Ultimate Mapping Resource Pack 2014-11-06

[RavenStryker]

Well, it's not exactly hard to hunt down.

Dido ^^ If we really want to know we can still open up the decompiled map to take a sneak till it's finished. =P

 

[Ekit]

Like the above guy said, make sure if you add textures models or do any layout changes that you "re-compile" the map. If you don't do so and just load the map back up you won't see a lick of difference. When you recompile the old map will be rename with a _old after it if I remember correctly and the new one will have the correct name.

How do I re-compile? I thought it did that automatically whenever I chose "Run Map... (F9)".

 

[tyler]

You're recompiling if you have compiled previously and compile again.

 

[uno_chaos]

Sweet!

I know I am late to the party, but just started mapping for tf2.

Dude, you are awesome!

 

[A Boojum Snark]

There you go, update.
Most of you care about it may have figured it out already, but I did not include trigger_ignite_arrows because it appears to be linked to degroot :|

 

[Wander]

I have a request, though im not sure if its possible / desired

Is it possible to make entities (such as intels/healthkits) with a custom model, appear that way in the 3d view?

im working on a custom gamemode (collecting spiders), for which i use the intel logic, however it is hard to position them right, because they still appear like briefcases

 

[Seba]

Under item_teamflag/whatever, change the world model (they will show up as the standard model in Hammer).

 

[A Boojum Snark]

He was specifically asking about changing what shows in Hammer <_< silly sebaface. However, no, there is unfortunately no way to link the Hammer model to that value.

 

[Seba]

Oh, I didn't see the '3d view' part. /me cries in corner

 

[shaneod]

GameType Library picture needs fixing.

 

[Ravidge]

You think it would be possible to include AA for the HLMW in this pack?
It's a simple text edit to dxsupport.cfg (in sourcesdk/bin/orangebox/bin) where you add
the line "ConVar.mat_antialias" "8" to the GFX card options at the bottom. (probably only need to bother with the last two by now; ATI Unknown and Nvidia Unknown).

 

[Pocket]

Along similar lines, weren't you working on a way to remove the default texture exclusions? Or was that someone else?

 

[stabbyclaus]

The installer can't find SourceSDK. I have Steam installed on a different drive to my OS. Is there a fix for this?

 

[A Boojum Snark]

Have you ran the SDK recently? The installer relies on a variable created by it, and if it has not been run, or the variable is otherwise missing, it won't work. Just opening the SDK launcher should fix it. (I should update that error message)

 

[stabbyclaus]

Have you ran the SDK recently? The installer relies on a variable created by it, and if it has not been run, or the variable is otherwise missing, it won't work. Just opening the SDK launcher should fix it. (I should update that error message)

fixed! not sure what happened, maybe it was updating.

 

[Hell-met]

Can you possibly make the "headless_hatman" entity not obsolete so outputs can actually be used on it?

Unless it doesn't work that way or I'm missing something.

 

[shaneod]

well..you'd still have to precache everything unless he made a prefab

 

[Hell-met]

I have it precached in my map, I just want something to happen once he dies.

 

[A Boojum Snark]

I'd have to look into it, not sure about the possibility. Until then, you can add outputs to obsolete entities by creating them on an entity Hammer recognizes, and then changing that entity to the obsolete one. The outputs will stay.

 

[Leminnes]

Hey booj, a couple things.

Some (or all, I'm not sure) of your track curves prefabs have shadows enabled. I'm not sure if that is on purpose, but I know most valve maps have shadows disabled on the tracks.

Also, I was thinking it might be useful to have some prefabs for doors that only open when specific CPs are taken, kind of like a few places on Badwater. Not sure if you could get it to work on both PL and CP, but I know I'd find it useful.