How do you make working elevators

Ok, my next map is op4_Skyscraper.....but i want to put elevators in a deathmatch map....

1)Is that possible?

2)If it is, is it worth it?

3)If its worth it, Any ideas how to make them?

Ronin said:
Ok, my next map is op4_Skyscraper.....but i want to put elevators in a deathmatch map....

1)Is that possible?

2)If it is, is it worth it?

3)If its worth it, Any ideas how to make them?

1)yes

2)yes

3) depending on goal.. a func_door will suffice.. if not to complex..

Ahh, ok, well here is my goal....I want to have a tall building (amount of stories i havent figured out yet) with 2 elelvators so that they are back to back in the center of the map, then i want them to be able to pic up players on the bottom floor and drop them off at the top.  At the top, i'm going to have a spherical death areana (yes, you could call it a kill box, but theres killing in the offices as well, and the elevators).  Think of the top floor as a lounge....and all the other floors will look like offices.

multiple floors.. with multiple stops?

you will need more than a func_door..

we had a tut or two on what you need.. but i dunno if they made it to V4..

search for them.. or go to  http://www.ejoop.com/pfl/   and search out a prefab and copy its working parts..

Thankyou Orpheus! I will get to work on it right away!

I've seen it done on a map i played called 5 star hotel, but it had some wierd shiz going on with the elavator, you had to go up to the top to go down

Where are my tuts :sad:

Your tuts???

He made an elevator tutorial before

It was so nice, but I never kept copies of my tuts on my comp ... :sad:

Wild Card said:
It was so nice, but I never kept copies of my tuts on my comp ... :sad:

lep more than likely did, send him a pm..

 

oh cmon, show us yer tuts...  :heee:

Doc B.... :dodgy:

I learned how to do multifloor elevators from this:
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?doc=1047964377-43297800

it's pretty damn good if you ask me. Maybe get this on SP?

-Ryandor

I took the liberty of editing your response into an answer, Ryandor, because that is indeed the most comprehensive tutorial on multi-level elevators out there.

Ryandor said:
it's pretty damn good if you ask me. Maybe get this on SP?

-Ryandor

i would like to reiterate, anyone is welcome to post any tut they like, as long as they give ample credit, where credit is due...

it is always best to attempt to contact the author of anything borrowed, but as we all know, email address's are seldom permanent affairs, so IMO, if the credit is all pointed towards the author, no issues should arise..

/2cents

^^ What he said :smile: We have to watch our legal/intellectual property asses! :smile:

Thanks for all of you help guys!  This is why i joined, to become a better mapper and to be able to read peoples tuts .  The new levels are coming along nicely, but i cant seem to get my outdoor maps working...i know im doing something wrong, im still searching through the other forums, if i cant find an answer, i will come back.  Thanks again guys!

Yes, I should have given better credit in the first place! Sorry about that.

-Ryandor