Convoy style walls

[AWESOME-O]

I've noticed that in ctf_convoy the big cars doesn't move but the walls, how can you make such a thing?

 

[Spike]

I've noticed that in ctf_convoy the big cars doesn't move but the walls, how can you make such a thing?

Walls doesn't move, only the texture moves.

 

[YM]

The texture is static I believe it has a little bit extra in one of the text files that tells it to scroll.



Spike - smaller signature please, looks good but long thin signatures work best.

 

[phatal]

I've noticed that in ctf_convoy the big cars doesn't move but the walls, how can you make such a thing?

If you want to see EXACTLY how he did it you can use this... VMEX This will decompile the level so that you can open it in Hammer. I wouldn't recompile the level because the decompile and recompile process can cause issues on occasions.

 

[Pseudo]

If you want to see EXACTLY how he did it you can use this... VMEX This will decompile the level so that you can open it in Hammer. I wouldn't recompile the level because the decompile and recompile process can cause issues on occasions.

VMEX wouldn't really help because the key is in a custom texture, not the entities. Using Pakrat you can look at the textures included and see that, as Youme said, there is a VMT file that takes one of the standard textures and tells it to scroll. It uses the TextureScroll material proxy.

 

[phatal]

VMEX wouldn't really help because the key is in a custom texture, not the entities. Using Pakrat you can look at the textures included and see that, as Youme said, there is a VMT file that takes one of the standard textures and tells it to scroll. It uses the TextureScroll material proxy.

Hmm... I thought when I looked at it he used a path track. Maybe that was just part of it.

 

[Half-Life_Maniac]

Basically there are 2 ways of doing it. You can build actual scenery out of func_trains that will move along a path (they can teleport back to the start after reaching the end). Remember that displacements can't be tied to entities, so if you're looking to make cliffs or anything, you'll have to use models or make them the old fashioned way. Models can be parented to the moving func_trains (visable or not).

The other way is to use a scrolling texture. This might be more suitable if you're dealing with flat walls, and would be best to use with the floor as well. Unfortunately, I don't know much about creating textures for Source, other than you'll have a normal VTF file, and then do some trickery with the VMT text file to tell it to scroll.

 

[Narkissus]

On my map im using scrolling textures(on the ground) as well as func_train, i believe thats the best looking, to combine the two.

 

[AWESOME-O]

he uses the path_track for his giants rocks not for the train, its an custom skybox he uses when i look at it.

I use this code:



"LightmappedGeneric"
{
"$basetexture" "rockwall00001"
"$translucent" "1"
"$nocull" "1"
"$decal" "1"
"$envmap" "env_cubemap"
"$envmaptint" "[.2 0 0]"
"$envmapcontrast" ".5"

"Proxies"
{
"TextureScroll"
{
"texturescrollvar" "$baseTextureTransform"
"texturescrollrate" ".15"
"texturescrollangle" "270.00"
}
}
}

But when i use it, it is white, in hammer it seems just normal but than in the 3d view it views white, what to do?
i putted in in the map: D:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\<my username>\team fortress 2\tf\materials\Custom
screenshot: