General help with my map (Title changed)
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Posted Apr 02, 2010
I was wondering, if i got some dynamic water for source, could i use this to activate a trigger to raise some normal source water? and do cubes float in water, and if not, can they be made to?
Edit: changed title as i will be asking questions that are not about the physics water.
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Posted Apr 02, 2010
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You can't get dynamic water in Source. This idea was toyed with during Portal's development but it was cut because Source is way underpowered. Maybe in Portal 2, though.
Cubes sink, they're made of metal.
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Posted Apr 03, 2010
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I think you would have to reprogram some of the fundamental elements of the engine in order to achieve dynamic water on a practical level, and then it wouldnt be source anymore.
Besides, running a decent fluid simulation in real time is a little much for the consumer level hardware of today.
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Posted Apr 03, 2010
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTugivcG64Q
Dynamic water (to a limited extent) has already been achieved in the source engine. Could i get it to activate a trigger though?
And if cubes don't float, are there any portal items that do? or would i have to make my own?
Dynamic water (to a limited extent) has already been achieved in the source engine. Could i get it to activate a trigger though?
And if cubes don't float, are there any portal items that do? or would i have to make my own?
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Posted Apr 03, 2010
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Those are just particles, and they don't behave anything like real water would. Moreover, you would have to make a mod to add the code for them, and you can't make a mod of Portal since the source code has not been released.
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Posted Apr 03, 2010
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Why would i need to make a mod?
Can't you use custom particles in a map?
Can't you use custom particles in a map?
Edit: for example, this is in Gmod, no source code edits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6VrN2UvGjo&feature=related
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Posted Apr 05, 2010
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Unrelated to recent posts, but you can make a trigger_push to get the cubes to sort of float.
link: http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Trigger_push
It will require some other entities though
link: http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Trigger_push
It will require some other entities though
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Posted Apr 10, 2010
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I've done some testing, and the sphere kinda half-floats. This may be enough for what i want to do with it, but i could use a Trigger_push if it's not enough. Could i make it only push a sphere/cube?
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Posted Apr 10, 2010
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You should be able to use a filter with a trigger_push just like any other trigger.
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Posted Apr 10, 2010
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can i make a cylinder of water? and similarly, can i cut a cylinder out of some water?
(so i can put a tube into it that is "Water tight")
(so i can put a tube into it that is "Water tight")
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Posted Apr 10, 2010
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Welsh Mullet wrote:
can i make a cylinder of water? and similarly, can i cut a cylinder out of some water?
(so i can put a tube into it that is "Water tight")
I can't think of a reason why that wouldn't be possible. I do hope when you say cut you don't mean carve though; carving with complex brushes like cylinders is not a good idea
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Posted Apr 14, 2010
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I just realised something:
Do you just want the "dynamic water" to drain?
If so, you can use this:
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Posted Apr 19, 2010
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What I want to do is use particles as a kind of water. These particles must be used with a set-up of portals to get the particles to a trigger, which then raises the water level in a vertical pipe. The it a sphere in the pipe, and the rising water brings it to the top so you can put it on a button.
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Posted Apr 22, 2010
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I do plan to use func_water_analog in the level, in the pipe and the lower part of the level.
It's going to do the real work in the level, as the water particles have a limited life span before they disappear. I want to get the particles to pass through a trigger in the pipe which will raise the func_water_analog, which will allow you to open a door that leads to an observation room. From here you will be able to drain the water from the lower half of the level to continue.
It's going to do the real work in the level, as the water particles have a limited life span before they disappear. I want to get the particles to pass through a trigger in the pipe which will raise the func_water_analog, which will allow you to open a door that leads to an observation room. From here you will be able to drain the water from the lower half of the level to continue.
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Posted Apr 23, 2010
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It sounds like you know what you are doing. I hope this is so.