Airstrike: Is it possible?

[97AndyMacK]

Hey all,
Is it possible to make something for CS:S that even vaguely resembles the targetable airstrike in HL1. It's near the start of ForgetAboutFreeman and the map is c2a5g. If it is not easily makeable, I would be most gratified if you could work with me to figure it out.

Andy

 

[Rapstah]

I guess, yeah.

 

[97AndyMacK]

... thats helpful.

 

[dertyjerzian]

... thats helpful.

Yea, real helpful. This forum sucks dude.

I laid out a very nice post over a week ago asking
ONLY simple beginner shit, and they didn't answer even once.

This engine sucks anyway, and you HAVE to use hammer to make levels.

/me goes back to modding GTA. FTW.

 

[soulslicer]

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actually after using cryeditor and unreal editor so much to make maps, i found it really difficult to make maps without seeing my lighting and shadows within my hammer editor. however, that does not mean the source engine sux..it's a top 5 engine..

 

[Rapstah]

You were asking if it was possible, not how.

It would all be about parenting explosions and sounds to a func_movelinear that was set to move around when a button was clicked.

 

[Skywarp]

I guess, yeah.

Is that the kind of post we should expect from a long time poster. I can get a better answer from a monkey.

You were asking if it was possible, not how.

Did you really think he just wanted to know if it was possible and not want a real answer about how to do it. Do yourself a favor and when you decide to post in a thread make it worth while.

 

[Rapstah]

Is it possible to make something for CS:S that even vaguely resembles the targetable airstrike in HL1. It's near the start of ForgetAboutFreeman and the map is c2a5g. If it is not easily makeable, I would be most gratified if you could work with me to figure it out.

I see "If it's not easily makeable, I would be most gratified if you could work with me to figure it out". It's really easy, I actually assumed he had the Hammer skills to do it. And besides, I had to look into some entities in Hammer before I could answer. When I returned the thread had more replies and I actually assumed that someone would have solved the problem.

 

[dertyjerzian]

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actually after using cryeditor and unreal editor so much to make maps, i found it really difficult to make maps without seeing my lighting and shadows within my hammer editor. however, that does not mean the source engine sux..it's a top 5 engine..

Yea, you're right. The source engine is great.

Hammer is ok and managable, yet it ALWAYS has an issue when I compile about
my DIR setups, which I change back and forth and one works then
doesnt then the next and it pisses me off greatly, enough to scare me
away from doing anything serious with it.

That is, since my long detailed and decent post was entirely ignored...

My last post was indeed teh trolling. I'm sorry, but how can you
expect ANY game and it's modding scene to go anywhere or gain anyone
new without trying to do everything that arises?

Modding is dying.

/me cuts the spamantics

 

[TCfromBN]

These aren't real mapping forums. You'll have much better luck over at interlopers.net.


Hl2.net is a unique community, as much of it doesn't even actually play hl2.

 

[RodneyNL]

man, the engine is unfrikkin believeable

 

[Kester^]

Excuse me?

 

[dertyjerzian]

Cheers, interlopers is definitely a good modders resource.

 

[Operational]

Hey all,
Is it possible to make something for CS:S that even vaguely resembles the targetable airstrike in HL1. It's near the start of ForgetAboutFreeman and the map is c2a5g. If it is not easily makeable, I would be most gratified if you could work with me to figure it out.

Andy

I have no idea how to do it but it could be cool to play if done right.

 

[freakyflor]

Yea, real helpful. This forum sucks dude.

I laid out a very nice post over a week ago asking
ONLY simple beginner shit, and they didn't answer even once.

This engine sucks anyway, and you HAVE to use hammer to make levels.

/me goes back to modding GTA. FTW.

If you do that plz leave the forum to :dozey:

 

[msleeper]

To answer the OP's question, no, you cannot make an airstrike like in HL1. There are several entities that are missing that control the airstrike function that are not in source. I have tried to do something similar and there just isn't a way to do it that I've found. Search for a HL1 Tutorial on how to make the airstrike and you'll see what I mean.

 

[dal1978]

This engine sucks anyway, and you HAVE to use hammer to make levels.

No you don't. It is possible to use other editors. I am currently attempting to use QuArk instead, however I haven't quite got the setup right yet.

 

[97AndyMacK]

Thank you to the people that have answered my question
Thats a pity. Oh well.

I apologise if I didnt word my question right...

And:

Modding is dying

This seems to be true. I am sitting in this forum firmly untill modding completely dies out. In laymans terms, I will help it to live as long as possible.

 

[Dodo]

"Modding is dying" bla bla LIES !
Just wait till the newer engines get released!
Hl2 modding is dying... maybe... a bit.

-dodo