The Simple Questions Thread.

[marnamai]

heli and jeep should be fine, decompile ep2_outland07 and 08 and take a look at it

maybe spawn the heli via a template instead of using the wait/gag?

[Major Banter]

It was the path_tracks.

I got it working after decomp'ing outland_07 to double check. As you said Marnamai, Valve spawned one in via a template_maker and used the aforementioned path_tracks. I copied it myself and it works. Happy days.

[Slashgibber]

Have they fixed the broken cubemaps yet for SDK 2013? Or is there a fix that *isn't* the pakrat "solution"?

[boj]

How do I make an invisible brush you can walk through that will still block the flashlight to make a shadow of something that isn't quite "there"

[Stormy]

Isn't that precisely what the "block light" texture does?

[boj]

you would think so but no, it doesn't block the actual flash light since it's a sort of projected_texture

[LordDz]

Make a texture very close to glass looking? a func_brush that is set to not rendering?

[boj]

while this does cast a shadow... it still doesn't block projected textures

[jgoodroad]

Hey, can someone tell me what's wrong with my cubemaps?

[[KIRBY]]

how many cubemaps do you have in scene? can you show a pic from editor?

[jgoodroad]

Consider the issue temporarily resolved. I'm going to hold back on using cubemaps, as that picture was only the tip of the iceberg. Seriously, stone walls should not be as reflective as mirrors. I don't understand how things could go so wrong.

[Stormy]

Open the .vmt and put in a line

Code: Select all

$cubemaptimnt "[.5 .5 .5]"

You can raise or lower it to increase/decrease the reflectiveness.

As to the exact problem you're having, it looks like you have different cubemaps affecting different faces. Select your cubemap entity and use the 'select faces' bit or w/e to mark all those faces. That way only one cubemap entity will affect those faces and you won't have those massive seams.

Or maybe it's a missing cubemap, since it's such a square pattern. Open your map in VIDE or PakRat, delete all the cubemaps and re-build them.

There are a lot of issues with cubemaps but once you get past the main ones it's not too bad.

[uuk]

Hey, does anyone know why when I color prop in Hammer, the color doesn't show up in-game?

[[KIRBY]]

thats because your map is fullbright, put lights in your map and it will show up properly

[uuk]

Ohhh, ok. Silly me. Thanks!