func_*** not leaving decals

In my map I have func_walls, func_breakables, and func_buttons. the func_walls and breakables leave NO decal whatsoever when whacked or shot at (like with a pistol or a crowbar). Also, when I shoot them with a crossbow, the crossbow also isn't there...With my func_button....it DOES leave impact marks from when I hit it with a crowbar and shoot it with a gun....but with the crossbow, it doesn't show the bolt OR the decal.
Are world brushes the only thing the crossbow leaves it's bolt in? Aren't breakables supposed to have bulletholes left in them?

Perhaps its because youre using obsolete/legacy entities. Func_wall should be replaced with func_brush. I'm not sure about func_breakable, but you should be able to get the same effect by tweaking a func_physbox.

The bolts probably disappear into everything because of some dodgy coding. It wouldve been to much effort (or been too much of a drain on system resources) to attach the bolt to a moving object, so they just destroy the bolt when it hits. The bolt doesnt leave a decal anyway. HL1 did the same thing.

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I don't think impact decals are left on breakables, though I could be wrong. But otherwise, don't use the func_wall anymore- replace with either a func_detail or a func_brush.

func_detail lets the bolts stay. ...and leaves decals. :smile: func_brush does not, however. Both func_wall and func_brush have very limited options. func_brush allows me to control the transparency, which I need, but doesn't allow decals, which makes shooting it look really cheesy. But func_detail lets you shoot it....I'm guessing you just have to predefine the texture to tell it what to do. (glass, translucent, leave decal). Because the texture it worked with is a bundled glass texture.

Also, [quote]It wouldve been to much effort (or been too much of a drain on system resources) to attach the bolt to a moving object[/quote]

Painkiller does this beautifully. Very large, detailed stakes that ALWAYS stick into the player and all moving objects. Painkillers weapons = teh win.

Thanks, guys.