Giant rolling ball?

[EndTwist]

How would I create a giant ball that I could roll around? I tried making a brush, displacing it (subdivide), and tying it to func_phybox, but apparently that's not allowed. Help? :|

 

[The Dark Elf]

model a large ball, turn it into the correct type, give it its mass and other physics properties, pop it into your map, job done.

 

[EndTwist]

turn it into the correct type

?? eh?

 

[The Dark Elf]

http://www.valve-erc.com/srcsdk/

best you read through that then.

 

[EndTwist]

Well you weren't very clear...

Do you mean model a ball, as in a 3D app? or within Hammer?

 

[TMPer Tantrum]

That would depend on how you wanted the ball to look.

You could always just create a spherical brush.

 

[The Dark Elf]

Well you weren't very clear...

Do you mean model a ball, as in a 3D app? or within Hammer?

in a 3D app.. to try do it with brushes would be crazy, more work to get it smooth enough to keep rolling. You get more options with it being a proper model anyway.

 

[EndTwist]

I did it with a brush (the sphere shape, 15 faces). It will roll well enough for my purposes I think...

 

[pmab]

the sphere function is very limited, seems to blow hammer up after about 18 faces or something, may just be me though.

 

[holy_cheese]

why not just make it yourself?
use the old way of making a sphere from hl1, just use more sides.

 

[The Dark Elf]

the sphere function is very limited, seems to blow hammer up after about 18 faces or something, may just be me though.

yep, not to mention its a waste of brushes.