Explodes when dropped...

How can I make an object which I can pick up, and then when I throw it, it will blow up? I know how to make a pick-up-able object, but I don't know how to make it explode when I throw it and it hits the ground. Thanks :biggrin:

update: i think i just figured out how. i make explosion radius big and lower strength. i'll try that. i wasnt able to open Hammer before to see, so thats why i posted this. i still might need help if it doesnt work though...

update 2: sorry. i found out how to do it now. the flags werent showing up before, but now they are. nevermind :argh:

update 3: now i need help again. its not exploding like a bomb...

sorry, lol. ...man I'm helpful.

I take it this is a func_physbox... if so, you may be able to set its "break immediately on physics" flag, and give it a large explosion size/radius. This may cause it to explode when you pick it up tho... try it.

If its a prop_physics (ie. model based) its damage properties are set inside the model, and you cant change them from hammer (afaik).

i did that. the new problem is that it doesnt explode like a bomb. it just breaks...

Hmmm. Parent an env_explosion to the func_physbox (put the name of the physbox into the env_explosion's Parent field), and give the physbox an output:

OnBreak: explosionname, Expode

Where explosionname is the name of the env_explosion.

That should do it.

I think the model actually needs to have it built in to explode, like
the models/props_c17/oildrum001_explosive.mdl notice the explosive at
the end, I think that valve coded the model to explode after it was
tossed, so in order to make a computer explode persay, you would have
to use what Rof sid above^^^^^^^^