Garux
How to Make Multiple Brushes Separate func_breakable Entities in NetRadiant Custom?
Hello,
I'm currently working in NetRadiant Custom and encountered an issue. I want to select multiple brushes and make each one a separate func_breakable entity. However, when I select all the brushes and convert them to func_breakable, they are grouped together and break as a single unit. Is there a way to automatically convert each selected brush into an individual func_breakable entity without having to do it manually for each brush?
Thank you for your assistance!
I can try to implement this function and submit a pull request and make it as a command in shortcuts
Select only the ones which are to be each separate entity. If they are already part of 1 single entity you must ungroup them, see shortcuts list for entity ungroup (move back to worldspawn)
There is no way to create multiple entities at once from existing brushes, i also think that it's not frequent usecase to handle. After all in idtech games submodel entity limit is quite low.
Quake Sandbox gamepack would be welcome!
The thing is, Quake Sandbox allows all sorts of interesting things like this, and I think I've implemented that feature. Thanks!
maybe i make pull request for this, and yes, quake sandbox have big limits
I desided to make my own NRC fork for QS with all new features for MiTech engine
Hey Noire, my func_breakable is 3 separate entities all with the same name. It did not require any special map compiler or anything, just 2 patches for the rounded top and 1 brush for the lock square.
https://www.quaketastic.com/files/screen_shots/breakable_lock2.gif
There are origin brushes in the middle of each piece. Within a few days I will be releasing a sample map with map source and QuakeC source.
So in that pic, the lock is 3 separate entities. When one piece of the lock breaks, it signals the other pieces to be broken too.
For completion, I did that experiment on this page:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/zircon-engine
This is just to supply some information. My modified DarkPlaces engine (Zircon) has a .map pre-processor I wrote.
And it can turn a func_wall with 100 brushes into a 100 func_wall during compile time (I run the Zircon engine as the "CSG Tool" so it gets first crack at the .map, locates entities with an "_atomize" "1" key/value and then takes every brush and makes it an entity with the original's key/values).
Why would you want to do this? Well, actually the func_breakable in this thread would be one use.
But this is more what I have used it for already:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c919b808-33e2-4ec9-a4e6-2e8ea4caa607
What I do it is chop up a wall in the J.A.C.K. map editor with CTRL-X tool (no idea what it is called) and make it a func_wall. The many pieces are a single entity with "_atomize" "1". The .map pre-processor sees the _atomize and re-writes the .map file with each brush as a func_wall.
While I could do this process by hand and convert each brush into an entity -- I think that would take half-an-hour to an hour and it would drive me crazy.
Eventually, I want to make some explodables. Like bridges that blow up.
I think it would be okay to have such 'explode entity' function among ones in Bobtoolz plugin. Explode logic looks optimal, as it avoids extra user input.