Zip line Problem

[Soviet]

I've got a weird issue with my zip line. The first time anyone attempts to go down it the handles travel almost horizontally away from the start (as opposed to the intended 45 degree angle) and your character gets stuck in the line. After that first try the handles don't come back, but you slide down exactly how you should. Does anyone know whats wrong?

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zipline()
{
svt_zip = getent ("svt_zip","targetname"); //The handles
svt_zip_trig = getent ("svt_zip_trig","targetname"); 
org_start = (1382,2698,1206); //I set this to where the handles are
while (1)
{
svt_zip_trig waittill ("trigger",user);
user setOrigin( (1382,2698,1136) ); //That is right below the handles
user linkto(svt_zip);
svt_zip moveto((1382, 4228, -326), 6, 4, 2); //That is where i want the handles to end up in coordinates
svt_zip waittill ("movedone");
wait 0.5;
user unlink();
svt_zip moveto((org_start), 6, 4, 2);
svt_zip waittill ("movedone");
wait 1;
}
}

[Luke]

Didn't you get this working in cod 1? viewtopic.php?t=4057

[Soviet]

didn't end up ever using it, thats what i used as the basis for this one though. This zip line is my first attempt at it

[Nightmare]

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zipline()
{
svt_zip = getent ("svt_zip","targetname"); //The handles
svt_zip_trig = getent ("svt_zip_trig","targetname");
while (1)
{
svt_zip_trig waittill ("trigger",user);
user setOrigin( (1382,2698,1136) ); //That is right below the handles
user linkto(svt_zip);
svt_zip moveto((1382, 4228, -326), 6, 4, 2); //That is where i want the handles to end up in coordinates
svt_zip waittill ("movedone");
wait 0.5;
user unlink();
svt_zip moveto((1382,2698,1206), 6, 4, 2);
svt_zip waittill ("movedone");
wait 1;
}
}

Try this, I am pretty sure that will fix the problem about the zipline not going back.

[Nightmare]

0,0,0 is not their starting origin, thats just a location on a map, unless you define it in the map and in the entities.

[Pedsdude]

KillerSam 1 - 0 Nightmare

[Soviet]

*screenshots and frames*

thanks ks, it worked.

[Luke]

But he is using moveto - so the starting position of the entity becomes 0,0,0 (its origin).

That is if the entity doesn't have a real origin, if you were to give it an origin brush and try that, it would end up at 0,0,0 of the map, not where it started.

It will still work that way though.

[Drofder2004]

KillerSam 1 - 0 Nightmare

I think you will find...

KillerSam 0 - 1 Nightmare

As Luke pointed out, if an entity is given an origin (which all players have) then the origin is their origin, not (0,0,0).
Anything with a set origin, can be moved to an exact location/coordinate

[Drofder2004]

My code worked - Nightmares would not work.

Then your mapping was wrong .

Did you give your zip line an "origin" brush?

[Soviet]

no, technically it is not wrong if it works properly though, it is just another method of achieving the desired effect.

[Pedsdude]

There is no wrong answer

*philosphical mode OFF*