hey guys i was wondering how to hide brushes seen in windows
Ive seen it done in other map's but i don't know how to fix it... Help
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Assman15
Posted 23rd Jul 2010 10:17pm
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I have no idea how to do that. I don't know if it's even possible...
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ice
Posted 23rd Jul 2010 10:50pm
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i know Cyrus did it Dr 5. when you look out the windows in the long first hallway, you should see that Round room, but you cant
here's a example
see, im wondering how he did that
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BATEMAN
Posted 24th Jul 2010 1:46am
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portals maybe??????????????????????????
Assman15
Posted 24th Jul 2010 5:18am
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Quoting BATEMAN
portals maybe??????????????????????????
You may be on to something there. I completely forgot that the game stops rendering things beyond two portals. Details, movers, and maybe objects will always be shown, though.
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goober
Posted 24th Jul 2010 6:37am
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Yea, it's to do with portals, there's no way to be 100% sure you can prevent it unless the rooms are in different parts of the map however.
Your map sucks if it's not portalled properly anyway, go do that
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ice
Posted 24th Jul 2010 2:38pm
Riot Guard Post 495 / 530
ya ya it does suck without portals only 13 right now lol
because i only learned what portals did exactly when i watched your video on portals a few months ago, so i still got to Portal the sucker out
so how do you guys suggest i go about portal'ing my map?
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Assman15
Posted 24th Jul 2010 2:50pm
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Quoting ice
so how do you guys suggest i go about portal'ing my map?
Just make sure you can never see through two portals at the same time, unless you want the sky to show. Other than that it's just keeping the face count in nearby rooms somewhat the same so there aren't any bits of jarring slowdown.
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ice
Posted 24th Jul 2010 3:29pm
Riot Guard Post 496 / 530
okay, now about the windows how should i create 2 portals
should i make 2 solids out side the windows and portal them ?
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Assman15
Posted 24th Jul 2010 5:21pm
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All I can really say is don't use air brushes for portals unless you absolutely have to... which you shouldn't.
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ice
Posted 24th Jul 2010 5:27pm
Riot Guard Post 500 / 530
what?....... you mean im supposed to use solids? should they be bigger than the hallway its self? like 3.00 high 3.00 wide 0.01 depth? like in goobers video on portals? ohhhhhhh
well all the portals in my map are air brushes soo should i change that?
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Assman15
Posted 24th Jul 2010 5:51pm
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The best type of brush to use for a portal is a solid face, slightly larger than where it's placed. Using air brushes is a bad idea because it can (but usually won't) cause big problems.
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goober
Posted 24th Jul 2010 6:19pm
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Quoting Assman15
Quoting ice
so how do you guys suggest i go about portal'ing my map?
Just make sure you can never see through two portals at the same time, unless you want the sky to show. Other than that it's just keeping the face count in nearby rooms somewhat the same so there aren't any bits of jarring slowdown.
Not true, use as many portals as you like so long as detail brushes and movers are used sparingly it's not an issue. Look at my newer maps; Lava Control 5 and Pipe Dream and the soon to be released Anubis. All of those maps have a ridiculous amount of portals, and often you can see through 6-7 at once, and they perform great.
Just stay away from air portals and always use solid faces. If they cause holes, move them around until they don't. Always test in-game and if you notice skybox-showing bugs, delete some portals that are causing them.
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Assman15
Posted 24th Jul 2010 7:49pm
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I've had problems in the past with seeing through multiple portals at once. Maybe I wasn't clear enough; what I meant was to avoid being able to see a portal by looking through another portal. Maybe it's just air brushes that do this, but it causes things to not be rendered showing the sky where solid brushes should be.
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goober
Posted 24th Jul 2010 7:53pm
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That never occurs for me unless I'm using air portals, detail brushes or movers with "Is Door" ticked. Detail brushes are BAD in any event so should be avoided like the plague, air portals are BAD in any event and should be avoided all the same and well movers are kind of unavoidable, but use them sparingly
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soo should i change that?