Tagging a misc_teleporter_dest... possible?

(Flippy) #1

Hey

just wondering, (it would be cool to have this in my map).

I just made some random teleporters. But I was kinda dissapointed with their randomness… (for each “random” teleporterspawnpoint you need a misc_teleporter_dest which is targeted by a teleporter ofcourse…)

now i was wondering, isn’t it possible to attach the misc_teleporter_dest entity to a script_mover (invisible model?) and make it fly around a spline path very fast, so when you are teleporter there it is always in a different part of it’s splinepath…

i would try it if i knew how to tag entities… but i never did this and i don’t have time to figure it out tonight… so i figured i might as well ask here if someone has already done / tried it and if it’s possible before spending 5 hours trying to get entities to tag without it being even possible with a misc_teleporter_dest :clap:

(Erik-Ftn) #2

I like this idea, here are some suggestions:

For some info on tags get
http://user.tninet.se/~fzo823r/rtcw_ent_in_et_beta2.pk3
and look at the tag documentation both in the main dir and in the models/tag dir

also look at:
http://user.tninet.se/~fzo823r/tags%20and%20movers.htm

I’d start w just making some model/tag/script_mover go to and fro & try attach the telport dest entity to it.

It might be that the dest coords are set/ fixed at spawn and even if u actually move the entity the dest coords are the same. I vaguely remember experimenting w this though I don’t have the results on note, (2ond url above).

It is prob less work making 20 telep dest and script or build some entity thing randomly send u to one of those destinations.

Not sure if the chain:
trigger -> script (random triggering of) -> telep trigger -> telep dest
… will work but it might be worth a try.

You could also check if the entity target_relay would help u make a: trigger -> target_relay -> telep target -> telep dest chain.

For inspiration look at the bottom of this thread:
http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4715&highlight=random
Don’t pay much attention to other parts of that thread, its mostly hobby overkill stuff. :slight_smile: