[Solved] [CSGO] TE_SetupBeamRingPoint

eyal282 · **Author**

I'm trying to set up a beam ring but it's apparently visible through walls. Is such issue with the method I'm trying or the sprite? How can I find a sprite that isn't visible through walls if that the case? My reason is because I want it to be possible to see the edges clearly but visibility through walls creates a massive illusion to my eye ( and others' eyes )

blacklagoon · 06-27-2018 , 12:44 Re: [CSGO] TE_SetupBeamRingPoint

Maybe the vmt file of this sprite is corrupted or has ignorez properties.
If it contains "$translucent" you might try to change that to a "$alphatest" "1" too.

eyal282 · 06-27-2018 , 13:05 Re: [CSGO] TE_SetupBeamRingPoint

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Originally Posted by blacklagoon

Maybe the vmt file of this sprite is corrupted or has ignorez properties.
If it contains "$translucent" you might try to change that to a "$alphatest" "1" too.

I accidentally precached the .vtf of the halo instead of vmt, could it be the issue?

blacklagoon · *Last edited by blacklagoon; 06-27-2018 at 13:27.*

Might be wrong, but i don't think it would. It should still be fixed.
maybe it's the halo one which requires a render mode of 9, if i remember well those halo sprites has a tendency to be seen through walls if not rendered in World Space Glow.
"$spriterendermode" "9"

eyal282 · *Last edited by eyal282; 06-27-2018 at 13:55.*

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Originally Posted by blacklagoon

Might be wrong, but i don't think it would. It should still be fixed.
maybe it's the halo one which requires a render mode of 9, if i remember well those halo sprites has a tendency to be seen through walls if not rendered in World Space Glow.
"$spriterendermode" "9"

Why can't I locate "materials/sprites/bomb_planted_ring.vmt" location although it's working? I searched all of steamapps folder.

Also for some reason it can randomly not work although there isn't an error or something, exact same sequence with no change of parameters except for origin.

blacklagoon · 06-27-2018 , 13:50 Re: [CSGO] TE_SetupBeamRingPoint

it's in the pak01_dir.vpk files located in your csgo directory. Open it with gcfscape.

eyal282 · 06-27-2018 , 13:56 Re: [CSGO] TE_SetupBeamRingPoint

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Originally Posted by blacklagoon

it's in the pak01_dir.vpk files located in your csgo directory. Open it with gcfscape.

Okay then. Solved anyways since I switched to

RingBeamModel = PrecacheModel("materials/sprites/laserbeam.vmt", true);
RingHaloModel = PrecacheModel("materials/sprites/glow01.vmt", true);

And just fished them online.