I've tried a couple of things, smashing an entity up against it doesn't work, and neither does targeting it with a func_damage or just plain targeting it. I'm trying to get a window to break as a ragdoll gets thrown through it. The ragdoll goes fine, but the window doesn't break

the glass has to be made into a func_fracture. Then you can break it how ever you want.

the glass is a func_fracture... I can break it with weapons, but I can't get it to break as the ragdoll flies through it

but then you said that you couldn't trigger it either? You should have no problems triggering the glass to break. How about placing a trigger_once (or similar) a ways in front of the glass and setting it up so that only entities like the ragdoll can activate it and triggering the glass..... or even the setting noClient and binding a finc_activator (h... func or trigger activiator) to the ragdoll to trigger the func_fracture.

have you tried setting the func_fracture's health to 0

you can't trigger a func_fracture to break it, at least I don't think. You have to hit it with a func_damage that does more damage than the func_fracture has health. That should work.

For some reason, I'm still having issues with that. What's a good number to put into the damage key on a func_damage? I got it at 200 with the health of the glass at 1, but it still doesn't work properly. The ragdoll goes through the glass now, but it still doesn't break. (previously the ragdoll hit the glass and stopped) Also, is there a command to make the func_mover invisible? I can see it flying through the air. It's bound to the ragdoll, but I unbind it in the mover script and you can see it go past.

this wbsite might help

http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3529

ok.. I did some playing and found a way to do it....

My test map is a room with a func_fracture window
name:breakable
health:1

func_damage
name:dmg
target:breakable

I made a func_mover brush for testing instead of a ragdoll, but its the same principle.
name: move_me

I need something to make the func_fracture know I am sending the mover through... and this is done by binding a func_activator to the func_mover... or ragdoll in your case.
name:break_act

Finally, I tied it all together with a script...

void main() {
sys.wait(5);
sys.trigger($dmg);
$break_act.bind($move_me);
$move_me.speed(100);
$move_me.move(EAST, 500);

}

- main will load when the map loads and start running immediately. I didn't feel like triggering it.
- wait for 5 seconds so I am ready to see it all happen
- trigger the func_damage
- bind the func_activator to the func_mover
- move the func_mover through the glass

as soon as the func_activator touches the glass it will break.

Liquefier writes...

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Also, is there a command to make the func_mover invisible? I can see it flying through the air. It's bound to the ragdoll, but I unbind it in the mover script and you can see it go past.

You could try making it out of nodraw.