WED questions: how to make a block semi transparent?

Hi everyone,

Is it possible to create a semi transparent block in WED?

What about creating a semi transparent object in MED??


Cheers,
Jim

Set the Translucent flag.
In MED you'll need to make a translucent skin or simply set the Translucent flag!

I am really just beginning to use it...how do you set the translucent flag in WED and MED?I haven't started scripting yet, is there anyway to do it without involving scripts? Thanks!!

I don't think it is possible without scripting but it is a mere two lines of code:

set(my,TRANSLUCENT); //make it see-thru to some degree
my.alpha = 50; //give it some alpha value, 0 being invisible, 100 being opaque.

Just stick these two lines in the action which is attached to the entity.

Note that if you want to do this to a level block, you must make it a map entity first, before you can make it transparent.

thanks for your kind reply! so does that mean I also need to write some scripts in order to put MDL model into my level? I thought I could do simple stuff without writing any scriots!

I THINK they mean that you need to make whatever you'd like to be translucent a map entity (if it isn't a model), and then make the script, and apply the script to the model/entity via the Behaviours tab.