Source SDK Weather Rain Snow Precipitation

[MathieuCore2]

hey there is no 480p !

[SuperDancinggecko]

hi to every body......

i dont know if im just missing something but when i create my map the press (F9) it all opens up in tf2 which i want it to but i go to create new server and then click on the map i had just created and then click start which should insantly open the map but it doesnt open it just goes back to the main menu

can anybody help!

[ThePredatox]

THX

[badxmax]

is it possible to add rain fall sound or lightning sound?

[Acidpointzero]

You should do a tornado tutorial!

[TheSimzen]

Hmmm, when i added in snow, the water in my map dissapeared, the water is there, but not visible. Please help

[3kliksphilip]

@TheSimzen Are you sure it was the snow that made it disappear? I reckon it was something else that you added as well.

[TheSimzen]

@3kliksphilip Suddenly it fixed itself, but now i got another problem, i added some objects, suddenly, when i play the map, everything is black...

[3kliksphilip]

@TheSimzen Did you happen to add any light entities?

[TheSimzen]

@3kliksphilip i don't think so, ill check tomorrow tough.

[ImHellucard]

It doesn't work in left 4 dead 2 sdk :C

[SALMING789]

For some reason my rain wont work!

[1337SteamHacker1337]

Is there a way to do a day/night rotation?

[3kliksphilip]

@1337SteamHacker1337 The short answer... no. The long answer... yes, but it's not worth doing since it will take too much time and won't look too good due to the lighting limitations in Source.

[HarmlessKitteh]

@3kliksphilip Hello,sorry to ask questions on old videos,but somehow it rains along with snowfall -_- Mind helping me? thanks in advance!

[jeanfulx]

BAD TREE! LOL!

[Adamek1926]

thumbs up for the photo at the end

[halo22222q]

Could you show us how to make lightning and im not going to ask about thunder but lighting i cant find anything about it

[3kliksphilip]

@halo22222q It can cause some problems, since if you have too many variable light sources it messes everything up. Make one bright light somewhere in the sky. Make the brightness something like 255 255 255 100000 and in its properties, make it start disabled. I would then recommend using a logic_timer that's configured to generate a random time, and in the outputs tab for the logic_timer, put

ontimer

(name of light)

TurnOn

then another for turn off, with a delay of 0.15 seconds or something.

[halo22222q]

@3kliksphilip Thank you for your quick reply and how you noticed that i known abit more about mapping instead of some random twat :3 But again thanks

[THEJkOverlord]

i love those man, enjoyable and very informative!

[Majescoo]

If i wanted rain all over my map (not inside though) , do i still have to do all these trigger blocks with rain ? because i have some places where it is a bit hard to use those ? :) Thanks

[3kliksphilip]

@Majescoo It will rain where ever you place the blocks I'm afraid.

[3kliksphilip]

@TwistedCyclonee prop_static entity.

[xweert711]

@3kliksphilip I use prop_dynamic, because prop_static get's extremely annoying for me because it never show's up when I generate the map.

[3kliksphilip]

@xweert711 Depends which model you're using.

[xweert711]

@3kliksphilip Okay thanks.

[AceofClubs7]

Are the trees always going to be giant? Is there any way I can size them to what I want?

[3kliksphilip]

@AceofClubs7 I'm afraid not

[AceofClubs7]

@3kliksphilip Well that sucks. lol. Thank you much :)

[Untoten123]

Why are British people good at tutorials?

[thegrandmasteryoda]

@TheMarxman47 I second that!!! I say we should take up a donation and buy Philip a HUGE cookie jar stuffed with cookies. =D

[3kliksphilip]

@thegrandmasteryoda The cake is a lie.

[NinjaKittyLOL]

2 questions: 1: Lightning and thunder 2: Rain every once in awhile forever

[rorshachfan]

@NinjaKittyLOL I think I may be able to help you with that. :) For the thunder sounds, you may want to upload some storm sounds to play in your map. For lightning, you can arrange various light entities to flash on and off using the custom light pattern option. With this, you type in a pattern using letters in the alphabet. A being full brightness, Z being all the way off. (or vice versa). Make a pattern that turns it on/off at quick, spontaneous bursts like "zzzzazzazzzazaza".

[rorshachfan]

@NinjaKittyLOL For rain that starts and stops, you have to set an output for the rain, which means "if (blank) happens, make it rain/stop raining. You could set up anything,such as a button, passing a certain area, or a set timer that toggles rain on and off. (you might need 2 timers for this.)

[RandomPieGuy]

And here's snow fall, which looks nice.

Aaah.

[askebengtson]

1:46 wtf

[mrzackchange]

very good tutorial!! Thx for help

[bonana99]

No, Bad tree!!!!! LOLOLOL

[3kliksphilip]

@MrSuperBrayden I don't know, maybe you'll need to make a custom texture with next to 0 friction

[randomboostsuperguy]

you really need to tame your trees before you start recording

[heliman5434]

@3kliksphilipa push up :P

[ryanmelv]

say i wanted to make a working shower.how would i do that? i guess rain doesnt work indoors...

[3kliksphilip]

@ryanmelv It works where ever you put the func_precipitation.

[death18012]

@ryanmelv You would add the box in the shower and then make the necessary edits as he showed in hte video. So it would rain in the shower..

[ryanmelv]

@death18012

yeah i got it.i ended up using steam and heatwave.looks way better than rain.i have a button linked to the steam and heatwave that works fine for turning on/off but the ambient_generic sound file seems to restart instead of turning off.ive tried messing about with diffrerent settings but cant get it working properly with the button.does anyone know how to fix that?

[3kliksphilip]

@ryanmelv What are the current outputs for the button regarding the ambient_generic ?

[ryanmelv]

@3kliksphilip ive got the same button for the steam,heatwave and ambient_generic,the ambient_generic settings are "OnPressed" and "togglesound" it turns on fine but when i press it again to turn it off the sound restarts unlike the steam and heatwave that turn off

[3kliksphilip]

@ryanmelv Which sound sample are you using?

[ryanmelv]

@3kliksphilip coast.leech_water_churn_loop.w­av

it does the same thing with a custom sound im using on a model Hi-Fi

[GLaDvMan]

Wait, what would the "func, env, info, etc" for EP2 editor?

[3kliksphilip]

@GLaDvMan What?

[GLaDvMan]

@3kliksphilip Forget, i found it.

[Pylons88]

Great video. thank you so much

[jpest17]

just make sure you optimize your map or the 100% rain times 4 could lag the map out.

[harper9494]

@TheMarxman47 need a cookie nah he needs a freakin medal HI 5 sir HI 5

[HumorisLogical]

is it possible to make a custom texture for the rain? I'm tempted to make a gmod map with lua errors raining from the sky, Matrix Style.

[3kliksphilip]

@HumorisLogical Sorry, I don't know

[silentsniperrr]

@HumorisLogical well, you have to remember that textures are flat, so you would have to have it rain the errors models...

[Ghost475494834]

realy thanks your tutorial help me a lot...and that bad tree was funny XD

[HumorisLogical]

What does it mean if you parent something in sdk?

[3kliksphilip]

@HumorisLogical It then moves with what ever its parent is. Put the name of the entity you'd like it to be parented to.

[LAZrailkapinda]

@3kliksphilip

Just like a child following it's parent :)

[FlamingSwordPro]

@HumorisLogical It means it would follow the block that its parented too ;)

[ATWA1337357]

How do i add the sound of the rain? great vid btw thanks

[3kliksphilip]

@ATWA1337357 I'd recommend making a soundscape with rain sounds.

[ATWA1337357]

@3kliksphilip Thanks :)

[ZabuzaSOULESS]

@TheMarxman47

stfu faggot

[HkKillermind]

@TheMarxman47 same here! i just finished a map that took me lat night to this morning!

[arcadeportal32]

And I thought babys was a setting for a min! :D

[ROBLOXisthebestparas]

help me! when i press ctrl + t and go to the func_precipitation, it has most of the things grey! i cant change them! i cant do anything to them! PLEASE HELP MEE!

[ROBLOXisthebestparas]

found a way to get them white again!

[mrkanker1]

@ROBLOXisthebestparas

change it to a func_precipitation and then click apply.. then you should have access to changing most of the settings

[Nyllsor]

Your tutorials have helped me so increadebly much, now I perfectly understand the SDK most thanks to you. Thanks 3kliksphilip! Love your voice and humor xD

[ThaByza]

@TheMarxman47 When does he get the cookie? :O

[SonicSuperDash]

You're the best :)

[BassPounderX]

love the vids they help alot im new to mapping and dont like shitty maps so i try to make my own but it takes a long time and i dont know alot but i enjoy wacthing the vids

[JakkHack]

really great tut. im always afraid to experiment with stuff by myself because my computer is slower than death

[RoboTyphoon1403]

Aparently there is no func_precipitation when you map for Day of Defeat: Source? Damn :l .. great tutorial though >:D

[ethosaur]

do you have any idea how to achieve the very snow blizzard effect the new tf2 map has?

i believe they may have used some sort of particle thing but im no sure...

you have any idea? strangely i think they deleted it later on (probably causing lag) but i really want that effect of snow dashing down really fast.. i even think it came from a angle and not just from the top and down but actually came from sides..

if you wonder which map i mean its Coldfront. in tf2.

[cokefan3]

"ahhh....." 1:09

[RaNdOmGuY340]

hey philip do you know how i can decompile the original l4d2 maps

[3kliksphilip]

@TheMarxman47 Thanks :)

[halo22222q]

hey you can make it rain over your hhouse without lots of work just put the trigger up high and it will rain out side not in side

[UltraSketch]

No BAD TREE! >:O

[blasterguy101]

how do i make that tree D:

[OXOTHUK101]

@blasterguy101 don't make that tree phil said that bad tree :D

[garrysmodTTT]

NO BAD TREE

[Darkbuilderx]

that tree is a companion cube in disguise!

[niklasvp]

1:46 

[MrAntiSuicide]

ok thanks, but also how did you clip the roof like that?

[3kliksphilip]

@MrAntiSuicide I believe I used the clipping tool

[Rulictar]

@MrAntiSuicide is there a video about how to use the clipping tool?

[3kliksphilip]

@Rulictar Probably, somewhere, but it's so simple you're better off just making a block on Hammer, selecting the Clipping Tool from the left hand side of the screen, and trying it out. You click on the block, drag your mouse, and it shows the cut it will create. Best to click and un-click at the edge of blocks, otherwise you end up with odd dimensions (ie, 137.8 units or something similar, which isn't good for Hammer)

[brightlights05]

@Rulictar click the clipping tool once and it will dlete one side hit ahain and it will delete the other, click again and it will delete none

[MrAntiSuicide]

great vid,tree made me lol, but what textures is the roof? and how did you make it cut like that?

[3kliksphilip]

@MrAntiSuicide I think it comes up when you type 'tile'

[aXuaLiAlex]

Hey, is it possible to make a sandstorm?

[3kliksphilip]

@aXuaLiAlex You could immitate it with a func_dustcloud block around your level

[harryhoot1]

does func_precipitation lag my map?

[3kliksphilip]

@harryhoot1 Only one way to find out...

[bkg360]

lol i forgot to subscribe to you i thought i did last month i love your tutorials because i can hear you, you recorded it clearly and you are very descriptive

[ZPS0]

No! BACK TREE!

[SirDaggers]

Sorry for double post but I have figured out how to do that... but when I select the thing I want to copy and paste and use the Ctrl + v it copys something else from my map instead. How to I get it to select the block I want and copy that instead of something else, thanks!?

[3kliksphilip]

@SirDaggers Ummm... you select what you want to copy and press ctrl+c

[xXNek0jinXx]

My snow keeps on going inside the buildings :[ how do i fix that?

[bkg360]

@xXNek0jinXx i think if you have the box stop above the roof then it should work but im not sure

[SirDaggers]

This sounds dumb but... how to I copy and past something?

like a block of grass or something?

[3kliksphilip]

@SirDaggers ctrl+c, ctrl+v

[CommunionSFAL]

@SirDaggers

Quicker way to get it exactly where you want is to select the item, hold shift and drag it. Let go of the mouse button before you let go of shift. It makes a duplicate of the item and you're already moving it around.

[3kliksphilip]

@123BlakeTroy123 Find a darker looking skybox. Watch my skybox tutorial

[xmlns]

0:53

[FlamingSwordPro]

Thank you :)

[Samppazi]

Best sdk tutor there is, no matter what other people say!

[tom1161]

Your tutorials are so usefull and clear. THANKS :D

[ParrotsdrinkCoke]

NO, BAD TREE! lol

[kiarash32]

"Bad Tree" "Here is snow which looks rubbish" =D

[IndigoYoshi]

I'm having a minor issue with snowfall, it seems regardless of how I size it, it has the habit of going inside a building, even though the func_precipitation is not inside (It's above), any ideas?

[3kliksphilip]

@IndigoYoshi Nope, it shouldn't do that

[superstarreopened]

could you tell me how to make a tree please?

[3kliksphilip]

@superstarreopened prop_static entity

[roxasfruit]

will u make a map thats a lot like this, but with heavy rain, and an area with dev_water2?

[3kliksphilip]

@roxasfruit No, but you can

[ENDORPHINSAM]

If I use HL2 EP2 or Orange Box version of Source in Half-Life 2, can I make it like Dynamic? As in put a prop in the water and it hits the prop and it goes down the prop? That would be cool. Oh and can I make puddles splash when Ever Rain hits it? More realistic feeling huh

[3kliksphilip]

@ENDORPHINSAM I don't really map for the orange box engine, so I'm not the best person to ask. As far as I know, you can't make it dynamic unless you're pro at coding stuff. and as for the puddles, you could look through the list of triggers and funcs available to you by making a block where you want the splashes to be, selecting it and pressing ctrl+t. Might be in that list, since I remember seeing them in a Valve developer before.

[yacanman11]

If you are making a snow map, sometimes there is a snow texture that makes you slide, to avoid that copy the ground, and make it an an inivsible texture, then a func_wall.

[marko94ns]

it would be cool if we could make leafs fall and stuff

[kabobularproductions]

lol i like how u say have fun... after every video

[0zzyp0zzy]

BAD TREE!

[SilentPokus]

can you make it Hurt People



[3kliksphilip]

@SilentPokus Just place a trigger_hurt in the same place

[GlitchDetector]

"NO! BAD TREE!!"

What a random sentence :D

[sparkermachy]

How do I make the dust like on dust2?

[3kliksphilip]

@sparkermachy Make a big block where you want the dust to be, select it, ctrl+t and choose func_dustcloud

[ThePoodlegirl2]

LOL, i like it when you said, NO! BAD TREE! you make awsome videos and funny ones too. lol

[giizismukwa2]

look in tags TREES

[THERWPL]

NO BAD TREE

[giizismukwa2]

Thank you so much you just inspired me to make maps again

[CurdsAndWheyLol]

BAD TREE!

[harrym2457]

omg i laughed out loud ''BAD TREE'' ;L haha

[thegregster101]

can i rotate the perception so for example ash going across the screen like a sand storm

[3kliksphilip]

@thegregster101 Use a func_dustcloud trigger box instead

[wolfservant5]

HAHAHA "NO BAD TREE"

[msp1994]

how can i make trees and flowers for my maps?, can you answer me?, is important , please

[3kliksphilip]

@msp1994 Try placing prop_static entities in your map, then clicking browse in their properties.

[OrCHunter5]

how do i upload to fps banana?

[3kliksphilip]

@OrCHunter5 Sign up to fpsbanana and you'll be able to click on maps, upload...

[903harman]

@3kliksphilip wow lmao

[Ricksdetrix]

Could you use the vertex tool to manipulate the shape of the trigger, so it rains on a slop for example?

[3kliksphilip]

@Ricksdetrix Yes

[everythingkid1]

ok when i got to load up the map it will kick me out and say 61/-func_brush:util_setmodle: not preached: models/junkola.mdl

[3kliksphilip]

@everythingkid1 PM me the compilelog for your map

[thegreatgingerness]

where can i download your maps?

[3kliksphilip]

@thegreatgingerness My website

[DarkminiStoned]

dont work ... told me i dont have the materials

[3kliksphilip]

You have to be more specific about the error message

[sk958]

BAD TREE >:O

[SlykeThePhoxenix]

NO! BAD TREE!

Hahahahaha!

[DeathhoundVideos]

damn tree...

[TheFXGuy]

Why's there a picture of a guy at the end? Is that you?

[3kliksphilip]

It was me from a long time ago. Just to show that I'm still the tree's friend.

[TheFXGuy]

o lol

[YoMothafucka34isBack]

NO BAD TREE!! Hahaah I laughed my ass off. xD

[gamewarrior15]

what happens if you make it a parent you said thats fun does it make the rain go to that object

[3kliksphilip]

@gamewarrior15 No

[RandomRolePlayOwner]

NO BAD TREE

[NadeoKing]

sorry for double posting but:

Does rain collide with water if the rain is over that specific water?

[3kliksphilip]

@NadeoKing Rain will only rain within the precipitation block. It will disappear once it leaves the bottom of it.

[NadeoKing]

Your tutorials owns!! I learned x2 mutch from you.

[rehusiika]

Does the rain work on hl2?

[3kliksphilip]

@rehusiika Yes

[senter27]

is it possible to make like on pressed (name) start rain? if its possible me it dont work with my way :D