problem texturing prefabs Created 20 years ago2003-12-02 07:21:21 UTC by Jax

how do u texture prefabs like swat vans properly? do u havta do it manually with ur own textures or does it come with the prefab?

Normally the prefab coms with a wad file that you have hammer point to. You may need to re align the texture wit the texture application tool.

hmmm ive put the wad file in the directory and ive loaded it in hammer but i cant find it, also the toggle texture application is so hard to use, ive seen swat vans in maps that have the words SWAT across the side and the rest is blue, i want sumtin like that but how?

aarrgghhh the texruing is soooooo damn annoying can sumone plz explain how i can do better texturing rather than the whole tihng one texture? :

Ok in tools and Options in hammer. The texture tab points to the wad file?
"c:blahblahSwat.wad"

If that is so then select the texture aplication tool, click on the side of the truck. Only one side highlights red. Then clcik on the fit button.

Or did I misunderstand what you where trying to say?

If so I am sorry

i think im gettin the hang of it but the cars and trucks are mde up of so many diff solids so it makes it hard to make it look proper, so i have to seperatly texture each face of each solid showing?

Yep that is it

Trust me it was a pain in the a** at first but after I complide the map for the first time after that... Great satisfaction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yes i am doin a swat van and car i know how to do it now, my map is coming along reaaally well now thanx to ur posts and solutions in my topics, alos with zombieloffe and ppl, check out my first map jax_breakable in the vault and look out 4 jax_lobby which im workin on now

ok, how do i texture one side of a solid i can only texture the whole solid!!! PLZ help more!?!?

Use the texture app tool

If you want to texture just one face of a brush, don't select it before opening the texture tool. Open the texture tool first, then select the face you want to apply it to. BUT, if you want to texture the whole thing, then select the brush first, then open texture app. Holding control while selecting a face will also allow you to select multiple faces for textureing.

Read in the In The Beginning tutorials (this site).