[FSK405|ZELLIS]

ok, im trying to make trees and bushes. when i make the brush in radiant to apply the texture and complie once im in the game , i see the tree but i cant walk under the tree or get next to its trunk. is there a special brush i need to use or make to have this work correctly?

thanks

[tub (old)]

Make sure only one side of the brush is textured with the tree/bush and all other sides are using common/nodraw.

Additionally make sure the tree/bush shader has the line: "surfaceparm nonsolid".

[FSK405|ZELLIS]

thanks for the info, when i do that it works, but my tree is flat. do i need to apply a shader to make it 3d? should my brush be something other then a square with the tree on one side and nodraw on the others?

thanks again.

[tr!ckn0l0gy (old)]

don't forget to water it from time to time.

[F for Fragging (old)]

If you want 3D trees you will need to use a model, an md3 model. Looks a lot better than the flat trees, but a little bit more demanding on resources.

[tub (old)]

F for Fragging is right on the money, you need to use a tree model if you want true 3D. There are quite a few used by sid so you might want to extract the models from q3ut3 pk3s and have a look through those. I've used the GRTrees a bit.

You can still make semi 3d trees from brushes and textures. The way to do it to have two or more brushes crossing at the trunk. Sort of like a big X. I'd suggest 3 brushes. This does look pretty ugly though and I'd only suggest it if you are using it at a place a player cant reach and you want a lot of foliage. Maps for games like MOD and COD use this approach, which have tree models in the player areas and brush trees around the outside of a map.

[F for Fragging (old)]

Glad to hear something from you Tub, I thought you were absent. Tub, could you please check your PM? I PM'ed you at 10 April, but you have not responded.