Aimo wrote:A door that opens before entering a house is quite a good idea, but unfortunately a front door opens normally into the house (at least in Germany).
This won't be animated like that. Just a static open door.
Aimo wrote:A door that opens before entering a house is quite a good idea, but unfortunately a front door opens normally into the house (at least in Germany).
Good point. I'd expect all house doors to open inwards, because a door that opens outwards could be easily blocked (even unintentionally by leaving heavy stuff outside).
Thats a valid point, but I think if I drawed that door inwards, it would look like there was no door at all. Sometimes you just have to draw something that is very uncommon in RL, don't forget it's a game, it doesn't have to make sense.
Saphy wrote:I think Aimo meant that doors usually open into the house, instead of out from the house. Not that it will be animated.
Around here: no, actually the opposite. If you think about it from the security point of view it makes sense: it's easier to kick in a door which already naturally opens inwards. (Around here we also have sturdy doors which weigh about the same as a lightweight person and our average locks are something which would be considered "high security" in most of the world. Here follows an example of the most common key/lock system around here: http://www.abloy.com.au/default.asp?id=35)
My house door opens inward. So do the doors of most other private houses or apartments I can think of. (Although when I think about it: When my door would open outwards its moving area wouldn't intersect with that of my bathroom door - that would be much better...)
But it is a law here in Germany that doors of public buildings have to open outwards so that people can flee easier in case of a panic.
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