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The locked gate on Hoodoo...

Post by Flobee » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:04 am

I don't know how many people know this already, but there was a lot of confusion about this the other day on TV4, so let me clear things up for those people.

Everyone who has played pl_hoodoo a few times should know of this gate right here.

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What everyone may or may NOT know is just exactly WHEN this gate becomes useable. Because this is a custom made map, my first instinct was to use the levers out in front of it.

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"But Flobee! That won't work, because there is no use button in TF2!"


You're right. It didn't work.

However, there IS in fact a use button in TF2. It just happens to serve almost NO purpose other than a few gimmicks in some of the more wacky custom made maps. (Harbl Hotel, Mario Kart. You know. The crazy 4chan maps.)

For those who want to know: to enable the use key, bring up the console and type:
bind "f" "+use"
Doing so will turn F into your brand new, almost never to be used "Use button".

Anyway, back on topic.

I then thought maybe the gate will open once the cart has been pushed over the first point.

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I was wrong again.

Then, on the other side of the gate, I noticed another set of levers.

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See how the cable seems to be connected into the tracks?

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Well, once the cart passes that exact point in the tracks...

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The gate becomes active! Huzzah! A great spot for teleporters to be set up, and Snipers can have a field day sniping from inside.

There you go, Torven. Now you know!

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where doing this man.
where MAKING THIS HAPEN.

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Post by !B a T m A n! » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:07 am

lol ty flobbe
its tru the more you know..
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Post by Infusions » Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:13 pm

What do you mean the "use" buttons.

I attack levers all the time using rockets and bats.

It should very well work exactly the same way in the game!
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Re: The locked gate on Hoodoo...

Post by Mad-Hammer » Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:59 pm

What he means is that, TF2 doesn't have a bind for "+use" which allows you to push buttons or move levers in this case. It's easy to setup, you can do it from console. I use Enter for my "+use" key

bind "ENTER" "+use"
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Post by l3eeron » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:37 pm

Also, in cube soccer, "+use" pushes the cube, like you would push objects in HL2.

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Post by Rits » Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:28 pm

Interesting.....

I have used the "use" button for a jetpack server and now I can use it here. Thanks Flobee :)
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Re: The locked gate on Hoodoo...

Post by Pine » Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:58 pm

they took out use from cs and replaced it with "MEDIC!" XD
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Post by mr_s » Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:52 am

good work flobs

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