Total noob, need trigger help

[SneakyArab]

Hey people. I am completely new to mapping. My friend showed me how to do all the basics like make walls and that sort of stuff. I can place entities and all that jazz. I just need help on triggers. I am trying to make a trigger to do this:

When the player steps onto a spot, a big rock falls down from the ceiling.

Now, I have the rock and player spawn point in. I dont need help with that. I just need to know what to set the input/output things to. Thanks.

 

[The_One_Free_Man]

ok well you need to create the brush that takes up the space you want the trigger to be and tie it to an entity (ctrl + t) trigger_once. texture it with the trigger texture. I'd make the rock a prop physics and in the flags check start asleep. now add an output to the trigger_once entity (by clicking on the output tab) and say on start touch; my entity named "rock"; wake. and that would make it fall.

 

[The_One_Free_Man]

sorry i meant id make the rock a func_physbox

 

[Raeven0]

You'll want to use trigger_multiple, not the redundant and unnecessary trigger_once.

 

[UltraProAnti]

trigger_once works fine for me, especially when the effect is only triggered once

 

[Raeven0]

Working is no excuse for being redundant and unnecessary.

 

[SneakyArab]

Ok you didnt really help very much. I need you to explain where all of these things are. You forget that I have never used Hammer before. I dont know how to do a trigger_once thing. When I place an entity, I dont know what kind of entity to set it as. Dont know how to texture the entity. Your explanation is not simple enough.

 

[GonzoBabbleshit]

Then you should read some tutorials at www.interlopers.net or the Valve Wiki.

There are plenty of guides and resources for using Hammer online