MAPPING TOOLS: Path Node Gun and Brush Gun

[Buff Skeleton]

That is... amazing.

[Z-enzyme]

It's my version of NyLeve in my 227i, yep.

This gun is for creating brushes that later will be turned to static meshes (terrain sheets mostly) as it is very difficult (for now) to create brush with polygons that have right normal.

Still, I've got some ideas how to enhance this, maybe will work better.

[UB_]

jesus it happened
geometry loses its first battle against Weapons.

[NaPaliShore]

It's my version of NyLeve in my 227i, yep.

Sorry to go off topic, but is your version of Nyleve available somewhere for download? I haven't got around to installing 227i yet, but I might do it in order to check out that level!

[Z-enzyme]

Well, it's not much different - it's got like 3 new emitters and distance fog. Nothing more.

[Z-enzyme]

[spoiler]

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[/spoiler]

This is the first absolutely and one hundred percent BrushGun made Brush. It is solid, it doesn't have any holes or doesn't cause any BSP errors. All normals are set right...

I need testers. The use of the BrushGun is very VERY tricky and difficult. I still don't have the Undo function but I have no idea if it's even worth to put more time into it. If there is anyone willing to test it hard (for solid brushes, nonsolid and static meshes) I'd be grateful. I need feedback does it even work and if it's efficient enough to use it in actual mapping.

Cheers,
Z.

[Z-enzyme]

There's new Undo function.

[Z-enzyme]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG5Q8r0OXmI

[Jet v4.3.5]

Um...you should change the name of this thread. This is kinda miraculous. Wouldn't want anybody to pass this shit up.

Anyway, my first question is "when you want to expand your canyon/cave, does the axis snap to pre-existing vertices (maybe on both SM's and BSP, but at least SM's)? I would think that they would already be snapped to Unreal's grid units, but just to check.

All in all, just woah. I know not what witchcraft this is, but I'm liking what I've seen so far.

[Frieza]

That seems like a pretty amazing way of creating some nice terrains

[Z-enzyme]

Path Node Gun and Brush Gun
First release of the Brush Gun!

Please report all bugs HERE!

Brush Gun Properties:

WARNING: It sets the player camera bob to 0!

Fire - place a vertex as dummy location,
Alffire - place a vertex at RED DOT location
Strafe Modifier - Undo last or current poly
Walk - settings:
• MODE: Create and Move - move not yet implemented
• Show Grid - Show grid
• Display Grid Size - the size of the grid that is displayed
• Create Grid Size - the size of the grid to which the Dummy is being set to
• Fix X / Fix Y - if the dummy behave weird / is off, not exactly at the reticle use that
• Dummy Offset - how far the dummy is from the player.

Enjoy!

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