A multiple-platform train, then. Or shortcut teleporters opening up after it has reached its destination. 

are handy, but they thwart immersion because they are usually incoherent with the theme of the surroundings. Why would there be a platform, for example in a base, in the first place if people could just use a teleporter? Why do the teleporters open only after you have used the platform?

I think if you cannot make it work with a platform, and cannot deliver a reason to use the platform in the first place, then you should think of something else.

It's a different matter if your theme is more fantastic, of course. If your surroundings are surreal and don't make sense (Contract Revoked would be an example), you can get away with being incoherent. But still I would prefer if such gimmicks are used only where they make some sort of sense in the context of your surroundings. 

Is it possible to make one button trigger multiple lights that go on at different times ?
It must be possible, I've seen it done, but I don't know how. Maybe a relay or something ?
Or can you ad a "wait" to the lights ?
I don't know, please help me out. 

I agree with what you are saying, but it's Quake we're talking about, not a game that tries to be realistic. I hate using teleports because they are an easy way out. If you fuck up your map design, just ad a teleporter and you're back in business. I hate that. But you can also have some fun with it by letting the monsters use it as well. Fragging them that way is sort of fun.
It's also handy when you have to fight lots of Vores. If there are too many "balls" chasing you, you can "clean them up" by teleporting, preferably somewhere in the same room. 

Is it possible to make one button trigger multiple lights that go on at different times ?
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Maybe a relay or something

trigger_relay is pretty much made for this kind of thing. 

I'm not saying that you should be realistic, I'm saying you should be coherent. That's a difference ;-) 

I made a Func_button, pointing to a Trigger_relay, set a delay in there, pointing to 4 lights, who then target the relay again.

But when the button is pushed, after a while (probably the set delay ?) all the lights go on at the same time.

I don't understand how I have to make it work. 

trigger_relay fires it's targets after delay.
so make more than one trigger_relay with different delays to trigger the lights at different times. 

The button targets four relays; each of these then targets one of the lights with a respective delay. 

I would never have figured that one out, that you have to use one trigger_relay for each light.
Cheers ! 

How do I get Fitz to run in a window? 

fitzquake.exe -window 

Oh, that's just too easy - I would never have got there!

Thanks. 

Hi. How can I set the minimum light level when using darkplaces with Quake 1? With normal quake light level in worldspawn will do, but not with darkplaces. 

It is a long time since I did anything with sound: how do I tell if a sound is looped or not? I have GoldWave 5.19 

Mathuz: set "_light" in the worldspawn entity or compile with "light.exe -light #"

Mike: Check if the loop flag is set in the wav properties and look for a cue point/loop marker. 

Doh! I don't know how to view the .wav properties. 

Try the Help dialog/manual. Or good old trial and error. 

i'm not sure, but it should just show up in the main editor window.

cue points/regions/loops are usually represented as like a dotted line crossing the waveform or a chevron at the top where the timeline is. 

OK, got it now. As you say, loops = Cue Points.

Thanks both. 

well, there are 3 distinct markers in wav files from what i've seen.

cue points which are exactly that-- points

regions which are two points linked together to define a region between the two

loops which are sometimes called sustain loops which are like regions but allow you to specify things like # of loops so you could actually have multiple loops that play different # of times in the same .wav file, although not many wav players will actually follow those loops. the only program i know of that makes use of sustain loops is tracker programs like modplug.

quake only seems to accept cues and regions and from what i remember, ignores sustain loops. i guess this is mostly just an fyi but i thought maybe it might be useful to know in case you ever have a wav that's not looping that is supposed to or something. 

has a feather to save waves single or looped and is shareware. 

Making lights into func_illusionarys (just cuboid lights) increases vertex count!!!

Im at the point where only AGLQuake will run my map because I have hit the vertex limit. of about 65000.

What's the easiest way of reducing vertexes? Why does making a light brush into a func_illusionary increase the count? 

"What's the easiest way of reducing vertexes?"

I'm going to go ahead and state the obvious - delete stuff. 

What?