link section.
So atom, I would bet that you are finding that building and maintaining an Internet community is a never ending time consumer. I hope you still enjoy the time spent. If you want, I can throw together a link section.
Please don't hit me for this, atom ;), but I was wondering whether there was any chance of getting phpBB forums... I mean, they've had a team programming forums for years, and you could organise bits better (I've got one myself )
)atom, you may want to allow members to delete their map entries in the map vault. Especially problem maps. No since keeping them after the troubles are repaired.