Call of Duty 5: Breakable Windows

Tutorial by Badman adapted from COD4 for CODWAW; This is to show you how to add destructible Windows in your levels

The Script

• Create a new file called _breakable_windows.gsc in:

C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty - World at War\raw\maps\mp\

• In the file copy paste this code:

<syntaxhighlight> // ************************************************************************************************************* // Destructible Window Script Version 1.1 by BadMan // Latest Update: Sunday, 30th November 2008 // ************************************************************************************************************* // ************************************************************************************************************* // Original Version 1.1 by -=FD=- // Latest Update: Friday, 22nd February 2008 // ************************************************************************************************************* // // This Script allows the use of breakable windows after a certain damage it will breaks // This Tutorial tries to remain as simple as possible. // The Tutorial contains one “broken” - status for the window (as e.g. with the cars!)

// In order to change the value of the damage, which the window can sustain, // you must adjust the value with ' targetdamage' value.

// Credits: Tally, which helped me with the starting of the Script. // Credits: noobCODmapper and Ghost Death for the Script on modsonline.com, which inspired me for this. // Credits: IW for this great Game and the release of the tools!

main() { windfx = loadfx ("maps/sniper/fx_glass_break"); windtrigs = getentarray("window1","targetname"); for(i=0; i<windtrigs.size; i++) { windtrigs[i] thread dowindow(windfx); } }

dowindow(windfx) { targetdamage = 80; totaldamage = 0; WindowShattered = false; WindowShatteredtwo = false; WindowBroken = false; self enablegrenadetouchdamage(); NormalState = getent(self.target,"targetname"); ShatteredState = getent(NormalState.target,"targetname"); ShatteredState hide(); ShatteredStatetwo = getent(shatteredState.target,"targetname"); ShatteredStatetwo hide(); BrokenState = getent(shatteredStatetwo.target,"targetname"); BrokenState hide();

while(!windowbroken) { self waittill ("damage", amount,attacker, direction_vec, point, type); totaldamage+=amount; if(totaldamage>targetdamage || getdamagetype(type)=="melee") { WindowBroken = true; } if(!WindowShattered) { NormalState delete(); ShatteredState show(); WindowShattered = true; } else if(!WindowShatteredtwo) { ShatteredState delete(); ShatteredStatetwo show(); WindowShatteredtwo = true; } }

BrokenState show(); self playsound("glass_pane_break"); PlayFX(windfx, BrokenState.origin ); ShatteredState delete(); ShatteredStatetwo delete(); self delete(); }

getDamageType(type) { if(!isdefined(type)) { return "unknown"; } type = tolower(type); switch(type) { case "mod_melee": case "mod_crush": case "melee": return "melee"; default: return "other"; } } </syntaxhighlight>

Map GSC/Zone File

• Open your main Map gsc file and add the following right after maps\mp\_load::main();

maps\mp\_breakable_windows::main();

• Update Zone File by adding the following lines:

<syntaxhighlight> rawfile,maps/mp/_breakable_windows.gsc fx,maps/sniper/fx_glass_break </syntaxhighlight>

In Radiant

• The Tutorial assumes you have the map/Building done and have an opening to place the Window Models

• XModels in use are:

breakable_window2_pristine
breakable_window2_brkn1
breakable_window2_brkn2
breakable_window2_brkn3

• Add the first Model (breakable_window2_pristine) into the map by right-clicking on 2D window > Misc > Model;

• With the model still selected right-click in the 2D window > script > model

• Now you can adapt the building/wall opening to the window and/or the window to the opening on the building/wall

The Window opening size is 64Units in Height and 56Units in Width

• Now for the trigger, using the Trigger Texture Tool cover the window model
• With the trigger selected right-click in the 2D window > Trigger > Damage

• You now need to add a targetname value for the Trigger, with the Trigger selected press N and add the key/values

Key   : targetname
Value : window1

• Now we must add the broken models for the different states of the damaged window; An easy way to do this is to place the Radiant Grid on 32Units so that you can easily move the models back to their origin, otherwise it gets confusing;
• Select the First Window model you add and press space to copy it 3 more Times, Each time move the new model so that you can see clearly;

• Now change the model and add targetname like this:

model = breakable_window2_pristine
model = breakable_window2_brkn1
model = breakable_window2_brkn2
model = breakable_window2_brkn3

• Now to connect all this!
• Select the Trigger created then the first Window model and press W to connect them
• Deselect all then select the First window model then the second window model and again hit W
• Deselect all then select the second window model then the third one and again hit W
• Finally deselect all and select the third then fourth model and Hit W
• It should look like this:

• Now place back each model on top of the first Window
• Dont forget to clip the main window so no-one can go through

Note that you can use less model if you like;

• Compile and test!

Files

• You can download the script and prefab used for this tutorial HERE

Sources: Opferlamm-Clan Board