Doors?

[Exploration]

As my game is a sci-fi theme, how do you get doors to work? Not the standard pivot ones, but ones the slide open and closed. I know that there is an entity called door but how do you use it? I have tried but, again, like my countdown timer it fails to work .

Please help! It means a lot to me!

[jamieo01]

I also had this problem a while ago, first click on the models tab and select the brush you want to use as the door. You then have to press add model and type in a name. Then you need to click on animate and move the door in the direction you want it to move then press stop and type the key frame. Repeat untill you get the desired movement. You then need to click on the door entity and choose the model you just made you should then have a door. You can play with the options to make it react how you want it to I hope this helps.

[gamerfan]

can you just tell me how to add a door between the rooms.I am quiete new to game making.

Thanks

[zany_001]

Please don't post the same problem in someone elses topic, this is knowm as hijacking. We WILL help, although it may take longer than an hour XD.

Also. Welcome to the forums!!!!!

[bernie]

gamerfan: Download the e-book and read it also read the manual its all in there.

[JordanZimm]

sorry for necroposting:P just out of curiosity jamieo01, what exactly is the key time? i am trying to make a door of a similar style and its asking me for key time and i have no idea what to type in.

[jamieo01]

The key time is like a key frame of the door opening you would set the positions of how it would open I don't have RFEdit on me at the mo as i'm at college so I can't be sure but if you have any more problems just ask I have been thinking of doing a series of video tutorials for basic things people are having trouble with will post on the forums if I do a door tutorial will be the first

[JordanZimm]

ty for the help. however; a new problem has come up. when the door opens(slides up) it goes down a little bit first. this is not a huge problem other than that it affects the visual appeal of the game. the same thing happens when i make an elevator, but it is severe enough that it forces the character out of the elevator when it goes(down) almost completley through the floor.

[Jay]

You must add additional keyframes, that are always 0.01 after the one you really want.

So if your elevator goes like this:

0.00 - 1st level
3.00 - 2nd level
6.00 - 1st level again

you would make it
0.00 - 1st level
0.01 - 1st level AGAIN (just push the set keyframe button once more)
3.00 - 2nd level
3.01 - 2nd level again
6.00 - 1st level
6.01 - 1st level again (i don't know if this one is really needed)

Why this works:
I think the editor/engine tries to somehow make the transition smoother between the frames - so that it first begins to move, then gets faster, then gets slower... and by adding the additional keyframes you help it recognize the ones that are important.
But i don't know for sure, so that could be totally wrong.

[JordanZimm]

i would never have thought to do that, ty. im going to go try again XD

[Thunder_Rat6]

can you just tell me how to add a door between the rooms.I am quiete new to game making.

Thanks

how to add just an empty doorframe is all covered in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnKlTbDUH74