Post your comments here as to what Shotgun can add to this map tutorial or your likes and dislikes.
Okay guys. Here is a map with opening doors, sliding doors, breakable glass, fire smoke, custom sound. etc. Check it out.
All the tools necessary to make a custom map. Map file is included.
The only thing I saw wrong with it was the models and brushes on the far side of the bridge blinking in and out, the plane was as gray as the other side of the bridge. Overall this will be a great tutorial in map form.
Great Job Shotgun. And thanks

Thanks rEdrUmMDK
I know exactly what you mean, not sure how I could stop that fading buildings, thats one of the comments I was hoping to read one day, hint hint.
If I don't respond for a couple days, I'll appologise now, just going on a weeks vacation, hopefully some can learn from my map and I can learn from them.

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I know exactly what you mean, not sure how I could stop that fading buildings, thats one of the comments I was hoping to read one day, hint hint.

I just tried your map, but I'm getting script compile errors.

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******* script runtime error ******* undefined is not an entity: (file 'maps\mp\the_bombs.gsc', line 53) toporg = targ getorigin(); * called from: (file 'maps\mp\the_bombs.gsc', line 18) spot thread bomb_think(); * called from: (file 'maps\mp\zielgle.gsc', line 11) maps\mp\the_bombs::main(); * called from: (file 'maps\mp\zielgle.gsc', line 1) main() * ************************************

I'll troubleshoot the problem later...

Anyways, I think I know what your problem. I had it with my castle map with variable fog.

If the fog gets too bad (I.E. the maximum viewable distance in the setcullfog procedural call is too close) then buildings will disappear. The graphics engine won't draw them. To get them drawable, you have to "lighten" the fog a little bit. Increase the maximum viewable distance so that it covers the buildings and models.

I noticed in your script file that you've got...

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setCullFog (0, 1800, .30, .36, .40, 0 );

That maximum viewable distance of 1800 is awfully small. I was having my castle towers disappers at anything below 3000. Try increasing the distance.

you must have removed this line
targ = getent(self.target,"targetname");

its about 6 lines above, thats where the entity gets declared.

yup, perfectly right about the fog, had it way to close a view

Hey Shotgun,
Have there been any other releases of this map other than the one released 5/13?

Just curious, thanks
JB

very nice learning map shotgun...i point people to it who have questions...you've saved me a ton of work

JB - nope only time I posted it
StrYder - Thanks, glad its of help to some, watch for a map soon, its gonna be rooms, one for doors, one for lifters(elevators etc), one for fx'x one for water effects and more, requests accepeted

Really nice tutorial!!
tips, you wanted
-make (some) windows big enough to jump in and out.
-make your plane faster
-and (I'm not for sure) if you insert this:
setExpFog(0.00025, .32, .36, .40, 0);
in your gsc behind the other fog script, the models and stuff will not disappear in a short time, but nicely disappear.

-I've got also a rain pipe in my level but I never thought about making a ladder of it, Nice idea!
-and elevators are :pimp:

Thanks man!

one question:
-I've got a few tutorial levels downloaded (at least .map and .gsc involved.) ubootbunker, a level of THE video tutorial master and this level, dos anyone know other maps to download?

Still wondering what is inside lol
BUT, I discovered two bugs:
-If you stand in the opening of a sliding door and it closed, you get locked and the door dos not close completely, than you open it again and the door goes further open and never close completely again
-The boat, first two times, works great but after that it doesn’t follow his path and after 4 times the boat and I were stuck in the river
--You could solve these problems by making the door and boat hurt you when blocking.
-another tip: your water is not to the bottom, if you make it to the bottom you will see the under water effect, now you do not see this.

And the rotating (by the damaged engine) works better than that one of Wyatt Earp (or has he made a new one?)

Hmm a lot of things I said about your level, BUT don't think I want to say it's bad! I really like this tutorial!!!!

Thanx dude!

thanks for the comments dBKapsel, i found the boat problem and more, once you respawned it didn't work at all, if it had been taken to the other side, fixed that to :)
I have been thinking of the doors hurting you, but haven't had good luck, yet..., i gotta figure the origin of the player and compare it to the origin of the door and figure if its close enough to hurt, or stop the door and return it to where it was, I can do that, but if the player takes one step, seems to through it all off ... but i'm still figureing, I'm just a noobie here also, couple months of spare time (and there aint alot of that),

thanks for the tips and comments
Shotgun