No Pass..??

(Lostmyed) #1

Whats the best method of stopping players walking too far out in your terrain…

(Loffy) #2

Hi!
This is a common problem. There are atleast two ways:
a) Make some sort of physical structure, that stops the player. A wall, a fence, barbed wire. A hill. My current map is partly outdoor. And the outdoor area is surrounded by big hills. Too high to climp.
b) Invisible wall. You can make an invisible wall: First, make a brush (the wall) where you want it. Then apply the texture “clip” to it. To find clip: Click Texture on the meny, drag down to Common, and release. One of the textures in Common is called clip. It is red.
Good luck
// Loffy

PS. This problem can be used to exemplify the value of visual symbols or signs. If you make a hill, to stop people from leaving the map, people will still try to climp and jump it. But put some barbed wire on the hill, say 3 meters up from where the player is standing. Some players will still try to climb/jump up, but atleast the message from the mapmaker to the players would be clearer. The barbed wire would tell many player: “This area is off limits”.

Visual clues (symbols, signs, whatever) help the player understand where you (the mapmaker) have put the limits.

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