Restarting mapping for Source Engine (Gm Created 16 years ago2008-06-17 14:51:12 UTC by Rory

Hey guys, feels odd to be back after so long!!

Any chance you guys can help me make falling props? Here's my scenario.

Player is in a refinery. Upon pushing func_button, smoke column explodes, causing all connected pipes to fall down, according to physics.

That's basically all I need to know, the rest is basics I remember from my past mapping, and HL Engine mapping. Thanks!

Use the phys_convert entity to convert all your pipes and stuff into physics object as soon as the explosion happens.

Thanks! I'll give it a shot and let you know how it worked.
[Edit}: Hammer doesn't recognize phys_convert

Look in your entity list.

What do I make the pipes turn into? Func_physbox ?

A phys_convert always converts targeted brush entities into func_physbox entities.