The Simple Questions Thread.

[Vicpop]

If everything is func_detail, then everything will be rendered at once, basically, which is bad for performance. With a simple map and a modern computer you might not notice but it's still not a good idea. Func_detail essentially marks a brush to be ignored by VVIS in visibility calculations. The rule of thumb is to keep anything that can potentially block your view of another area a regular brush (walls, floors, ceilings, etc) and make small detail brushes func_detail.

[[KIRBY]]

just like Vic said, everything that is not floor/wall/ceiling should be func detail

one more thing, your map has displacements, it should be worthy to note that displacements dont block visibility or block the maps, usually you want to have a brush inside of displacement to do that work

[Major Banter]

just like Vic said, everything that is not floor/wall/ceiling should be func detail

This is a bit of an oversimplification of the func_detail system, though as a rule of thumb it works fine.

It's important you (redgroupclan) understand the implications involved in func_detailing the wrong brushes - otherwise, you'll get into some very bad habits.

Rather than explain the ins and outs, here's some absolutely brilliant documentation. It's occasionally heavy reading, but worth it.

This is your new Bible. http://www.optimization.interlopers.net/

How, when and why we func_detail. http://www.optimization.interlopers.net/index.php?chapter=func_detail



Lrn2optimise.

[redgroupclan]

Thanks guys.

[boj]

I have a giant hammer that I would want to swing down on a hinge or a joint or something.

How do I do that?

I tried using phys_hinge but I couldn't get that to work.

[joe_rogers_11155]

havent used it in a while but phys_hinge sounds like the right entity. another choice might be ballsocket but that allows 360 degree rotation. can you fake it by using a rotating button entity or a door entity?

ps: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wik ... y_Overview

[boj]

yeah but how do i hook the hammer up to the hinge? I put the name of the hammer into entity 1 and the name of the other thing into entity 2 but it just doesnt connect and my hammer just falls down.

[Major Banter]

Turn on 'show helpers' and shift the origin horizontally a good number of units - 128 would be fine.

Also leave "entity 1" blank, and put entity 2 as the physics object.

Edit: i.e.

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/File:Hammer_object_helpers.png

Incidentally I found all of this in five minutes of google searching. At least try to look, eh?

[boj]

I tried searching google for it but i couldn't find anything that i hadn't already tried.

Also, i tried what you said and now the physbox doesn't go anywhere, but rotates on it's axis instead...

[Major Banter]

Hm. Best guess is you need to fiddle with the origin. Try different axis.

Also this may help http://halfwit-2.com/?page=tutorials&id=121

[boj]

Woops, my edit didn't go through

I meant to say that it did work because I didn't realise you meant to put it perpendicular to the swinging thing at first.

Thank you very much

[crashz2]

Hey, is there a way to get animations from playermodels working? (for prop_dynamics)
Game: CSGO

[Major Banter]

Weird one; in the newest areas of my map, entering while in a buggy/jalopy instantly crashes out Ep2.

It's a heavy displacement area with a detailed-ish area at the end, with no optimisation currently. The buggy and jalopy run fine around the rest of the map. I'm yet to isolate the area or do any further testing because it's late as dicks here, but I wondered if there's an established error I haven't heard of.

To reiterate, on spawning in vehicles manually it crashes literally the very moment you enter the vehicle.

edit: I quickly isolated the area with the cordon tool and the same thing occurred. I will fuck around with the displacements tomorrow and see if I can get it stable, unless anyone has any ideas.

[marnamai]

entity => prop_vehicle_jeep
world model = models/vehicle.mdl
vehicle script file => scripts/vehicles/jalopy.txt

is that all correct in your map?

[Major Banter]

Yeah the vehicle itself is absolutely fine. I will try to isolate the error and edit this in a few minutes.

edit 1: npc_helicopter. I'm not entirely sure how, but it's caused by being 'spotted' by a gagged, waiting-for-wake chopper.

edit 2: Confirmed. Cannot run npc_helicopter and prop_vehicle_jeep in the same map.

edit 3: I have my suspicions you can run a chopper as long as it's on a path_track.