Locked timer on a door?

Let me explain what im doing here... For my map Thieve's Hideout, (read my profile for more info) I have 4 jail cells and doors (the doors are func_door_rotating). The doors start open initialy, and then when i throw a switch they close. What I want is kinda a timed trap...say 30 seconds where if someone runs in to grab the ammo, someone can run up behind them and throw the switch, which would trap them in the cell. Everything is working fine, but i can't figure out how to get the door to open back up by its self after a certain period of time. Thanks guys!

-Make the doors triggerable but toggled only so they can be moved by buttons but not by the players walking up to them.
-Make the button target a multi_manager, and give it a delay until reset of 30.
-Set up the multi_manager to trigger the doors at one second and at 30, so that the first trigger will close them and the second will open them again.

Thanks Yak_fighter, My only question about your instructions is how to set up a multimanager. This is the first occation i have had to use one. If you know of a tut, or a link that would explain it, i would appreciate it. Thanks again.

http://www.snarkpit.com/editing.php?page=entity&game=HL&name=multi_manager

Thanks Lep! Its working great except that i cant get the door to swing back open, its triggering it, but the door its self is not opening back up. Any ideas?

are you sure you set the door up correctly?

Yes, i just tested it with the door starting as normal (i took off the tick for "start open") and it worked fine, it opened, and then closed. But i cant seem to get it to close then open.

I got it!!! I had to turn the door itself to the open position, that way when it triggered it closed, insead of opened. Thanks for your help guys!

/me adds to list of success stories involving MM's..



notes that list is rather small

Lies :razz: MM's really are essential when making many complex entity
setups Orph, and they are also extremely easy to use. I bet that if you
really bothered to look up on them, you'd see just how simple they are
and find the idea very easy to grasp.

ReNo said:
Lies :razz: MM's really are essential when making many complex entity setups Orph, and they are also extremely easy to use. I bet that if you really bothered to look up on them, you'd see just how simple they are and find the idea very easy to grasp.

you never heard the theory of something being to easy to grasp duncan?

i have tried.. never once succeeded.. even when, i copy a functional one, step-by-step.

my failures measure in the dozens.

truly though, we might consider another color for humor, cause my comment was meant as a joke.

I know you meant it as a joke about you not being able to use them, but
I don't want others who may not know that to misinterpret your post as
meaning MM's are useless.

You cant teach an old dog new tricks, it seems...