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Topic: help with switches
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JAY2
Member Posts: 53
From:UK
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 01-16-2001 02:52 PM
  
i am using the cleopatra.wad and i want to use the switch(where lara puts her hand in the wall)to open a door.i have set the trigger on the same square as the switch but nothing happens.is it possible to also trigger a camera to show the door opening?IP: Logged |
Gum Drop
Member Posts: 533
From:england
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 01-16-2001 03:28 PM
Enter -1 in OBC for switch.------------------
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hagar
Member Posts: 102
From:Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 01-17-2001 10:53 AM
Entering –1 in the OCB of this switch is what you would use if you want Lara to reach into the hole in the wall and pick up an object.If you want her to reach in the hole and trigger an event such as opening a door, enter 2 in the OCB. And when you place the trigger for this switch you put it on the square directly in front of the switch, not on the same square as the switch itself. If you load the original Cleopatra project file you will find several good examples of this type of switch. [This message has been edited by hagar (edited 01-17-2001).] IP: Logged |
Reb@Eidos
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Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 01-17-2001 01:12 PM
quote:
Originally posted by hagar:
If you load the original Cleopatra project file you will find several good examples of this type of switch. [This message has been edited by hagar (edited 01-17-2001).]
Excellent advice, Hagar!!
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JAY2
Member Posts: 53
From:UK
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 01-17-2001 03:39 PM
oh man nothing is happening,i have set the obc to 2 but she still pulls the switch like a lever, it does'nt even open the door or trigger the camera.i thought i had mastered the bloody thing how wrong i was.IP: Logged |
hagar
Member Posts: 102
From:Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 01-17-2001 04:55 PM
It sounds like there are two things wrong.Number one, I don’t think you are getting the number 2 entered in the OCB window correctly. After you type in the 2 be sure to hit enter on your keyboard before clicking OK. Number two, I think you may be putting your triggers on the wrong side of the switch. All three triggers should go in front of the large textured side of the switch. Let me know what happens.
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JAY2
Member Posts: 53
From:UK
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 01-18-2001 03:32 PM
hagar you are a star it worked perfectly.just one more question i want to also trigger a camera when i pull the switch but i want it to show the door opening i have used the basic camera and the camera target do i trigger the target or just the camera.
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Gum Drop
Member Posts: 533
From:england
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 01-18-2001 04:29 PM
My apologies JAY2,I didn't read your question properly.Lesson learnt!------------------
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hagar
Member Posts: 102
From:Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 01-18-2001 04:51 PM
You will need to place a trigger for BOTH the camera and the target on the same square as your switch trigger.Open the Set Trigger Type window for the target, click next to Trigger and pick Target. IP: Logged |
JAY2
Member Posts: 53
From:UK
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 01-19-2001 04:48 PM
Thanks hagar BUT i am still having trouble with the camera target.Do i put the camera & the camera target on the same square as the door to see the the door open?.I have put the camera up in the top & the camera target on the door but it still tries to point at lara what am i doing wrong?.IP: Logged |
hagar
Member Posts: 102
From:Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 01-19-2001 05:57 PM
No, don’t put the camera and the target on the same square. Try putting the camera somewhere in the middle of the room. Put the target in front of the door, not on the same square as the door itself.Also, open the Set Trigger Type window for the target and make sure the Trigger box is set to Target. This is what makes the camera look at the target instead of Lara
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JAY2
Member Posts: 53
From:UK
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 01-20-2001 02:13 PM
Everything worked hagar.
Thank you for your help.IP: Logged |
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