Door
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Main Page: Dynamic Lighting
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In Marketplace Products
Most maps and adventures released before the Dec 2022 release of the Door feature on the Marketplace have any doors on the maps draw with a different color from normal walls on the Dynamic Lighting layer. This makes them easier for the GM to spot, and was to old way of managing doors.
To let a player through a "door", GM can select the "door"-segment while on the Dynamic Lighting layer, and then move it to the GM layer.
Older way to do door
This is the older way to Manually Simulate Doors before the Door feature was released.
Prep
1. Draw the door-segment on the DL layer, using a distinct color from normal walls.
2. Draw/copy the segment to the Map layer, if you want to leave a visual indicator for players of the doors position.
3. Make sure Advanced Shortcuts are turned on (y My Settings-tab )
Quickly open door:
1. Press , to switch to the DL layer
2. Select the door-segment, and press L K(moves it to GM layer)
3. Press O to return to Token layer
Quickly close door:
1. Press K to switch to the GM layer
2. Select the door-segment, and press L ,(moves it to DL layer)
3. Press O to return to Token layer
See Advanced Shortcuts for more
API
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Mod objects for doors: API:Objects#Door.
Door Knocker is an API that can be used to quickly open and close dynamic lighting lines, simulating the effect of a door. Created by Scott C.
