Tag Switches Not Working Properly

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BlackMageAnolis
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I'm making a map, and the idea is that the player has to hit four switches to build up steps in order to get to the next part of the level via a teleporter sector. The steps surround the final sector in octagonal rings, and a thought I had was, "Oh, I'll set each level of steps to a tag, and then set each switch to raise all the platforms associated with that tag!"

So I did it, and the problem is that I can't use the Activate key to activate the switch. I have to use the SO's pistol (which I changed in the physics model to be able to flip switches), and it works perfectly with that. Is it an innate property of tag switches that they're only weapon-activated (and if so, is there a way to ensure only one rung of steps is raised per switch without using tag switches?), or is there something with the construction of the switch that I need to fix?

Here's how it looks in Weland.
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Here's how it'll look after hitting all the right switches.
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And here's what one of the switches looks like.
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Marathon's engine( including AO) can't handle action key to switches with a very high ceiling properly.
(If you play missed island, you'll know)
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What pfhore said. If you really want a somewhat similar effect, you can reverse the design so that the switch extends from the ceiling. But you can't have a switch like that extend from the floor and expect to be able to tab it. Doesn't work.
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