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Piston help!?

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I hate these things

Ok, i got a level that uses ALOT of mag switches, and i need a piston to drag a mag key past them all, activating them and making the level epic. However, a piston doesn't move smoothly, it goes slow then speeds up then goes all slow again. Can someone please help me with a setup that keeps the piston moving at the same speed, from start to end, i'll give credit in the level.

PS: its a very long piston, and it needs to move real slow.
2009-11-16 20:31:00

Author:
springs86
Posts: 785


Simply connect a directional input to it. Pistons controlled by directional signals do not have the varying speed effect you describe.

If you need it to go to the end and come back (then go back out etc.) then post back and I'll explain how to achieve that.
2009-11-16 20:48:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497


If you need it to go to the end and come back (then go back out etc.) then post back and I'll explain how to achieve that.

Yes, the whole thing has to repeat after another setup the same size has finished
2009-11-16 21:09:00

Author:
springs86
Posts: 785


How big is big? If you tweak it to flipper does it break horribly?


Assuming answers of "very" and "yes", I'm going to propose the following:

Emit the pistons with the keys on. Have a grab switch set to inverted so that it will always be moving out. Once the pistons reach the end of their run, they should trigger another magnetic switch, set to 1-shot, which will trigger the other one.

Set the emitter lifetime to last as long as as the piston needs to move (plus a couple of seconds)

You just need to trigger one of the one shot magnetic switches and then the whole thing will repeat for ever.
2009-11-16 21:49:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497


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