Hey, if i want to create a platform level with the top of a bouble box, this is what i do. 1. creat double box 2. stack walls next to it where i want my platform, i think about seven high. i only spawn two walls and just move one from the bottom to the top repeatedly untill i get the desired height. 3.make sure the final (top) wall is level and flush with the double box for smooth walking on top. 4. delete all the supporting walls. I realize that this might not be the most efficient way to do this but it does ensure that my platform is at the perfect height and also perfect angle. I have read the tut on floating using another player and also the saving tech. but i didn't have too much success using those methods. Maybe i'm not doing it entirely right. Does anyone else use my method all the time? got any suggestions for me, what do the big dogs use regularly, or do you just need to use each method in different particular situations?
Whenever I want to create a floating platform (decently high) off of the ground, I just use the save method. You may have to restart the game but it's quick and simple. Just rez the object in Forge and position it the way you wish for it to float/hover, then save the game (while holding it) and end the game (while still holding it). As you end the game, the box will fall, but that's normal. When you load the map, the object should be there as you positioned it.
Yeah, I agree with the above comment, doing it the stacking way actually ends up taking way longer, and then what happens when you run out of walls? You get stuck. So I too use the float, save, quit, start again method.
I disagree with them. If you know what you're doing (with the stacking method) you can get things done in a reasonably quick amount of time, and to me the stacking method seems moe accurate. The way you describe it (by taking two and moving the bottom one up) does take longer than what I do. Just as many as it takes to get up there, and if you run out, then delete the bottom ones. I can get a wall flush with the top of a double box in about a minute using the stacking method, and I would rather have the greater accuracy of the stacking method as well, personally; especially when one needs things totally straight-edged against something else--stacking is the way to go. Just do it efficiently.
Err, I don't understand what you mean by accuracy, but, whatever floats (hehe, pun) your boat I guess.
I do usually just create walls untill i run out (if something is really tall lets say) its just easier that way, but as for the problem mentioned before about running out, all you need is two, and it is very accurate beacuse you can use existing lines to be sure your placement is straight. Thanks for letting me know i'm not alone in my method
Don't worry about it. It is the way I do most of my floating walkways. And usually it works best for me because I use a lot of what I call "rigging" to keep my stuff as perfectly placed as possible. Which ends up being a lot of fence boxes or regular boxes to keep everything laser-line straight.