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Doors are used to define sectors and to manage flow of NPCs such as prisoners within the prison. Since the sneezer update, doors are now located in the "doors" submenu under " Walls & Doors" on your toolbar tab.

Door settings[]

The player can set doors to various states which is accessed by left-clicking the door (object).

  • Locked Open - Door stays open unless closed by a Lockdown.
  • Normal - Standard state, doors are open or closed depending on which npc are permitted to open it.
  • Locked Shut - Closed permanently for everyone. Must be configured by the player.

Tips and Tricks[]

  • Doors opens at different speeds which should be taken into consideration when controlling flow of npcs through the prison.
  • All doors can be controlled remotely using a door servo connected to a door control system, which is operated by a guard or some custom logic such as a Door Timer.
  • Foundations require a door to be completed.
  • If a door is open, anyone can pass though.
  • Doors get stuck open if an item is blocking it, such as garbage.

Doors[]

Image Name Description Indoors/

Outdoors

Toughness Cost
Barn Door
Barn Door Now it's no longer a question in whether or not prisoners were raised in a barn. 100 250
Door
Door A simple door 20 50
Door (Bamboo)
Door (Bamboo) A man made bamboo door to match the bamboo fencing. It's treated as a standard door. 40 30
Secret door
Door (Secret) A hidden door disguised as a bookcase which slides open to let staff though. 40 100
Door (Secure)
Door (Secure) A door designed for solitary cells featuring a food flap. Guards delivering food may pass the tray through the door, without needing to enter the cell. 300 600
Fence Gate Gif
Fence Gates A gates that looks great with fences. Comes in 4 variants
  • Fence Gate (Guards)
  • Fence Gate (Staff)
  • Fence Gate (Standard)
  • Fence Gate (Visitors)
Outdoors only 100 30
Jail Door Gif
Jail Doors Keep your prisoners where they should be. also comes in 5 other variants that can help label you security sector blocks.
  • Grey -Min Security
  • Orange - MedSecurity
  • Red - Max Security
  • White - Criminally Insane
  • Yellow - Protective Custody
100 200
Large Jail Door Gif
Large Jail Doors Keep lots of your prisoners where they should be. also comes in 5 other variants that can help label you security sector blocks.
  • Grey -Min Security
  • Orange - MedSecurity
  • Red - Max Security
  • White - Criminally Insane
  • Yellow - Protective Custody
100 350
Remote Door
Remote Door 300 500
Road Barrier
Road Barrier A sturdy road barricade that can stop even speeding trucks. Only closes during lockdown. 500 10 000
Road Gate
Road Gate 100 1000
Saloon Doors
Saloon Doors Double wooden doors in the style of an old saloon 40 200
Solitary Door
Solitary Door A heavyset door to stop even the strongest of prisoners from escaping. 300 500
Staff Door
Staff Door A locked door that can be opened by any member of the staff, not just guards. 40 100
Visitor Door
Visitor Door A door that allows visitors to the prison to pass through, without needing a guard to open the door. Guards and staff may also use the door, but not prisoners. 40 100
White Picket Gate
White Picket Gate Great at securing your lower gardens, but not so great with securing prisoners. Outdoors only 1 30
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