Opening doors by pushing them backwards

[SweatyDevil]

I’m wondering if and how this might be possible? When you press the door to open it, it doesn’t go up, down, or sideways. Instead, it gets pushed back. Could something like this be created with a 3D floor or maybe polyobject in the map?

[Enjay]

You mean like the secret walls in the original Wolfenstein3D behave?

If so, PolyObjects would probably be the best way to go.

[SweatyDevil]

You mean like the secret walls in the original Wolfenstein3D behave?

If so, PolyObjects would probably be the best way to go.

yes, exactly something like that. How would I go about it to set it up, please?

[Enjay]

There is quite a thorough explanation on the Wiki:
https://zdoom.org/wiki/PolyObjects

You might also find the PolyObjects section of the knowledge base useful:
https://www.zdoom.org/zdkb/zdoomindex.html

[SweatyDevil]

Thank you so much, Enjay! It took me some time, but by referring to the wiki link you provided and this link (https://zdoom.org/zdkb/zdoom1.html), I was able to make it work after a while. Thanks again.

[Kappes Buur]

Just a quick followup:
Normal polyobjects are as tall as the ceiling.
If you want to prevent that then a 2-sided control sector is needed.
See this Thread with an example,

or perhaps something like this example.

[SweatyDevil]

Just a quick followup:
Normal polyobjects are as tall as the ceiling.
If you want to prevent that then a 2-sided control sector is needed.
See this Thread with an example,

or perhaps something like this example.

Thank you for the information! It's nice to know this in case I want to create something smaller in the future. I honestly struggled with making the polyobject work, not realizing it was bit wider, not just higher.