Sliding Doors

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[edit] Sliding Doors

Map Name: ADVANCED.MAP (ROOM 1-C)

Again, due to the extremely difficult task of explaining this how-to, I have provided a step by step example in the tutorial map, showing how to make this door. Just take a look at the example and it should make sense (it goes step by step in the building process).

[edit] See Through Sliding Doors

Here's a step by step explanation on how to make sliding glass doors.

The following symbols are used:

*         vertex
- ¦       red lines
= | / \   white lines

STEP 1: Start by making the following sectors. All are valid player space.

*=============*      
|             | Sectors 'a' and 'e' are the corridor in which    
|       a     | the door will be made.    
*-------------*    
|             |    
|       b     |    
*-------------*    
|             |    
|             |  Sector 'c' will be the actual door.    
|             |    
|       c     |    
*-------------*    
|             |    
|       d     |    
*-------------*    
|             |    
|       e     |    
*=============* 

STEP 2: Split sector 'c' in half.

*=============*      
|             |     
|       a     |     
*-------------*    
|             |    
|       b     |    
*------*------*    
|      ¦      |    
|      ¦      |  Sector 'c1' and 'c2' are the two parts    
|      ¦      |  of the door which will slide apart.    
|   c1 ¦ c2   |   
*------*------*    
|             |    
|       d     |    
*-------------*    
|             |    
|       e     |    
*=============* 

STEP 3: Make sectors 'f' and 'g'.

*=============*      
|             |     
|       a     |     
*-------------*    
|             |    
|       b     |    
*------*------*    
|\     ¦     /|    
| \    ¦    / |   Make sure sectors 'f' and 'g' are valid player spaces.    
|f *   ¦   * g|   (Alt-S in 2D mode).    
| / c1 ¦ c2 \ |    
|/     ¦     \|    
*------*------*    
|             |    
|       d     |    
*-------------*    
|             |    
|       e     |    
*=============* 

STEP 4: Raise floor of sectors 'f' and 'g' and mask walls. Then lower floor again.

*=============*      
|             |     
|       a     |     
*-------------*    
|             |    
|       b     |    
*------*------*    
|\     ¦     /|    
| \    ¦    / |   Raise the floors of sectors 'f' and 'g' and for each sector    
|f *v1 ¦ v2* g|   mask one of the diagonal lines. In this example we'll mask    
| /    ¦    \ |   <- these two diagonal lines. Mask them for example with 'glass2'.
|/  c1 ¦ c2  \|   If you use 'glass1' you'll be able to break the glass and walk    
*------*------*   through the door without ever having to open it.    
|      v3     |   Make the walls a bit translucent so you can see through them.    
|       d     |   Also make them blockable and hittable ('b' and 'Ctrl-H in 2D mode).
*-------------*   Lower the floors again to the same height as the floors of sectors
|             |   'c1' and 'c2'.    
|       e     |    
*=============*   'v1' 'v2' and 'v3' have been named for the next picture. 

STEP 5: Move vertices.

*=============*     
|             |     
|       a     |     
*-------------*    
|             |    
|       b     |    
*------*------*   
|\     ¦     /|    
| \ c1 ¦ c2 / |   'v1' and 'v2' have been moved down onto 'v3' The three    
|f \   ¦   / g|   vertices are all in the same place. They do NOT connect.    
|   \  ¦  /   |       
|    \ ¦ /    |       
*------*------*       
|      v1-3   |       
|       d     |       
*-------------*    
|             |    
|       e     |    
*=============* 

STEP 6: Place sector effectors, gpspeed and music sprites and give sector lotag. Give sectors 'c1' and 'c2' both a lotag of 25. Put sector effectors in sector c1 and c2. Make them point towards each other (',' and '.' key in 2D mode, angle 0 and 1024) and give them a lotag of 15. Give them the same unique hitag. Also put gpspeed sprites in sectors 'c1' and 'c2'. They determine how far the door will open. The largest grid in build is 512. Give the gpspeed sprites the correct value for the lotag. Finally you can put a music sprite in one of the door sectors ('c1' _or_ 'c2'). Don't put music sprites in both sectors. The lotag is the door sound when it opens or closes.

STEP 7: Add vertices.

   *=============*      
   |             |     
   |       a     |     
   *-------------*    
   |             |    
   |       b     | 
v4 *------*------* v5    
   |\     ¦     /|    
   | \ c1 ¦ c2 / |   Insert two new vertices on the diagonal lines.    
   |f \   ¦   / g|   'v4' and 'v5' have been named for the next picture.    
   |   *  ¦  *   |       
   |    \ ¦ /    |       
   *------*------*       
   |      v1-3   |       
   |       d     |       
   *-------------*    
   |             |    
   |       e     |    
   *=============* 

STEP 8: Move 'v4' and 'v5' down.

   *=============*      
   |             |     
   |       a     |    
   *-------------*    
   |       b     |    
   |             |    
   |      * v6   |    
   |     /!\     |    
   |    / ¦ \    |    
   |   /  ¦  \   |    
   |  /   ¦   \  |            
   | /  c1! c2 \ |       
   |/     ¦     \|    
v4 *---*  ¦  *---* v5    
   | f  \ ¦ / g  |       
   *------*------*       
   |      v1-3   |       
   |       d     |       
   *-------------*    
   |             |    
   |       e     |    
   *=============* 

STEP 9: Move 'v6' down.

   *=============*      
   |             |     
   |       a     |     
   *-------------*    
   |       b     |    
   |      v6     |        The little triangles in the middle are sectors 
v4 *---*--*--*---* v5     'c1' and 'c2'.    
   | f  \ ¦ / g  |    
v7 *------*------* v8    
   |      v1-3   |       
   |       d     |       
   *-------------*    
   |             |    
   |       e     |    
   *=============* 

STEP 10: Move 'v4' 'v5' 'v7' and 'v8'.

     *=============*        
     |             |       
     |       a     |    
  v9 *-------------* v10      
     |       b     |     
    /       v6      \         
v4 *-----*--*--*-----* v5     Move the vertices to the outside a bit.    
   |  f   \ ¦ / g    |    
v7 *--------*--------* v8     
    \       v1-3    /         
     |       d     |     
 v11 *-------------* v12      
     |             |      
     |       e     |      
     *=============* 

STEP 11: Move 'v9' and 'v10' down, move 'v11' and 'v12' up.

     *=============*        
     |       a     |       
     |v9    v6     |v10  
v4 *-*---*--*--*---*-* v5     'v9' and 'v10' have been moved down. Sector 'b' has    
   |  f   \ ¦ / g    |        a width of 0. Same goes for vertices 'v11' and 'v12', 
v7 *-*------*------*-* v8     they have been moved up. Sector 'd' also has a width
     |v11       v12|          of 0.      
     |             |
     |       e     |
     *=============*

STEP 12: Make sure sectors 'f' and 'g' aren't too wide or it will look ugly. If you want a vertical bar in the door (i.e. doorpost) just draw a non-valid player space in sector 'f' and/or 'g'. These non-valid player spaces will slide aside with the door so they are best put in the middle. You can of course also partially raise the floors of sectors 'f' and 'g' and lower the ceilings and still mask the wall (With any texture you like! :) )