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Alright folks, just like the previous thread.
This thread is practically to help stop the constant fill of the mapping section with quick little questions which doesn't need a new thread, also so the questions are easier to track. Mainly because people just usually fly by the sticky and post as if it was any other section rules.
Alright so leave your questions here, big or small, and we, the mapping community will attempt to solve your little conundrum.
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Seeming as I didn't get to answer a few questions from the other thread because god knows why;
I believe it has a detailsprite.vtf so I would assume so.lamaar posted:
mcilona posted:https://developer.valvesoftware.com/...ox_multiplayer
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I've had that happen with a carpet texture. Not necessarily rainbow, but purple particles when shooting a green carpet texture I had. Never figured out why.
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Right extremly noob question , how do i achieve this http://cached.glitchvid.com/images/p...inehallway.png
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That was from the previous mega thread. I fixed it by checking compute reflectivity.
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Use the block light brush. Those windows are func_illusionary
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How do i make realistic lighting for doors? So that when the door is open the light shines in, and when the door is closed it does'nt.
I'm working on a big desert map, and a few doors start open when the map is loaded. When i close the doors the light still shines in.
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You can't fix that. Its either lit, or not.
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But i've seen it in a map, gm_cube_v1b. (from the cube movie) When you reach the edge and open the final door to get out, the light moves very smooth while the door is opening.
Or is that just some trick done with some entities?
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He was probably using an env_projectedtexture an entity which creates dynamic light. Although its somewhat expensive, and you can only have one rendered on the screen at once.
You cannot use this for global lighting though.
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How to make a dome?
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I've read the developer page already. I was just hoping someome with more knowledge on the matter could verify which classname is appropriate for the circumstance.
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You can use arches, or you can make it manually. They both will probably take a while to do.
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Can't twister make domes?
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Yes, but they seem to become corrupted after saving then reloading the map.
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quick question, how do i add working resuply lockers to my TF2 Map?
also is there any where that walks through all the specifics of making a TF2 map? such as adding team doors, capture points, Etc
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https://developer.valvesoftware.com/...Level_Creation
Hint: When you create a resupply locker, turn of the shadows of the dynamic prop and cover it with a brush with the blocklight texture instead. Valve doesn't do this but it looks really better with static shadows.
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that's awesome, thanks
now i have another problem, i set the locker to dynamic but it dosen't appear in game
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i'm trying to make a rocky passage using the geometry tool to make it look more natural, how do i put 2 brushes together and have them both move with the gemometry, such as on a corner or ramp
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I have this really annoying clicking sound for the UI sounds in my Portal 2 mod, does anyone know why?
Edit: Fixed it, apparently you can't have sounds that are less than a second long.
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How could I use a logic_timer and a logic_case so it can fire random outputs, in this case play sounds, at random?
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How can I tune lighting using a light_environment and a tonemap controller to get a bright sunset look?
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Set the autoexposuremax and min somewhat high. Maybe bloom also.
for the logic_timer set it to
OnTimer|case|PickRandom
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does anyone have a guide for adding props to your map? i'm having problems alot of my props, most of them are not appearing in game
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Which way is better?
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1. is meant to be more optimised, 2 is how i do it. I don't think it matters too much either way.
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Assuming you'd be seeing the outside of the corner, 1 is better because it'll light realistically. You could use 3, depending on what you'd want on the other side. I don't know why you'd use 2.
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2 is easier to modify but 1 is less chaotic since you don't have two faces on one side which makes it easier to apply textures correctly (because if you put a texture onto the top face of the lower brush in example 1 and aligned it at the left or right side, the texture wouldn't be perfectly aligned to the corner). So if you have the patience, go with 1, I'd say (and 3 if you don't have an interior).
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Thanks,Guys
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Having some issues with my detail sprites I'm trying to make. The sprites are showing up beneath the texture.
The image is 512x512. The top 2 sprites are 256x256 sections. Here is my .vbsp
See any problems with my sprite and spritesize?Code:detail { practice_grasses { density 2000 Group1 { alpha 0 Yellowtall { sprite "0 0 256 256 256" spritesize ".5 1 16 32" spriterandomscale .15 maxangle 95 amount .4 spriteorientation 2 } Purplelow { sprite "256 0 256 256 256" spritesize ".5 1 16 32" spriterandomscale .15 maxangle 95 amount .4 spriteorientation 2 } Groundcover { sprite "0 256 512 256 512" spritesize ".5 1 16 32" spriterandomscale .15 maxangle 95 amount .2 spriteorientation 2 } } } }
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Try this:
Code:detail { practice_grasses { "density" "2048.0" Group1 { "alpha" "0" Yellowtall { "sprite" "0 0 256 256 512" "spritesize" "0.5 0.0 32 32" "spriterandomscale" "0.15" "amount" "0.5" "detailOrientation" "2" } Purplelow { "sprite" "256 0 256 256 512" "spritesize" "0.5 0.0 32 32" "spriterandomscale" "0.15" "amount" "0.5" "detailOrientation" "2" } Groundcover { "sprite" "0 256 512 256 512" "spritesize" "0.5 0.0 16 32" "spriterandomscale" "0.15" "amount" "0.25" "detailOrientation" "2" } } Group2 { "alpha" "1" } } }
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More question: how to fix that?
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How you make portals snap to a surface when fired?
Like they do in game when you fire at one of those inclines, it automatically snaps to the center of the panel.
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do displacements have to be perfectly aligned against the edge of your map's skybox in order for the displacements in the 3d skybox to connect completely? or can i have the actual map's displacements phase through the skybox a little?
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If you phase it through, they will be black, and cause a buffering error.
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/..._portal_bumper
That is caused by using $translucent in a material, which adds transparency. I believe you can fix it by removing $translucent and adding $alphatest (probably want to do this on the stain)More question: how to fix that?
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I applied your fixes and I still have this problem.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1718514/test0001.jpg
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I've been having this problem for a while with my map...
I have a 3D skybox. It appears normally and works fine. Here is how the skybox tools texture is placed.
But the problem is, geometry from other areas of the map remains visible through the skybox texture. They should be occluded / invisible, but yet they appear.
See that window farther ahead? That really is physically there, if the player turns the corner up ahead. But I was under the impression that the skybox texture would have covered that and simply replaced it with just my 3D skybox.
Is this normal behavior? Are we simply not supposed to place the texture in such a way that things around a corner could become visible? Because if so, then I pretty much have to re-think the entire layout of my map.
P.S. The same effect occurs in other areas of the map where I have windows. There are no leaks being reported during compilation, even with the Normal/Full settings.
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I'm trying to make an animated refracting texture, but it's not animating in-game - is my .vmt ok?
Code:"Refract" { "$normalmap" "custom\Water_Drip" "$refractamount" "0.25" "$surfaceprop" "water" "$envmap" "env_cubemap" "Proxies" { "AnimatedTexture" { "animatedtexturevar" "$normalmap" "animatedtextureframenumvar" "$frame" "animatedtextureframerate" "30" } } }
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Have you tried if it works when you create the skybox like this?
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Is there a tutorial on that texture blending thing that you (Firegod) posted in the Pimpage thread a few days ago?
I've had a play and I can't quite figure it out.
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Sorry missed something. This is how your detail.vbsp should be like,
As for what's going on in the screenshot, I'm not sure. Try saving the texture as an uncompressed texture with alpha layer, BGRA8888.Code:detail { practice_grasses { "density" "2048.0" Group1 { "alpha" "0" Yellowtall { "sprite" "0 0 256 256 512" "spritesize" "0.5 0.0 32 32" "spriterandomscale" "0.15" "amount" "0.5" "detailOrientation" "2" } Purplelow { "sprite" "256 0 256 256 512" "spritesize" "0.5 0.0 32 32" "spriterandomscale" "0.15" "amount" "0.5" "detailOrientation" "2" } Groundcover { "sprite" "0 256 512 256 512" "spritesize" "0.5 0.0 32 16" "spriterandomscale" "0.15" "amount" "0.25" "detailOrientation" "2" } } Group2 { "alpha" "1" } } }
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You mean this?
You can try making the shader "MultiBlend" and then in the sculpting menu there should be Blend, click it and it will have all your textures you specified. You can look at dota 2's materials seen here
Code:MultiBlend { "%keywords" dota "%tooltexture" "test/terraintest-1" $basetexture4 stone/stone_path007 $spectexture4 stone/stone_path007_spec $scale4 3.0 $rotation4 55.0 $basetexture3 stone/stone_path008 $spectexture3 stone/stone_path008_spec $scale3 1.75 $rotation3 -15.0 $basetexture2 nature/sand_cracked001 $spectexture2 nature/sand_cracked001_spec $scale2 3.0 "$rotation2 " 0.0 $basetexture stone/stone_path006 $spectexture stone/stone_path006_spec $scale 3.0 $rotation 55.0 $fow _rt_fog_of_war }This is because You're rendering the other side of the wall. You need to put down a hint brush/skip to chop your visleafs to disallow that from where you're standing.
I've been having this problem for a while with my map...
I have a 3D skybox. It appears normally and works fine. Here is how the skybox tools texture is placed.
But the problem is, geometry from other areas of the map remains visible through the skybox texture. They should be occluded / invisible, but yet they appear.
See that window farther ahead? That really is physically there, if the player turns the corner up ahead. But I was under the impression that the skybox texture would have covered that and simply replaced it with just my 3D skybox.
Is this normal behavior? Are we simply not supposed to place the texture in such a way that things around a corner could become visible? Because if so, then I pretty much have to re-think the entire layout of my map.
P.S. The same effect occurs in other areas of the map where I have windows. There are no leaks being reported during compilation, even with the Normal/Full settings.
Try changing $normalmap to $bumpmap in both the proxy and the texture.
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Yes. I didn't realise it was all one texture.You mean this?
Could you please post a template vmt?
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