Model Pile of bricks stacked on a wood pallet

[Remnic]

This should be relatively simple (Gotta make this short I'm afraid).

I'd like to request a model of bricks that could fit on top of Valve's wood pallet model. You may use the dark-red brick wall textures as a reference for this request.

And if possible, I'd also like to request the same brick pile model but with a blue tarp to cover right over them (and maybe even a red skin for the exact same tarp for possible use in maps with rainy/snowy weather).

EDIT: Unable to give an exact reference atm, but they're commonly found in construction yards used for building material. The tarps keep the bricks from sustaining water damage from rain & snow.

[Dustoxx]

this should be possible with brushes right? use texture-lock and save them as a prefab, if i'm right.

[Boylee]

Brush work, displacement over the top for the tarp, rope entities to tie the displacement down, job's a good'un.

Can probably help you out with a tarp texture if I find the time.

[Tapp]

How to do it yourself:

1. make a wall out of brick texture
2. cut it up using the clip tool, into individual bricks
3. tie each brick seperately to a func_detail
4. turn them all into func_physbox, applying a mass of oh, say, 10
5. With texture locking () enabled, arrange them into a general stack above your pallet
6. add an env_shake with a reasonable magnitude, and name it
7. run the map, and manually trigger the env_shake
8. do a hammer_update
9. exit the game, and group the bricks together
10. use propper to turn them into a prop (optional)
11. either use displacements or a willing modeller to make a tarp
12. ???
13. profit

[Boylee]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tapp

8. do a hammer_update

What is this I don't even.

Seriously though, you can reimport physics altered stuff from a map you've just run?

[DaBeatzProject]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tapp

How to do it yourself:

1. make a wall out of brick texture
2. cut it up using the clip tool, into individual bricks
3. tie each brick seperately to a func_detail
4. turn them all into func_physbox, applying a mass of oh, say, 10
5. With texture locking () enabled, arrange them into a general stack above your pallet
6. add an env_shake with a reasonable magnitude, and name it
7. run the map, and manually trigger the env_shake
8. do a hammer_update
9. exit the game, and group the bricks together
10. use propper to turn them into a prop (optional)
11. either use displacements or a willing modeller to make a tarp
12. ???
13. profit

Don't you mean env_explosion instead of env_shake? Env_shake only shakes the screen afaik...

[martijntje]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoyLee

What is this I don't even.

Seriously though, you can reimport physics altered stuff from a map you've just run?

yes, you can: http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Map_edit
run the map with map_edit command instead of the map command
and do even move the camera in hammer and turn of autosave until you are done.

[Remnic]

Thanks for the tips, guys. I'll be sure to try this out soon.

[ricardojvc6]

I believe this could be made by brushes... but anyway i will give a shot..

[Remnic]

Thinking of adding another request for the tarp part of the general request.

If possible, can I get an alternate tarp model with an animation sequence? The animation should make the tarp gently rustle in the wind while tied down, but seeing how I don't have the exact scale for the tarp's size for covering the bricks, I'll need to spend a bit more time in Hammer before I have a reasonable size for the tarp.

I might also need to make a seperate thread for requesting an ambient_generic soundfile of a flag gently flapping in the wind for the animated tarp for some added immersion.