DoomBuilder 2 - Stairs DOWN help

[dreg_master]

Hey Guys,

Im trying to make stairs going down Via Switch.
I managed to get Stairs going UP from tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMeOhhjdHZU
However, how do i make them build downward?

I tried inverting the facings of line defs
I unable set a negative amount in "Step Amount"
Is this actually achievable?

The other Stair options i have are
Build Stairs Down
Build Stairs up
Build Stairs Down (sync)
Build Stairs up (sync)
Build Stairs Generic Build
Build Stairs Doom
I've tired all of them, not having much luck, following tutorial to the T i get it working up using build stairs doom.

Is this possible? when i search "doombuilder stairs down", i don't see much at all.

[Kappes Buur]

Since you are mapping for Doom in Hexen format you could try
http://zdoom.org/wiki/Generic_Stairs

However, using a switch to activate this special will alternate between up and down.

[jeff-d]

Kappes Buur said:

However, using a switch to activate this special will alternate between up and down.

Normally a stair activation switch is a use-once, unless you particularly want generic stairs to reverse.

A good test level for Boom is DAWNING.WAD - it has down/up stairs (plus conveyors etc).

[Kappes Buur]

On second thought you could use the action special http://zdoom.org/wiki/Stairs_BuildDown
and give alternating sectors the stairs specials 26 and 27.

For example

Hint: shoot the switches

[AD_79]

I remember Memento Mori MAP01 had a staircase that built down, but that used small sectors on the sides of the stairs for the stairs to lower down to. (Also that was in vanilla format, which you should really use when you're starting out :P)

[dreg_master]

Kappes Buur said:

Since you are mapping for Doom in Hexen format you could try
http://zdoom.org/wiki/Generic_Stairs

However, using a switch to activate this special will alternate between up and down.

I am using Doom (UDMF) format. :)

[dreg_master]

Ill try those things mentioned.

Thanks guys

Ill repost here if i find any other solutions.
Maybe make all steps an independent tag number
and set a script to fire off a string of commands to make each
sector lower as per script :)

[dreg_master]

OK, so here is the layout


.................*----------------------------*
.................|
.................| ] - Switch
.......--------|________
.......|Secret | | | | <- Stairs Build Downwards from Flat floor
.......|Room . | | | |
.......--------|--------
.................|
.................|
.................|
.................*----------------------------*

[scifista42]

dreg_master said:

Maybe make all steps an independent tag number
and set a script to fire off a string of commands to make each
sector lower as per script :)

That would be a really in-elegant solution. Why use multiple tags if the specific stairs functions exist? Kappes Buur already suggested the options.

[dreg_master]

Yes, i will try what Kappes Said :)