vending machine problem

I have made a vending machine and the beverage and all trigger but when I break the glass, the trigger_relay dont activate and the env_shooter doesnt either. Any ideas? Also, the func_breakable has it's Target On Break set to vend1_relay_shooter which is the name of both entities which need to be triggered.

why are you bothering with a trigger_relay? just have the func_breakable target the env_shooter directly, as there's no reason for the extra step that I know of.

You need to kill the env_beverage some how though, and env_shooter doesnt have a field for that.

Just put the # of gibs to however many you want to come out (it should be one of the values) and make sure the repeatable flag isn't checked.

I'm not exactly clear on your entity setup but if I'm reading it correctly you have both the relay and the env_shooter named vend1_relay_shooter? If this is the case try giving them 2 different names.

Having the same name will just trigger them at the same time. i.e. my mortars in belfort have about 6 entities named the same thing so they go off at the same time.

Ok, I tried making the breakable target the trigger_relay which kills the beverage and fires the shooter. Still no action.

To repeat Yak's point, why are you using a trigger_relay at all? It isn't needed.

It is there to disable the env_beverage entity- if you don't use it, then you can still dispense drinks after breaking the machine.

I'm pretty sure the tutorial we have here is perfect- if you're having problems, perhaps you should start thinking laterally and try to re-set-up the problem so that you can find out which stage is going wrong, making sure you are following it correctly! Or just download the example map perhaps :razz:

at least the solution doesn't have an MM in it.. it would never succeed if that were the case :heee:

Orph I've made a tutorial on mm's for you, but for some reason I don't think you want to learn how they function.

JFry said:
Orph I've made a tutorial on mm's for you, but for some reason I don't think you want to learn how they function.

how would you like to be the least successful oldtimer here?

i have two LOTW maps, more than anyone here i think, and yet, i cannot grasp something that a n00b can :/

upload it, i will give it a looksee, but be forewarned, i sat in the same room as another mapper and tried to make a functional MM.. "tried" .. it failed with him looking on.

i think i am cursed.

I fail to see how it's so hard to uncheck SmartEdit -> press "add" ->enter the name of the entity you want to trigger ->put the time delay (the number in the ONLY available box) and you're pretty much done.

[edit] Follow this tutorial for the soda machine:

http://www.snarkpit.com/editing.php?page=tutorials&id=48&highlight=vending

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ok Orph I've submitted a tutorial. Should be up in the entities section whenever its checked. And if that doesn't help I guess I'll hafta stab myself in the eye with a fork.

Im not sure if i understood what youre trying to do, but i guess you must be trying the old valve vending thing, so try this: set the breakables target...urm... "cans" and the shooters name "Cans".Then add a multi_manager and name it "cans" (again) and add a specific (a target) "relay" delay "2" (or whatever you want it to be). Then add the trigger_relay (name "relay") and set its killtarget "cans".