func_plat issue of a sort...

[skinmaster]

heya guys, do me a favor and dont post anything if you got beefs with how i phrase my post. ok

i have entities in the new map a bunch and few of them are platforms, during testing of the platforms, i noticed (they have a lip causing them to stick up a bit from flush) that when i jump onto the plat it does not activate if i am on the edge, but as i move towards the center of the brush it begins to move..


I was just wondering if ya'll had ever encountered activation picky platforms and if so how'd ya solve them?

the plats im talking about are basic default plats, i know i could make the same actor/entity fro other entity structure, but it seems like we're often having to substitute one thing for another... i'd just like to have these things figured out a bit better in order to find them more roles.

[obsidian]

func_plats are always semi-functional in Q3, it was never really finished as a feature and was never used in-game. You might find that a simple vertically opening func_door may work better.

Can't you build the plat without the lip?

[Fjoggs]

Add a playerclip that's larger then the platform you're standing on. Download my fjo3tourney1, it contains the .mapfile where I used platforms.

[deqer]

the "height" property also plays a role with activation. i've made plats in q3 where you place your plats at the top first in your map, and set a "height" of like "-512" or whatever.

[fKd]

^thats how its done. your height calculation sounds like its wrong.

[skinmaster]

good ideas thanks