VMT Files / Player activities

pF · 02-06-2008, 02:30 AM

Lots of the people in this subforum will be familiar with the VTF/VMT combo that Source needs in order to show textures and how they're lit & bumpmapped etc.

My question is, can a texture be switched through a VMT file as a result of changing player states/activities?

An example, an average knife, textured and all:

knife.vtf (the regular texture)
knife_bloodied.vtf (regular texture with blood on the blade)
knife.vmt (the file outlining everything Source needs to know)

So for regular animations such as ACT_VM_IDLE; ACT_VM_DRAW etc., the non-bloody skin would be used. What i would like to do, is to use an activity such as ACT_VM_HITCENTER (+attack1) to trigger a switch of the skins, replacing knife.vtf with knife_bloodied.vtf.

What would the variable be? Or would it be possible to call up certain frames of a multilayered texture instead of loading a second texture on trigger?

Answers appreciated!

pF · 02-07-2008, 12:04 AM

bumpity bump..

Mr. Happy · 02-13-2008, 11:37 PM

Only in code.

pF · 02-14-2008, 10:44 PM

Cheers, i figured as much.. ;/

Ihmhi · 02-17-2008, 10:57 AM

Could be coded in if it's a good enough idea...

Mr. Happy · 02-18-2008, 02:17 AM

This makes me wonder if FF has any unique texture proxies?

I'm think about automated player-item interaction, like, if a player picks up flag or stands on a trigger a texturetoggle or some such entity could rely the players team color to the proxy..

Thogh I suppose that example could easily be down with the default entities and a little lua...

I dunno, does FF have any weird little quirks like new texture proxies and whatnot?

02-06-2008, 02:30 AM	#1
pF no war but class war Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: big bad berlin Class/Position: Soldier / Scout Gametype: ctf Affiliations: [w~k!] Posts Rated Helpful 3 Times	VMT Files / Player activities Lots of the people in this subforum will be familiar with the VTF/VMT combo that Source needs in order to show textures and how they're lit & bumpmapped etc. My question is, can a texture be switched through a VMT file as a result of changing player states/activities? An example, an average knife, textured and all: knife.vtf (the regular texture) knife_bloodied.vtf (regular texture with blood on the blade) knife.vmt (the file outlining everything Source needs to know) So for regular animations such as ACT_VM_IDLE; ACT_VM_DRAW etc., the non-bloody skin would be used. What i would like to do, is to use an activity such as ACT_VM_HITCENTER (+attack1) to trigger a switch of the skins, replacing knife.vtf with knife_bloodied.vtf. What would the variable be? Or would it be possible to call up certain frames of a multilayered texture instead of loading a second texture on trigger? Answers appreciated! __________________ Support FF: Gay And Lesbian Fiction \| Teen Books \| Bath Products

02-07-2008, 12:04 AM	#2
pF no war but class war Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: big bad berlin Class/Position: Soldier / Scout Gametype: ctf Affiliations: [w~k!] Posts Rated Helpful 3 Times	bumpity bump.. __________________ Support FF: Gay And Lesbian Fiction \| Teen Books \| Bath Products

02-14-2008, 10:44 PM	#4
pF no war but class war Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: big bad berlin Class/Position: Soldier / Scout Gametype: ctf Affiliations: [w~k!] Posts Rated Helpful 3 Times	Cheers, i figured as much.. ;/ __________________ Support FF: Gay And Lesbian Fiction \| Teen Books \| Bath Products

02-17-2008, 10:57 AM	#5
Ihmhi [AE] 0112 Ihmhi SJB Wiki Team Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Newark, NJ, United States Class/Position: A little bit o' everythin' Gametype: Also a little bit o' everythin' Affiliations: [AE] Asseater, SJB Straight Jacket Brigade Posts Rated Helpful 3 Times	Could be coded in if it's a good enough idea... __________________ Support FF: Anime: The Thread: Reloaded The one and only anime thread on these here forums. Select the pistol, and then, select your horse.

02-13-2008, 11:37 PM	#3
Mr. Happy FF LOL Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Only in code.

02-18-2008, 02:17 AM	#6
Mr. Happy FF LOL Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	This makes me wonder if FF has any unique texture proxies? I'm think about automated player-item interaction, like, if a player picks up flag or stands on a trigger a texturetoggle or some such entity could rely the players team color to the proxy.. Thogh I suppose that example could easily be down with the default entities and a little lua... I dunno, does FF have any weird little quirks like new texture proxies and whatnot?

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