env_steam

[WAR_Nuker]

ok i have steam shooting out of a pipe right....and i guess half life 2 is built on the theory "if you cant see it it shouldnt be rendered". so it goes like this. i look at the steam....hmm looks ok. i took away. dont see steam cause im not looking at it. look back at it, and for about a split second steam looks like its only beginning to come out and then it just flows normally. how do i make it so that the steam is always coming out of the pipe and doesnt disappear when im not looking at it?

 

[GonzoBabbleshit]

it should do that anyway...

How is the env_steam set up?

 

[Mapster]

try mucking around with the flags in the properties

 

[Mess]

I'm pretty sure that's just the way env_steam and other particle-based entities work. there's not much you can do.

 

[WAR_Nuker]

i didnt mess around with the settings....except the translucency. only flag it has is "emissive". means nothing to me. it starts off and turns on with a switch. but anywho, i didnt think there was anything i could do about this. just asking before i decide to say "eh good enough".

 

[GonzoBabbleshit]

I'm sure I never had this problem before...meh

 

[DjBourgeoisie]

it does that to lessen the load on the map, why should it render steam particles if nobody is looking at them.