Textures Question!

Textures Question!

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Svett Bengt
2008 Jan 13 • 15
Hi every1! I've just started to mapp, but I got 1 problem, I cant seem to finde all the items, I mean all the like details.

Example, I wanna but out weapons on the ground so ppl can take, how?

or if I wanna whrite a text somewere or whatever...

If any2 have time to bother, help me.
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2008 Jan 13 at 14:05 PST
Down Rodeo
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CS doesn't allow weapons on the ground, i think. I seem to remember there being a post about it somewhere.

As for text you could make a decal with what you want to say on it; aside from that it would probably have to be brush geometry.
 
 
 
2008 Jan 13 at 16:47 PST
eDan Co.
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sure you can! add an "armoury_entity" using the entity tool (lightbulb on the left bar. then in the entity's properties (alt+enter) enter what weapon it is and how many.

about the text, use a program called wally. search for it in the forum search tool.
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2008 Jan 13 at 21:29 PST — Ed. 2008 Jan 13 at 21:30 PST
SuperJer
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2005 Mar 20 • 6629
You may not have the armoury_entity in the list until you install the Expert FGD:
/learn_adv.php

To make your own textures, you need Wally:
/files/wally_155b.exe

Make sure you textures are one of these sizes: 32x32, 64x64, 128x128 or 256x256 and in 256-color mode. Any other sizes will break or look wrong.
 
 
 
2008 Jan 14 at 01:30 PST — Ed. 2008 Jan 14 at 01:30 PST
eDan Co.
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what he said.
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2008 Jan 14 at 05:07 PST
Svett Bengt
2008 Jan 13 • 15
Hi, me again! Thnax for answering my question!

I have 1 problem thoe... The Expert.fgd I unziped the folder to

C:\Program Files\Valve Hammer Editor\fgd\counter-strike\cs-fgd-xp_8u\fgds

But when I look at the textures they r the same as the original... Any1 got any smart and easy trick to make my problem go away? xD

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2008 Jan 14 at 08:41 PST
SuperJer
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2005 Mar 20 • 6629
You need to load the .FGD in Hammer via Tools->Options->Game Configurations->Game Data files:

Remove the old one and add the new one.

Also: The .FGD has nothing to do with textures... what do you mean?
 
 
 
2008 Jan 14 at 10:38 PST
Svett Bengt
2008 Jan 13 • 15
Umm... I wanna have more stuff, like more options to select, I want like details - Perhaps a car, couple of barrals. You know what I mean?

I want more stuff to build with.
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2008 Jan 14 at 11:15 PST
SRAW
Rocket Man

2007 Nov 6 • 2525
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Just go thru all the textures in Cs there r plenty of textures for u to use
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2008 Jan 15 at 00:04 PST
SuperJer
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2005 Mar 20 • 6629
You can download prefab cars and barrels and stuff (google CS prefabs or HL prefabs or mapping prefabs or hammer prefabs) but you should really make your own out of brushes.
 
 
 
2008 Jan 15 at 16:07 PST
Svett Bengt
2008 Jan 13 • 15
Hmm.... I dont quite get it. If I googel theise things, what next, downling, if so, where to put the downloaded files?
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2008 Jan 19 at 14:44 PST
SuperJer
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2005 Mar 20 • 6629
Depends on the kind of file. If there are .MAP or .RMF then it doesn't matter where you put them. Just load them in Hammer and you can Copy-Paste into your map.

If they are .OL files, put them in your prefabs folder:
C:\Program Files\Valve\Hammer Editor\Prefabs
(or similar)
 
 
 
2008 Jan 19 at 14:48 PST
Svett Bengt
2008 Jan 13 • 15
Kay, thanx m8!
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2008 Jan 19 at 15:11 PST
Svett Bengt
2008 Jan 13 • 15
Whield I am at it, I got an other question about Textures.
Or at least I think it's textures ^.^

You know the background in the game, ex. de_dust2 has like desert mountains as background, any special or can I use anything?
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2008 Jan 19 at 15:15 PST
SuperJer
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2005 Mar 20 • 6629
Here's a list of all the skies (environment maps) you can use in Counter-Strike:
http://www.vlatitude.com/resources/cs_sky.php

To set your map's sky just go to Map->Properties and set the cl_skyname to the name of one of those.

You can also download custom skies from sites like the Wadfather

Or make your own. There is a free program called TerraGen for doing that.
 
 
 
2008 Jan 19 at 16:35 PST
Svett Bengt
2008 Jan 13 • 15
Wow ty, Superjer! One more question thoe. - Is it possible to get more textures, or is cstrike everything?

I watched a tutorial vid, and that guy had like 1 000 textures. Any idea what he was using?

// Svett Bengt
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2008 Jan 20 at 02:40 PST
eDan Co.
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You have more textures in your cstrike directory. those are wads from maps you have. you can make your own wads using a program called Wally. Downloadable here: http://www.telefragged.com/wally/

make sure the size of the .bmp you turn into a .wad is 16x16, 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, or 256x256.

I think that's all you need to know.
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2008 Jan 20 at 08:05 PST
Svett Bengt
2008 Jan 13 • 15
Aaah, Ty m8! =D
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2008 Jan 20 at 09:18 PST
SuperJer
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2005 Mar 20 • 6629
You can also download .WADs other people made. Also you can use the .WADs from other games (halflife.wad etc.) if you have them.
 
 
 
2008 Jan 21 at 00:59 PST
Svett Bengt
2008 Jan 13 • 15
kay! And suggestions witch .wad file has the most textures? In cs - Halflife - cz or DoD

Btw. I wanna say thank you to everyone who has helped me, really great place to come for help, I havent asked one question that hasnt been anwserd.
Thanks guys!
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2008 Jan 21 at 08:48 PST
eDan Co.
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sure ting
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2008 Jan 21 at 09:38 PST
SuperJer
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2005 Mar 20 • 6629
halflife.wad has the most textures but they are the oldest and pretty low-res. I like a lot of the CS .WADs like cs_bdog, cs_office...
 
 
 
2008 Jan 21 at 10:32 PST
Svett Bengt
2008 Jan 13 • 15
Hm.. kay. I'll check em out. Ty
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2008 Jan 21 at 11:44 PST
Svett Bengt
2008 Jan 13 • 15
Hi again! I got a question for ya. Let's say I wanna make a tall building with windows on it, perhaps a door, how do I edit where the windows or the door shoud be?
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2008 Jan 22 at 08:32 PST
SuperJer
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2005 Mar 20 • 6629
Since you have to use brushes, you have to think of it as "where should the solid wall parts be?"

Usually, if you have a door, then the wall it is in will have four parts: on the top, left, right, and bottom. You have to resize and move those four parts to move the location of the door (or window).
 
 
 
2008 Jan 22 at 15:47 PST — Ed. 2008 Jan 22 at 15:48 PST
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