[article] Lifts (aka elevators)

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Between 2 floors

i was under the impression you had to include a origin for the func_train...is this needed or not?

good tut either way...thnx

No origins are not required nor even needed. In the Spirit of Half-life mod you can choose to use the origin as the reference point but in normal Half-life it uses the center of the entire entity no matter what.

Just wanted to clear that up. Great tut.

Thanks, I put one in my map based on this.

There's a simpler method using func_door entity and toggle flag to make an elevator between two floors, this tutorial is less prone to errors though.

But.. why dont use the func_plat ?

great tut

Because func_plats always do 1 hp damage when they hit something. People might want to change that, which is why you use a func_train.

Good tut.

What entity should i do for the button i newbie map maker so help please and thx

Lagrabit you should use a func_button and have it target the elevator. Nice tutorial BTW!