Shooting out lights

Ok, your running down a hall and you see all the pretty lights on the wall or hanging down. You think its a bit bright and you need to make it a bit darker to get the jump on that guy coming though the door.. so you shoot the light and it goes pop and its darker..

How do I make the lights able to be shot out?

func_breakable (covered in a nodraw texture around the light), then in an output "onbreak" have it turn off a light, then have another output "onbreak" change the skin of the model of the light from light to dark (most light models have a "light on" skin and a "light off" skin) this is speaking of single player no?

As for deathmatch I would have to think a bit about it if you want the process repeatable.

It is for CounterStrike Source. MultiPlayer.. I guess I should of said that before. I rejected your anwser based on the fact that its multiplayer and not single player.

It shouldn't be too hard for CS:Source as it's round based. You
should be able to figure out a way to make it reset every round.
I don't know the specifics though. Someone else needs to jump in
with that info.

Euhm Omegaslayer is right, try it out. Normal if a new round begins, css resets models andso.

If not figure it out!!!

btw if you shoot on a light, DON'T forget sparks :biggrin:

You'll have 3 things.

prop_static (this will be your model, make sure it has 2 skins on and off)

light_spot

func_breakable made with the nodraw texture.

Set up your prop_static and the light_spot in the area where you want them. Give the prop a name: <span style="color: limegreen;">Light_prop_1 <span style="color: white;">now give the light a name: Light_1

ok, now make a small brush that goes around the light bulb of the prop_static. Make that brush your func_breakable and set it's material type as glass.

Now to set up the output for the func_breakable:

on break ---target--> Light_1 -----> turn off

on break ---target--> Light_prop_1-> skin ---> 1 (or 0 depending on what skin is off and what skin is on)

I'll write up a tutorial about this with pictures and stuff later.

If it dosn't restart when the new round comes along set up a logic_auto that turns on the light and turns on the prop

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I want to see if I can tie this into a dynamic light as well.. so you would get the hanging light that can get shot out, and move when shot.

I want to see if I can tie this into a dynamic light as well..
so you would get the hanging light that can get shot out, and move when
shot.

just parent the func_breakable to the prop.

OK DrGlass that worked well.. one problem, I dont have a way to name my prop_static, so it wont change models.. What do you suggest?

Oh and what I did also was just made the nodraw func_breakable just along the underside of the prop_static, so that way if you shoot the tin rim area the light swings around, but if you hit the underside where the bulb is it breaks and turns off. Pretty cool really. =)

I also have a standerd still version that is incased in the nodraw that works well too.

As I was saying above, there is no name bar in the prop static. How do I name it otherwise?

As I was saying above, there is no name bar in the prop static. How do I name it otherwise?

...try using a prop_dynamic_override it has a name field for the prop...

CLs

As I was saying above, there is no name bar in the prop static. How do I name it otherwise?

...try using a prop_dynamic_override it has a name field for the prop...

CLs

Right, or a prop_physics for your swinging light.

Can you turn off Smart edit and just add a name field?

I have yet to get the skin to change. =(

no, just change it to a prop_dynamic_override

You'll have 3 things.

prop_static (this will be your model, make sure it has 2 skins on and off)

light_spot

func_breakable made with the nodraw texture.

Set up your prop_static and the light_spot in the area where you want them. Give the prop a name: <span style="color: limegreen;">Light_prop_1 <span style="color: white;">now give the light a name: Light_1

ok, now make a small brush that goes around the light bulb of the prop_static. Make that brush your func_breakable and set it's material type as glass.

Now to set up the output for the func_breakable:

on break ---target--> Light_1 -----> turn off

on break ---target--> Light_prop_1-> skin ---> 1 (or 0 depending on what skin is off and what skin is on)

I'll write up a tutorial about this with pictures and stuff later.

If it dosn't restart when the new round comes along set up a logic_auto that turns on the light and turns on the prop

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Geee I said this in my first post, thanks, I guess DG just had to do the thinking for you in between each step I mentioned...

Well when a person asks for help its best to post it with each step.. assume the person has no idea what your talking about, and guide them though the process, like DrGlass did.

Besides I explained why I said yours was wrong already, dont need to be such a snark.

Well omega is right, his post said everything mine did. I just used more color.

I think the single player thing just confused you moneyshot.

I know it did now.. but I am new to this stuff. so I need a little more explaining than some of the rest of the experianced mappers here.

I told him before I marked his wrong because he said at the bottom not sure of this will work multi-player... And since I map for CounterStike:Source, I was not sure it would work based on his message.

I still have not been able to get the dual skin thing to work. I cant seem to figure that out.