I'm having trouble solving a 'sky' issue:

If you have an area with skies set up, and then have an area where there is construction behind it, that could see where you standing -- it appears 'hollowed' and floating inside/behind the skybox. I had heard that adding hint brushes in the void between the two would/could solve the problem, but I've had no luck with that. Anyone else come across this problem/have a fix for it? :)

P.S. My dumbass still can't get doors to toggle properly. Is it a worldspawn flag perhaps?

hell i wished i could even get a sky look wright lol....doors i could get back on that for ya....what exactly r u trying to do with the door?

Instead of "hint" brushes, try "caulk".

Didn't work, ReverendTed....maybe I'm just fruit-loops?

Why would you construct anything outside the skybox?

Because the skybox doesn't encompass the whole level. You can use them as small 'boxes' outside windows and such. And then you get this 'hollowed out' effect where you can see through the opposite side of walls.

sky textures work best when used like fog or water...

typical mistake is leaving all 6 sides as sky texture.

Turn the entire brush into a caulking brush and only paint the side of the brush that the player will see..

This also works for clearing up glass artifacts if making a window and you notice the edges of the concrete or whatever you used, turn transparent.

Caulk off the window so only 1 side of it has the glass texture and the other 5 are caulking. Works like a charm! Also, because of how the engine handles glass, you'll get a big increase in performance.. every pane of glass you add, adds and extra rendering layer to the game, so 2 sides of glass means 3 passes to render. Take it down to 1 side and the rest caulking means 2 passes still, but it has a lot easier time with those 2 passes.

Great tips man, thanks!

np