Ricochet Level Creation/Pad

Platforms is main gameplay part in Ricochet. Learn how to create it.

Brush

1. Create a 256x256x16 cylinder brush with 20 faces.
2. Paint faces with textures from table. The textures are:

Color\Face	Upward and downward	Sides
Blue	disc_blue1/2/3	trim_blue1
Red	disc_red1/2/3	trim_red1
Dual-color	disc_dual1	trim_yellow1

1. Create info_target above platform at its center for jumping to it.

Exhaust

On rc_arena there are exhaust under platforms. It will make your map more realistic and beautiful.
NOTE: there are no exhaust for dual-color platform.
To make it, spawn 2 info_targets under the platform. Make first info_target stuck in center of platform. Place second info_target on 384 units below the first info_target. Spawn env_beam on 48 units under first info_target with this parameters:

Blue:

• Start entity = first info_target
• Ending entity = second info_target
• Render FX = Normal
• Brightness = 100
• Beam color = 0 120 255
• Radius = 256
• Life = 0
• Width of beam = 255
• Amount of noise = 20
• Sprite name = sprites/laserbeam.spr
• Texture Scroll Rate = 35
• Frames per 10 seconds = 0
• Starting frame = 0
• Strike again time = 1
• Damage = 0
  

Red:

• Start entity = first info_target
• Ending entity = second info_target
• Render FX = Normal
• Brightness = 100
• Beam color = 255 0 0
• Radius = 256
• Life = 0
• Width of beam = 255
• Amount of noise = 20
• Sprite name = sprites/laserbeam.spr
• Texture Scroll Rate = 35
• Frames per 10 seconds = 0
• Starting frame = 0
• Strike again time = 1
• Damage = 0

The platform is ready. Attach jumppads to it.