Well, I started learning level editing 6 months ago, then put it aside as school got busier and busier. Now, however, I am out of school and find myself with much free time. So I've taken up level editing again.

Anyway, all that aside, I am thouroughly stuck on my first attempt to cog. I am using PotHead's Basic Doors tutorial, and it works fine, until the part where I have to add the cog. He says- "2. Change the "door0(thing)" value to the "thing number" of your door. (the thing number is displayed when you are in the "thing" mode and a "thing" is selected) Leave the other 3 door values "-1" "

Ok, I have no clue where the heck to find this "thing number" and I am guessing that is why I coudln't get my cog to work. I just left it as "-1". And alas, no opening door.

So could someone please clarify what the heck I am sposed to do with this elusive "thing number" which I cannot find?

Thanks

Select Thing mode. Select the thing. In the upper left hand part of the item editor (hit enter if not showing). It should say 'Thing n' n is the thing number. -1 means unused.

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The Sniper Missions. Current project, The Sniper Missions

Ok, thanks Descent_Pilot. Unfortunately, I still am clueless about cogs. I really need some help with putting in the frame values. The first one is easy. I hit "copy frame" then I paste it into the first frame box. However, then the tutorial says to do the same thing a second time, afetr I move the door up to where I want it to open to. I move it up there, and a value is automatically put in.
However, then when I move the door back to it's original position, both the values change again. And no matter what I do, they keep changing for no apparent reason. Then, of course, when I go to test it, the door doesn't move.

Select Frame mode and select frame1 (because frame0 is the first frame {almost everything in JK starts with a 0}). Move frame1 to the open position u want it and that's that. Thats how I do it.

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The Sniper Missions. Current project, The Sniper Missions

Heh heh if there's anything I can say about level editing, it's that it defies all forms of reality.

Anyway, so I did what you said, but I musta done something weird cause when I went to test the level it worked all right- the door went up, floated to the middle of the room, then floated back into the wall, where it is supposed to withdraw to when it opens.

So I went back to the JED editor, and found that somehow I had set the door to go out into the middle of the room. So I delted the extra frame position and went back in game to test again. And of course, the door is now unmovable again. Sigh...

Remember, there is 3 dimentions, you have to have 2 frames. You also have to have 'numframes' in the thing item selector (w/o quotes). Be something like I wish I could find out how to take Screenshots in JED to directly show you. You could send me the level, but we'll have that as a last resort.

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The Sniper Missions. Current project, The Sniper Missions

What in the world does that mean?

Yes, the door should have two frames. The first, frame 0, should be the original position and frame 1 should be the opened position.

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The Sniper Missions. Current project, The Sniper Missions

Ok, I know there has to be 2 frames. My problem is getting the correct ones. Like I said, when I try to record the values in them, they keep inexplicably changing, and when I go to test the level, the door won't move.

All right, well I got the door to work. I don't know how, but I gestimated the value for the second frame, and finally got it right.
Now, moving onto the *next* problem. But that goes in another forum. So thank you all kindly for your help, if I encounter more cog trouble (and I'm sure i will :P) I'll be back.