invisible platform

ok, I am 99% done with my latest map, but i am having one area of trouble. I have an abyss in some caves of the map. I set up a teleport and a trigger for sound. the tel destinaton is in a small box with the scream sound and the func_hurt to kill you when you fall in.

Here however is the problem...

There seems to be an invisible platform over the hole of the abyss. It does not cover the entire hole just one side of it. I have looked in the map file all around the area and still have not found the problem.

can someone tell me PLEASE what the heck this is???

thanks MayheM

A nice big clipping error? I dono.

You could try useing clip brushes to outline the hole. seems like that might fix the problem if it is indeed just a wierd error.

Teleport things act weird... They spawn the BOTTOM of the player where the ent is... So try moving the target_teleport down about 100 units or so....

I would try Tracer's suggestion first, but if that doesn't work, try exporting your map to .map format, then opening and compiling the .map file.

I think TB is right... this sounds like one of them clippin errors (god how i hate them...)

A screen of the problem would also help.

Try to copy everything and paste it in a new map and compile it again... maybe that will help.

sounds like a big clip node error..

move the box, the distance required to avoid the invisible object.

raising is always an option.

also, as a last resort.. delete the box and reconstruct it.

the clipping the sides of the hole sounds good...

I actually did copy the area into another cile and compile it and the problem was not there. If i can not get the problem to go away, i am thinking monqui could have a point and that teleporters cause problems sometimes. so i may eliminate it and use a black func_illusionary and put it at the base of the whole high enough to mask a body if it falls in there, so it still will give the appearence of being realy freaking deep.

keep the input coming though casue someone may know the answer for sure..

thanks

Make a little cave at the bottom with a trigger_push to shove bodies into it. Although you might still get bloodstains all over everything. Such is the problem with body disposal, yes? If the cops ever went down there you'd be screwed.

I think I ve had a problem like this before, its just a suggestion, but it might be a "bad" brush that extends over the hole. or it may be a brush that is extremely thin, you know just one plane (dont ask me how this is possible its been done before with me). Try "check for problems" in WC, and see if anything comes up.

MayheM said:
the clipping the sides of the hole sounds good...

I actually did copy the area into another cile and compile it and the problem was not there. If i can not get the problem to go away, i am thinking monqui could have a point and that teleporters cause problems sometimes. so i may eliminate it and use a black func_illusionary and put it at the base of the whole high enough to mask a body if it falls in there, so it still will give the appearence of being realy freaking deep.

keep the input coming though casue someone may know the answer for sure..

thanks

Since copying the area worked fine, just copy the entire map into a new one and try it out.

If you have slanted brushes, that are separate, sometimes an odd clipping error will occur that extends the plane of the face that exists on both brushes outwards. There are a few fixes to this:

• Retool the brushwork so that both visible faces are part of the same brush
• Use Cagey's clipnode optimizing tool
• Rework the area to not have faces that form an obtuse angle towards the void of the map

Cash Car Star said:
If you have slanted brushes, that are separate, sometimes an odd clipping error will occur that extends the plane of the face that exists on both brushes outwards. There are a few fixes to this:

• Retool the brushwork so that both visible faces are part of the same brush
• Use Cagey's clipnode optimizing tool
• Rework the area to not have faces that form an obtuse angle towards the void of the map

This is what I meant to say, foolw him not me, I have no frikin' clue what im talkinig about.