- Feb 6, 2010
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Hi there!
I just recently picked up hammer editor and decided to make a swamp themed map using the awesome swamp pack!
I call it achievement_idle_swamphuts(_v1 so far).
Here's a screenshot:
Download:
HERE
Here are my questions:
-I had to do such high walls because the skybox position seems messed up. Without walls, while standing on flat ground it would show a line in the skybox (I assume where it ends or something) which looks horrible. Is there any way to move the sky part more down, so the "horizon thingy" is under the water surface? (you can also see the horizon in the screenie)
-Is there any way to move the moon to another position? I'd want the environmental light to come from the middle of the map...
-Originally, I wanted to give the impression that the map is situated in the middle of nowhere, in a foggy swamp, surrounded by fences. However I couldn't manage to do it...
--How would you go on about fencing the whole area? Is it done with prop_statics? (it would have to be a rather high fence from bottom water level to "rocketjump level")
--Is there any way to let the map "fade out" after a certain distance after the fences (sorta like fog)? Giving it the impression that the water is endless...
-Is there any way to stop the rain under water? I couldn't find any question like that on the forums.. maybe some box that only collides particles??
I used the rain 001 collide from the swamp pack.
-Is there any way to control how far you can see and in what color your screen is tinted under water? I'd want to lower it a bit and make it a darker color (murky water)
-How can you make lamps light up? For example the lightpost lamp in the swamp pack. Even when I place a light entity around it it looks like it's OFF. And on the same thing: How can I make them flicker like the options in a light entity?
-Can anybody play or host the map now, or do you need the swamp pack installed? 4MB doesn't seem like a lot considering it uses all that "custom" stuff.
-Finally:
-Would anybody with an idle server put it up? If so give me your IP, I'd love to hang around some times
-What do you think of the map? I hope it's not too bad for a first timer lol.
I just recently picked up hammer editor and decided to make a swamp themed map using the awesome swamp pack!
I call it achievement_idle_swamphuts(_v1 so far).
Here's a screenshot:
Download:
HERE
Here are my questions:
-I had to do such high walls because the skybox position seems messed up. Without walls, while standing on flat ground it would show a line in the skybox (I assume where it ends or something) which looks horrible. Is there any way to move the sky part more down, so the "horizon thingy" is under the water surface? (you can also see the horizon in the screenie)
-Is there any way to move the moon to another position? I'd want the environmental light to come from the middle of the map...
-Originally, I wanted to give the impression that the map is situated in the middle of nowhere, in a foggy swamp, surrounded by fences. However I couldn't manage to do it...
--How would you go on about fencing the whole area? Is it done with prop_statics? (it would have to be a rather high fence from bottom water level to "rocketjump level")
--Is there any way to let the map "fade out" after a certain distance after the fences (sorta like fog)? Giving it the impression that the water is endless...
-Is there any way to stop the rain under water? I couldn't find any question like that on the forums.. maybe some box that only collides particles??
I used the rain 001 collide from the swamp pack.
-Is there any way to control how far you can see and in what color your screen is tinted under water? I'd want to lower it a bit and make it a darker color (murky water)
-How can you make lamps light up? For example the lightpost lamp in the swamp pack. Even when I place a light entity around it it looks like it's OFF. And on the same thing: How can I make them flicker like the options in a light entity?
-Can anybody play or host the map now, or do you need the swamp pack installed? 4MB doesn't seem like a lot considering it uses all that "custom" stuff.
-Finally:
-Would anybody with an idle server put it up? If so give me your IP, I'd love to hang around some times
-What do you think of the map? I hope it's not too bad for a first timer lol.