Foreword: This tutorial assumes that you have both Half-Life and Worldcraft 2.0, and are fairly proficient in the use of Worldcraft, in that you have completed the previous tutorials in this series.

This article covers how to use: - Making a destructible camera

This tutorial describes how to create a camera that, when destroyed, will no longer work.

First off, create the actual camera, using brushes. Once you have something that looks like a camera, select it all and turn it into func_breakable. Set its properties to:
Target: cam1_relay

Next, create a trigger_camera directly in front of, or below the func_breakable, and set its properties to:
Name: cam1_camera
Target: cam1_target

Now you need to create the target of the camera which can be any point-entity, as long as it is has the properties of:
Name: cam1_target

Next, create the trigger_relay and set its properties to:
Name: cam1_relay
KillTarget: cam1_look
Trigger Condition: Off
Also, check the "Remove on Fire" flag.

Finally, create the trigger, which should be a func_button. Set its properties to:
Name: cam1_look
Target: cam1_camera
Also, check the "Don't move" and "Toggle" flags.

Now one more thing to make is a func_wall, which should be in the EXACT same position as the func_button. (it should also look exactly the same.) No needed properties or flags for the func_wall.

Now everything should go right, and once you destroy the func_breakable it should have triggered the relay, that killed the func_button, that made it impossible to get in the camera view again.

Contact me if you have any other problems.
A downloadable example map for this tutorial is located in the Files page, along with a printable version of this tutorial.

Barney99's email address is shrek@mediaone.net

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