Automatic open/close doors

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• 23 Apr, '24
  draughtman

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  This one is not for me- With a compact design, I'm always passing close by doors - 'shunk' everytime I did so, would bug the *** out of me..
  
  Then add the likelihood of falling to my death unexpectedly..
  I like doors to be completely under my control - at all times

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• 23 Apr, '24
  Nick

  That's why the automatic mode must have a toggle switch for on/off.

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• 02 May, '24
  Disco

  I would like a button on the helm for this function.

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• 05 Aug, '24
  HareBidit

  Add the Force gesture to it!

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• 19 Sep, '24
  Rider of Dark

  Two toggle states
  1) Auto open when one room away, or fully manual
  2) Auto close after 5 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, or fully manual.

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• 18 Oct, '24
  adeilt

  The world already supports this narratively as the elevators have automatic doors. We could scan them to get the research started on automatic doors.

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• 01 Jan, '25
  SJ

  I would make the automatic doors an upgrade from basic doors with the availability of the motion sensor item. I second the On/Off toggle switch like the sprinklers.

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• 11 Mar, '25
  Weird Al Yankmadick Merged

  I found one thing that I really wished I had access to throughout my playthrough was the ability to add a sense of automation to things outside of resource gathering.
  
  I wish I could for instance, place a button by my landing area to open and close the multiple doors all at once.
  
  I'm not sure how hard it is to implement something like this but I think it could offer a lot more customization and opportunity for more gadgets and buildables that can piggyback off that system.

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• 30 May, '25
  Greg | Community Manager System

  "Wires" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2025-03-11), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

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• 17 Dec, '25
  robdunf

  I don't know if this idea should be part of this or separate, but I don't want to duplicate an idea so...
  
  Similar to draughtman, I have a personal annoyance with doors. Mine is when trying to interact with something on a single row catwalk section and it opens\closes the door instead of collecting metal or water. Since most of the devices in game have a battery point and a use point. Using the same idea for the door might help.
  
  Have an interaction point to open/close the door as a visible button to the left or right and on the frame. Have a battery point at the top of the door, that lets you add a battery for the automatic feature if you want to. This uses features already available in the game, hopefully making it easier to implement.

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