env_beam... Typical but stuck on it... Created 18 years ago2005-06-21 16:45:57 UTC by Shaddy

Damn it i`ve been mapping for quite a long time now, i had a few periods off and now i started again. Before goin down with my serious ideas for maps i decided to practice a little bit the technics i think i`m gonna need. So i came across the env_beam...
I`m trying the most simple thing probably... Just making a beam between two moving points, but it doesn`t seem to work. Very strange glitches i`ve seen ot my practice maps and after banging my head in the wall for almost a week now i decided to look for help here.

This is my map. Please spare a couple o` minutes to figure out what the hell`s wrong with the beams. And please don`t mind the poor design etc... It`s just a learning map after all...

http://forum.dobrich.cx/Practice6.rmf

Thanks.

Im to lazy to dl it... Explain the prob here

you didnt put origin brushs in your fun_trains, without an origin brush it just doesnt work ANY solid you target with a laser or beam requires an origin.

Well, im off for tonight, goodnight people

There are no beams! Or the beams don`t point to the entities i set them to - instead they point to the center of the map itself. And when i check out the Entity Report and i "Go To" my func_trains i see that regardless of where i positioned them they are still in the center of the map. And their size is negative infinity.

Cause they are emety(They are not tied to any brush)! Rebuild them!

or... You've targeted them wrong

That`s just it - how do i "put origin brushes in my func_trains"??

I've seen your map and the Func_trains are empty

Yea so how do i do the trick?

As for origins just create a brush in the middle of the train with the origin texture on it and tie them together(the train's brush and the origin) to the Func_train entity!