No Footsteps Surface

[RebelChum]

So, in mapping, is there a way to create an invisible surface (like a clip or caulk) that does not play any footsteps when a player walks over it? Perhaps by shadering in new material settings? Maybe a shader that's in the base game already does this?

[Pande]

Yep, the shader command is surfaceparm nosteps

[RebelChum]

I threw that on a random floor texture for testing and my player still makes footsteps

[Szico VII]

You should try nomarks. Do you mean the sound or the visual effect?

[RebelChum]

You should try nomarks. Do you mean the sound or the visual effect?

 

The sound.

[RebelChum]

Turns out surfaceparm nosteps doesn't work. There may not be a way to pull this off in JKA.

[Tx606]

You could simply make an entity like a func_static and use that as a surface -- as far as I know it won't display footsteps or make the sound on those.

[RebelChum]

You could simply make an entity like a func_static and use that as a surface -- as far as I know it won't display footsteps or make the sound on those.

 

A func_static seems to still generate footstep sounds.

[Tx606]

Make sure there are no other brushes present underneath/at the same size, entities do not generate footsteps.

[Szico VII]

If thats true, func_wall is probably a better option. Or perhaps something like surfaceparm forcefield?

[RebelChum]

If thats true, func_wall is probably a better option. Or perhaps something like surfaceparm forcefield?

 

Well, the func_wall with the forcefield surfaceparm worked. However it kind of defeats the purpose of what I'm trying to pull off if a brush underneath it will generate the footsteps. 

 

Essentially what I'm attempting is to portray the effects of oxygen draining out of a room. I make it halt all ambient sounds and that but the only thing that remains is footsteps. I figured I could pull this off with an invisible door brush coming up from the ground one unit that eliminates footsteps but I suppose that won't work afterall because it just draws the surfaceparms of the brush under it! 

[Tx606]

 

I figured I could pull this off with an invisible door brush coming up from the ground one unit that eliminates footsteps but I suppose that won't work afterall because it just draws the surfaceparms of the brush under it!

That sounds like it could work actually, did you try increasing the height (for testing purposes)?

 

The surfaceparm might do the same thing but as far as I know it's not necessarily a requirement if you make it an entity.

[RebelChum]

I tried up to ten units away and it still was picking up footsteps from the lower brush. An excess of 1-2 units will make it look like your player is floating over the floor so more than ten is just ridiculous.

[Szico VII]

Make the real floor a func_useable that toggles off when your event occurs, and make your "fake" floor a func_useable that appears (with your nosteps/forcefield) shader (so give it "start off")

 

See if that works.! Unless making it a func_useable stops footsteps on both...