Displacement maps without physics

Hickadam · Post by **Hickadam** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:02 am

Hi, i'm almost done converting my map Evil Dead for OC.

Only real problem i've hit is that any physics object goes right though my displacements. I'm aware the latest update for the SDK gave options for the displacements to be non-solid and such, but all those check boxes are unchecked.

You can stand, npc's can stand, bullets hit the surfaces, but any physics object goes right through. I REALLY hope i'm just doing something dumb, because I don't wanna start over. I haven't had any trouble with this on previous mods.

Thanks for any help you can lend!

Oh, and by the way, I had to take the env_shake out of my map, because they crash the game. Not sure if that was my problem or everyones.

-Hick

Pampers · Post by **Pampers** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:25 am

Try your map with another mod and see if the same things reoccurs.

Hickadam · Post by **Hickadam** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:54 am

Yeah, at least that isn't mod specific.

It's still acting screwy in other mods...

That being said, anyone have any ideas? I didn't change anything to do with the displacements when I converted it.

tundra_cool · Post by **tundra_cool** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:58 am

I've got the same problem over here. Seems like another Valve frak-up.

Hickadam · Post by **Hickadam** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:02 am

Yeah... never mind guys.

I finally found some information in some other forums.

Seems they buggered something.

I'll try zoners compile tools... see if that makes things work.

skidz · Post by **skidz** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:16 am

well we are updating the code right now so if this is a problem with new displacments it should fix itself once we release the patch with all Valves SDK updates.

tundra_cool · Post by **tundra_cool** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:38 am

Let me know if you've fixed it!

Lark · Post by **Lark** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:08 am

did you say evil dead

I <3 that movie "groovy" and army of darkness!

Hickadam · Post by **Hickadam** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:10 pm

Well, I managed to find a workaround.

Custom Source Tools by Amackern. Same guy that made Zoners HL Tools.

Once I compiled it with those, my displacements are solid again!

Only thing is that the CST tools don't suport HDR yet. But, I don't think that'll be a big problem. At least not yet.

Just a complete theory though, since collision is calculated in the BSP program, one theoretically only needs to change that one to cstbsp, and leave vrad and vvis.

But since it's working, i'm not touching it

tundra_cool · Post by **tundra_cool** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:21 pm

The reason they're solid is because you're using old compile tools.

Scrap · Post by **Scrap** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:28 pm

is this a good workaround and wont cause problems/issues by using older compile?
using Custom Source Tools by Amackern that is because im getting the same problem.

EDIT: and where the hell did you get "Custom Source Tools by Amackern" , cant find these anywhere, google didnt help and so didnt any of the bigger editing community sites.

EDIT2: nvm found them

Hickadam · Post by **Hickadam** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:50 am

Well, I can't say there won't be any problems... but so far so good.

I haven't noticed anything strikingly wrong...