I was wondering 3 things:

1. If I was to add custom music that I made, how would I do that? Would I have to use pakrat? A tutorial would be nice.

2. Can you please refer me to a tutorial on how to reskin a cube?

3. I had an idea for a new test element: the light emancipation field. It'd stop lasers, light bridges, and excursion funnels but not cubes, people, or portals. I think I'd be interesting, but I have no idea how to make it.

Thanks for any and all help.

2) http://forums.thinking.withportals.com/mapping-help/reskinning-how-to-t4041.html

3) Try a func_brush with the toolsblockbullets texture, but that might block portal shots too.

4) Grating texture with a trigger_hurt around it.

But with the light fizzler, it works only when the toolsblockbullets brush is set to solid, which then I can shoot portals on it, so... (And lasers always pass through it.)

FelixGriffin wrote:
In that case I don't know. Try putting a trigger_portal_cleanser on top of it with all its flags off, then it'll just block portals like a fizzler.

func_noportal_volume is what you want. Also, I've never found a material that stops lasers, so it could be tough for that.

srs bsnss wrote:
func_noportal_volume is what you want.

Hmmm... I don't this brush entity stops anything, it will just avoid that any portal is open if a white (or any texture with the parameter "%noportal" 1 inside its .VMT file) surface is inside that volume

yishbarr wrote:
It only works if it's on the wall.

Strange, I got it to work on a floor texture as well.

yishbarr wrote:
I meant that you can't block portals with it like a fizzler. It only makes the wall or floor that they are spread on non portalable without vmt edits. It works on floors too.

Ah okay, yeah I misunderstood

josepezdj wrote:
Hmmm... I don't this brush entity stops anything, it will just avoid that any portal is open if a white (or any texture with the parameter "%noportal" 1 inside its .VMT file) surface is inside that volume

yishbarr wrote:
It only works if it's on the wall.

Huh, I could have SWORN it blocks portal shots in open space. I'll check and see.

EDIT: Ah, you guys are right. I recalled using it in an open space, but then I realised it was 64 units thick and touching a wall behind it. I suppose it makes sense, given the name func_noportal_volume. Well, my mistake. Carry on using trigger_portal_cleanser like Felix said.