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Ambient sound too lowValve's Source : HL2 Level Designermmmmm... it's an entity ?
the only env_spxxx i can find is
_spark _splash _sprite _spritetrail....
no env_speaker that i can see ??? ... [ more] |
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Oct 10, 2007 01:12 pm
by elemenz |
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Ambient sound too lowValve's Source : HL2 Level Designgood i found this old one, dont have to start a new post :D
so what about marking the areas where to hear the rain ?
it shudnt be heard indoors... any dynamic play option for it ?
i need to do many rain perpuation brushes fitting the outdoor areas,... [ more] |
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Oct 10, 2007 03:00 am
by elemenz |
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Coop Map HelpValve's Source : Source General GamingI bumped only recently into the HL2 coop mod, puzzles and coop shooting
quests, and frankly I like the idea.
Now how do I get started... I need some basic info how to spawn creatures,
aliens, zombies, how to give them certain amount of life, change th... [ more] |
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Aug 15, 2007 03:56 am
by elemenz |
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Classic maps to view ?Valve's Source : HL2 Level Designi want the office map in a format to open and edit it in hammer so i can
study...... possible ? how ?
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Jun 10, 2007 06:30 am
by elemenz |
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Sunlight effectsValve's Source : HL2 Level DesignHow you do them with freestyle brushes, not using the train map model for
sunlight beams ?
And the little dust smoke glitter in the light ?
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May 26, 2007 04:39 pm
by elemenz |
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Take 2General Gaming Topics : General Gamingwow bad idea posting this one here, dead silent forum.. comments are
welcome you know....... [ more] |
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May 16, 2007 02:00 pm
by elemenz |
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Take 2General Gaming Topics : General GamingWhat happens when I wake up due to insomnia at 3am without a working
connection ? Well, I think something like this:
I dig up S.T.A.L...... f**k the dots, just call it STALKER, and decide to
give it a second try. The first one didn't go so well. All the ... [ more] |
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May 9, 2007 11:44 am
by elemenz |
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Spotlight follow a brush ?Valve's Source : HL2 Level Designdidnt work for me...
I try a low spotlight without the *glowing halo* with parent being the
train, and set the angles of the beam real large.... that could give the
illusion of the desired effect :D
edited on May. 8, 2007 01:30 pm by elemenz... [ more] |
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May 8, 2007 01:28 pm
by elemenz |
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Spotlight follow a brush ?Valve's Source : HL2 Level DesignI mean the spotlight BEAM.....not the entire light.
like, a tower with a sticky static lamp, having a spotlight shooting beam
down on the yard. That's easy, but you know... move the end point around,
as if a guy is scouting/ scanning the area ?
I m... [ more] |
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May 7, 2007 01:39 pm
by elemenz |
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Spotlight follow a brush ?Valve's Source : HL2 Level DesignHow do I make a spotlight follow a invisible trian brush ?
I got a guard light on a tower that's supposed to move around the yard.....
shebby ?... [ more] |
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May 7, 2007 01:15 pm
by elemenz |
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Custom models, can't find anything cool ?Valve's Source : HL2 Level Designmake me a T-80 tank !
NOW!
..... and dont come back if it has even slight flaws in terms of realistic
scales and functions.... !!!!!!! ... [ more] |
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May 7, 2007 12:37 pm
by elemenz |
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Custom models, can't find anything cool ?Valve's Source : HL2 Level DesignI'm looking for a tank and chopper and some other stuff outside the custom
model range of HL2/CSS... can't find a thing anywhere !
Are custom models too hard to make, nobody wants to ?
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May 7, 2007 12:10 pm
by elemenz |
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Fast access models !Valve's Source : HL2 Level DesignWARNING: 99% chance of hammer crashing when you first time save a custom
prefab in a new subfolder, other than the default prefab folders ! ... [ more] |
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May 7, 2007 01:03 am
by elemenz |
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Fast access models !Valve's Source : HL2 Level DesignHere's a method I just came up with that's going to speed my mapping up a
lot,
you'll know if it's the one for you or not. The earlier you start using it,
the more time you'll safe.
The only current way to place a model in a map is to use entity + pr... [ more] |
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May 7, 2007 12:51 am
by elemenz |
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Low FPS - what's wrong ?Valve's Source : HL2 Level DesignHere's a kickass guide, helped me a lot, just what I needed !!!
http://www.student.ru.nl/rvanhoorn/optimization.php?chapter=intro
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May 7, 2007 12:24 am
by elemenz |
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Elevator buggingValve's Source : HL2 Level Designwell, finally made one that works... a bit.
so here he is, i called him up and as he (the elevator is called frank,
[made out of 30 brushes all as one func_traintrack]
bare with me...) makes his approach, the fence gate slide doors texture
starts van... [ more] |
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May 2, 2007 03:53 pm
by elemenz |
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Low FPS - what's wrong ?Valve's Source : HL2 Level Designeven if i would find a good tutorial on portals and the engine, most doesnt
have anything explained, like how to actually PLACE them in your map...
make them func_what? what textures, what flags, most important: the little
things. what the edges of this b... [ more] |
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May 1, 2007 12:12 pm
by elemenz |
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Low FPS - what's wrong ?Valve's Source : HL2 Level Designsorry foyle, didnt get your book yet. how about sending it ?
and put some cookies and money with it.
well all the crates are models, not detail brushes...
i do a new version of it anyways, see if that helps or not.... [ more] |
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May 1, 2007 07:43 am
by elemenz |
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Low FPS - what's wrong ?Valve's Source : HL2 Level Designi read stuff like this
http://ninjagrinch.home.comcast.net/pyramidhint.htm
but doesn't help me much since my room
(dock area in a cave with water) is one block shaped area.
now how do i increase the performance
(which is currently only ~15 FPS... [ more] |
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May 1, 2007 06:33 am
by elemenz |
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Low FPS - what's wrong ?Valve's Source : HL2 Level Designhere are some pics the map in game and in hammer, and map info.
there's a lot of displacements and static props, but man does that alone
really lower the performance THAT MUCH ? i felt like playing doom3 on a IBM
286 in 1985.... I compiled the map in cor... [ more] |
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Apr 30, 2007 11:04 pm
by elemenz |
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Run Hammer offline ?Valve's Source : HL2 Level DesignRecently I had a lot of connection issues, and I really hate not to be able
to use hammer while offline... it seems the files can't be copied on pc
either ?? ... [ more] |
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Apr 26, 2007 01:40 pm
by elemenz |
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Trigger TutorialValve's Source : HL2 Level DesignCan I have a decent lesson on trigger inputs/outputs ?
I want to include these things in my map:
1. Door,
a func_ door brush.
Two triggers on the wall (on two prop_static buttons).
Use them with the *use item* action, not by just walking into the... [ more] |
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Apr 24, 2007 03:01 pm
by elemenz |
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Visual controlValve's Source : HL2 Level Designyeah i know nothing about portals, going to tutorials now..
and i am not doing any indoor areas yet, way too much work to do already
just with the map itself.
and what about the func_lod brushes (/details)?
do i make all my details into _lod, and ... [ more] |
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Apr 15, 2007 09:47 am
by elemenz |
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Visual controlValve's Source : HL2 Level Designheres what the map looks like so far. upper pic is the hammer overview, and
below it the ingame map from silent hill as host.
the final map will be roughly 25 000 units wide and long, huge, walking
corner to corner takes many minutes, but thats what i ... [ more] |
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Apr 14, 2007 02:14 pm
by elemenz |
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*fake throwing* bug HELPValve's Source : Source General Gamingthat's the bug, but not on my maps, i'm talking about servers i play on.
nothing i can do...
i think it started when my steam crashed and i had to reinstall it, all my
settings where gone so i played around. one thing was to get the radar
smaller and m... [ more] |
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Apr 14, 2007 10:54 am
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