How do I add new Keys?

[Amuscaria]

I've seen in KDIZD that there are a few more skullkeys and keycards. How's that done? Do I just make a actor inhereting the default Key Actor with Decorate and give some new graphics? Or is there more?

Also, How do I use these new keys to open doors? My guess is with ACS running some Checkinventory thing. Or am I wrong?

[Jimmy]

http://www.zdoom.org/wiki/index.php?title=LOCKDEFS

I don't know if you already know about this, but it should help if you don't.

[Phobus]

Well, the way I would do that sort of thing is have it as an inventory item, and have whatever needs to be activated run a script looking for the item, and if it does turn up, have it do what needs doing. Basically just write out the process longhand, with the option of extra options.

I could go dig up an example script if you want.

[Amuscaria]

Well, the way I would do that sort of thing is have it as an inventory item, and have whatever needs to be activated run a script looking for the item, and if it does turn up, have it do what needs doing. Basically just write out the process longhand, with the option of extra options.

I could go dig up an example script if you want.

But how would I gives this key to all the players if they are on a coop game? Does the doom key gets transfered to all the players if one player picks it up? I wasn't aware that inventory items can do the same. Unless you're thinking of using an ACS script, which I guess can be done.

http://www.zdoom.org/wiki/index.php?title=LOCKDEFS

I don't know if you already know about this, but it should help if you don't.

Hm...this seems promising. Thanks a bunch!

[Phobus]

In a coop game, only the player that picks up the key gets the key, but it works like a weapon in multiplayer (in terms of how it's picked up)

If you create the same idea with an inventory item, it's easy enough. Make a pickup that is reuseable, and stays indefinitely. I'd assume this is possible.

[Bio Hazard]

Well, the way I would do that sort of thing is have it as an inventory item, and have whatever needs to be activated run a script looking for the item, and if it does turn up, have it do what needs doing.

That's the way I'd do it too, but Graf wanted it to be complicated.

[Graf Zahl]

WTF are you babbling?

[Enjay]

Proper, definable keys via lockdefs would be the best way to go in most cases IMO. But that doesn't explain why I went for scripted fake keys in NJHThief. Actually, I'm not sure that anything can explain that.

[Amuscaria]

Actually, I'm not sure that anything can explain that.

One of those unexplanable mysteries in life.... So far, LOCKDEF seems most reasonable. But for the Key types, do i just enter thelock number that i make up myself in LOCKDEF? or what? That wiki didnt explain how I can use my own keys. o_o

[Graf Zahl]

You define a lock, give it an index and specify the keys you need. The index is the parameter you have to use in Door_LockedRaise or ACS_LockedExecute.

Example:

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Lock 12
{
	MasterKey
	Message "You need the master key to open this door"
	RemoteMessage "You need the master key to activate this object"
	Mapcolor 55 55 100
}

to be opened with Door_LockedRaise(tag, speed, delay, 12)

[Amuscaria]

IS there a index limit? And what numbers are not used? I'm aware 1-6 and 129 are used? SO i can make any number between and after those? Or are they used for other games (Heretic, Hexen, Strife,etc)?

[Graf Zahl]

You can look at the LOCKDEFS lump in zdoom.pk3 to see which numbers are already in use. Currently it's 1-6, 100-102, 129-134 and 228-229 for Doom (the other games use different sets.) But if you don't use a particular lock overriding it doesn't really matter.

The index limit is 255 because that's the maximum you can use inside a map.

[Shadelight]

LOCKDEFS and regular Decorate would be the way to do it.