hi, i was wondering how ppl take screenshots of their maps without a gun or spectator croshair. Is there a program i can download for this???
I'm taking bout HL2, HL2:DM etc......
thanx
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Thanx for the advice... I will try to work out the cubemaps thing. I'm interested about the bad texturing because i recognise that. any tips there?
Hi,
i have recently taken up mapping for source but my map graphics look really bad (like i'm using Half Life 1)... Can someone plz help me or give me some tips...
E.g
Something just isn't right in these images...
And this...
And this...
Plz help...
i have recently taken up mapping for source but my map graphics look really bad (like i'm using Half Life 1)... Can someone plz help me or give me some tips...
E.g
Something just isn't right in these images...
k, thats done thanx. But the annoying thing is that i can't use models for looks cause they don't work unless they have some type of physics set to em. for example, i wanted a hole in the wall so i thought that i'd cut a square hole than fill it mostly with static bricks, thing is the players can shoot the bricks away... 
ok, instead of skewing it i made another peice but cut it to look as if were a rectangle skewed, same thing happened
eg:
was:
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i cut one triangle from the bottom and one from top to form the shape.
Is that meant to work???
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PS: the invisable prop is one of those big, green bins, i'm using prop_physics, what should i use?
eg:
was:
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i cut one triangle from the bottom and one from top to form the shape.
Is that meant to work???
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.|PS: the invisable prop is one of those big, green bins, i'm using prop_physics, what should i use?
no, the fade distances are fine...
hi,
i made some breakble_surf source glass and it worked until i rotated it into a handrail fitting. it looks ok, but when i shoot it it pops up back horizontal to the ground and takes on the texture of broken but not 'holed' glass, i can't damage it anymore after that.
Also why do some of my 'props' go invisable???
PLZ help!?!?!?
Thanx
i made some breakble_surf source glass and it worked until i rotated it into a handrail fitting. it looks ok, but when i shoot it it pops up back horizontal to the ground and takes on the texture of broken but not 'holed' glass, i can't damage it anymore after that.
Also why do some of my 'props' go invisable???
PLZ help!?!?!?
Thanx
hi,
could someone tell me how to make it so when you walk into a room. it sets off a movie thingy, some ppl call it a script mabye???
Thanx.
could someone tell me how to make it so when you walk into a room. it sets off a movie thingy, some ppl call it a script mabye???
Thanx.
Yo,
i made a map but when i test it and have put in no lighting, everythings already bright evenly. I put i light in but nothing changes...
Please help...
i made a map but when i test it and have put in no lighting, everythings already bright evenly. I put i light in but nothing changes...
Please help...
i've nearly finished my area... won't be long till i send it
i didn't have a problem with water reflectivity but can u make it so that u can walk through it?
you need to update ur site, with how many mappers on each area... 
lol "weird Australianism..."
but this is off the website:
"As THE PLAYER navigates through the map HE will encounter multiple themes and styles of mapping."
"As THE PLAYER navigates through the map HE will encounter multiple themes and styles of mapping."
is this single player?
Yo,
how do you make water with the HL2 engine???
how do you make water with the HL2 engine???
hi, sounds like a great idea, i'd join straight away but i got exams for a few more days... 
. I'll check up when my exams are over...
. I'll check up when my exams are over...yes, i could add the textures and entities later but could i still build the basic layout/shape with buildings?
Yo,
if i built a map that i wanted for dod source now, when it comes out could i publish it as a DOD:S map straight away???
if i built a map that i wanted for dod source now, when it comes out could i publish it as a DOD:S map straight away???
No, dunno mabye monkey is right...???!!! 
no, all the properties are the same.
Yo,
I created a map and had choose a grass texture for the ground. when i played the grass was 3D... way cool...But when i used the same texture on a different map and tested it it was only 2D(no grass sticking up). Why does this happen?
N.B: Using displacement on the 2nd surface...
I created a map and had choose a grass texture for the ground. when i played the grass was 3D... way cool...But when i used the same texture on a different map and tested it it was only 2D(no grass sticking up). Why does this happen?
N.B: Using displacement on the 2nd surface...
thanks, thats heaps easier
Yo,
I read the tutorial (using vertex manipulation on triangular prismy things) on how to make ground and cliff's and stuff and it works fine but i always end up with gaps or edges on the ground.
See here: http://www.geocities.com/galcir/gaps.gif
I try to match up all the corners and sides but another side/corner gets uneven when i do even up one side/corner.
Is it just practise that helps or are there some tips to making my ground look better???
I read the tutorial (using vertex manipulation on triangular prismy things) on how to make ground and cliff's and stuff and it works fine but i always end up with gaps or edges on the ground.
See here: http://www.geocities.com/galcir/gaps.gif
I try to match up all the corners and sides but another side/corner gets uneven when i do even up one side/corner.
Is it just practise that helps or are there some tips to making my ground look better???
how do you make the sky_camera NOT see the map?
hi,
i made my skybox but look what happens when i run my map. It makes a copy of one view of my map and adds it to my skybox?!?!?!
See Here: http://www.geocities.com/galcir/sky.gif
Please help...
i made my skybox but look what happens when i run my map. It makes a copy of one view of my map and adds it to my skybox?!?!?!
See Here: http://www.geocities.com/galcir/sky.gif
Please help...
nope, the sky is still all black, when i test it starts off as CS:S, dunno if that has anything to do with it...
yo,
i followed the tutorial but it says to choose a texture named sky, nothing else in the name, there is no texture just named sky... what do i do??? Help please...
i followed the tutorial but it says to choose a texture named sky, nothing else in the name, there is no texture just named sky... what do i do??? Help please...
thanks m8...
Can someone please explain how to get a sky, using the hammer editor that comes with steam... The tutorial on this site is no help at all. When i make one it has corners and edges, CAUSE IT'S A CUBE!!!
Thanks...
Thanks...
Hi,
i recently downloaded the hammer editor off steam but it only gives you the option of mapping CS:S, HL2 and HL 2:DM. What do i do to map DOD.
Please Help...
i recently downloaded the hammer editor off steam but it only gives you the option of mapping CS:S, HL2 and HL 2:DM. What do i do to map DOD.
Please Help...