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Posted by FurnicK on Sun Aug 16th at 7:56pm 2015

Hi All,

I hope there is some active members in here that can tell me how i make cars and vehicles as static props? I've tried to do it myself but i cant seem to fit the details right, all i'm doing is making a block and texturing it til it fits, is this the 'right' way to do it? If so, what am I missing? smiley

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Posted by No.2 on Mon Aug 24th at 3:36pm 2015

Hi
Are you talking about Half-Life,[GoldSource]



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Posted by FurnicK on Tue Sep 15th at 9:42am 2015

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Hi
Are you talking about Half-Life,[GoldSource]


Yes the map is being made in GoldSource for Counter-Strike 1.6

Hope you can help smiley



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Posted by Niborius on Fri Sep 18th at 1:18pm 2015

If I remember correctly I believe there are "prefabs" that are actually a combination of brushes that make an object, like a car. I think you have to download the prefebs first. Good luck!


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Posted by Riven on Thu Sep 24th at 4:56am 2015

A "prop" is a specific type of entity in Goldsrce. Using brushes to model shapes that resemble cars is a different process, and ultimately treated differently by the engine.

Making a block and texturing it is just texturing a brush (I can only assume from the lack of further detail).

All Props made for GoldSource, are not made in Hammer. They're made in some other modeling program. -Which you could totally use Sketchup for! -There's an exporter for Sketchup to Source (not sure about GoldSource now that I think about it).

The more comfortable you get with the brush tool, the more you can exercise your creativity in shaping all sorts of prop-like shapes.


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Posted by No.2 on Thu Sep 24th at 10:04pm 2015

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Yes the map is being made in GoldSource for Counter-Strike 1.6

Hope you can help smiley


I hope so too.

First of go to Snarkpit DOWNLOADS or use these links and take a look at
Venko's cool prefabs 1 and 2 [and i mean study it how it's made brush by brush]

http://www.snarkpit.net/index.php?s=downloads&so=1&no=12
http://www.snarkpit.net/index.php?s=downloads

Use them for your map if you want. [maybe re-texture some or something..]

Brush work and texturing that's the key really. You are talking about static cars, not moving vehicles so i don't have to worry explaining how to do that shizm, it's difficult but possible. smiley

You doing it definitely right, it need some amount of practice and skill do make something that looks fairly.Texture placement is pain in the ass sometimes but that's what it is for everyone.You need to build the car at the spot where it stays or else when you move it the textures move too and it is mess again.{ you probably knew it}

You don't even have to use car textures first but those which suits at certain places and look good.[If you want specific cars, textures, you need to make them your self. Look at net for photos or take photos by yourself, edit them in photoshop and with help of Wally put them in wad]

Little simple example:

You got texture of car from side, the texture is rektangle and everything that is not car is blue.
You place it on rectangle brush and get rid of blue parts with assistance of various tools.

Carve
(Carve is when you create brush place it into another brush click right button on it, select carve. It makes hole where the brush was.Like when you want to make quick doorway through wall )

Clipping tool (be careful with these)

Vertex tool (be careful with these they can cause error due to messed up brushes )

Now you have fucking boxy looking car and you start tilt things [you gonna have to separate things so you can tilt them separately] and adding details, mirrors, bumper so on..

It's old engine so you have to be very creative to make things look good.
That's the bottom line.

If something is unclear just ask here

Good Luck mate


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