Making Maps Completely Underwater?

GLFattyTheGorge

<div class="IPBDescription">Yeah...</div> Well I just wondered how you add water to a map/make a map completley underwater.

Kouji_San

You mean something like an underwater station?

Since you can't view from outside a func_water brush into one and have the water effect you have to simulate it.<ul><li>The light blue is the func_water so you can see the water surface through the top window (textured in NULL top side in the water texture you want)</li><li>The dark blue is a func_illusionary (content volumetric light and texture in NULL) if you want players able to swim outside the station. lose this one if you don't want that <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--></li><li>The red lines are a 1 grid thick func_illusionary (additive) with a texture gradient (in the color of the water) on the side which is seen from inside the station. All the other sides are textured in NULL</li></ul>Hope the flash drawing helps <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

GLFattyTheGorge

Sort of, I want to make a map where there is a single station and the players can swim outside but most of the map is underwater. Make sense?

Edit: I can't find func_water or func_illusionary in any of the entities.

Kouji_San

could be a nice map only problem is that the marine weapons can't fire underwater so keep that in mind <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Shadowics

Any projectile weapons can't fire underwater, that includes gorge spit and fade acid rockets. Also marines can't build underwater in any way. There's also the problem that large func_waters will cause tons of lag because they will be rendered completely for everyone on the map. Not to mention people drowning.

GLFattyTheGorge

That's beside the point, for one thing it was just a silly idea and for another thing
I can't find func_water or func_illusionary anywhere

Shadowics

What map editor are your using?

They are standard HL entities, not NS specific entities.

Or else just make a func_wall or something and rename it to a func_water.

GLFattyTheGorge

I'm using valve hammer editor, but I seem to be missing a few func's...


I have some like func_playerstart or func_resource but I don't seem to have the basic ones

Shadowics

I don't use hammer I can't help you there - try my other suggestion, make a func_seethrough (sounds like you just have NS specific entities or something) and rename it to a func_water.

GLFattyTheGorge

How do you rename?

ShenTraX

There are two types of entities.

one is a point entity (the light bulb button)
and brush entity (the cube button)

once you create a brush, right-click on it and choose 'tie to entity'
right-click on it again and choose properties, you will see all other entities.

Kouji_San

Hmm I think I know what the problem is <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

If your making a entity using the entity tool... Then the only "func_" entity you'll is the <i>func_resource</i>.

All the other "func_ entities" are brush based...

To make a <i>func_water</i> or <i>func_illusionary</i> just make a brush using the brush tool then turn it into a brush based antity (CTRL+T). After that just select the entity you wan't it to be...

[edit]
nevermind <b>ShenTraX</b> already answered it, I just replied on your PM <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <i>whoopsi</i>