Removing The Blue From Textures...

EflfK

<div class="IPBDescription">Ive read a ton of tutorrials and nothin</div> Ive read maybe 10 different tutorials on how to do this. Ive used the following two methods with no result.

Make an object with a texture such as hanging wired.
Make it an entity by pressing ctrl + t.
Change it to func_illusionary, also tried func_wall and func_wall_(Something else).
Change the render mode to solid.
Change fx amount to 255.

As far as I know it should remove the blue and make it walk through. All im getting is a walk through block with a blue area <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> .

Well thanks ahead of time whoever answers my newbie question its only my second day of mapping ^^.

watch_me_die

This should work... any visible entity with render mode solid and fx amount 255 will have seethrough parts.

are you sure that you're compiling the correct version of your map, and are you sure that you're copying it into your maps directory? you could be using an old version of it

breathstealer

correct me if i'm wrong, but func_illusionary is NOT what you want to use here, normal wall will be fine, just use the same rendermode as above. illusionary will make the block walkthru.

EflfK

Im positive its the right version of the map. Wierd it doesnt work is there an option in the batch compiler that would prevent it from working?
And ya I tried wall and have the same result. While im at it for the RR how do i get the Join Marines sign to look like the hologram on most maps?
Im sure its the same method with just one difference.

cheesehound

The texture name nees a { preceding it.

cyNickal

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What if he wants people to go through or shoot through the entity?

What graphics mode are you using?
On my old computer I had to use SOFTWARE MODE and that made the "blue" parts of my entities either black or blue.
If you using OpenGL or D3D I have no idea...

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Here are the steps, just to clarify.

Create a BRUSH with a texture preceded with { (i.e {wires_1)
Make it an entity by either pressing ctrl+t or right clicking and selecting TIE TO ENTITY.
Make the new entity either "func_illusionary" or "func_wall"
Change the render mode to solid.
Change fx amount to 255.

Save and Compile your map.
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Those steps are practically the same, make sure you havn't changed any other Entity settings.
If your still having trouble I can only suggest you remake the entity. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

Confused

also render mode aditive wil remove teh black texture and use any other color at full bright , in refrence to your question about teh join team signs.

Sylver

set FX color to blue ??

don't know about you but that's what i did wrong the first time

EflfK

Nice thanks for the help everyone one last thing on this. When i make a rail how do I make it shoot through? I tried func_wall_toggle and that doesnt work. The only other thing I can think of doing is making it func_illusionary and then after adding invisible walls to where u cant go seems wasteful and im better there is a way to do it.

AlienCow

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You set Render FX to <span style='color:purple'>Distort</span>, its a func_illusionary so you can walk thru it. And Render Mode is additive. Just learnt how to do it myself <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> Good luck with the mapping.

Sylver

There are some textures in the .wad files that contain blue parts, but they don't have an "{" in their name. What about those? We use the same method or something different?

watch_me_die

They won't work. You will have to create custom textures from them with { in front.

Haze

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And the question has been answered!

EflfK

Thanks a lot for the help guys works great <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> .