Changing Tracks Created 19 years ago2005-03-24 09:27:12 UTC by Elon Yariv

I made a train(from tracktrain) and it moves on it's track. Now I want the train to change it's track when I push a button. How can I make it happen.

Use a "trigger_changetarget" entity. (This is not a brush entity, its in the dropdown box where monster_**** and light entities and such can be found.)

Thanks, I'll try it

I tried it and I failed. Should I target the track or the train. I used the func_rot_button to activite the trigger changetarget and it dosn't have a target value. The triggered object value replaces the target value.

Try targetting both. You may switch the target of a path_corner and then it branches differently when the train reaches it.

make the func_rot_button, target the trigger_changetarget, as you did above, but make the trigger_chngetarget change the target of that path_corner.

I'm not sure can I do the same with pathtrack

Oh, sorry, ya definetly.

ya, you should be able to do it with a path_track as apposed to a path_corner. im pretty sure this is done by puting the altarnate path to take in then targeting the path_track to change from the normal to the alternate or back again.

OK, I downloaded your train and fixed it up. It works now.
Happy mapping!