Forum | Thinking With Portals

#1 · July 31, 2011, 7:05 pm

is it possible to get the energy-Ball from Portal 1 into a Portal 2 Map?
I have seen, there is the model of a launcher and a model of a cather, and a ball-launcher wich launch balls. there are two problems: the ball isn?t correct shown in the Game, and nothing happend, when it hits the cather. Can it get work like Portal 1?

thanks for answer^^
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excuse my english, I?m from Germany^^
Flo2912

#2 · July 31, 2011, 7:33 pm

BAM!
Working Energy Balls + Clean models + Instances

Try searching next time.

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#3 · August 1, 2011, 1:54 pm

Thanks... but: you should be friendlyer to new userser specially to the younger ones (like me) or there will soon no new users sing up here. Itw as my first time here...
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excuse my english, I?m from Germany^^
Flo2912

#4 · August 1, 2011, 2:19 pm

Im pretty sure it was constuctive critisism which is kinda nice and he got you what you needed

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#5 · August 1, 2011, 9:12 pm

Flo2912 wrote:

Thanks... but: you should be friendlyer to new userser specially to the younger ones (like me) or there will soon no new users sing up here. Itw as my first time here...
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excuse my english, I?m from Germany^^
Flo2912

I don't work here. Couldn't care less if no one else signs up. Actually I dont think the staff do either, they aren't making any money of it. If you would like to friendlierize the sentance: "Try searching for what you want before creating a new thread requesting other people to search for you." be my guest and I will use that one instead.

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"Oh, in case you got covered in that repulsion gel, here's some advice the lab boys gave me: DO NOT get covered in the repulsion gel."

#6 · January 19, 2012, 1:07 pm

Hello there, my 1st post here :thumbup:
I up this thread because as a new user of Hammer (wich is pretty complex for me) I have some questions.
I downloaded the Energy Ball from the link indicated above and I've installed it correctly. The question is simple. As a newbie with Hammer (and a non-english, wich dosen't help), after downling the files and after made the procedure installation, how to put for real the Energy Ball system on our maps ? Can anyone help me help by step, what to do ? I'd really appreciate the experience of other guys and remember that I'm new in Hammer and I don't know very much english words, That's be awesome and i'll thank in advance anyone who can help me.

#7 · January 19, 2012, 5:07 pm

You have to use a func_instance to set the energy balls into your map.

I recommend you to learn and read about the entities which exist in Hammer. Mainly you can do this by testing them. Like everything, it needs time and patience.

List of Maps, Models, Textures, Instances.

#8 · January 19, 2012, 5:36 pm

If you want to learn to make your own,
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wik ... nd_catcher.

#9 · January 19, 2012, 5:56 pm

I think making them by his own is not good. In my download everything is included and already done.
And besides that, in Portal 2 you have missing sounds and materials for the combine ball.

List of Maps, Models, Textures, Instances.

#10 · January 20, 2012, 12:12 pm

Thanks for answers. Skotty, with the files downloaded from you for the moment I opened "ball_catcher_clean & "ball_launcher_clean" copied them and pasted both of them in my test level. Now the 2 objets are on my map and I can see them while playiing. Even the ball launcher has the "annimation" that it "shoots" the ball.
But there is still a problem. I don't see any energy ball (and I don't get hurt at anytime, the ball is not here at all).
How can i make it appearing in the system and what are the all others necessary parameters to enter into Hammer ? I imagine I'll eventually need to set some Triggers between the ball launcher and it's catcher but I am not sure. Well, still as a begginer, I wait your advices and all the moves I need to do. thanks for answers skotty. And about making a func_instance, can you tell me exactly how to configure it? If i could have an "already working" energy ball system thanks to you, that'be really insane. :notworthy:

energy Ball in Portal 2?