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Interacts (Doors, Pickups, etc.)

Interactable items in a map such as doors, pickups, and switches are integral to creating an engaging gameplay experience. They add depth to the game by requiring players to interact with their environment, solve puzzles, and strategically plan their actions.

In idStudio, all interact entities come with an associated volume that triggers the object’s action when the player moves into that volume. All interact entities can be edited in Entity Inspector to change their initial state, add additional interaction complexity, link the interact to additional entities, and more.

Tutorial - Add a Door to Your Map​

This tutorial is designed to take you step-by-step through the process of adding a door (one of many interact entities available in idStudio) to your map. Additionally, we'll explore how to modify the door's properties to enhance the complexity and depth of your gameplay.

Add the Interact Entity​

  1. Open a map in World Editor.
  2. Add the door interact entity to your map by going to: Right-click → New Entity → Interact → Doors → [SELECT A DOOR].

Edit the Interact Properties​

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In this example, you’ll change the initial state of the door to locked, so that it remains closed until the player interacts with another object to unlock it.

  1. Shift+Left-click to select the door.
  2. With the door selected, open Entity Inspector.
  3. Go to World Editor → Tools → Entity Inspector.
  4. Use the search bar at the top of Entity Inspector to find the property you’d like to edit.
    • For this tutorial, search for Initial State.
  5. Select Activate to Unlock → OK.

Connect the Interact to a Switch​

In this example, you’ll add a console that the player must interact with to unlock the door.

  1. Add a console/switch to your map by going to: Right-click → New Entity → Interact → use_panel → [SELECT A CONSOLE].

  2. Shift+Left-click to select the new console (interact entity) in the map.

  3. With the door selected, open Entity Inspector. (World Editor → Tools → Entity Inspector.)

  4. Use the search bar to find the Targets property.

  5. Press the :heavy_plus_sign: button to add a new target for the console/switch.

  6. Select the empty field under the new target.

  7. Select interact_doors_<YOUR DOOR>.

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    Alternatively, after pressing :heavy_plus_sign: to add a new target field, you can select both the door and the switch in the map, and then press Ctrl+K to target.

  8. Press Save.