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 Re: My Paint cans won't spawn!
Posted by ALEXtheGreat on Fri Jan 7th at 12:50am 2005

Hi! Om my hl2 map I want a 'Paint can spawning machine'. I made a machine for Melons and Explosive drums, and they turned out wery good. But the paint cans wont spawn! I have used a prop_physics_multiplayer and the paint can model (tried both model A and B) and a point_template to spawn it.

All that appers is a paint can stuck on the floor, i cant pick it up, and it wont paint anything.

Maybe i need to use another entity? But what kind?

I got 4 identical spawners,(exept for the names) 2 work 2 dont. The exp. oildrum and melon spawner works, but not the paintcan and the smaller cannister spawner.

Please help me, cuz I relly want to paint the zombies and combines!

Thanks!





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Posted by Rof on Fri Jan 7th at 1:02am 2005

If it's stuck in the floor, try raising the env_entity_maker up a bit.




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Posted by Joe-Bob on Fri Jan 7th at 1:09am 2005

I'm not sure about the paint can being stuck in the floor, but I'm almost positive that you cannot paint with the paint cans in multiplayer...

If it's not multiplayer, you really shouldn't be using the prop_physics_multiplayer entity, that's another possibility.

Anyway, back on the subject of the cans stuck in the floor, are you colliding with them? Are they even solid?




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Posted by ALEXtheGreat on Fri Jan 7th at 4:33pm 2005

Well Its not stuck, like stuck. they can just not be lifted up from the floor. I can make them to move by shooting at them, but then they will slide around in a wery wierd way. Like if they were on ice. And they are not colliding with something (as far as i know) And they are solid. Oh, if i walk over them, they wont move and you wont feel this 'bump'.

I dont use a env_entity_maker, do i have to? if i need, how should i use it?

its a singelplayer map so far, so you know..

btw, the prop_physics_multiplayer entity works really well with other objects, but what other entity should i use instead?





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Posted by Orkin on Fri Jan 7th at 8:25pm 2005

I've found that most of the models in the props_junk folder don't work right with prop_physics_multiplayer and exhibit the strange behaviour you described when you try. Try using prop_physics instead. I'm not sure why, but it seems to work.



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Posted by ALEXtheGreat on Sat Jan 8th at 3:06pm 2005

thank you very much orkin! it worked perfect! now i can both set my combine dummies on fire and PAINT them! WOHO! Thanks!




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