Sprinklers Created 19 years ago2005-06-15 03:52:13 UTC by Zippy

hey, you know those fire sprinklers you see in buildings in the ceiling? how would i go about making water spray out of them in a realistic manner? anyone know?

In HL1, your best option is probably an env_sprite entity - You could accomplish the moving water effect with some of the animated water textures and a func_conveyor that's passable, as well, I suppose, but sprite's your best bet.

Alternatively, as I've done it in the past, a lot of env_sprites being turned on and off in quick succession.

In this tutorial they did this effect with flames, i hope it explains to you how to make a sprite sequence.

thanks guys that will provide a lot of help, but that tutorial you mentioned... where is it lol?

Oh, sorry!

http://www.twhl.co.za/tutorial.php?id=9

And you should look in here too- http://twhl.co.za/tutorial.php?id=37
it's on multi_managers. If you didn't understand it from tutorial then I'll explain it to you. You just need a multi_manager that targets explosion sprites on after one.

i understand it a bit thanks a lot! however im stuck on how to make water come out instead of flames for that effect. what im looking to do is knock over a lamp, then a few seconds later a small fire starts, then the sprinkler goes of and puts out the fire. haha, this is gonna kill me. i dont suppose anyone would be brave enough to make a sample map eh? you would be my hero!

Use smoke and steam sprites instead of flame ones. You might do well to read about sprites in the Entity Guide, or Google for a tutorial on 'em.

Change the sprite into the sprites/drip1 sprite!!

in a matter of speaking, kinda like a shower

Maybe you could do something with the method listed in this tutorial or the alternative method mentioned by Rabid, and authored by Seventh Moneky Rain.