Health?

Devil_Dog · Post by **Devil_Dog** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:19 pm

Not sure if this was scripting or mapping.

I make a brush and want it to be destroyed when shot. What do I do?
I tried to 'script/object' and give it a health of 1, but this didn't work.

Green Beret · Post by **Green Beret** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:51 am

make it a func_crate

Devil_Dog · Post by **Devil_Dog** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:14 pm

Thanks

neillomax · Post by **neillomax** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:26 pm

Try making it a.................. function/crate.

Post by **jv_map** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:36 pm

neillomax wrote:Try making it a.................. function/crate.

lol.. bit eager to get your 500th post quick?

... congrats anyway

neillomax · Post by **neillomax** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:41 am

Actually I wasn't even aware of # 500. What do I win ?

Must have been a time zone overlap on that one. No replies were here when I posted.

Devil_Dog · Post by **Devil_Dog** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:23 am

The func_crate works. But I had to make 650 of them

I am makeing a target and I want the paper part to have holes where the bullet goes thru. It works, I'm just wondering if it will be too many entities. 650 for each target, 5 targets, and the rest of the map ofcourse.

BTW: congrats on that 500 neillomax

Devil_Dog · Post by **Devil_Dog** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:05 pm

I did somethig wrong. I made a test map for this. When I loaded it and selected a weapon, my veiw was from under the arm. When I fired the game froze. I had to re-start my computer. I loaded the map again, opened the consol and got these errors:

ERROR PlaySound: snd_step_metal needs an alias in ubersound.scr or uberdialog.scr - Please fix.

ERROR PlaySound: snd_step_equipment needs...same

AddRefEntityToScene: MAX_ENTITIES - 2 exceeded
(This on is displayed over 50 times)

ERROR playSound: snd_landing_metal needs...same

I can fix the sound errors in world spawn correct?
Does the "max entities" mean I can only have 2 entities on a map?

Somehow it also changed my desktop icon for sh to the MBuilder icon???

Post by **Rookie One.pl** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:40 pm

OMG!!! 650 is WAY too many, 1024 is the absolute limit for ALL entities! You've got to reduce the number!

Devil_Dog · Post by **Devil_Dog** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:13 pm

I guess I'll have to make just the center of the target from func_crate. If the players are missing that bad they don't need to see it any way...lol.

Anything in blue is an entity, correct? Static items (like furniture) wouldn't be considered entities would they?

BTW: Sorry to be such a burden again. Just when I thought I ws getting the hang of mapping too...lol

tltrude · Post by **tltrude** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:17 pm

Have a look at my "explodingdoor" tutorial map -- click on my signature logo to find the download. The zip contains the .map file, so you can copy/study whatever you need from it.

There is a target gallery with both func_crate and func_window entities.

Post by **Rookie One.pl** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:35 pm

Lol, you're not a burden, Dog, everyone who's making the effort to actually learn something is most welcome here.

And the truth is, there is a lot of information that the more experienced modders assume to be known by everyone, when in fact it isn't, and it's not documented in a systematic way anywhere (which is a shame). So, sorry for my harshness, I pointlessly made you feel stupid.

All static models are entities. Almost everything in the game is, including the world, the players, the weapons, the grenades, the doors, the windows, the lights. The first 64 entities (numbered from 0 to 63) are reserved for players, the remaining 960 can be used for all the rest.

You know, I've always wondered why the hell doesn't the light compile remove the light entities from the map. Tthey're only used to generate lightmaps, and after that stage of the compile they're completely useless, they could've been removed to save up on the entity count.

lizardkid · Post by **lizardkid** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:22 am

to be even more specific: anything that isnt a brush is an entity. Additionally, anything made of brushes you use the right-click menu on, becomes an entity. such as func_crate, script_object, etc.

oh rook...

*spank*

Post by **jv_map** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:03 am

Rookie One.pl wrote:You know, I've always wondered why the hell doesn't the light compile remove the light entities from the map. Tthey're only used to generate lightmaps, and after that stage of the compile they're completely useless, they could've been removed to save up on the entity count.

They're used for spherical lighting (rgbGen lightingSpherical) and to calculate shadows of players/AI.

Devil_Dog · Post by **Devil_Dog** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:16 pm

No worries rookie, it is my stupidity that makes me feel stupid, your comments just enhance the feeling

Just kidding

The exploding door tut helped. Thanks tltrude.

Ok now the map works, minus the sound errors, no problem there. My next challenge is tho try to make these bullet holes round, square holes look funny. Here's what I'm gonna try:
When the func_crate is destroyed it spawns a new brush, I'll make a texture for a round hole. Hmm, what if they hit the same spot again? Uh oh, now my entity count just doubled again

Think I'll make this a 2 map prodject...lol

Again thanks for the help guys.
Oh and I might have a tip for the "tip 'o the day", if it isn't there already.
Don't try to compile a map with MBuilder when you have SDK open, it can't find your map for some reason.