skybox and the map

[Hum4ngus]

lo all,

i made a skybox from the tutorial on this forum. and made a map and some spawns, but when i spawn i spawn on the bottom brush of the skybox and not on the ground of my map. and yes the spawn is on the ground level of the map

\\Hum4ngus

[JFrank(GD)]

I would assume you are using a ground texture that is non-solid and ment to be used in combo with another ground texture for alpha blending.

These non-solid textures are identified with white boxes around them.

[Hum4ngus]

i just used a grass texture, but when i didn't use a skybox it all went well :S
and what do u mean by "white boxes"?

*update* ok i used caulk as under texture, so now i can walk on it, but how do i see the grass texture?

[JFrank(GD)]

Originally Posted by Hum4ngus

...what do u mean by "white boxes"?

Where you see the textures. Bottom right in the CoDR is the standard location.

[Hum4ngus]

ok i used the wrong texture, i can see the ground and walk on it now.
but not there is no light on my weapon :S

how can i increase the light (so it shines harder/further)?

[Guitarfan]

use ambient lighting
for example (you can change the values but need those 2 keys):

key: ambient -> value: 0.30
key: _color -> value: .4 .6 .9

[TombStone]

in addition to that, make sure you have the other worldspawn values in place

[Guitarfan]

Originally Posted by TombStone

in addition to that, make sure you have the other worldspawn values in place

?
to have light you only have to use those 2. if you want sunlight with it you can use: key: sunlight -> value: 0.50 or something like that

[TombStone]

i was under the impression that ambient lighting is used to lighten up areas that aren't otherwise lit?
...i assume, unless your entire map is indoors/underground, that a sunlight value should be used?

[Guitarfan]

not necesary but if it's outdoor, it's way more realistic otherwise you don't have any shadows etc