Does And Don't
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Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6917Members
Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6917Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Carve, Skew, rotate, arches, etc...</div> Okay, so I've been reading alot about mapping and I've been working on my own map for the past 3 weeks.
There are a few things that still confuse me.
1st of all. Wich tools can one use. An exemple of what I mean:
Carve. This wonderfull tool can create bad brushes. So, I don't use it.
Hammer isn't the brightess 3d editing software, hence I'm scared of using other functions.
Skew seems fun enough, but I'm worried hammer won't do it's job properly and I'll have either bad brushes (this doesn't mean unusable brushes, but simply not optimised...) or I'll have to retouch it by hand.
Rotate is another good exemple of a tool I don't use. Except for 90 degree rotations. I won't even use 45 degre, I'm too scared.
Then we have tools like arches and spheres. When I used the sphere brush, I had to edit my circle to make it ... better....
Another thing I'm wondering, is it really the end of the world if my brushes have dimensions that are not a multiple of 8.
Also, do func_walls block light. I'm guessing no. I know there's a way to do it with the ZHLT compile tools. When editing my entities properties, I can select between various "Lights flag" (normal, embedded fix, opaque, etc..). I searched for these properties but I didn't find anything.
I know these may be obvious to some of you. But believe it or not, they really do puzzle me. And yes, I do use the search function, as well as google, and I even use tutorial and mapping information sites (like valv-erc, etc...). Most of the times I can't find what I'm looking for though <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Anyways, any information is greatly appreciated.
There are a few things that still confuse me.
1st of all. Wich tools can one use. An exemple of what I mean:
Carve. This wonderfull tool can create bad brushes. So, I don't use it.
Hammer isn't the brightess 3d editing software, hence I'm scared of using other functions.
Skew seems fun enough, but I'm worried hammer won't do it's job properly and I'll have either bad brushes (this doesn't mean unusable brushes, but simply not optimised...) or I'll have to retouch it by hand.
Rotate is another good exemple of a tool I don't use. Except for 90 degree rotations. I won't even use 45 degre, I'm too scared.
Then we have tools like arches and spheres. When I used the sphere brush, I had to edit my circle to make it ... better....
Another thing I'm wondering, is it really the end of the world if my brushes have dimensions that are not a multiple of 8.
Also, do func_walls block light. I'm guessing no. I know there's a way to do it with the ZHLT compile tools. When editing my entities properties, I can select between various "Lights flag" (normal, embedded fix, opaque, etc..). I searched for these properties but I didn't find anything.
I know these may be obvious to some of you. But believe it or not, they really do puzzle me. And yes, I do use the search function, as well as google, and I even use tutorial and mapping information sites (like valv-erc, etc...). Most of the times I can't find what I'm looking for though <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Anyways, any information is greatly appreciated.
Comments
hammer is small: yeah, it is, but it gets the job done... that's what counts.
skew: i might be wrong, but i think it's fine
carve: i know it isn't the best, but i've had good results with it... just can't use it too many times on the same brush.
Skew = fine.
Rotate = usually fine.
Set the lightflag to opaque to make the entity block light.