Dynamically blocking movement in areas

[Skye]

I have an area where I would like certain parts to be passable or impassable periodically. Is there a way to dynamically block movement through a region on the map?

I was thinking maybe an undetectable door that opens and closes via script. It has a blocking region and its own open/closed appearance, so that's convenient.

Has anyone worked on anything with a similar effect? What was your approach?

[CamDawg]

Yeah, doors are the only tools I know to do what you're looking for.

[Ardanis]

Also invisible actors with non-bumpable flag. I don't remember which opcode set it, though.

[CamDawg]

Op 300, though this is an EE-only solution. The guards at the Nashkel Mines (amnis3) use this to prevent the PC pushing past them to the entrance.

[Skye]

I'll give this a shot. I feel like it should work, but there will no doubt be a lot of frustration involved, as is usually the case with map making...

[Ardanis]

It most certainly works... Done a bunch of it in Bg2ee/SoD. You may or may not, however, get lost in the structure and miss flags, if you haven't done door editing prior to this.

[Skye]

Yeah, we always start by studying the file formats and any relevant tutorials in order to understand how things work. I think we've managed to connect all the dots of how doors work, now it just comes down to execution and figuring out all the engine quirks.

[Guest Morgoth]

Hey Skye, you planning to release something?

[Skye]

11 hours ago, Guest Morgoth said:

Hey Skye, you planning to release something?

Ken and I have recently released our Ayden Project mod (we're still waiting for a G3 release, but it's available elsewhere), and we are currently working toward releasing the next version with some major content updates, including some new areas.