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The raTTail Gravity-Pellet (or GPellet for short) is a custom test element designed by KatzRool using the Portal 2 Authoring tools. It (The Dropper) drops a ball of energy that glows, hums, explodes on contact with any surface, destroys physics objects and activates the GPellet Receiver.

== Downloads ==
To get the necessary files for the GPellet, download this zip file
[https://www.dropbox.com/s/8hjjtlwgoa73e0a/GPellet.zip?dl=0 (Dropbox Link)]
and follow the readme.txt inside the *.zip to install.

== Creation: ==

These are the steps to creating a GPellet mechanism with a ''Dropper'' and ''Receiver''. Modify the instances as required.

== Dropper ==

* Outputs are in the format ''My output named\Target entities named\Via this input\With a parameter override of\After a delay in seconds of\Fire once only?''
* Placement

# Create a room with 32 Unit thick walls.
# Use the Clipping tool to cut a 128*128 hole in the '''''CEILING.''''' This has to have a Portalable surface below it.
# Create a func_instance with the entity tool and place it in the centre of the hole from the top view. Set the Fix Up Name value to (droppernamehere), I'll be using gdropper_01 for this tutorial. Then, set the VMF Filename value to ''instances/gameplay/gpellet_dropper_normal.vmf''. Adjust the instance so that the brush is flush with the ceiling.

* Logic

# If you want to have the dropper ''start'' enabled, create a logic_auto with this output: ''OnMapSpawn\gdropper_01\instance:logic_enable;Trigger\<none>\0\No''
# If however you wish for the dropper to be ''toggleable'' then do the following: Create a toggleable trigger (I'll be using a prop_floor_button for this). The button will have the outputs: ''OnPressed\gdropper_01\instance:logic_enable;Trigger\<none>\0\No'' and ''OnUnPressed\gdropper_01\instance:logic_off;Trigger\<none>\0\No''.
# To '''''PERMANENTLY''''' disable the dropper, with no re-enabling (use this when the receiver has been activated) create an output on any entity: ''(output)\gdropper_01\instance:logic_disable;Trigger\<none\0\No''.
# To use the dropper you need to use a prop_button entity or anything that has a second output ''exactly'' one second after the first output. If you use a prop_button, always set the Delay before reset value to 1. Create two outputs from the prop_button: ''OnPressed\gdropper_01\instance:logic_dropper_open;Trigger\<none>0\No'' and ''OnButtonReset\gdropper_01\instance:logic_dropper_close;Trigger\<none>\0\No''.

* Now test the dropper!

== Receiver ==

* Outputs are in the same format as in the previous item's tutorial.
* Placement

# You should already have a room and/or complex from the previous item's tutorial.
# Use the Clipping tool to cut a 128*128 hole in the surface that you want the receiver to be.
# Create a func_instance with the entity tool and place it in the centre of the hole from the top view. Set the Fix Up Name value to (receivernamehere), I'll be using greceiver_01 for this tutorial. Then, set the VMF Filename value to ''instances/gameplay/gpellet_recieve.vmf''. (Note that the spelling mistake of receive '''''is''''' the actual name of the instance.) Adjust the instance so that the brush is flush with the surface.

*Logic: ''(This part is much more simple than the dropper.)''

# Create a logic_relay with the name ''receive_logic_out_01.''
# Create an output from the func_instance: ''instance:receive_logic;OnTrigger\receive_logic_out_01;Trigger\<none>\0\No''
# Create an output from ''receive_logic_out_01'': ''OnTrigger\gdropper_01\instance:logic_disable;Trigger\<none>\0\No'' (This permanently disables the dropper).
# Now create your desired outputs from ''receive_logic_out_01'' and happy mapping!

*Thanks, and have fun!

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