1: I placed the table and the toilet, but they didn't spawn when I loaded the map in Portal. Do I need to set a special entity type, like the radio?

EDIT: 2: How would I trigger getting the Portal Gun after the player touches it? What would you target to give the Portal Gun to the player?

it automaticly picks up when you touch it dude...

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