Good Question.
If you download the r_speeds tutorial and have a look at the .rmf file in Hammer you will see a trigger_teleport brush and a info_teleport_destination entity. The combination of these two create that effect. The portal is just a sprite added to liven things up. That is one way to get the effect, the other way is to use the trigger_camera entity to make it look like you have been somewhere.
I think SlayerA is writing a tutorial on Teleporters, I might do one on simple cameras...one day.
As for the custom game short cut, depends what you are trying to acheive, but if you are trying to create your own custom game you might want to have a look at 69thVlatitude: http://www.vlatitude.com/tutorials.php?tutID=43
because they have a few really good tutorials on Custom Game stuff. The other place to look for step by step instructions is FireBinders site... Lot's of really good stuff there: http://home.att.net/~firebinder/halflife/proj_04.htm
PS: I did answer your question about Half-Life being the best... it's in the !Stuff forum
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Yes, I agree JALF-AIFE.
HL has had me enthralled since I got my first copy back in '98. I was an avid Doom and Duke fan. But WorldCraft changed all that. I think the sucees is due to the mapping community. I also think that HL lives on because of it's duality, being Multiplayer and single. I was stuck in a country that didn't have an internet connection until 2000. So I stayed alive, building and releasing maps to my friends not knowing if what I was doing was right, or for that matter knowing if there was a better way of doing it.
There are millions of mappers out there that do not have a link to the massive rescources available. Let them know we are here....
HL has had me enthralled since I got my first copy back in '98. I was an avid Doom and Duke fan. But WorldCraft changed all that. I think the sucees is due to the mapping community. I also think that HL lives on because of it's duality, being Multiplayer and single. I was stuck in a country that didn't have an internet connection until 2000. So I stayed alive, building and releasing maps to my friends not knowing if what I was doing was right, or for that matter knowing if there was a better way of doing it.
There are millions of mappers out there that do not have a link to the massive rescources available. Let them know we are here....
Great minds think alike Skeeve.....
By having a new comments section, the actual views recorded would indicate the true views, and not me just looking at my entry every 5 seconds to see if someone had made comment
Actually I was waiting for a flaming, because, as with all concept maps, the idea is there, but the architecture sucks !!
By having a new comments section, the actual views recorded would indicate the true views, and not me just looking at my entry every 5 seconds to see if someone had made comment
Actually I was waiting for a flaming, because, as with all concept maps, the idea is there, but the architecture sucks !!
Or new comments. So the easiest way would be to place a marker on areas that have changed since last viewing.
Perhaps a total count of maps in each category on the category page? Or some other way we could tell at a glance if new maps had been added since the last time we looked.
Okay, so the Map Vault is up and running, but does anyone have any suggestions about anything that should be changed / added?
There's a short todo list at the bottom of the info page (http://cariad.co.za/twhl/mapvault_info.php), but if anyone has any ideas to add to it, please post to this thread!
Thanks!
There's a short todo list at the bottom of the info page (http://cariad.co.za/twhl/mapvault_info.php), but if anyone has any ideas to add to it, please post to this thread!
Thanks!
I have never experiensed this problem in hammer. If you have a fast modum or cable you could try downloading it from a diffrent site (i got mine from game spy).
If it still dose not work download worldcraft3. It is almost the same and i cant tell the diffrence between the two.
PS:remember to yoze zoners tools
If it still dose not work download worldcraft3. It is almost the same and i cant tell the diffrence between the two.
PS:remember to yoze zoners tools
How do you put a portel some where and then go inside and apper in another place for a second or two then dissapear and go to another place.
ya know in the game, at the start when you apper in the alien planet for a few seconds.
also how do you put one of those mod short cuts on the half life game (custom game wich displays, counterstrike,blue sift,oposing forse,seven coop, DOD,poke646,they hunger, and so on.
Thanks (Half-Life is the best)
PS:you diddn't answer my question about if you agree if half-life is the best game.
(just to let you know half-life is the best)
JALF-AIFE
HALF-LIFE
ya know in the game, at the start when you apper in the alien planet for a few seconds.
also how do you put one of those mod short cuts on the half life game (custom game wich displays, counterstrike,blue sift,oposing forse,seven coop, DOD,poke646,they hunger, and so on.
Thanks (Half-Life is the best)
PS:you diddn't answer my question about if you agree if half-life is the best game.
(just to let you know half-life is the best)
JALF-AIFE
HALF-LIFE
Hi there
I downloaded the Hammer 3.4 file from the offical website, it installed fine and I went tho the configs and all looked great but when I try and open up a new map the program always crashes. I have a p2 233 computer, 128ram, win98 se. Please help, as I am still stuck using Worldcraft 2.0!
Thanx
I downloaded the Hammer 3.4 file from the offical website, it installed fine and I went tho the configs and all looked great but when I try and open up a new map the program always crashes. I have a p2 233 computer, 128ram, win98 se. Please help, as I am still stuck using Worldcraft 2.0!
Thanx
ravebumusThis really is a touchy subject... When WinBsp first came out there was an outcry in the gaming community. The reason being that by decompiling Valves maps, you are infact breaching the copyright. It seems that has died down since.
My suggestion is not to modify a map or level, but decompile it to find out just how they managed to get something to work.... problem is that WinBsp has a tendancy to leave out a lot of entities after decompiling, and sometimes you can't tell why something works. But from a brush building view, it is a great tool. Alternatly you can download maps made by a pro and see how they did it, just visit Dave Johnston's old site (http://www.planethalflife.com/davej/). He distributes some of the classic CS maps for free, and in RMF format.
Normally, because HL is 7 years old, anything that might add to enhanced a map has been tried. But if you are just modifying things to help you become a better mapper, I can't see anything wrong with that .... Well, apart from it being Morally and ethically wrong
My suggestion is not to modify a map or level, but decompile it to find out just how they managed to get something to work.... problem is that WinBsp has a tendancy to leave out a lot of entities after decompiling, and sometimes you can't tell why something works. But from a brush building view, it is a great tool. Alternatly you can download maps made by a pro and see how they did it, just visit Dave Johnston's old site (http://www.planethalflife.com/davej/). He distributes some of the classic CS maps for free, and in RMF format.
Normally, because HL is 7 years old, anything that might add to enhanced a map has been tried. But if you are just modifying things to help you become a better mapper, I can't see anything wrong with that .... Well, apart from it being Morally and ethically wrong
I would bet the question is the drive location of the game maps. I have no clue, so cannot help.
Yeah, and it's not perfect, but it does come in handy...
how do you edit the actual half life levels?
i already know how to edit the multiplayer but where abouts are the single player missions.
(im just going to edit them for fun nothing ilegel)
i already know how to edit the multiplayer but where abouts are the single player missions.
(im just going to edit them for fun nothing ilegel)
Do you agree with me that HALF-LIFE is the best game (including all the great mods that you have made).
Even though it is a old game i still recon it is the BEST!
If you dissagree with me, tell me what game you like best.
If it is some quake crap or some lozer stragety game it means that you got problems.
(sorry that this has nothing to do with editing but i wanted to send in a post but i diddnt have anything th right about.)
[Sorry JALF-AIFE, but this should have gone in forum !Stuff. I will move it in a few days.]
Even though it is a old game i still recon it is the BEST!
If you dissagree with me, tell me what game you like best.
If it is some quake crap or some lozer stragety game it means that you got problems.
(sorry that this has nothing to do with editing but i wanted to send in a post but i diddnt have anything th right about.)
[Sorry JALF-AIFE, but this should have gone in forum !Stuff. I will move it in a few days.]
ok, thanks for that, im gona keep looking. Hopefully ill find something.
This question get's asked a lot on other forums and to date I have never seen an answer, there are Mods using CS out there that incorporate monsters and model placement, and there might be a way to add them with coding, but I have not seen anything that didn't involve lot's of work. Good luck looking, let us know what you find.
Ive heard that you can put NPC's into a cstrike map, like the little crabs, anyone seen any tutorial around? im still looking but have'nt had any luck yet.
Please have a look at my map in the 'Problem Maps' section of The Vault.
Any help very much appreciated.
Any help very much appreciated.
This reply's a bit late, but anyway.
Good idea there, but if you check out the newly-launched Map Vault, you'll see it pretty much fills the gap... I'm still working on integrating the Vault with the Competitions section, but when that's done, it should be pretty much what you're suggesting.
Thanks for the input!
Good idea there, but if you check out the newly-launched Map Vault, you'll see it pretty much fills the gap... I'm still working on integrating the Vault with the Competitions section, but when that's done, it should be pretty much what you're suggesting.
Thanks for the input!
Sounds and Custom sounds are not all that difficult, I will have a look at getting a tutorial done, but while you are waiting, check out Handy Vandals almanac for sounds, and also FireBinders Site, also the entity guide here for Ambient_generic. Or check out:
http://www.vlatitude.com/tutorials.php?tutID=7
http://www.vlatitude.com/tutorials.php?tutID=7
If you are stuck for ideas, or just general know how check out these sites:
http://www.vlatitude.com/tutorials.php?tutID=9
http://www.vlatitude.com/tutorials.php?tutID=10
http://www.vlatitude.com/tutorials.php?tutID=15
http://www.vlatitude.com/tutorials.php?tutID=32
http://www.karljones.com/halflife/almanac.asp
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?doc=1047433496-46754900
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?doc=1046839948-87698400
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?doc=1045177834-81552500
http://www.vlatitude.com/tutorials.php?tutID=9
http://www.vlatitude.com/tutorials.php?tutID=10
http://www.vlatitude.com/tutorials.php?tutID=15
http://www.vlatitude.com/tutorials.php?tutID=32
http://www.karljones.com/halflife/almanac.asp
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?doc=1047433496-46754900
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?doc=1046839948-87698400
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?doc=1045177834-81552500
Could you make tutorial or tell me something about sounds? i don't understand how they work... And why there are only few sounds? how can i make moving sound like the place where you are is moving?
It can be done! somehow delete that annoying sound!
I was thinking that there was a site that I had seen some good prefabs at and it took me a while to track it down:
http://home.worldonline.co.za/~TLove/prefabs.html
Have a look there, you never know, something might take your fancy.
http://home.worldonline.co.za/~TLove/prefabs.html
Have a look there, you never know, something might take your fancy.
I don't have a favorite. I just find one and join and proceed to get my butt kicked. I only play HL and only use the crowbar, so I'm not good at all. But I like it for some reason. Sometimes I even make a kill! Mostly though, I'm just raw meat running around getting cooked.
Is there a favorite server everyone likes to play on? (HL, CS, or Sven) May be fun to get shot by one or two of you 
Great, we always like new input.
You can submit the tutorial directly to me, my e-mail address is in the members section.
What I prefer to work with is a .txt file from NotePad or similar, But if you can't do that, a Word document is fine. Get the text down and indicate where you would like any screen shots by just putting a line in the text [Image door.jpg here] or something. As for the images, I am not on broardband or cable
so I would appreciate them in JPG or GIF format and about 600x480 but if you can't crop them or resize them, then just send them full size and zipped with the text.
What will happen next?
I will format your words, insert the pictures and upload it all to a test page. Once our massive staff of highly trained editors (Atom, SlayerA and I ) go over your work with a fine tooth comb, checking validity at each step, and approving content, then I will send you a copy of what it will look like before it goes live, and give you the oppurtunity to make last minute changes. After that it will be posted and you will be famous in the mapping community.....
Well maybe not, but what a rush....Your Tutorial.
It really is that simple.
You can submit the tutorial directly to me, my e-mail address is in the members section.
What I prefer to work with is a .txt file from NotePad or similar, But if you can't do that, a Word document is fine. Get the text down and indicate where you would like any screen shots by just putting a line in the text [Image door.jpg here] or something. As for the images, I am not on broardband or cable
so I would appreciate them in JPG or GIF format and about 600x480 but if you can't crop them or resize them, then just send them full size and zipped with the text.What will happen next?
I will format your words, insert the pictures and upload it all to a test page. Once our massive staff of highly trained editors (Atom, SlayerA and I ) go over your work with a fine tooth comb, checking validity at each step, and approving content, then I will send you a copy of what it will look like before it goes live, and give you the oppurtunity to make last minute changes. After that it will be posted and you will be famous in the mapping community.....
Well maybe not, but what a rush....Your Tutorial.
It really is that simple.
If I want to submit a tutorial for TWHL how do I send it and what are the requirements,etc.
This suggestion could take a bit of coding, but would be worth the time.
I would guess that the greatest amount of time spent in managing the competition area is deciding on the winners. Create a script allowing members to vote for the competition entries.
In order to keep thing fair, the script should check to insure the user has not voting for the current competition.
Give each user three votes:
A time stamp could be used to make the voting fully automatic.
Well work just calledd, so gotta go. But, I'm sure you all get the picture.
BTW, I'll log back onto IRC went I get back (approximately threee hours)
I would guess that the greatest amount of time spent in managing the competition area is deciding on the winners. Create a script allowing members to vote for the competition entries.
In order to keep thing fair, the script should check to insure the user has not voting for the current competition.
Give each user three votes:
first place: 5 points
second place: 3 points
third place: 1 pointA time stamp could be used to make the voting fully automatic.
Well work just calledd, so gotta go. But, I'm sure you all get the picture.
BTW, I'll log back onto IRC went I get back (approximately threee hours)
env_render is on the right track, but that wouldn't work using a func_wall_toggle, since you can have ANY entities move with another in standard HL. Instead, you'd have to make two trains, one completely sealed, with no door, and one stationary with a door opening and a separate func_door. then use env_renders on the trains. Of course I haven't tried this yet, so their may be other problems with the solidity of the invisible train still blocking the player. Darn it, now you made have to go try it out!
You're welcome. One thing I noticed is using the target field of the monstermaker didn't seem to work for targetting the monsters own sequence. Not sure why that is. I had to use a multi_manager to target the sequence after the grunt spawned in. It needed a one or two second delay in my tests.
Thanks for the suggestions, I will give it a try in my test maps.
This requires a tutorial in itself. The monstermaker [which is in the 'misc' section of the entity guide] is a great entity, until you try to spawn something like a grunt.
The Childrens Name (netname) property allows you to give monsters spawned by a monstermaker a Name (targetname). When the monsters have a name, you can target them with a scripted_sequence and get them to perform that sequence, I haven't tried path_corners with grunts, As far as I know they are only good for Scientists and Barneys. Grunts respond really well to Aiscripted_sequences and scripted_sequences, It is basically a way to override their AI, as long as you don't killtarget them, and then the seem to freeze.
So as to the rushing the room, yes I think it can be done with a series of scripted_sequences even if they are spawned with a monstermaker, but the guy who has done this stuff recently is SlayerA. Can you add to this Slay?
The Childrens Name (netname) property allows you to give monsters spawned by a monstermaker a Name (targetname). When the monsters have a name, you can target them with a scripted_sequence and get them to perform that sequence, I haven't tried path_corners with grunts, As far as I know they are only good for Scientists and Barneys. Grunts respond really well to Aiscripted_sequences and scripted_sequences, It is basically a way to override their AI, as long as you don't killtarget them, and then the seem to freeze.
So as to the rushing the room, yes I think it can be done with a series of scripted_sequences even if they are spawned with a monstermaker, but the guy who has done this stuff recently is SlayerA. Can you add to this Slay?
You can E-Mail me the level. I would be happy to have my children run through it and get their opinions. Of course, I would go through it also
Playing around with monster behaviors right now, and having a bit of a problem with monstermaker.
How can I get monsters created through monstermaker to follow path corners? I guessed it would be the target on release, but no such luck.
I am guessing my next wuestion would involve coding, but just in case. Is there a trigger or method to temporarily over-ride the AI?
For example:
Squad of grunts notice Freeman in a room. Can I get the squad to rush the room and into position, before allowing the games AI to take over?
How can I get monsters created through monstermaker to follow path corners? I guessed it would be the target on release, but no such luck.
I am guessing my next wuestion would involve coding, but just in case. Is there a trigger or method to temporarily over-ride the AI?
For example:
Squad of grunts notice Freeman in a room. Can I get the squad to rush the room and into position, before allowing the games AI to take over?
Make u2u system. simply huh?
Sorry to say this, but you are just going to have to site search for code specific stuff. Are any of our members coders? If so, can you point Jage in the right direction.
I can't just start coding without help! I'm beginner in coding! (but really ambitious beginner!)so... y'know? I need some info.
Check out the forum posts for In the Beginning Part 4. They might help. But basically, Hammer, during compile will look at your lights.rad file, unless you have told it to look elsewhere by using -lights file, on the HLRAD compile command. So your Lights.rad file should be in your WorldCraft/Hammer tools file as Tlax suggested. If it is there... consider copying the contents of your valve.rad to your lights.rad....
If that doesn't work, make sure the light texture you are using is actually listed in the lights.rad (This surprised me at first, I thought that textures that looked lit in the game would be in the lights.rad.... Wrong).
If it is none of the above, then I am out of Ideas....
If that doesn't work, make sure the light texture you are using is actually listed in the lights.rad (This surprised me at first, I thought that textures that looked lit in the game would be in the lights.rad.... Wrong).
If it is none of the above, then I am out of Ideas....
Here is a link to what I was trying to do...
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?doc=1047082400-13070800
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?doc=1047082400-13070800
I just did some vertex manipulation on two walls in a hallway with the texture C2A4_PAN2... And I got a error message saying it is not a valid solid texture and then the walls dissapeared... But if I keep the wall plain, it works.
In orig. HL, an object can only be one entity.
The door following the train in HL is a trick - it's actually fixed while the train is moving.
You could use the 'render' trick: a fake door on the train that does nothing but is a func_wall_toggle.
The 'real' door, sitting on the platform, is rendered invisible (env_render) until the train arrives.
Then the real door is made visible and the fake one is turned off at the same time. Obviously this isn't a perfect solution.
The perfect solution is to get Spirit, a 'base' mod that allows, amongst other things... combined entities! http://spirit.valve-erc.com
The door following the train in HL is a trick - it's actually fixed while the train is moving.
You could use the 'render' trick: a fake door on the train that does nothing but is a func_wall_toggle.
The 'real' door, sitting on the platform, is rendered invisible (env_render) until the train arrives.
Then the real door is made visible and the fake one is turned off at the same time. Obviously this isn't a perfect solution.
The perfect solution is to get Spirit, a 'base' mod that allows, amongst other things... combined entities! http://spirit.valve-erc.com
Bullet-time, eh? That'll be a fistful of C++ then
Howdy hoe, folks!
How do I make a door to follow the train... Like in the intro of the original Half-Life? Is there a way to combine the func_door and func_train or do I need to use a env_global? ...but I don't want to use the env_global to load a new map 'cos it's a Deathmatch map I'm creating...
How do I make a door to follow the train... Like in the intro of the original Half-Life? Is there a way to combine the func_door and func_train or do I need to use a env_global? ...but I don't want to use the env_global to load a new map 'cos it's a Deathmatch map I'm creating...
Yes, I have... I use Hammer 3.4... Does that matter?
Do you have lights.rad in same map as the tools are tex. C:Hammer oolslights.rad ?
Why doesn't my lights.rad & valve.rad render texture lightning... The list of the textures that will give light is there...
I have seen bullet-time in many Half-life mods and i just need to have it in my own mod! Help please?(I need voice actors! Can somebody tell me a good site with some voices?)
Got any ideas about avatars?
Time zone issues are always a problem when using live chat programs. But, IRC is a strong method for recruiting new members and offering users to chat with one another.
IRC requires a IRC client installed. I have been using Mirc (http://www.mirc.com/) for nearly a decade, which has a shareware version available.
Virc (http://www.visualirc.net/beta.php) is a freeware IRC client. Never used it myself, but the price is rightt.
My GMT is -7. http://greenwichmeantime.com/ expains GMT and will help learn your areas GMT zone.
With IRC, users usually just log on and yack to anyone that may be online at the time. I have registered #TWHL at irc.ircbear.com port 6667 and will log on when I am on my computer. http://www.ircbear.com gives information on needed software and what IRC is. http://www.bearkey.com creates and configs registered users.
Just need to know usernames to set as channel Operators.
I rarely turn on IM clients due to the holes they open in my network.
IRC requires a IRC client installed. I have been using Mirc (http://www.mirc.com/) for nearly a decade, which has a shareware version available.
Virc (http://www.visualirc.net/beta.php) is a freeware IRC client. Never used it myself, but the price is rightt.
My GMT is -7. http://greenwichmeantime.com/ expains GMT and will help learn your areas GMT zone.
With IRC, users usually just log on and yack to anyone that may be online at the time. I have registered #TWHL at irc.ircbear.com port 6667 and will log on when I am on my computer. http://www.ircbear.com gives information on needed software and what IRC is. http://www.bearkey.com creates and configs registered users.
Just need to know usernames to set as channel Operators.
I rarely turn on IM clients due to the holes they open in my network.