Ladder Created 17 years ago2007-07-10 12:28:05 UTC by Skals

well apparently as i see, in hl2 there is no func_ladder entity.

i also found out that there is a 'ladder' brush but i have a problem.

when i pu the ladder brush near my real ladder just like i did in hl1 with the aaatrigger and everything seems fine, also the properties said that its a 'ladder'

But the problem is that when i get in the game, that apears as an normal invisible brush. i cant climb it and the brush doesnt do anything a ladder should. any help?

ladders in HL2 are stupid, but there are numerous tutorials on them.

CS: Source is good because it reverted back to func_ladders

http://www.fpsbanana.com/tuts/3404

There you go. -.-

uh. this hl2 ladder system is too complicated the old one is much better!

Whiner, its not THAT complicated... and I suppose it gives you a tiny bit more option too... don't complain!

jup. i done what the tutorial said but its still not working.

i used the models for the ladder and i added func_usableladder where it told me to do it. then i added func_ladder_dismount on everyside of the ladder. not working?

The new ones lock you in. Admit it, the old ones are more fuctional.

Srry's right

right. i set it up like thiswhats wrong?

I obviously couldn't tell you since I don't map for source, but I thought now would be a good time to tell you that putting one unit thick brushes on the side of things like that is a bad practice. Just texture the side individually, or don't you know how to?

Not sure. Maybe lower the top one so the pinks touch the floor...Otherwise it might be your entities...

yeah put the top entry point on the floor instead of on top of the ladder, and lower the top part of the useable ladder entity

uh... maybe i know the problem. probably the entities are too close to the models so that the models block off the ladder effect. what i will do here is maybe make the models non-solid?

uh... i should have thought of it a long time. srry

I've never had to make a prop ladder non-solid to make it work.

I thought now would be a good time to tell you that putting one unit thick brushes on the side of things like that is a bad practice.

I didn't notice that until you pointed it out. That's hilarious! That would be so much work!!

well i have no idea why it is bad to make 1 unit brushes, but i have a bad, bad habit of doing it

with the ladder, uhh well to get on it, it's really, really shaky!

everytime i try to get on the ladder it feels like a full env_shake operates lol...

Because why waste our PC's power rendering a whole new brush when you could just texture the side...It'd be the same...

Also 1 unit brushes are hated by the compile tools...Anything small should be made into a model.

Okay... ill keep that in mind.