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Hello everyone, i'm new to the forums and I just started using Doom Builder 2 (i'm making my first map at the moment). I already know all the basics of level editing (thanks to youtube tutorials), but I have one problem on my hands, and that's using keycards and such.

I want my level to end like this: You need to collect all keys (that are scattered around the level) to press a switch that ends the level.

I am using "ZDoom (Doom in Hexen format)" as my game configuration. I think the solution might have something to do with the script editor, but i'm not sure.

How do I do this?

If you switch to UDMF, any line action can be configured to use a lock, including exit triggers. Try it yourself.

Thanks friend! I'll try it out now!

In Doom (vanilla) format, you can't tie multiple keys to one switch/door. You can however make three doors in succession and then press a final switch or walk over a final line to end the level.

In Boom format, you can make a locked door or switch that requires all three keys, which can then open a door and then have a final switch or line to walk over to end it.

And finally as Edward said, in UDMF you can do it exactly as you describe.

Me personally, I prefer Boom format since it's pretty much just like Doom format but with a lot more line options and generalized actions which make maps stay compatible but give you the most options without getting too complicated.

I figured it out, thanks to you guys! Thank you so much! I just finished my map!

And of course, in Hexen format you can use a locked script and end the level from there.

Nevander wrote: Me personally, I prefer Boom format since it's pretty much just like Doom format but with a lot more line options and generalized actions which make maps stay compatible but give you the most options without getting too complicated.

So Hexen format is too complicated and you prefer a mess of random numbers to specify the subtle differences of various actions?
Makes perfect sense...

LOL, unfortunately there are far more people preferring Boom format and they don't even want to recognize how a boom format map could be so complicated.

Just one example from the Doomworld forum (where using UDMF or hexen format is simply a crime ):

You must have heard about Mr. Katamori, he made a quite good Christmas map about a year ago but in that goddamn boom format.

Original map is here: https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/level ... o/morixmas

So I decided to convert it to hexen format (just because of zdaemon multiplayer) and I boosted it a bit to be compatible with multiplayer rules.

Here is the converted map because as far as I know (have known so far ) there is no straightforward conversion from boom to hexen:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B97Can ... sp=sharing

Have a look at script 3.. Only a few lines, though he was able to draw whole container sectors to store a bunch of enemies and he didn't even want to control the teleportation of those monsters.