Please Reply (Gate Problem)

[hailhydra]

I need help with Gates, Mine dont seem to be working Correctly, When ever I go through I end up in a corner not near the portal at all or I end up outside the map, I've set all the map destinations correctly, I have 3 maps that are low-leveled and one that is above ground.

The 3 maps that are underground I always Spawn In a corner outside the map and I'm no where near the Gate

The above ground map, which has all the linked portals in one map, they always spawn me in one specific section of the map

I dont know what to do, I wont be able to upload my map with the Gates being all Wonky

[hugrf2]

See this picture? This picture relates to a tutorial below.

For those with this problem.....

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.


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.


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.


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.


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

Thanks for reading.

That tutorial is how you get the position of your portal basically. Now, go to the map you plan connection to another. Type the position for the map you plan it leading to, and type in the Name (not display name) for the map under Gate Destination.
Place the portal in the map. When you test in-game, you will notice you spawn in the position you typed in in the portal-making. Repeat this when making a portal like this to the map you started out with.
Hope this made sense. >_<

[hailhydra]

Made now sense to me is there a way you could simplify a little more and provide some more screens shots for the gates?

[hailhydra]

I think I did those steps, and I spawned inside the map but still not near the portal and I copied down the X Y Z and the yaw thing I'll send screenies later

[hugrf2]

Are you sure you used the step with the rock? >_< Make sure to put the rock in front of the portal, and type that in Word. Then, go into the map that connects to the map where you put the rock in. Look in Word and type those in order of X, Y, and Z. Then create the portal. You should spawn other than a corner now. Remember, you don't set the position to where you spawn in the map INSIDE the map, you set it to OUTSIDE the map in your destination.
I hope I'm making sense. :3

[hailhydra]

My CODW Portal is fine its just my gates that i'm having the problem with. I wont spawn in front of gates I placed?

[hugrf2]

I didn't mean the CODW portal. Okay, other portals besides the CODW portal are kinda the same, only different because the destination goes for INSIDE the map you're setting to spawn in when you enter the portal.
Make sense? Sorry if I'm acting slightly mean.