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Hi I have spent ages trying to make the candle and candle flame decal line up so it looks like the flame is actualy on the candle but everytime i try it doesnt line up. Even when I press Enter it still wont line up. Is there a key I can press or a trick so I can make the two line up withouth wastinh hours on trial and error? Thanks

Yes, the 'page up' and 'page down' keys will move it smoothly up and down.

Man nickeydude... You always beat me too it >.>

I spend more time fiddling around trying to do this, and so i just don't bother anymore.

Up down left right backward forward around in circles, i just can't do it

I have better chance at playing darts blind folded
than trying to get a tiny flame working on a candle.

Anyway, somewhere around there s a working candle entity, but sadly i can't remember where i have seen it, maybe some one else can say!

Also CTRL+Arrow keys give you finer control.

The candle is in the WW2 entity folder.

if you right click on the item you can still move it around i use this way so i know where it lines up

you dont need to place object and assigned decal by hand. you can also define the decal directly in the candles fpe-file and script. look at the stock-teleporters to see how its done. its the same principle. decal always appears in the middle of the model, you can only change value of the Y-axis.
much easier than to place it by hand.

To do this I always use a certain method -

There are the 3 grid modes in FPSC(changed by pressing B); generally people have it on the free-for-all style one where you can move and place entities freely. If you press B once, it's a little more strict on where you can place it, but not impossible to genuinely get it where you'd like it. Then pressing B twice would take you to the grid mode where it places the entity directly in the center of each FPSC grid square.

The middle grid mode, where you press B once from being in the free-for-all mode, is how I do it.

Being in that second grid mode, I place the candle stick, holder, whatever, this way it has a defined space on the tiny grid now. Then, pick my candle flame, and when I move it over the candle stick, by the fact that I'm on a limited grid mode, as long as I know I'm right over the candle stick, it will be exactly centered on it. (You can make sure you're over it first, before placing it, by using the Page Up and Page Down).

If you're not quite sure what I mean, I guess I could try and figure out a way to record my FPSC editor while I demonstrate.

But, assuming you're by default in the free-for-all grid mode for placing entities, just...

> Press B once

> Pick and place your candle stick where you want it

> Pick your candle flame, stay in that semi-limited grid mode (so don't press B again yet)

> Using Page Down, align the flame with the candle stick (easy now however because of the limited grid locations to place it)

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Here's an image demo to go along with it




I hope this helps!