Creating A Portal Background

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Introduction

This guide will tell you how to create a background.

Camera

Create a point_viewcontrol and enter the following properties:

Property Name	Value
Name	background_cam
Entity to Look At	background_move

Go to Flags and check Freeze Player and Infinite Hold Time

Camera Movement

Create a func_movelinear with the nodraw texture and enter the following properties:

Property Name	Value
Name	background_move
Move Direction	(Your Choice)
Speed	(Your choice, 16 is a good number.)
Move Distance	(Your choice)

	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
	OnFullyClosed	!self	Open	<None>	0.00	No
	OnFullyOpen	!self	Close	<None>	0.00	No

Go to flags and check Not Solid

Create a logic_auto entity and enter the following outputs:

	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
	OnMapSpawn	background_move	Open	<None>	0.00	No
	OnMapSpawn	background_cam	Enable	<None>	0.00	No

See Also

• Menu Background Map

• Portal Level Creation