combine shields

Hi,

I wanted to know how to make thos cewl looking shields that the combine
use with their turrets. you know the blue-green waving thingies.

They're models placed with prop_static (if you don't want them knocked about), e.g. models/props_combine/combine_barricade_short01a.mdl

It looks like that comes in two parts.

Try this:

Drop in a prop_static (or prop_detail) and give it the world model of models/props_combine/combine_barricade_short01a.mdl

Now make a second entity that is a prop_vehicle_cannon and orient it with the barracade and give it the model models/props_combine/bunker_gun01.mdl

Do some tweaking to get the firing arch and you should be good to go. I can't verify this ATM, can someone double check me please.

Good luck with it.

D-Gen

There's also a prefab for it :razz:

thanx for your help guys but that was'nt exaclty what I was looking for I meant the specific effect to use for other purposes

and while I'm at it, how about the effects that were used in the stress test the see-through liquid en the glass in lead stuff.

does anyone know anything about this?

thanx anyway

I think its just the model

Look in the prefabs, there is an already made shield for your pleasure.

yeha i know and i appreciate all of it butt i realy just need the effect

Nevermind

You mean in a model, or with a texture? I don't think there are any of the latter that do that...

Try looking in the tectures under "models/" with some luck you may be able to find the certain texture. Although the waving motion that you see is due to the many polys on that surface, so just using that texture isnt enough.

yeah I was afraid of that that it would'nt be possible as a texture i
figured it to be an entity based brush or something the effect would be
awesome