Non paintable surfaces in portal 2?
93 Posts
Posted Nov 06, 2013
Are there any? Or is there a way to make one non paintable?
Thanks. By the way, is there a right place where I can ask questions or are there only forums for that? I feel like I ask too much here 
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1,183 Posts
Posted Nov 06, 2013
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Either cover the surface with a trigger_paint_cleanser or make a custom VMT, with the keyvalue "nopaint 1". I also think there should be a thread for small problems and questions, but there isn't one yet.
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Posted Nov 06, 2013
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Put a grating over it. That's what VALVe did to make nonpaintable surfaces in the normal campaign. Technically they're still paintable, but the player gets no effect from it.
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Posted Nov 06, 2013
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Yeah, but then you can't go into portals via that surface.
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Posted Nov 07, 2013
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yishbarr wrote:
Yeah, but then you can't go into portals via that surface.
Ehh, there are very few circumstances where this is actually a problem. I don't think it's big enough a downfall to argue against using grating
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Posted Nov 09, 2013
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If the surface was non paintable, and you had a portal on it, wouldnt the paint go through?
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Posted Nov 09, 2013
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Then just cover it with a paint cleanser.