Alternative Door Forms is a collection of 10 all-new generic doors, each with unique animations and unique construction. As with many of my other projects, this is small only because I did not use any custom textures, so do not be fooled by the size of the download.
Some of these doors are inspired by real-life models, others are results of tea-leaf readings and lunar eclipses. There isn't a particular theme, but this collection of doors probably fits like a glove into any creative setting. If you're looking for alternatives to the bunch of single-slab single-pivot doors in the toolset, you probably will find a few in here you can use.
Briefly, the models are :-
collapsible antique lift
centre-part dark oak
mechanical stone
organic mimosa
elven lantern
foldable frames
swivel drow crystal
beholder stone portal
sliding rotating metal barrel
double panel pressure chamber
As you can see, these names aren't really all that informative :p , they are just "codenames" I use privately to refer to the individual models. So just check out the screenshots and demonstration module to get an idea of how they actually look like.
Where applicable, these doors are double hinged so the geometries do not clip into walls whichever way they open. Most players probably won't notice the double hinge - because it's so natural - but a lot of people do notice clippings - e.g. me ^_^ - and this tiny detail makes the doors somewhat more realistic and believable. Take your time to explore the demonstration module and experience the doors at close-up and from afar, and you may come to appreciate this and other subtleties. :)
Some of these doors work without the expansions, but the rest draw textures from HotU and SoU, and for full access to all the available content in Alternative Door Forms, it is recommended that you have both expansions installed.
It's been a while since I published anything. I made these doors very long ago, but I never got around to uploading them for various reasons. They are thoroughly tested and properly modeled nevertheless, and I'm pleased to get these doors into public hands finally.
Posted by myonlydetriment at 2008-05-11 20:35:30 Voted 10.00 on 05/11/08
I'm curious to know, do you plan on updating this for 1.69?
Posted by The Amethyst Dragon at 2008-01-24 20:47:28 Voted 10.00 on 01/24/08
I could swear I had downloaded this before and voted on it, but I guess not. Here's another "10"! _________________________ World of Aenea (Hall of Fame PW and the origin of all my works)
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Posted by SirOtus at 2006-11-20 07:17:50 Voted 10.00 on 11/20/06
Beautiful work, and imaginative! I like the mix of all the styles you chose. I particularly liked the "rotating" column doors... Well done, and thanks for your hard work! _________________________
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Posted by ChWebb at 2006-10-21 12:22:51 Voted 10.00 on 10/21/06
A stunning collection of doors and door-like objects. The metal barrel is particularly entertaining, even if it doesn't fit in my current project. The rest of them, however, will be making appearances.
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