I dont think this has had a tutorial yet, does anyone know exactly everything required to make the ball launcher? I've got the model placed, and a logic_timer linking to it, but cant get it to actually do anything. I assume there is a combine ball launch involved.

Then, i have no idea how to get the other side to receive the ball, i assume you have to place some kind of trigger point that destroys the ball and runs an animation.

Any hints?

Much like the buttons, the model is just a visible "front" and there are entities that do the work behind the scenes. I am working on getting the wiki up right now, so once that is hopefully NullSoldier can make a tutorial to post it there.

Espen180 has a working one on his custom map. Maybe you can get some info out of it.

Espen180, you wouldn't be willing to share your .prt file, would you? cmon

if not, msleeper, i avidly await to hear from you about the wiki.

Thanks, all

You are looking for the point_combine_ball_launcher entity. Hook it with some triggers and a prop_dynamic. Not sure how the catcher works yet.

I will submit a tutorial on how to make both the Orb Launcher and the Orb Catcher and post them on the wiki shortly.

http://www.marmalade-people.co.uk/stuff ... xample.zip

that is an example map with two groups, one being a launcher one being a catcher

enjoy

(i came from the portal-mods.com forum we have more tutorials over there)

youme wrote:
http://www.marmalade-people.co.uk/stuff/ball_launcher_example.zip

that is an example map with two groups, one being a launcher one being a catcher

enjoy

(i came from the portal-mods.com forum we have more tutorials over there)

Awesome, thanks! I'll take a look at this later, if you want you can also upload it to our Download Database.

I see that portal-mods.com has blown up like we did, I'll have to register over there and say hey to you guys.