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Geep: Add category tag

2022-11-04T18:14:07Z

Add category tag

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			{{GUI}}

Thebigh: /* Texture the Surface */ typo

2021-10-17T15:03:01Z

Texture the Surface: typo

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	[[Image:Watertutorial6.jpg]]		[[Image:Watertutorial6.jpg]]

	Do not assign the water texture to the whole brush, or you will see this: (You can also get rid of that z-fighting by dragging the brush into the wall so that it ~~insersects~~ with it.)		Do not assign the water texture to the whole brush, or you will see this: (You can also get rid of that z-fighting by dragging the brush into the wall so that it intersects with it.)

	[[Image:Watertutorial4.jpg]]		[[Image:Watertutorial4.jpg]]

Geep: /* AI Characters in Your Water - Wading vs. Swimming */

2020-04-24T03:51:44Z

AI Characters in Your Water - Wading vs. Swimming

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	''By Geep, 2020''		''By Geep, 2020''

	For wading, ~~the~~ standard humanoid AI animations, and their accompanying in-water sounds, will do nicely.		For wading, you don't have to do anything special. The standard humanoid AI animations, and their accompanying in-water sounds, will do nicely.

	But TDM has no AI swimming animation. If you place your AI in deep water, it drowns. The closest you can come is have the AI wade through the water at shoulder height or less. It will still look and sound like it’s wading.		But TDM has no AI swimming animation. If you place your AI in deep water, it drowns. The closest you can come is have the AI wade through the water at shoulder height or less. It will still look and sound like it’s wading.

Geep: /* Current Flow */

2020-04-24T03:48:23Z

Current Flow

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	==Current Flow==		==Current Flow==

	~~There is at least one~~ flowing stream surface ~~texture at the time of writing~~. If you want to create your own variations then just examine that material shader, copy and modify it. Probably it can be used with other existing surface texture images or you can create new ones.		TDM has a few flowing stream surface textures, such as textures/water_source/water_stream. If you want to create your own variations then just examine that material shader, copy and modify it. Probably it can be used with other existing surface texture images or you can create new ones.

	==Flow Force==		==Flow Force==

Geep: /* Swim Transitions in Murky Water */

2020-04-24T03:32:20Z

Swim Transitions in Murky Water

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	As the player begins to go underwater, the water "flashes" as it momentarily becomes clear and murk-free. Conceptually, the player's eyeballs go beneath the surface patch (a clipping effect), but the underwater_gui doesn't switch on until the eyes/forehead are fully immersed. Often, this is not worth worrying about, because the lighting is dim, or the player swims mainly with head above water, or enters the water at speed or surrounded by splash particle fx.		As the player begins to go underwater, the water "flashes" as it momentarily becomes clear and murk-free. Conceptually, the player's eyeballs go beneath the surface patch (a clipping effect), but the underwater_gui doesn't switch on until the eyes/forehead are fully immersed. Often, this is not worth worrying about, because the lighting is dim, or the player swims mainly with head above water, or enters the water at speed or surrounded by splash particle fx.

	But when it is, you can minimize - though not eliminate - ~~this~~ by moving the surface patch down 3 units. However, that leaves the top layer of the water uncoloured wherever it laps. An imperfect workaround is to duplicate the horizontal patch, and move it back to where the original patch used to be, coplanar with the volume top. But change its murk level to "thin", no matter what the lower patch is.		But when it is a problem, you can minimize - though not eliminate - such flashing by moving the surface patch down 3 units. However, that leaves the top layer of the water uncoloured wherever it laps. An imperfect workaround is to duplicate the horizontal patch, and move it back to where the original patch used to be, coplanar with the volume top. But change its murk level to "thin", no matter what the lower patch is.

	==Current Flow==		==Current Flow==

Geep: Differentiate clear vs murky color water. And add 'Swim Transitions in Murky Water' & 'AI Characters...'. Make headings more uniform

2020-04-24T03:28:59Z

Differentiate clear vs murky color water. And add 'Swim Transitions in Murky Water' & 'AI Characters...'. Make headings more uniform

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			== Create Some Walls ==
	== Create ~~some walls~~ ==

	[[Image:Watertutorial1.jpg]]		[[Image:Watertutorial1.jpg]]
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	== Fill in ~~your water~~ ==		== Fill in Your Water ==

	Draw a brush that is going to be your water volume and texture it with common/nodraw		Draw a brush that is going to be your water volume and texture it with common/nodraw
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	[[Image:Watertutorial2.jpg]]		[[Image:Watertutorial2.jpg]]

	== Create the ~~entity~~ ==		== Create the Entity ==

	In [[DarkRadiant]]: Select your brush, {{RMB}} -> Create Entity -> '''atdm:liquid_water'''		In [[DarkRadiant]]: Select your brush, {{RMB}} -> Create Entity -> '''atdm:liquid_water'''
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	Note: If you use "func_liquid" instead of "atdm:liquid_water", your water will not function correctly. It will f.i. not extinguish flames.		Note: If you use "func_liquid" instead of "atdm:liquid_water", your water will not function correctly. It will f.i. not extinguish flames.

	== Texture the ~~surface~~ ==		== Texture the Surface ==

	Select the face that is going to be the surface ({{key\|CTRL}} + {{key\|SHIFT}} + {{LMB}}) and texture it with a nice water texture, for example '''water_source/water_clear'''.		Select the face that is going to be the surface ({{key\|CTRL}} + {{key\|SHIFT}} + {{LMB}}) and texture it with a nice water texture, for example '''water_source/water_clear'''.
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	[[Image:Watertutorial4.jpg]]		[[Image:Watertutorial4.jpg]]

	~~However~~, ~~if you don't want clear water then you need to choose another surface, say water_green or water_colored, include an extra overlay plus an underwater overlay. For this, see the next section.~~		== Light Coloured, Crystal-Clear Water ==

	~~==Coloured and Murky Water==~~		Instead of water_clear, choose another surface, say water_green or water_colored. The latter is by default clear, but takes a "_color" spawnarg. The colour won't darken the water, i.e., its gray component is treated as 'clear'. And it affects only the external appearance, not underwater; so by itself, this works best for shallow, non-swimmable liquid.

	~~This is a method for providing water that is coloured or murky underwater and a surface that matches.~~		== Coloured, Murky Water ==

	~~You can use this~~ with ~~different water surfaces but I recommend you first try:~~		Want a water volume that looks coloured and murky underwater, with a surface that matches? Begin with the usual surface choice, ''textures/water_source/water_clear''. Then, to the water entity, add a special gui spawnarg to set the underwater colour and murkiness. Finally, create a separate, matching horizontal patch, coplanar with the volume's top surface. More specifically, to your water entity give the property:

	''textures/water_source/~~water_colored.~~'' ~~(this can be coloured but by default it is not so won't confuse~~ the ~~issue -~~ the colour ~~will be added by~~ the ~~overlay below~~.)

	To your water entity give the property:

	'''''underwater_gui'''''		'''''underwater_gui'''''
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	Using the above method you should find the surface opacity and colour matches how it looks when the players goes underwater.		Using the above method you should find the surface opacity and colour matches how it looks when the players goes underwater.

	== Underwater ~~fog~~ ==		== Underwater Fog ==

	Your water looks much more believable if it has an underwater fog. Create a light, select as texture "fog/basicfog", give it a very dark color and resize the light so it covers the entire underwater area. This will make your water darker the deeper it is, just like in real-life!		Your water looks much more believable if it has an underwater fog. Create a light, select as texture "fog/basicfog", give it a very dark color and resize the light so it covers the entire underwater area. This will make your water darker the deeper it is, just like in real-life!

	== Test your ~~water~~ ==		== Test your Water ==

	[[Image:Watertutorial3.jpg]]		[[Image:Watertutorial3.jpg]]
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	And there it is!		And there it is!

			== Swim Transitions in Murky Water ==

			''By Geep, 2020''

			As the player begins to go underwater, the water "flashes" as it momentarily becomes clear and murk-free. Conceptually, the player's eyeballs go beneath the surface patch (a clipping effect), but the underwater_gui doesn't switch on until the eyes/forehead are fully immersed. Often, this is not worth worrying about, because the lighting is dim, or the player swims mainly with head above water, or enters the water at speed or surrounded by splash particle fx.

			But when it is, you can minimize - though not eliminate - this by moving the surface patch down 3 units. However, that leaves the top layer of the water uncoloured wherever it laps. An imperfect workaround is to duplicate the horizontal patch, and move it back to where the original patch used to be, coplanar with the volume top. But change its murk level to "thin", no matter what the lower patch is.

	==Current Flow==		==Current Flow==
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	If 77 or more, you get swimming sounds.		If 77 or more, you get swimming sounds.

			== AI Characters in Your Water - Wading vs. Swimming ==
			''By Geep, 2020''

			For wading, the standard humanoid AI animations, and their accompanying in-water sounds, will do nicely.

			But TDM has no AI swimming animation. If you place your AI in deep water, it drowns. The closest you can come is have the AI wade through the water at shoulder height or less. It will still look and sound like it’s wading.

			To do so nevertheless, create a monsterclip box to contain the AI. Locate its floor to support the AI, assuming the water’s too deep otherwise. In DR, adjust the floor to position the AI body model around butt-deep. (If you set the body shoulder-deep in DR, then the game AI will be underwater, in pain, and soon die. After which the ragdoll will fall through the monsterclip floor to the sea bed.) Complete the box, typically with no lid but with walls too high to climb over, e.g, about double body height. Populate with AI path objects as desired.

	==Troubleshooting Problems==		==Troubleshooting Problems==
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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	[[Objects_Floating_in_Water]]		[[Objects_Floating_in_Water]]

			[[Ragdoll Corpses in Water]]
	{{tutorial-water}}		{{tutorial-water}}
	[[Category:Mapping Tutorials]]		[[Category:Mapping Tutorials]]

Geep: Added See Also with link to new article Objects Floating in Water

2020-03-14T15:24:22Z

Added See Also with link to new article Objects Floating in Water

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	NOTE: If you want to use the NoDraw Solid texture, be sure NOT to use it between water entities, otherwise you won't be able to swim between them.		NOTE: If you want to use the NoDraw Solid texture, be sure NOT to use it between water entities, otherwise you won't be able to swim between them.

			==See Also==
			[[Objects_Floating_in_Water]]
	{{tutorial-water}}		{{tutorial-water}}
	[[Category:Mapping Tutorials]]		[[Category:Mapping Tutorials]]

Springheel at 00:25, 17 July 2019

2019-07-17T00:25:56Z

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	''written by angua''		''written by angua''

	~~See [[Objects Floating in Water]]~~

Springheel at 00:23, 17 July 2019

2019-07-17T00:23:47Z

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	''written by angua''		''written by angua''

			See [[Objects Floating in Water]]


	== Create some walls ==		== Create some walls ==

Petike: adding category tag

2018-11-21T14:56:11Z

adding category tag

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	{{tutorial-water}}		{{tutorial-water}}
			[[Category:Mapping Tutorials]]