I was just wondering (Mapping question) Created 18 years ago2006-11-20 13:29:30 UTC by Cobalt Viper

Is it OK to skin all the brushes facing the void with toolsnodraw?

No point since VVIS doesn't render anything facing the void (Thanks Hunter)

Ok, thanks, but it won't hurt either right?

Not at all.

No point since VVIS doesn't render anything facing the void

Yes it does!
If you make a hollow box and then texture the outside of it you will see it if you noclip your way out. Right?

Anyways, you should use nodraw alot.
I always build up sections in my map with nodraw first, then I texture.

If you make a hollow box and then texture the outside of it you will see it if you noclip your way out. Right?

Not unless there's a leak, no.

Still, it's good to use nodraw, then texture, so that faces that aren't facing the void and also won't be seen are not textured. Sort of an optimization technique that's good to keep handy

Indeed but the way I do it is texture faces I think I won't use with a dev texture like the orange one then when I'm done I click replace all textures with dev to nodraw and voila.

Habboi is correct: anything face the void is culled by the engine during the compile process. This is also true for faces that are blocked by another face: they're also culled by the engine, so nodrawing the bits between brushes is generally useless. I still do it anyway, just to keep it neat.

heh. that's why you listen to me, Habboi