stairs in dungeons

[1crazyboy7]

i made stairs in a dungeon, but when i went to playtest it, it wouldnt let me go down.

[irate giraffe]

Re: stairs in dungeons

Which playtest do you mean?

You should be able to access stairs in playtest mode, as long as there's a hallway at the other end.

But, you cannot access stairs in "View Dungeon" mode (on the dungeon editor screen). You can only run around whichever level you are on.

You have to go into the true playtesting mode (via the system category), and then warp to the desired dungeon, to test if the stairs work.

[1crazyboy7]

Re: stairs in dungeons

I tried in the real playtest mode in settings and I went to the stairs and I couldnt go down.

[irate giraffe]

Re: stairs in dungeons

Then you should warp to the level the stairs would take you to, and try going up.

Can you warp to the down entrance of the stairs?
Is there a hallway there?
Can you see the stairs, and verify that they are not blocked at that end?

If you answer yes to all of these, then something is indeed wrong.

And, how does it 'not let you go down'? Does an option come up? You can see the stairs directly, right?

The only other thing I can think of is if you put an invisible event right in front of the stairs. Sometimes, then, the event will 'block' stair access (same with doors), and make it hard to access.

[1crazyboy7]

Re: stairs in dungeons

Oh, I accidently put thepath the wrong way from the stairs. That fixed the problem, thanks.

[JPS]

Re: stairs in dungeons

If you placed the stairs next to a left wall, for example, and you selected STAIRWAY - E, the stairs would face east and you would exit from the west side, which means the next level down you would have to have an opening on the W side

EXAMPLE

XXXXXXXXXXXX
XOOOOOOOOOX
XOOOOOOOOOX
XOOOE*OOOOX 'E is the STAIRWAY - E, and the * is where you would have
XOOOOOOOOOX to enter them
XXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXX
XOOOOOOOOOX
XOOOOOOOOOX
XOO*WOOOOOX 'W is where STAIRWAY - E from the previous floor will face,
XOOOOOOOOOX and the * is where you would be if you went down/up them
XXXXXXXXXXXX

if you place stairs on a left or right wall, always select STAIRWAY S or N and make sure its 1 block from the outer wall
if you place stairs on a top or bottom wall, always select STAIRWAY E or W and make sure its 1 block from the outer wall
Stairways in corners and directly on outer walls do not work at all

Stairway Use Chart
This is, of course, if you have a dungeon that has consistent floors, its for instructional use only

X = Outer Walls
N = No Stairs Can Be Used
E = E or W Stairs Only
S = N or S Stairs Only
B = Both Can Be Used


XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENX
XSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSX
XSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSX
XSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSX
XSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSX
XSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSX
XSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSX
XSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSX
XNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

EDIT TO ADD:
He fixed this while i was typing all this...grrrr

[MagusMartovich]

Re: stairs in dungeons

So you cannot have stairs in a narrow hallway? like:

#-Wall
S-Staris
F-Floor

##########
#SFFFFFFFS #
##########

How do I fix my almost complete dungeon? Should I try to put like cul-de-sacs around the edge of my staris?

[Pagerron]

Re: stairs in dungeons

You can have stairs in a narrow hallway.That diagram is fine.
JPS means that the "outer walls" are the outer limits of the dungeon editor itself, not the walls that you create within the editor.

[Red Dragon]

Re: stairs in dungeons

Oh, I accidently put thepath the wrong way from the stairs. That fixed the problem, thanks.

Your work went unnoticed

[JPS]

Re: stairs in dungeons

So you cannot have stairs in a narrow hallway? like:

#-Wall
S-Staris
F-Floor

##########
#SFFFFFFFS #
##########

How do I fix my almost complete dungeon? Should I try to put like cul-de-sacs around the edge of my staris?

That would work if the next and previous floors have space to allow you to exit from them, I was just making a diagram for consistent floors

[MagusMartovich]

Re: stairs in dungeons

No, I now understand what the "walls" were that you were talking about. I had a total panic rush when I thought that staris couldn't have adjacent walls...