Door - Revision history

Hordes: /* History */ now that it's removed, specify

2022-08-30T21:10:21Z

‎History: now that it's removed, specify

Ge0ff: add a note about door creaking

2022-07-27T20:17:12Z

add a note about door creaking

Hordes: mention breaking doors in the main description

2022-07-24T22:44:27Z

mention breaking doors in the main description

Spudwalt at 06:57, 25 February 2022

2022-02-25T06:57:39Z

Hordes: needed: pictures of broken doors

2022-02-24T23:46:52Z

needed: pictures of broken doors

Hordes at 23:45, 24 February 2022

2022-02-24T23:45:29Z

Ge0ff: Bump version and crystal-ball door-breaking

2021-11-24T19:42:00Z

Bump version and crystal-ball door-breaking

Spudwalt at 07:11, 25 July 2021

2021-07-25T07:11:33Z

Pinkbeast: per Seal Doors

2019-12-10T10:55:00Z

per Seal Doors

Spudwalt: Decided to add sealed doors

2019-11-25T07:48:42Z

Decided to add sealed doors

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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.28]], doors did not break when opened by monsters; monsters could be held at bay indefinitely by repeatedly closing a door as soon as it was opened.
+*Prior to [[0.28]], doors did not break when opened by monsters; monsters could be held at bay indefinitely (until [[random energy]] gave an extra turn) by repeatedly closing a door as soon as it was opened.
 *[[0.23]] added transparent doors.
 *Prior to [[0.22]], doors could be destroyed by [[Lee's Rapid Deconstruction]].

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 [[File:Door.png]] '''Doors''' are [[Dungeon]] features which are usually used to separate rooms from each other, though they may be found standing in the middle of a room as well. Found in the Dungeon and almost all [[branches]], they are set into walls and are usually only 1x1 or 2x1 in size (though some [[vault]]s may contain far more massive doors). Walking into a door will open it, while pressing '''[[C]]''' when adjacent to one will close it. If you know that there are [[monster]]s behind a door, leaving it closed will keep them at bay unless they are aware of you and are [[:Category:Open doors|capable of opening the door]] (or can simply [[:Category:Eats doors|eat the door]]), in which case it will do you little good (as monsters can break the door).
-Doors may occasionally [[noise|creak]] when opened or closed, alerting nearby monsters to your presence. This is less of an issue for heavily armoured bruisers than for [[stealth]]y sorts, as they tend to wake up everything no matter what. Fortunately, the chance of this happening is 1 in <code>8 + 4*[[Stealth]]/3</code>, so stealthy characters are unlikely to cause it anyway. [[Silence]] also prevents creaky doors.
+Doors may occasionally [[noise|creak]] when opened or closed, alerting nearby monsters to your presence. This is less of an issue for heavily armoured bruisers than for [[stealth]]y sorts, as they tend to wake up everything no matter what. Fortunately, the chance of this happening is 1 in <code>8 + 4 * [[Stealth]] / 3</code>, so stealthy characters are unlikely to cause it anyway. [[Silence]] also prevents creaky doors.
 If there are any items in the doorway, most of the time, they will be pushed into an adjacent tile when the door is closed. If doing so would push the items into deep water or lava, however, the door will refuse to close.
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 *Before [[0.21]], any [[item]] in a doorway, big or small, would prevent the door from being closed.
 *Prior to [[0.20]], [[wands of disintegration]] and [[Orb of Destruction]] could destroy doors.
 *Runed doors were added in [[0.12]], although vault-defined warning-covered doors had existed for several versions before that. 0.12 also added vault wardens and sealed doors.
 *Prior to [[0.12]], there were occasionally secret doors that would only be revealed if you were within line of sight of them and succeeded on a check against your [[Traps & Doors]] skill. These were removed, which is why the skill was then renamed to [[Traps (skill)|Traps]]. These hidden doors used to be found everywhere, but were limited only to special [[vault]]s in [[0.11]].

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 {{flavour|A wooden door.}}
-[[File:Door.png]] '''Doors''' are [[Dungeon]] features which are usually used to separate rooms from each other, though they may be found standing in the middle of a room as well. Found in the Dungeon and almost all [[branches]], they are set into walls and are usually only 1x1 or 2x1 in size (though some [[vault]]s may contain far more massive doors). Walking into a door will open it, while pressing '''[[C]]''' when adjacent to one will close it. If you know that there are [[monster]]s behind a door, leaving it closed will keep them at bay unless they are aware of you and are [[:Category:Open doors|capable of opening the door]] (or can simply [[:Category:Eats doors|eat the door]]), in which case it will do you little good.
+[[File:Door.png]] '''Doors''' are [[Dungeon]] features which are usually used to separate rooms from each other, though they may be found standing in the middle of a room as well. Found in the Dungeon and almost all [[branches]], they are set into walls and are usually only 1x1 or 2x1 in size (though some [[vault]]s may contain far more massive doors). Walking into a door will open it, while pressing '''[[C]]''' when adjacent to one will close it. If you know that there are [[monster]]s behind a door, leaving it closed will keep them at bay unless they are aware of you and are [[:Category:Open doors|capable of opening the door]] (or can simply [[:Category:Eats doors|eat the door]]), in which case it will do you little good (as monsters can break the door).
 Doors may occasionally [[noise|creak]] when opened or closed, alerting nearby monsters to your presence. This is less of an issue for heavily armoured bruisers than for [[stealth]]y sorts, as they tend to wake up everything no matter what. Fortunately, the chance of this happening is 1 in <code>8 + 4*[[Stealth]]/3</code>, so stealthy characters are unlikely to cause it anyway. [[Silence]] also prevents creaky doors.

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 {{flavour|A wooden door.}}
-[[File:Door.png]] '''Doors''' are [[Dungeon]] features which are usually used to separate rooms from each other, though they may be found standing in the middle of a room as well. Found in the Dungeon and almost all [[branches]], they are set into walls and are usually only 1x1 or 2x1 in size (though some [[vault]]s may contain far more massive doors). Walking into a door will open it, while pressing '''[[C]]''' when adjacent to one will close it.  If you know that there are [[monster]]s behind a door, leaving it closed will keep them at bay unless they are aware of you and are [[Item usage|intelligent enough to open the door]] (or are capable of simply [[Jelly|eating the door]]), in which case it will do you very little good. Monsters capable of opening doors additionally have a 1 in 5 chance to break it, assuming they've already noticied you.
+[[File:Door.png]] '''Doors''' are [[Dungeon]] features which are usually used to separate rooms from each other, though they may be found standing in the middle of a room as well. Found in the Dungeon and almost all [[branches]], they are set into walls and are usually only 1x1 or 2x1 in size (though some [[vault]]s may contain far more massive doors). Walking into a door will open it, while pressing '''[[C]]''' when adjacent to one will close it. If you know that there are [[monster]]s behind a door, leaving it closed will keep them at bay unless they are aware of you and are [[:Category:Open doors|capable of opening the door]] (or can simply [[:Category:Eats doors|eat the door]]), in which case it will do you little good.
-Doors may occasionally [[noise|creak]] when opened, alerting nearby monsters to your presence. This is less of an issue for heavily armoured bruisers than for [[stealth]]y sorts, as they tend to wake up everything no matter what. Fortunately, the chance of this happening is 1 in <code>8 + 4*[[Stealth]]/3</code>, so stealthy characters are unlikely to cause it anyway. [[Silence]] also prevents creaky doors.
+Doors may occasionally [[noise|creak]] when opened or closed, alerting nearby monsters to your presence. This is less of an issue for heavily armoured bruisers than for [[stealth]]y sorts, as they tend to wake up everything no matter what. Fortunately, the chance of this happening is 1 in <code>8 + 4*[[Stealth]]/3</code>, so stealthy characters are unlikely to cause it anyway. [[Silence]] also prevents creaky doors.
 If there are any items in the doorway, most of the time, they will be pushed into an adjacent tile when the door is closed. If doing so would push the items into deep water or lava, however, the door will refuse to close.
 [[File:Transparent door.png]] Some doors are transparent, allowing you to see through them. This is the only difference between them and normal doors; much like transparent walls, closed transparent doors still prevent anything on the other side from affecting you.
 ==Runed Door==
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Closing doors in front of monsters will delay them slightly even if they are able to open the door. If you are trying to buy time for one more [[MP]] or for a [[teleport]] to kick in, this can be a life saver.
+*Repeatedly closing doors to hold off pursuers capable of opening them will generally only buy you an extra turn or two. If you need to recover, [[teleport]], [[blink]], or increase your movement speed to make a full escape to a safe area.
 *If you open a door and immediately see out-of-reach enemies capable of [[smiting]] you, [[torment]]ing you, blasting you with [[damnation]], or otherwise dealing heavy damage at range, don't retreat! Running gives them the opportunity to attack you as long as you're in their line of sight. If you [[c]]lose the door first, this forces them to come to you, robbing them of several turns they could otherwise spend blasting you, and almost guarantees that you'll get to act against them first. This is effective throughout the entire game, from early threats such as [[orc priest]]s all the way to late-game [[fiend]]s and [[lich]]es.
 **Alternatively, [[shout]]ing near a door may awaken the inhabitants of the room beyond, giving you time to back off and wait for them to open the door for you.
 ==History==
-*In [[0.28]], doors were made to sometimes break when monsters opened them. Previously, it was possibly to stall monsters by repeatedly closing the door until [[random energy]] gave them an extra turn
+*Prior to [[0.28]], doors did not break when opened by monsters; monsters could be held at bay indefinitely by repeatedly closing a door as soon as it was opened.
 *[[0.23]] added transparent doors.
 *Prior to [[0.22]], doors could be destroyed by [[Lee's Rapid Deconstruction]].
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 [[Category:Dungeon Features]]

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 {{flavour|A wooden door.}}
-[[File:Door.png]] '''Doors''' are [[Dungeon]] features which are usually used to separate rooms from each other, though they may be found standing in the middle of a room as well. Found in the Dungeon and almost all [[branches]], they are set into walls and are usually only 1x1 or 2x1 in size (though some [[vault]]s may contain far more massive doors). Walking into a door will open it, while pressing '''[[C]]''' when adjacent to one will close it.  If you know that there are [[monster]]s behind a door, leaving it closed will keep them at bay unless they are aware of you and are [[Item usage|intelligent enough to open the door]] (or are capable of simply [[Jelly|eating the door]]), in which case it will do you very little good. Monsters capable of opening doors additionally have a 1 in 5 chance to break the door, assuming they've already noticied you.
+[[File:Door.png]] '''Doors''' are [[Dungeon]] features which are usually used to separate rooms from each other, though they may be found standing in the middle of a room as well. Found in the Dungeon and almost all [[branches]], they are set into walls and are usually only 1x1 or 2x1 in size (though some [[vault]]s may contain far more massive doors). Walking into a door will open it, while pressing '''[[C]]''' when adjacent to one will close it.  If you know that there are [[monster]]s behind a door, leaving it closed will keep them at bay unless they are aware of you and are [[Item usage|intelligent enough to open the door]] (or are capable of simply [[Jelly|eating the door]]), in which case it will do you very little good. Monsters capable of opening doors additionally have a 1 in 5 chance to break it, assuming they've already noticied you.
 Doors may occasionally [[noise|creak]] when opened, alerting nearby monsters to your presence. This is less of an issue for heavily armoured bruisers than for [[stealth]]y sorts, as they tend to wake up everything no matter what. Fortunately, the chance of this happening is 1 in <code>8 + 4*[[Stealth]]/3</code>, so stealthy characters are unlikely to cause it anyway. [[Silence]] also prevents creaky doors.

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 {{flavour|A wooden door.}}
-[[File:Door.png]] '''Doors''' are [[Dungeon]] features which are usually used to separate rooms from each other, though they may be found standing in the middle of a room as well. Found in the Dungeon and almost all [[branches]], they are set into walls and are usually only 1x1 or 2x1 in size (though some [[vault]]s may contain far more massive doors). Walking into a door will open it, while pressing '''[[C]]''' when adjacent to one will close it. If you know that there are [[monster]]s behind a door, leaving it closed will keep them at bay unless they are aware of you and are [[Item usage|intelligent enough to open the door]] or capable of simply [[Jelly|eating the door]], in which case it will do you very little good.
+[[File:Door.png]] '''Doors''' are [[Dungeon]] features which are usually used to separate rooms from each other, though they may be found standing in the middle of a room as well. Found in the Dungeon and almost all [[branches]], they are set into walls and are usually only 1x1 or 2x1 in size (though some [[vault]]s may contain far more massive doors). Walking into a door will open it, while pressing '''[[C]]''' when adjacent to one will close it. If you know that there are [[monster]]s behind a door, leaving it closed will keep them at bay unless they are aware of you and are [[Item usage|intelligent enough to open the door]] (or are capable of simply [[Jelly|eating the door]]), in which case it will do you very little good.
 Doors may occasionally [[noise|creak]] when opened, alerting nearby monsters to your presence. This is less of an issue for heavily armoured bruisers than for [[stealth]]y sorts, as they tend to wake up everything no matter what. Fortunately, the chance of this happening is 1 in (8 + 4*[[Stealth]]/3), so stealthy characters are unlikely to cause it anyway. [[Silence]] also prevents creaky doors.
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 [[File:Runed door.png]] [[File:Transparent runed door.png]] '''Runed doors''' are only found in special vaults, are indestructible, and are generally used to contain very powerful monsters and especially valuable treasure. Thankfully, only the player can open runed doors, so any monsters behind them are stuck there until you choose to take them on. Avoid opening them unless you're confident that you can handle something significantly [[out-of-depth]]. Clearing the rest of the floor first, just to minimize the risk of you running into more trouble as you flee or teleport away, is advisable, and don't forget that you can close the door again if that'll seal away the threat inside!
-Note that random teleports and [[escape hatch]]es from adjacent floors can still place you inside areas that are closed off by runed doors. In such a situation, you may wish to immediately teleport again.
+Note that random teleports and [[escape hatch]]es from adjacent floors may still place you inside areas that are closed off by runed doors. In such a situation, you may wish to immediately teleport again.
 Several vaults, such as [[Crazy Yiuf]]'s hut, the entrance to the [[Hall of Blades]], or many of the [[player ghost]] vaults are guaranteed to have runed doors. Many of these runed doors will be transparent, allowing you to judge whether the treasure inside is worth fighting for, but also allowing whatever's inside to wake up and notice you.
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 {{flavour|A door sealed tightly by arcane runes. It refuses to open for any creature not recognised by its magic.}}
-[[File:Sealed door.png]] [[File:Transparent sealed door.png]] '''Sealed doors''' have been shut and locked by a [[vault warden]]'s [[Seal Doors]] spell; this will also push all items, creatures, and players out of the doorway in the process. In order to open the door, you will need to break the seal, by waiting for the spell to end, killing the vault warden who cast it, destroying the door outright, or having another monster open it (which is unlikely).
+[[File:Sealed door.png]] [[File:Transparent sealed door.png]] '''Sealed doors''' have been shut and locked by a [[vault warden]]'s [[Seal Doors]] spell; this will also push all items, creatures, and players out of the doorway in the process. In order to open the door, you will need to break the seal by waiting for the spell to end, killing the vault warden who cast it, destroying the door outright, or having another monster open it (which is unlikely).
 ==Tips & Tricks==
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 *[[0.23]] added transparent doors.
 *Prior to [[0.22]], doors could be destroyed by [[Lee's Rapid Deconstruction]].
-*Before [[0.21]], any [[Item]], big or small, in a doorway would prevent the door from being closed.
+*Before [[0.21]], any [[item]] in a doorway, big or small, would prevent the door from being closed.
 *Prior to [[0.20]], [[wands of disintegration]] and [[Orb of Destruction]] could destroy doors.
 *Runed doors were added in [[0.12]], although vault-defined warning-covered doors had existed for several versions before that. 0.12 also added vault wardens and sealed doors.