I heard a while back you implemented a vertex height thing, but I cant seem to find the thing number for it anywhere in the Vavoom docs. Is it not implemented or did you just forget to put it in there? <!-- s:P --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_razz.gif" alt=":P" title="Razz" /><!-- s:P -->

Sorry, I forgot to document them. Floor vertex height number is 1504, ceiling - 1505. Simply put them directly on vertices, specify height or z and that's it. Note - only triangular sectors can be sloped like this.

Only triangular sectors? So I can't use a bunch of 'em to make an arch? Ah, well.<br><br>Gio<br><br>NB: I just figured I can use just one to make a basic arch.  :)

I'm pretty sure you can use a bunch of triangular sectors to make an arch...

And there's another ways of sloping not requiring triangle sectors.

And something just occured to me: When we're talking about triangular sectors, we mean from the bird's-eye view, like in level editors, right? Just making sure, 'cause I had a totally different idea at first.<br><br>Gio

Yes, in level editor they must be triangles.

I started to try this out but got stuck pretty fast for lack of understanding. Detailed instructions for WadAuthor anyone?

Make some area you want to slope, then simply place vertex height thing on a vertex and specify it's z value the height you want in this point.

Yep, now it works:<br><br>[img:1rui40pj]http://www.hostedsites.ravenfiles.com/vavooom_pyramide.jpg[/img:1rui40pj]<br><br>I also seem to recall a discussion many months back about a 3rd type of sloping which AFAIR is also included in Vavoom, by which you specify the height of a linedef. Does this really exist and if yes how do I create such a one?

Ha. I was just working with the vertex height things as well. I'm building the entrance to a fortified city for Heretic, and part of my design includes the two poles at the sides of a gate, which attach to a short cortyard wall.<br><br>The sectors in question are indeed all triangular, but because of the gate and wall they have extra vertices. Sadly, these seems to cause the pointy tops to not work. <br><br>* * *<br><br>Yeah, I just did a quick check; the extra vertices are indeed causing the vertex height thing to not work.<br><br>So much for the easy way.  :P<br><br>Gio

Yes, there is also sloping using line specials from ZDoom which uses neighbour sector heights for sloping.

How exactly do I use it?

It's line special #181, with arg1 - bit flags for floor, arg2 - bit flags for ceiling. The bit flags are 1 - align frontsector, 2 - align backsector. It then takes sector on the oposite side of the line and neighbour sector farthest away from the line and makes a alope between the floor/ceiling heights.

Could you make a small example map in WadAuthor?

Check out this tutorial, [url:3fbpqfe3]http://www.zdoom.org/zdkb/slope.html.