i made some doors. they dont close which causes the area to HOM, how do i fix this?

*details* - the door slides downward instead of sideways, i want it to do that, but is that what makes it HOM?

It's no problem having the doors go up instead of sideways. I do it all the time (If you've ever played my first level Meeting at Balfor you see it all over the place.

The HOM usually means you didn't make the door right. In particular, make sure that the door is in a sector all by itself. You cannot stand in the same sector as a closed door or you will get HOM (unless you modify the cogs, but that has its own problems).

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Have Lightsaber Will Travel

Wait, I just reread your post. What do you mean by "doesn't close"?

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Have Lightsaber Will Travel

when i try to activate the door it will make a sound like it opened then it will delay 3 seconds then open, after that it has a HOM effect and wont close.

Sounds like the two frames are reversed or at least your second frame is the closed position instead of open? You'll need to switch them.

Be sure the door is positioned where you want it to be when closed. In JED select the door, hit enter, and check the frames in the thing editor. The first frame is where the door is when closed and the second frame is the open position. You'll need to edit these.

If you don't see "+thingflags", "numframes", "frame", and "frame" in the item editor then open the tool window (F9) and under Misc click "make door." These values should now show up. The values in the first "frame" should match the current x/y/z and pitch/yaw/roll numbers of where the door is now. Since you want your door to go DOWN then for the second frame you need all the numbers to stay the same EXCEPT for Z. To figure out the Z value, take the current Z value and subtract the height of the door. For example, standard 2x3 doors are 0.3 jku high, so subtract 0.3 from Z. Edit the third number in the second frame to the new Z value. [When you click on "Make Door" it will add to the Z value, assuming you want the door to go up.] Make sure the X and Y numbers are the same in both frames.

If you had already made the thing a door, to get the new values, in the thing editor window, click on "Copy as Frame", then paste this (ctrl-v) in the first frame. Then edit the second frame (change Z).

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thanks syl.

Or...if u subtract 0.29, you'll get a little lip, which since its only 0.01 JKU high shouldnt affect traversing the door, but does look more realistic? Well, if its going down into the floor it may go all the way I suppose....its your level

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Evil G

Ya, sounds like a problem with your frames.

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Evil_Giraffe, exactly, I do that for some of my doors so you still see an edge of them when they open. But for doors that go down I have them open flush with the floor so that rolling equipment doesn't have a problem -- handicap accessible!

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