Pinball problem

[Mint_Sauce]

I've got a really frustrating problem with my pinball deathmatch map. I've made the flippers and the ball, what should happen is when the ball touches a flipper, the flipper activates sending the ball flying. My problem is that the ball won't activate the flipper no matter what. I can walk up and touch the flipper and it activates killing me (that's fine) but it's just the sodding ball!!! Anyone know how to make a physics object activate a rotating door (what I used to make my flipper). I've been trying all sorts of things for hours so any help would be awesome :cheers:

 

[NoisyMonk]

you might be able to set up some sort or trigger. like when the ball enter a certain area really close to the flipper, the door (flipper) opens? I'm pretty srue thats possible, but I can't check right now.

 

[Mint_Sauce]

I tried setting up a trigger using a nodraw box but that doesn't work either. Works on me but the ball won't trigger it

 

[SeriousStu]

Check the flags of the trigger - I'm pretty sure they can be set up so only the player, an NPC, an entity, or all at once, or seperately, can activate the trigger.

 

[Mint_Sauce]

I've got the flags set to "everything". I also tried just phys objects and various other flags but none work. Any other ideas?

 

[The Dark Elf]

are you using a trigger multiple? might be the problem? and have you named the entity and told the outputs etc. what to do when that moves into the area.

 

[Mint_Sauce]

Here's the setup I haven't created anything in any of the inputs or output tabs.

ok, hope that helps! I've been on this problem for the last 14 hours!! :bonce:

 

[pixartist]

what about a trigger_multiple that triggers on physics too?

 

[Mint_Sauce]

ok, i've done it!!! W00t!!! I played around with outputs on the nodraw box and it now works!! Hurrah! Thanks for everyone's help!

 

[eiric]

Nice idea for a map actually. Hope you finish it and release it.