Decompiled sp_a2_laser_vs_turret and tried to figure out how they destroyed that vent opening with the laser. However I can't figure it out.

Does anyone know how to do this?

Ever heard of... decompiling?

If you don't need the actual vent/bars to become a physics object just use break on it when when the turret explodes. You probably need to add a trigger_push to make it fly tough...

If you want a vent to break just from being hit by a laser make a vent-looking prop_physbox and let it have a strength It might look a bit basic though.

Don't know how to make it any other way at the moment...

chickenmobile wrote:
Ever heard of... decompiling?

Yes, I even said I decompiled it in my first post, it was the first thing I said even.

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If you don't need the actual vent/bars to become a physics object just use break on it when when the turret explodes. You probably need to add a trigger_push to make it fly tough...

If you want a vent to break just from being hit by a laser make a vent-looking prop_physbox and let it have a strength It might look a bit basic though.

Don't know how to make it any other way at the moment...

Thanks that makes sense now, I will give it a try tonight. Thanks for the tip.

I would personally make it a func_brush and then use a phys_convert on it. In that map it's not the laser that directly kills the panel. The laser kills a turret that most likely has an explosion entity triggered as an output when it is killed, causing the vent to break.