cubemap problem i think?

[TCfromBN]

i cant figure out why this prop and one other of the same kind keep having reflections like a cubemap would make them but there arnt any cubemaps near them, i want to get rid of this . any ideas?

 

[63]

lack of cubemap?

 

[Limpet]

All reflective materials have a default sky reflection. Put a cubemap near the prop and buildcubemaps to make it reflect the room.

 

[TCfromBN]

not having a cubemap makes it reflect the skybox? but having one only makes it reflect the room?

edit: btw it did the trick thanks

 

[Limpet]

For some reason you can't have reflective surfaces reflect nothing in Source. So by default it reflects skybox. Env_cubemaps tell the engine to make new images to reflect.

 

[TCfromBN]

is there a reason that building the cubemaps only works half of the time?

 

[WAR_Nuker]

restart your map after you do buildcubemaps.

 

[UltraProAnti]

you don't need to restart your map after buildcubemaps. at least, i've never had to...

 

[WAR_Nuker]

its an issue ive had often. especially when you have a lot of cubemaps. for some reason after you do buildcubemaps...about 15-20% of them will reflect the skybox (checked with impulse 81). i thought the problem was on my end but i eventually figured out that restarting the map after buildcubemaps was the fix....or maybe im the only one who experiences this problem...

 

[Raeven0]

I have always recommended reloading the map after building the cubemaps.

 

[Ti133700N]

Me neither and it has always worked.