Making a Flume

I am making a leisure centre map for CS:S. One bomb site will be at the top of some flumes. To escape the blast the T or CT can use the flume, which needs to push them all the way down the bottom and under the water to safety.

Do you reckon just a simple (func)push would work? Or would a slippery surface be better?

I'd say try the func_push first and if that doesn't work well then experiment with other methods.

it would be cool to make a texture with very low friction, then make a boat phys_box that starts to move when a CT jumps in it.

Bear in mind that the func_push will have to go round corners as well. The boat idea might be easier. Dunno. Its making the double curving flumes that i'm worried about.

I'd do both slippery and the trigger_push. That way you don't need to
cover every inch of the flume with trigger_pushes, just the straight
bits, and the momentum should keep the player moving around the corners.

Slippery textures are fairly easy to make, just make a custom texture
with the line "$surfaceprop" "ice" (or "slipperymetal") in its .vmt
file.

Cheers guys, i'll give em a try when i get round to making the dam thing.