Elevators Skipping

Is there anyway to fix the elevators from skipping? I've been
using the 'func_tracktrain' for my elevators. It happens when I
go up in an elevator, not down. Is there a better way to do
elevators or what? Any help would be appreaciated. Thanks.

I've heard somewhere that in HL2DM elevators are a bit choppy to save resources. This won't happen in HL2 singleplay though.

My elevator in CSS does the same thing. I think it's because the train
is implemented server side and doesn't have the client predictive code
that many other entities do.

Just make it out of some other entity. If it just goes up and down use something like a door. (Not a rotating door, mind you)

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Blame it on Microsoft, God does.

I have had this problem, and I don't think theres a way to fix it in
existing mods. I know some mods (Fortress Forever) have stated
they will get rid of this irritating bug - but beyond that I'm not sure.

There is no solution in HLDM2. This something I played around with extensively when it first came out. If I remember right, I tried just about every moving entity I could find.

What might work, is to construct an elevator that uses the physics engine to operate, rather than a simple scripted motion. That is the only thing I did not try, simply because it's such a complicated and silly way to make a simple lift.

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Some people are like slinkys...

They aren?t really good for anything, but you can't help but laugh when one tumbles down the stairs.

I advise dowloading my map i got up one this site that has a complex elevator in it, and decompile it to compare what you have to what I did, it has three levels and uses func_tracktrain and it after playtesting it extensivly, the only problem was that i forgot to make the pair of elevator doors not open when you walk up to them. I had had that same problem before as well, not sure what i did, but i started over again at least three times buidling completely different elevator setups. and using different entities. but this one works thus far. The map is: dm_closequarters and its in the hotel buidling. oh and hey!, if you got feedback on the map, that would be nice as well, its been up for a little while now, and i guess it just bypassed everyone's eye,..Ive gotten no responses on it..odd.

Riven said:
I advise dowloading my map i got up one this site that has a complex elevator in it, and decompile it to compare what you have to what I did, it has three levels and uses func_tracktrain and it after playtesting it extensivly, the only problem was that i forgot to make the pair of elevator doors not open when you walk up to them. I had had that same problem before as well, not sure what i did, but i started over again at least three times buidling completely different elevator setups. and using different entities. but this one works thus far. The map is: dm_closequarters and its in the hotel buidling. oh and hey!, if you got feedback on the map, that would be nice as well, its been up for a little while now, and i guess it just bypassed everyone's eye,..Ive gotten no responses on it..odd.

If you want feedback, you need to post a feedback thread with screens and such...

Also, your elevator does in fact jitter, just as all others I've seen in HL2DM. It is just a little harder to see because it is enclosed.

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Some people are like slinkys...

They aren?t really good for anything, but you can't help but laugh when one tumbles down the stairs.