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DoomRL => Requests For Features => Topic started by: Orbiplanax on November 05, 2011, 06:33

Title: Self-closing Doors
Post by: Orbiplanax on November 05, 2011, 06:33
How about doors that close themselves after a few seconds. Most if not all doors in the original doom were automatic. Why not add this feature to DoomRL. Especially with the authentic original sounds.

It could only apply to certain map types like City or Room. These doors could also be harder to destroy than normal doors. (Also possibly a new level event where every door on the map is replaced with self-closing indestructable doors)

What do you think?
Title: Re: Self-closing Doors
Post by: Elephant on November 05, 2011, 09:56
They could also gib any poor monster (or Doomguy) left there when they close. Just think of the strategic possibilities (and YASD:s)!
Title: Re: Self-closing Doors
Post by: thelaptop on November 05, 2011, 10:03
Quote from: Elephant on November 05, 2011, 09:56
They could also gib any poor monster (or Doomguy) left there when they close. Just think of the strategic possibilities (and YASD:s)!
In original Doom, the auto-doors will open itself up if it detects there's someone in between, I think, so no free gibbing.
Title: Re: Self-closing Doors
Post by: Dorten on November 06, 2011, 22:10
They could at least destroy corpses.
Title: Re: Self-closing Doors
Post by: rchandra on November 06, 2011, 23:42
a corpse in a doorway is already destroyed, which is very useful for AoD :)
Title: Re: Self-closing Doors
Post by: ParaSait on November 07, 2011, 10:33
While it wouldn't give much strategic advantage except for saving a little time, I think it'd be pretty cool* to have. Perhaps they should look like +.

(*= I thought of saying "doomish", but that seems to be a pretty controversial word. :P)

EDIT: Oh but like lappy said, they shouldn't be killers. That would lead to many, many rage I imagine lol.
Title: Re: Self-closing Doors
Post by: Thexare on November 07, 2011, 12:07
Quote from: ParaSait on November 07, 2011, 10:33
(*= I thought of saying "doomish", but that seems to be a pretty controversial word. :P)
You thought of saying it, but you thought you shouldn't say it, so you said it while saying you thought of saying it but thought you shouldn't say it.

(http://www.cordilon.net/Smileys/default/psyduck.gif)

I like the idea, though.
Title: Re: Self-closing Doors
Post by: ParaSait on November 07, 2011, 13:27
Quote from: Thexare on November 07, 2011, 12:07
You thought of saying it, but you thought you shouldn't say it, so you said it while saying you thought of saying it but thought you shouldn't say it.

(http://www.cordilon.net/Smileys/default/psyduck.gif)
Oh, just making fun of the anti-doomishness people around here... :D
Title: Re: Self-closing Doors
Post by: Sambojin on November 07, 2011, 15:13
"But on Star Trek they had two stage hands to open the bridge doors automatically. I'd like it to at least be canon if anything new is implemented."

/end pointless post.
Title: Re: Self-closing Doors
Post by: Shinji_Ikari_9th on December 27, 2011, 21:59
Quote from: Sambojin on November 07, 2011, 15:13
"But on Star Trek they had two stage hands to open the bridge doors automatically. I'd like it to at least be canon if anything new is implemented."

/end pointless post.

And how did we get to Star Trek form Doom?

Like the idea though.