Making a map "edge" on flat terrain

I have a map set in a desert with flat sand stretching for miles. How can I stop the player running off to the horizon?

In city maps, there's usually careful placement of roadblocks and dead ends. In wilderness maps, there's usually cliffs or mountains or water to stop a player going too far.

What can I use?

usually a player knows.. but the placing of a simple clip brush will usually suffice.

If its cosmetics that concern you, many bases have chain link fencing. electrify it if need be.

lastly, put up a sign.. and a clip brush :smile:

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Put up signs around the perimeter that say Mine Field (you'll probably
have to custom make them) and if the player goes too far past the
signs, they blow up. THat shouldn't be to hard to do.

Cliffs, ravines and steep sand dunes should also do the trick.

instead of using clip, use player clip. So nades can go through it, and its less liek and invisible wall.

Use that a last resort though, try to do something like Lep just said.

You can also use water... Just put a watery death trigger in there to kill anyone who decides to take a swim. Anything, but a large clip brush....ugh.

Thanks for the tips everyone.

It's a single player map around a pyramid, so I've bordered it with a hurt trigger (with damage forgiveness) some distance out. When the player wanders too far into the desert, a message says "It's too hot!" and the player starts taking damage. They'll die if they try to make it to the border. ;-)