Button Texture Prob Created 19 years ago2006-01-10 17:06:05 UTC by TawnosPrime

Don't know if this has been done or not...anyway, I've got a button and I applied one of those animated textures to it. The problem I'm having is that it keeps switching textures on its own and I can stop it. How can I exorcise this unholy possession?

You could try triggering the entity that you applied the texture to (you'll need a +A version for that texture to switch to). I don't remember exactly the dynamics of animated textures for HL, but you could give that a try.

I've Tried that. It has no effect. The button just keeps switching between the +0 and +1 textures. Btw, does it matter which of the two the button starts on?

I'd make the button invisible, and have the entity behind it change due to the button's triggering.

Captain, can you have an entity that triggers itself, without errors?

Of course you can. Multimanagers are often made to target themselves.

Uhh...I appreciate the help but shouldn't there be an easier solution to my flashing button prob?

sorry no...

Captain P's way is pretty much the simplest way to do it.

I couullddd figure out a bunch of ways to do it, but if you can't understand what Captain P is saying, my attempts would be futile...

Check if there is pair of this texture with only the +0 and +A, Usally there is. Textures with +1/+2...ect flicker.

Make sure there's actually a +a version for the texture you applied to your button, bytheway... if there's no +atexturename texture, then obviously it can't switch to that version...

What texture did you use for your button then?

It should work as Elon and CaptP said, If you want it to start off, texture the button with the +A texture of the sequence. To recap:

+Atexturename --texture shown when the button is not activated
+0 - +9texturename --animated series to show when button is on.

Make sure your button properties are correctly set up as well--time to reset, remain on, or toggle accordingly.

More info on texture types here.

No Bevel texture description in there!

Edit:

I found two descriptions to the Bevel texture:

Rabid's description: It acts as NULL but doesn't expand when generating clip hulls, if I remember correctly. Not a commonly used texture there.

hazardous!'s description: Ever notice those 'Sticky Edges'? Those appear, because of a crappy algorithm for the clipping-hull-generation. XP-Cagey, the quy who also fixed it, wrote an article about the problem and added the Texture, so you can get rid of those edges yourself.

OK...I do think we are getting closer.

I'm using the ~CRETESTCH01A texture and my button starts w/ the +1 version. I've got Toggle on, Time to Reset is 0 (tested w/ 5 to no effect) and I have no idea what perameter you mean by "remain on".

I'll describe the 'bug' better. Basically, the button is switching between the two versions of the text about 4 or 5 times a sec. What the button controls, though, only occurs when I activate the button.

Oh, thanx for the texture link rowley...I was lookin' for somethin' like that b4.

If toggle is "on", any of the time to reset paramaters are nullified.

other values for "time to reset":
-1 remains on
0 no delay
1,2,3...waits that many seconds to reset.

Try to apply the +0 version and see if that works. I assume your texture doesn't switch to +a because you didn't apply the +0 version.

I've also tried that, to no avail...Incase it matters, I'm mappin for CS 1.6

No shouldn't matter. Upload to problem maps and include the textures. Include a text description of exactly what you want it to do, and we'll figure it out one way or the other

Here's the url for the map

http://twhl.co.za/mapvault_map.php?id=3630

K, got it. The texture you were using is not switchable, only animating.

Use this one instead:

+A~METALSTCH2

and it will work the way you want it to

Damn...Liked that one...

Thanx thou

It looks exactly the same, but if you wanted that flicker to occur for the on setting--which could be cool--, you could do it with custom textures.

Just take the +A~METALSTCH2, copy it using wally, and rename it to +A~CRETESTCH01A

Then it won't flicker 'till you activate it, if that's what your looking for. Otherwise, the textures look exactly the same.

Btw, your elevator shaft looks just like the airlock from the end of Aliens! Looks nice!