The Stairs provide an alternate route if an elevator is there.

Also, the elevator will be a vehicle, meaning it can be destroyed.

What I think we should do is make a remodel/texture of the Ryloth Elevator, give it more than one seat (Only the "Buttons" seat has control) so it can go faster.  That, or just make two shafts, both are vehicles, one you enter from the top, and when you "exit" you come out at the bottom, and the opposite for the other one.

thanks all for the comments so far, theyre gonna be a massive help in tweaking the level. I was a bit lost as what too do next but now ive got a good clear idea of what needs adding, changing etc.

Theres a lot of talk of an elevator. this is exactly what i designed the tower for; the dev team say elevators are a no no but i think building a model and using the ryloth elevator vehicle will work just fine. I shall attempt too build a completly new model tho, not just skin the ryloth one. The stairs will stay becuase u always hav stairs where theres an elevator incase the elevator is down, in this case blown up lol!

As for your comment on a tunnel Twigs im very very confused?!!! How can you have a verticle tunnel? Unless your thinking of a long slope; in that case the bottom would have too be right on the edge of the map too hav a slope thats shallow enuf too walk up and would look hamsters awfull! Its over 200 Meters too the top you know.

End of the day the tower stays. It's not perfect at the mo i know; but it will stay just needs a few tweaks here and there and hopefully have this elevator. I shall be working hard on perfecting the tower over the next few weeks, when thats done i shall focus back on the level itself and get it near finished based on the feedback ive recieved so far. I shall complile a to do list and post it up here in the next few days. In the mean time keep the feedback comming, it all helps a lot! thanks.