Suspended Items

Ever wonder how mappers get armor and
weapons to hang in mid-air?  Read on my
friends  and  see  just  how  easy  it  is.

Pictured below is the armor ramp from my favorite map
q3dm17 from the retail game.  To create the same effect
simply find an area within your level where you'd like to
suspend  an  item and right-click on the 2-D window and
select  weapon,  ammo,  or  item.   Place  the  entity at the
height  that  fits  your  needs  and  then  hit the "n" key to
bring  up  the  entity  window while the entity is selected.


   

If  you  look at the check boxes in the middle you'll see
one with the "suspended" next to it.  Just check the box
and  deselect  the entity and move on to the next using
the same technique.  Just too damned easy!

    


You can use  suspended  items for some pretty  cool
design  ideas  within your level.  Use the armor ramp
pictured  above,  make  a  jump  pad  with  a string of 
health  and  the  quad at the end, or maybe the flight
powerup that can only be reached by a rocket jump.
The possibilities are virtually endless. Ha!