A mapping contest

It's a trigger_camera mini-movie contest! go here for details!

That could be interesting. However most people here dont know how to use this entity. As well, it is highly complex and requires the knowledge of teleporters as well.

The camera must always have line of sight with the player, without going through a wall. So the player must be teleported when the camera moves.

Wild Card said:
However most people here dont know how to use this entity.

You're right... I don't know how... someone know where I can find a tut or something?

Why, yes! Right here in our very own Snarkpit!

http://snarkpit.com/editing.php?page=tutorials&id=51

Um Skeletor, thats a link to my lasers tutorial. Using rigger camera is very easy though. Put the entity trigger_camera in a corner (or wherever you want it) of your room, then give it a name and tick the "freeze player" flag now all you need to do is have a func_button targeting it. Also change the yaw of your trigger_camera so that it point at what you want it to.

Editing help in the maps forum? This should ennoy someone....!

Thats for lasers silly :razz:

There is a tut, TealSlut was asking about it too. Beware though. You need to understand how to make a teleporter, how to make a train/elevator (a func_train with paths) and understand the camera entity itself.

<a href=""http://www.vlatitude.com/print_tutorial.php?tutID=23"">http://www.vlatitude.com/print_tutorial.php?tutID=23</a>
thats the tut.

Pretty much, the camera works is simple. You need 2 things. The camera, and the train. The camera is actually a train that follows a set of paths. The train is an invisible brush (can be as small as 1 unit) that follows paths. The camera will have a value to indicate where in what direction it looks. If you put the name of the invisible train, the camera will follow it.

Or you can make the camera focus on the player in which case you dont need the train.

Can I submit a mini-movie that I made for a different contest that's already over? or does it need to be a brand new map?

Wee!!!... thx, now maybe I can participate in the contest! :biggrin:

EDIT: Seems very complicated but I'll give it a try :biggrin:

Wild Card said:
Thats for lasers silly :razz:

CRAP! I was thinking of "LAzerMANiac"'s post in the Gen. Banter forum about a laser contest.

OtZman said:
EDIT: Seems very complicated but I'll give it a try :biggrin:

Dont say I didnt warn you... At first its hard, long and complicated. But then the second time, its just long and complicated.

So much for the motivation part.

:biggrin:

WC has a gift doesnt he??...

Doc Brass... :dodgy:

OK, I've made a trigger_camera but it wasn't easy to control Freeman... and how do I record anything! (I know I maybe should've posted this question in HL editing but hey... forgive me!)

OtZman the best way I can see you recording that would be to hit the screenshot key over and over and edit and re-size them in Windows Movie Maker.

Told ya this wasent easy :biggrin: but none the less good luck!

Plz, just tell me if there's any program I should use or anything to record!

(I take what you said about hitting the screenshot button as a joke...)

There is probably a program, but I dont know of any.

And it wasent a joke, lol, well, yes it was. I did a 3 minute Rogue Spear video once...

Sounds like an OK idea. Although most map competitions dont get many entrys..