where'd all the entities go?

[Hossy]

ok, there seems to be a LOT more entities in the game than there are available in hammer.

I'm trying to find a simple one - a button -- where is it!?

I know that I have to use the func_button entity to make it work....but where is the model?

 

[Raeven0]

Func_button is a brush entity. Make a block, CTRL-T.

 

[Hossy]

right, i know that....but where do I get the model for the button (the image)?

to make it LOOK like a button

 

[Raeven0]

Ah, so you're looking for models and textures, not entities

There's a keypad in props_lab, there's a button texture somewhere in there... if you see a texture you like, look at it and type "impulse 107" in the console to get its name.

 

[Hossy]

impulse 107 isn't doing anything :-(

 

[Hossy]

nevermind....forgot to turn cheats on

 

[Hossy]

I found a program to extract files from steam's GCF files, called GCFScape. This way, if you have the HDD space (which I'm sure most of us do), you can extract the "source models.gcf" file on your hard drive and just search your hard drive when looking for a model.

Now I just gotta find a way to edit steam's models! :naughty:

 

[Stigmata]

If you're looking for a way to insert prop models into your map, that's definitely not the way to go. What you should do is use the Entity tool, and insert a prop_static entity. Then you go to the entity's properties, click on World Model, then click Browse. The models are a bit disorganised (personally, I would organise them based on their characteristics, rather than placement), but you'll find pretty much everything from HL2 in there. Doors, 3D Skybox buildings, fences, barrels, dead bodies, Combine control panels, busted vehicles, and just about everything else.

 

[Hossy]

I know they are in there, but they are disorganized...the reason I wanted to extract them is so I could search the file names for words.

 

[Stigmata]

Ahh, touché. I'd do that, but I'm too lazy.