Zcrab Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Got a problem in Source Filmmaker? Ask here! I'm making this so that we won't have to make a new thread every single time run pass a problem/bug in SFM. It's not only for helping other's with problems, but also a thread where you can post your own guide's for diffrent things in SFM, so that new people can get to learn it! Guide's Painting hats There are many different ways to paint hats in SFM, and if you have tried googling it, you probably have found out already. The ing is, most of them are outdated, and the most up to date ones are theese two: The other one is this. I use this one myself every time it is possible, it's good and easy, the only con is that it doesn't work on all hats (it works on 90% of them) but that is a minor thing. Fixing the Disco Beatdown Particle Effect I will help you with your problem if you got any, and keep adding some guide's for things that you might want to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 17 days / 0 replies take the hint, take the hint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin the Chicken God Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 17 days / 0 replies take the hint, take the hint. its probably because not many people use Soruce Filmmaker, so there arent many issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 its probably because not many people use Soruce Filmmaker, so there arent many issues or, there are already hundreds of tutorials and guides, proving a help desk outdated, or obsolete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erts Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 or, there are already hundreds of tutorials and guides, proving a help desk outdated, or obsolete. ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin the Chicken God Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Got a problem in Soruce Filmmaker? Ask here! or, there are already hundreds of tutorials and guides, proving a help desk outdated, or obsolete. I was making fun of the misspelling, I know there are tons of guides :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin the Chicken God Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 actually have a legit question for ya Zcrab (or someone else idc) Where would I find the Meet the Medic particle system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supore Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 actually have a legit question for ya Zcrab (or someone else idc) Where would I find the Meet the Medic particle system? I think the pcf is called tauntfx or something of that matter. I'll look into it when I get the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin the Chicken God Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I think the pcf is called tauntfx or something of that matter. I'll look into it when I get the time. I already checked tauntfx, didnt find it there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zcrab Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 I already checked tauntfx, didnt find it there I've never used it, but I think it is in the pcf called Medic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin the Chicken God Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I've never used it, but I think it is in the pcf called Medic there is no medic pcf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zcrab Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 there is no medic pcf I have one, thought it's not in that. The white light you can see around the Medic is not a particle, it's actually a volumetric light, you have to add the birds afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supore Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Okay, I actually have a question for this desk. You see, australium cubemaps are a little weird the way they work with light. What I mean is: Minimal lighting: Normal light: So basically, cubemaps don't seem to render when exposed to light. Do you know anything I could do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zcrab Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Okay, I actually have a question for this desk. You see, australium cubemaps are a little weird the way they work with light. What I mean is: Minimal lighting: Normal light: So basically, cubemaps don't seem to render when exposed to light. Do you know anything I could do? I've experienced something similiar with the Australium Scattergun, let me have a look and see if it's the same glitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supore Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I've experienced something similiar with the Australium Scattergun, let me have a look and see if it's the same glitch I've already edited a dash being the wrong way in the mingun_gold.vmt (/ instead of \ on the line referencing to the australium minigun vtf), if that helps (didn't change anything in Source, even after reloading all materials). EDIT: Also, now that I think about it, .vtf = Valve Texture File, .vmt = Valve Material Tile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zcrab Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 I've already edited a dash being the wrong way in the mingun_gold.vmt (/ instead of \ on the line referencing to the australium minigun vtf), if that helps (didn't change anything in Source, even after reloading all materials). EDIT: Also, now that I think about it, .vtf = Valve Texture File, .vmt = Valve Material Tile Have you edited the cubemap? Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\SourceFilmmaker\game\tf\materials\models\weapons\w_scattergun\, and open w_scattergun_gold.vmt in a text editor. Look for the line that says "$envmap" just above "$envmaptint" "[2.5 2.5 1.15]". Change it to: "$envmap" "cubemaps/cubemap_gold001" This helps on the Australium Scattergun, but I'm not sure if thats what you are saying you already did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supore Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Have you edited the cubemap? Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\SourceFilmmaker\game\tf\materials\models\weapons\w_scattergun\, and open w_scattergun_gold.vmt in a text editor. Look for the line that says "$envmap" just above "$envmaptint" "[2.5 2.5 1.15]". Change it to: "$envmap" "cubemaps/cubemap_gold001" This helps on the Australium Scattergun, but I'm not sure if thats what you are saying you already did. The first thing I checked, and it seems as though that has already been edited by default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zcrab Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 The first thing I checked, and it seems as though that has already been edited by default. Have you set "$detailblendfactor" to "0" instead of ".01" ? Also, what model are you using? I used the w_minigun model and mine looks just fine with or without light: And did you change the ToneMapScale on the camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supore Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 - I couldn't find the value when I found the issues - I think I'm using the w_ model, might check - If it darkens the camera: yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zcrab Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 - If it darkens the camera: yes That's your problem then. When you use that function you darken everything as you have noticed, it usually doesn't affect models as they are not self lit, it's usually only particles and other things that are self lit that will be affected. With Australiums it's something different, even though they are a model, they are affected by it, I still have no clue why. Just don't ever use it that much, it ruins alot of things. If you want darker maps without using it download the dark maps from the workshop, they have no lights by standard and will not affect anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supore Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 That's your problem then. When you use that function you darken everything as you have noticed, it usually doesn't affect models as they are not self lit, it's usually only particles and other things that are self lit that will be affected. With Australiums it's something different, even though they are a model, they are affected by it, I still have no clue why. Just don't ever use it that much, it ruins alot of things. If you want darker maps without using it download the dark maps from the workshop, they have no lights by standard and will not affect anything. Okay, I'll keep this in mind, thanks anyway! Also, I'm just gonna leave this here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=216446685 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supore Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Need some more help... I'm trying to load up Badlands, and the arena version works, but attempting to load either cp_ or koth_ crashes SFM for some odd reason... No popup error, no log, just instant close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zcrab Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Need some more help... I'm trying to load up Badlands, and the arena version works, but attempting to load either cp_ or koth_ crashes SFM for some odd reason... No popup error, no log, just instant close. That's a problem no one knows yet how to fix. Everyone has that error, and it has got to be some error in the map that makes SFM crash, not even R234 know how to fix it. So you can only use the arena version which sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klappar Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 hi, when I make the unusual effect Disco Beat Down it looks like a few pixels instead of the actual effect. how do I fix this? thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkero11 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Actually i have one prob. I cannot find ANY particle effects from the folder where they are suppossed to be in. This is really annoying cause i would really like to mess around whit particle effects. Plz Hialp c: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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