To my dismlay, when I play back my demo of Gorilla Girl's press conference after taking down RulaWade the podium has vanished. I checked the file and found this:
0 14 NEW Podium
0 14 NPC basedecor_off_Counter_18
0 14 POS 1639 -1341.78125 -2080
0 14 PYR 0 0 -0
0 14 MOV READY 0
I know that some objects (like glowies) don't appear in playback, but I'm guessing this isn't the same thing. I know that the tech had been used to check for certain character counts or souvenirs and adjust a mission accordingly, but would your actions have an effect on the podium?!
Also, and more important, if this is indeed the problem, is there a regular object I can put in the pseudo-podium's place?