Creating custom gibs

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By default, a model whose propdata allows it to break when its health reaches zero, will spawn a bunch of generic gibs according to its base_type material. Whilst this saves a bit of work, it not nearly as satisfying as using a set of custom gibs that actually look like parts of your breakable model.

Modeling

• Use the original model as a reference, and place gibs over it.
• Export each gib separately

Compiling

Each gib

• Add $autocenter

Breakable model

• Add $collisiontext section to the .QC file

$collisiontext
{ 
	break { "model" "mycustomgib1" "health" "1" "fadetime" "0" } 
	break { "model" "mycustomgib2" "health" "1" "fadetime" "0" } 
}

• break options
  • model
  • ragdoll
  • offset
  • health
  • fadetime
  • fademindist
  • fademaxdist
  • debris
  • burst
  • placementbone
  • placementattachment

See also

• Physics and Ragdolls
• Physics Entities on Server & Client
• Modeling props with Blender