📁 Warp-in Effect Map Demo

📄 alien_warpin_effect_jmf.jmf	Jmf map file for J.A.C.K. users
📄 alien_warpin_effect_rmf.rmf	Rmf map file for... I don't know, Hammer users?
📄 alien_warpin_effect_tbmap.map	Map file for Trenchbroom users
📄 alien_warpin_effect_bsp.bsp	Playable demo map demonstrating the three different warpball sizes for the three different monster sizes

These editor map source files (except for the playable demo map) all show off the warp-in effect of which there are three basic warpball sizes:
Small, for small monsters such as the headcrab
Medium, for medium sized monsters such as the alien slave / vortigaunt
Large, for large monsters such as the alien grunt

Press the buttons to warp-in an alien and see the full effect. Weapons provided.

📁 Alien Warp-in Effect Prefab Lot

📄 alien_warpin_prefabs_jmf.jmf	Jmf map file for J.A.C.K. users
📄 alien_warpin_prefabs_rmf.rmf	Rmf map file for... look, just quit using Hammer already! It's an old and outdated piece of crap
📄 alien_warpin_prefabs_tbmap.map	Map file for Trenchbroom users

These editor map source files contains 16 pre-made warp-in prefabs of each of the three different monster sizes.
Other than the green warpball effect for Xen monsters, also included in these files are purple warpballs, to be used when warping in Opposing Force monsters, provided that your game or mod supports OF monsters. And yes, I'm aware that you never see purple warpballs in OF when RaceX monsters teleport in, but I feel like it's appropriate. Green warpball for Xen monsters, purple warpball for RaceX monsters, simple as that. I guess you can blame Half-Life: Field Intensity for this, because I dig the idea of RaceX monster having their own warpball color, it just makes sense, see.

Each individual prefab is grouped together as one object and comes combined with a BOUNDINGBOX brush. This is to help with better and accurate placement into your maps. When placed, you must delete the BOUNDINGBOX brush or else your map will most likely not compile.

📁 Steam JACK Beta Prefab Libraries

📄 Alien Warp-in Effect, Xen.jol	Prefab Library file for Steam J.A.C.K. Beta
📄 Alien Warp-in Effect, RaceX.jol	Idem

If you're a Steam JACK user and have access the beta program branch, you can make use of the brand new Prefab Factory feature that was recently added to the JACK beta, starting with version 1.2.4144. With the Prefab Factory, you can drop alien warp-in effect prefabs into your map from the dropdown list.


It couldn't get any easier!

The prefab library files can only be used with the Beta branch of JACK on Steam, version 1.2.4144 and up. Refer to the JACK Steam forums on how to get access to the beta branch of JACK if you're a Steam JACK user.
Users of the free version of JACK will have to wait until the Prefab Factory has been added a future update.

📁 MESS Entity Template + Map Demo

📄 monster_warp.zip	Provides the template entity 'monster_warp'
📄 monster_warp_test_jmf.jmf	Jmf map file for J.A.C.K. users
📄 monster_warp_test_rmf.rmf	...
📄 monster_warp_test_tbmap.map	Map file for Trenchbroom users
📄 monster_warp_test_bsp.bsp	Playable demo map demonstrating the monster_warp template entity

Now this is something special. Many thanks to my good friend Captain P for making this work.

The monster_warp.zip file is to be used with MESS (Macro Entity Scripting System) created by Captain P. When installed, a custom template entity becomes available: the monster_warp entity. Basically, this entity encapsulates all of the entities that make up the warp-in effect, the beams, sprites, sounds and the monstermaker itself, into one single entity for easy use and configurability.

Comes with custom entity properties for monster size (small, medium, large and automatic), warpball type (Xen, RaceX), a predefined list of monster types, including Opposing Force monsters and a spawn flag for dynamic light:


To install, place the zip file in:
<YOUR MESS INSTALL FOLDER>\template_entities\custom
You do not need to extract the contents of the zip file.

If you do not see the 'custom' folder, you'll need to create it first.

Next, run MESS.exe. This is an important step. Doing this will add the entity to mess.fgd and it'll be ready for use.
Remember that you'll need to have the mess.fgd added into your editor or else the template entity won't be available in your entities list.
Finally, when you use this template entity in your maps, you'll need to enable the MESS.exe compile program in your build configuration, otherwise, the monster_warp template entity will do nothing.

If you're new to MESS and this has gotten you excited to try it out, refer to the official MESS website for installation and usage instructions.