make distance fog

(twt_thunder) #1

hey i really wanna mage some fog over the water, anyone who can help me out here?
tried working with fog before but i didnt make it working… so a step by step explanation would be great:D

here to see where i wanna put fog :

(Justice) #2

Do you want fog all over the map or just in particular area’s?

(Cambodunum) #3

… fog over the water …

… maybe this (german) tut is helping ya:

http://www.killerlevels.de/tutorials/nebel_fluessigkeiten/nebel_fluessigkeiten.html

… if not, just give a shout

greetz Cambo

(twt_thunder) #4

no…sorry still dont get it… tried making a fog texture called fog_grey1 putted in sfx
made a brush with one side fog and the rest nodraw…
devmap the map
and…nothing:( :frowning:

EDIT:trying this http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2223

(twt_thunder) #5

well, i got fog in my map… not the way i wanted…but there is fog there…all over the map…why should it be so hard making an fog brush that is visible??:confused::confused:

(.Chris.) #6

[QUOTE=thunderpwn;276239]no…sorry still dont get it… tried making a fog texture called fog_grey1 putted in sfx
made a brush with one side fog and the rest nodraw…
devmap the map
and…nothing:( :frowning:

EDIT:trying this http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2223[/QUOTE]

Fog brushes have to have fog on all its sides but only one side exposed to the player to work. In this instance this type of fog wouldn’t work well I don’t think for what you want. It’s mainly used for ‘bottomless pit’ fog and such.

Atmospheric fog is the best you are going to get sadly I think.

(twt_thunder) #7

[QUOTE=.Chris.;276289]Fog brushes have to have fog on all its sides but only one side exposed to the player to work. In this instance this type of fog wouldn’t work well I don’t think for what you want. It’s mainly used for ‘bottomless pit’ fog and such.

Atmospheric fog is the best you are going to get sadly I think.[/QUOTE]

yes, i think you’re prob right…just another limitation of et sadly but true