Elevator Help Please All Mapping People

[1lynx1]

OK Right Im Makeing My Very First Map But..

I Cant Get The Elevator To Work Properly It Works But Only the Floor Moves Up And Goes Smaller With No Controls To Get Back Down :S Please Help Me On This

Thanks,
-SD-Lynx-CL-

[211476]

I don't know if you haven't already read the elevator tutorial here

You might also want to read the rest of the mapping tutorials this place has to offer /tutorials.php?category=All

The way you delete a brush is by pressing and holding shift and click on one in the 3d window and press delete

[PKM]

hightlight brushe(s), backspace .

[1lynx1]

I Have Read That Tutorial It Just Makes It Smaller As It Goes Up And i Dont Know Why And Thank You For The Delete Info


Still Need Elevator Help Though , Maybe Someone Who Has A Working One Will Share There Experiance With Elevators

Thanks,
-SD-Lynx-CL-

[bdbodger]

Post your script that may help I don't see how an elevator can get smaller as it goes up that makes no sence .

[1lynx1]

here is my script file located in the same file as bsp file (maps/dm)


// Elevator Script

main:

level waittill prespawn

// bind the switches to the elevator
// so it doesnt look weird
$down_switch bind $elevator_cab
$up_switch bind $elevator_cab

// bind triggers to the switches
$down_trigger bind $down_switch
$up_trigger bind $up_switch

// I had it moved up for lighting
$elevator_cab movedown 8
$elevator_cab time 0
$elevator_cab move

// sets the speed to 64 units per second
$elevator_cab speed 64
// starts on floor 1
level.elepos = 1
$elevator_cab2 speed 64

level waittill spawn

thread elevator_prep

end

elevator_prep:
thread movedown
thread moveup
end

movedown:

// waits until the player triggers the trigger
$down_trigger waittill trigger

// if the elevator is on floor 1 then end
// because it cant go down anymore
if (level.elepos == 1)
end

// turns off the triggers
// until the elevator is done moving
$up_trigger nottriggerable
$down_trigger nottriggerable

// sets another variable
local.position = level.elepos

//turns the switch
$down_switch anim turn

// makes some noise
$elevator_cab loopsound lighthouse_run

// says to move to the floor
// below the one that it is on
$elevator_cab moveto $("floor" + (local.position - 1))
$elevator_cab waitmove
$elevator_cab stoploopsound

$down_switch anim idle

// Tells the variable to minus 1 from itself.
// Makes the variable set to the correct floor.
level.elepos--

// turns the triggers back on
$down_trigger triggerable
$up_trigger triggerable

goto elevator_prep

end

moveup:

$up_trigger waittill trigger

// if the elevator is at the top then end
// because it cant go up anymore
if (level.elepos == 2)
end

$down_trigger nottriggerable
$up_trigger nottriggerable

local.position = level.elepos

$up_switch anim turn

$elevator_cab loopsound lighthouse_run
$elevator_cab moveto $("floor" + (local.position + 1))
$elevator_cab waitmove
$elevator_cab stoploopsound

$up_switch anim idle

level.elepos++

$up_trigger triggerable
$down_trigger triggerable

goto elevator_prep

end


Hope This helps mate Thanks

[bdbodger]

Well one problem I can see is

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elevator_prep: 
thread movedown 
thread moveup 
end 

If the down trigger is used the last line says goto elevator_prep . But if the up switch was never used the prep thread will start a second instance of the moveup thread even though there is one running already that has not ended because of the line $up_trigger waittill trigger . If a person uses the down button again now after the prep thread you have 3 instances of the moveup thread running . So what do you suppose will happen if the next time a player uses the up trigger ? Well all 3 instances of the moveup threads that have been waiting for the trigger to be triggered will all run . Meaning this line level.elepos++ will run 3 times .

[1lynx1]

ok it stil dont work im gonna use the func_door one see if that works but atm i got a problem when my map loads up it has a massive like blue white and black pyramid flashing all over the joint i cant see what it is i really cant maybe someone can help me

[bdbodger]

What your seeing is an error cause when too many brushes are touching a single brush . That is an effect mainly seen by badly created ladders that have many rungs and only a single brush for the side rails . It can be anything like that a wall with many brushes along the top or with a railing like this

/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11313&highlight=glitch

[1lynx1]

ok got elevator working now, but does anyone know how to make doors work?
Thanks,
Lynx