Feral Heart

Help & Guidance => Member Made Tutorials => Mapping Tutorials => Topic started by: Ingredient on March 14, 2012, 01:38:20 am

Title: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: Ingredient on March 14, 2012, 01:38:20 am
I had to change the second image as tinypic had changed the original image to, well... a goblin... So if you're wondering why it looks different from the rest, that is why.


For those with this problem.....
(http://i42BannedImageSite/4t9a4z.png)
And that dont know how to fix it, well you came to the right place. I'll be telling you how to make your portal reachable.

(http://i.imgur.com/TeuzKQP.png)
Ok firstly open Map Maker and load your map. I'm sure you want a particular spot for your portal, so go there. Go where you want your portal to be. Now place an object, any object maybe a rock like me. Place that rock where you want your portal to be.
Go to the "Controls" tab now and look at the X,Y,Z coordinates for the rock, make sure you have the rock selected.
Remember those coordinates in the red circle blob thing.

(http://i41BannedImageSite/21ovr07.png)
Those coordinates need to be typed in here. The rocks X coordinate needs to be typed into the X box. The Y coordinate needs to be in the Y box. The Z coordinate needs to go in the Z box.
Just something you should know but the coordinates will not always fit. So just type in as much as can fit into the box. Its ok if you're missing one number.
This box needs to be checked. It's important, very important. If the box isn't checked there is no portal.
When you have typed in the coordinates click the button "Test" and see if the portals where you want it. The portal will never be exactly where you want it but very near. So its always good to test it. If it needs to come forwards move the rock forwards and type the new coordinates in. If its too far left move the rock into the right and copy the new coordinates.

(http://i43BannedImageSite/a1tgdg.png)
Now what if the portals faced at the wrong angle? What if its facing upwards too much and not straight ahead. Well face your camera in the direction or angle where you want your portal to be facing. Well what we are doing is changing the Yaw.
See that long box at the bottom of your screen? See that "Yaw:"? Well still facing at the angle/direction with our camera, without moving we need to copy that coordinate.
We will type that coordinate in this box underneath the X,Y,Z coordinates.

Anyway let's click the "Test" button. Is your portal facing the right angle and is in the spot you wanted? It is?! Well congratulations because your portal is now reachable.
(http://i42BannedImageSite/k4jqcw.png)

If you have any questions or comments feel free to post them up.

Thanks for reading.
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: Sambari on March 14, 2012, 02:47:17 am
Oooh, thanks. :D I had no idea how to make the portals show up in the right spot.
*nuzzle* :D
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: Ingredient on March 27, 2012, 05:55:17 pm
Im very glad you found this helpful :)
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: kattasmith on May 11, 2012, 09:21:28 am
Ahhh so thats how you do it. Thank you :)
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: xShadex on May 17, 2012, 02:31:44 am
For some odd reason when I put in the YAW it glitches and goes back outside the map. Help?
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: SoulEater888 on May 17, 2012, 03:30:27 am
 :) Wow! This realy does help! Thank you so much!!!!
 ;D
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: Morgra on May 19, 2012, 09:58:33 pm
Haha, Thanks! I never really knew how to get it rotated the way I wanted... now I know what 'Yaw' means :P +karma for you too!
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: Dysteria on May 23, 2012, 08:45:39 pm
Oh yay! Thnx you, I needed help with this!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: rexline on June 04, 2012, 12:33:19 pm
Thanks!
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: SummerGlade on June 04, 2012, 02:15:10 pm
Helpful! I usually just type in randoms numbers for that...it doesn`t usually work out too well....
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: Hawkwing on September 15, 2012, 05:59:00 pm
Thanks for the explanation. I'm working on my first map at the moment and that had me puzzled
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: Kashii on October 09, 2012, 06:44:22 pm
Thank you!

I was confused with this for a long time! Now I can finally get up and running with my maps, because I've learned the heightmap, mask, and now the portal code stuff! :3 Now I just need to find a tutorial on how to place portals to other maps in a different map. c:

Thank you again! Meh praise goes to yew! :3
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: Tadlock on November 16, 2012, 10:02:34 pm
Thank you soo much - this will help a LOT in any future crap maps i make :D
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: Ingredient on November 16, 2012, 10:28:45 pm
You're welcome Locket, glad you found it helpful. Good luck with your maps :)
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: Annagrace163 on February 27, 2013, 12:36:24 am
Ermagerd. Thankyou, SO MUCH. c:
Title: Re: Is That Portal Too Far Away?
Post by: StarBurst on March 16, 2013, 06:11:20 am
Nice the first picture made me laugh