Mapping, Modelling, Level Design and..... PREFABS!!!

[EagleStrike]

I know I've been here for about a month or 2 now, but I used to come here a lot more often, but just as a guest. However, I've only just realized there isn't a prefabs section, and we could do with one of them! Who's with me?

[BaRRaKID]

No one really uses prefabs so..

[slayera]

LOL, died before it started.

[SlappyBag]

Prefabs are easy to make, and are different for every person/map. The only ones I have are for door templates so I can build a perfect hole for the door.

[ScarT]

No one really uses prefabs so..

Bumpage (I guess) Valve actually does - and FPSBanana (so I've heard)

[YokaI]

I believe valve uses a prefab for some basic things such as the TVs that can be ripped off or the magnet entities and such. I wouldn't say that they use them all the time though.

Maybe we should (I would volunteer)create prefabs or basic entity/model/brush setups for newer mappers to look at and try to reproduce.

[ScarT]

All the building in City 17 are created using prefabs

[EagleStrike]

I haven't had the chance to reply recently, sorry guys, my PC crashed. Anyways, I accept that only a few people use prefabs, but they are definantly becoming more popular. We could do with a section, even if it was as little used as the design section... Consider having prefabs of nearly every prop u could think of. For example, right now I'm looking for a prefab of an oil tanker, that will explode if the oil body container takes 300 hits. I'm currently working on my own, using a repaired front truck piece, and making the oil contianer myself. This is just an example, there should also be a child forum with the requests bit.

[wiggle987]

No one really uses prefabs so..

I use prefabs all the time for "standard" size brushes, i.e. doors and stairs.

[BaRRaKID]

You're a noob

[wiggle987]

it just saves time doing something pointless

[Spas12]

prefabs:

http://www.sourceprefabs.com/

[wiggle987]

let's not look there, it brings back bad memories for me

[Lovro]

No one really uses prefabs so..

way to kill the thread

[Minibiccy]

what are prefabs!! lol, i assume theyre like template for perfect sized doors/stairs etc?
in which case... full steam (pardon the pun(a very bad one too(should really work on that))) ahead (got there in the end )