Clarification of teleport effect 3

[SpaceKGreen]

Hope this is the right place to ask this...

I've recently become aware of the silent teleport in ERZ2, after having first discovered a similar effect in SF94-Serv. So I looked up the Teleport Player linedef. I'm a little confused, though.

The main thing I've noticed is that, as the article describes it, the X and Y offsets and the control sector's height determines the player's position. But when I first found out about these teleports, neither of them seem to, well, move the player. As in, I don't notice any position change after the teleport itself. (Standing in the right corner of the origin = standing in right corner of destination, standing in left side of origin = standing in left side of destination, etc.)

The article describes an absolute, but the game shows a relative. Is there something I'm missing here?

 

[Ricardo]

I've recently become aware of the silent teleport in ERZ2
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I don't notice any position change after the teleport itself.

Also, the article describes both relative (with the Effect 3 flag) and absolute (without it).

 

[SpaceKGreen]

I know it's a silent teleport. I think I phrased my confusion wrong.

From what I'm reading in the article, effect 3 seems to be something that would set the character to an absolute position (which would look like a sudden snap to the center of the area, for example), but the game shows a relative thing going on. That's where I'm getting a little confused.

 

[Ricardo]

It's true the article doesn't mention the word "relative", but trust me, by setting the Effect 3 flag you will have a relative teleport. If you don't, then yes, your position will be "snapped" to where the Teleport Destination Thing is.

 

[SpaceKGreen]

Alright, thank you, that clears up the confusion.

One last question, though, just to finish this up... do you still have to tag the linedef to the destination sector?

 

[Ricardo]

No, since there is no destination sector to begin with =)