I'm working on creating a base that is within the cliff/mountain, such as the Hoth Hangar entrance. I wanted to know how you can run through a building that sits in the terrain without being blocked by the terrain itself. I opened up the .wld of Hoth in ZE and I saw that the terrain is still there and the base just sits in front of it. I then looked at the .OPTION file of the Hangar Entrance and it said -bump. So:

1. How can you run through the base entrance that is going through the terrain in ZE?
2. What does bump do in the .OPTION file?

Thanks in advance.

Off topic: I still wish to obtain the 5.11 foundation trial version.

-bump means it has a bumpmap for visual appeal. It means the object has a terrain cutter if I understand what you are saying. Someone released some terrain cutters awhile back.

So I would have to obtain a terrain cutter and open up what I need? Because Hoth is all underground, and the terrain is still visible. A terrain cutter did that then?

Yea, the hoth tunnels have a terrain cutter on the entrances.

Ok, so where can I find one, and is it self-explanatory on how to use it?

http://www.gametoast.com/forums/viewtop ... 64&t=14771 hers the link to the terrain cutters.

its like a prop in a way. all you have to do is set them where u want to put the tunnel or anythign really. i belive i covered it all....

So basically all I had to do was make the shape according to my entrance and then place it in ZE with the right ODF properties? If so, then I may as well make my own shapes, UNLESS FragMe did something to the cutters in XSI that I can't do in Maya. I hope this will be my last question. Thank you very much though.

if you use the shipped entrances, they will cut the terrain automatically

That's true, I could do that. But what exactly makes the box, cylinder, and rectangle 'cuttable?' Is that only done in XSI, because the ODF didn't look very special.

sharkmon7 wrote:..But what exactly makes the box, cylinder, and rectangle 'cuttable?' Is that only done in XSI, because the ODF didn't look very special.

The name "terraincutter" of the object in the hierarchy gives it the ability to cut through terrain, we have a tutorial here for creating your own.

Oh, excellent Thanks.