Alien Swarm SDK - HACKABLE DOORS + TURRET - tutorial part 6

[toxicradiationz]

Why don't I have the (Enable Auto Open) option please help!

[chase6811]

at 1:36 im having a problem with that part. i try to go to properties but the only thing that shows up is VisGroup

[MrHenry9000]

Is it possible to connect more than one turret to a trigger? Considering they have inputs for the 1st turret, perhaps they could have a 2nd?....

[mozaris12]

Ok so i made everything the hacking works and i can see the door except i walk right through it like its not there how can i fix this?

[Ghostreconunit666]

i dont know where this is in in ur tutorail but can u tell me quickly how to run the maps you make?

[ragheneration]

i need ur help, wenever i go on run map, it runs an example map even though i press f9 on the map i made, i try to change missions but my map doesnt appear on there. it worked fine yesterday and i didnt change the location of the map (were its saved) plzz help me

[raptor777777]

QQuick question: can I use a bulldoze as world model for the door?

[DaviBraid]

My slow door desappears during what should be the animation.

What should I do?

[aleksa6]

Thanks a lot! I've been meaning to get this to work!

[HmRnKng36]

Anyone else having trouble with the door not closing? Is there a setting for the door I missed because once it opens it doesnt close again....Suggestions?

[NoBoDy9505]

@HmRnKng36 did you put trigger for the door?

[mercenary662]

I appreciate the videos, but you're so hard to understand and I can't see what you're selecting or typing. :(

[Juppie902]

I got a problem with the source sdk, after i test the map and i quit the game, (takes like 10 secs, nothing too interesting in it =P ) the source sdk is unmoveable, the 3D Camera is black and i cant move it at all, and all other windows (X,Y) (,Z,X) etc are frozen and i cant zoom in or zoom out with mousewheel (i see the zooming bars moving but picture it self wont change for sheat) halp!

[maxovitsj]

@Juppie902 run alien swarm in windowed mode: steam library -> right click ASW: properties, click launch options: type:: -windowed -console

[Juppie902]

@maxovitsj Dude ur funny, but not that funny.

My rigged rig (that should be rigged some more soon) running games in windowed mode is... imma jump out of the window and eat bricks for dinner.

Besides i wanna play with friends in full HD with 1920 x 1080 and im rlly sensitive to changing it to lower res and lowering a games graphics. its so sad! it reminds me of the times when i had CRT screen less then 17" and a GF 5800 FX

[maxovitsj]

@Juppie902 Dude, you want it to be fixed or not? Don't whine if you want it fixed.

[Juppie902]

@maxovitsj U sound like my mom =P

Oh well, mom is always right xd

[WaterCow12]

@Juppie902 No. It's a glitch. You need to run it windowed if you want it so you don't have to restart the SDK.

[23clintdunn]

@Juppie902 hey Juppie i have the same problem ...but i dont want to run in windowed mode ... i figured out that i could get it to work without having to close Hammer or anything. After i save/compile the map then i just minimize the Hammer window to the Start Menu ...then run Alien Swarm and run the map from the console .. when i go back to windows ... Hammer is fine and I can continue working. Hope this helps. >8)

[TheMelonofTruth]

@Juppie902 Dude, tell Hammer not to run the game after it's done compiling, and then enter alien swarm and run the map from the dev console (make sure you close hammer and the sdk first) it should work just fine. I know it's a little fiddly, but it's what I do, and it works.

[ThatBlokeFromThePub]

Hey Max, whenever I make a hackable door, following your instructions, and successfully hack it, it opens but then will not close afterwards. So far, I have remade the door 3 times and followed your tutorial, word for word, and I get exactly the same result. I was wondering if you could help me out? Many thanks mate.

[PrinceOfPersia1996]

Thanks! This really helped :)

[MemorableXander]

Could you make a tutorial on how to add objectives and finishes? :D

[maxovitsj]

@MemorableXander i can :D

and probably will tomorrow, or later this evening, working on my own map too so im a bit busy :P

[marine606]

OK am geting sick of this any time i minamize the map SDK to watch your vidoe i come back to the SDK and i can't do any thing it wont let me move any thing all it dose is move the camrea ive tryd useing the selection tool but nothing works any idea why? o and some times when i tell it to run map and i try starting it up the loading bar fills then AS exits some thing i may have done wrong?

[maxovitsj]

@marine606 dont minimize hammer

[MentalTeryn]

@marine606 I had the same problem when minimizing Hammer. I found that simply hitting the space bar while hovering over one of the view finders fixes the problem. Basically, Hammer gets confused (not sure why) when it's minimized and once brought back up, begins registering that the space bar is being held. So tapping the space bar refreshes the signal and Hammer snaps out of it's stupor. Hope this helps! :D

[marine606]

@MentalTeryn it works thank you so much this saved me a lot of time

[Juppie902]

How can i make a light that will lighten up the whole map, something natural like sun, somewhy i tryed every light_ but it just wont do it. i can make normal lights, i have like 14 of them spread all over the map, with 200 brightness, but its still dark there.

[Aeoneth]

@Juppie902 you could try making a Light at the top of your seal box then making the distance huge and if you want a gradual brighten then use the custom appearance and type lik zzzyyyxxx....bbbaaa.

Though that might make your sun pulsate I'm not sure exactly how tomake it rise then stay at the top.

(thats how im making sparking lights on my map

[maniacolus]

Could you please make a tutorial on objectives?

[maxovitsj]

@maniacolus i might do it today, but ill make the elevator / lift tutorial first

[maniacolus]

@maxovitsj ok, sweet!

[Rawk3t]

do elevators next! Also, not sure how I can attach a light to a moving object so I can simulate a sun going down but I am pretty sure its similar to making elevators.

[maxovitsj]

@Rawk3t i will do elevator today.

[NoBoDy9505]

@Rawk3t lol you sure you think source map can simulate a sun going down....because every source game use only map not the whole world that connect to each other...so all thing should be fixed except for NPCs entities or other dynamic light.

Oh about the attach light problem...try to make a env_projectedtextures and attach it to a func_rotating.i had made one and its worked fine.

[mrpeanutsofdoom]

Thank you maxovitsj - this is very helpful. A tutorial I'd like to see is on changing the hacking screens or PDAs to present custom images. Would that be possible?

[maxovitsj]

@mrpeanutsofdoom what do you mean custom images?

[mrpeanutsofdoom]

@maxovitsj Rather than displaying the normal hacking sequence or weather or stocks, would it be possible to display another image? Something I would create? A jpg or gif or another model/skin?

I'm not very experienced with hammer so sorry if what I'm asking for doesn't make sense. I have followed through all basic tutorials and also your tutorials and gotten them working.

[maxovitsj]

@mrpeanutsofdoom you can create .txt files with your weather stuff or stocks etc. but its not possible to change the names i think. What i mean is that your probably can't change the name of weather into something custom.

[InDeX1o1]

Can you make a tutorial about hackable computers? The minigame with the 1 number...

[maxovitsj]

@InDeX1o1 just set the pc (thats the trigger for the turret) to locked

[elgroxo]

Thnaks dude

[AlzuraGames]

Whats the asw_ class name for a security camera? :s

got a turret working btw :D

[LTUReborned]

@AlzuraGames asw_broadcast_Camera , I think so, try it.