I usually set it at 16 when making walls. It is important to always have an info_player_start in the map and build around it so you always have a constant comparison to your brushes.

(if you didn't know, info_player_start is the same height as the player ingame)

Usually my halls are 128 units wide with differing heights, depending on the situation.

? posted by Cash Car Star

? posted by Vash 64, because the player height is 72...And I build, then stick a player start in to see . That's eyelevel... not player height. 64 is huge though, I can't expect you get good detail out of that. I stick to around 16 and 8. QuArK's grid has stronger lines every 8 weak grid lines so if I want to do something bigger, I can get 64 by just using the strong grid lines.

Hammer has those stronger lines as well...

I'm always click-placing aiscripted_sequences on stuff in the 3d view, then either immediately after i get the idea of scale, or before I compile I delete them.

Its less known then it should be that with the entity tool out you can just click on faces in the 3d view and it will make the entity you have selected at that point on the brush.

Why aiscripted_sequences and not info_player_starts? Well the origin for player starts is in the middle of the entity so that when you click-place it on a brush playerstarts will be half in the ground and you have to move it in the 2d views to get it at the right height. aiscripted_sequences, however, have their origin at the bottom of their "feet", so when you click-place it it appears there at the size of a player.

Also, if you accidentally forget to delete the aiscripted_sequence before you compile, its no biggie since it wont actually DO anything. Adding in playerstarts to see proportions, however, will leave you with playerstarts in positions you don't intend.

Why aiscripted_sequences and not scripted_sequences? No realy reason really other than that they come first in the alphabet so i dont have to go searching through the entity list to find em. Also when mapping for SP when i actually want to script stuff I use scripted_secuences with the 'override AI' flag checked instead (same net result as if i had used ai_scriptedsequences), but then before I compile I can safely select and delete all aiscripted_sequences through the entity report screen.

the first thing i do when i open an rmf of mine is set the grid to 1..........autocad learning........its just what im used to........moral of the story?.....if it feels good to you, use it.....but remember where yer asking the questions....

Doc Brass....