Refining the door locking system

I am glad that there is a door locking system, but I think it could use some refinement, specifically:

  • make it more clear that the door direction matters (maybe in a message when setting the lock), and more importantly:
  • set an option to change the direction of the lock, whether it’s locked from the inside, locked from the outside, or locked from both sides.
  • the ability to set advanced filters on locks, like specific zois, zois of a specific gender, age, career, skill level, etc

This post was originally a bug report, but it ended up being user error on my part that ended up inspiring this request. The original bug report is below:

  • Game Version: 20260114.9803.W

  • Platform: SteamWindows version on Linux via Proton

  • Mods: active

    • no auto change clothes - sleep & shower
    • balanced weight
    • body sliders extended
  • Hardware Specifications & Operating System (OS version, CPU, GPU, RAM, storage…):

    • Linux - CachyOS
    • 64gb RAM
    • 1tb storage
    • AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
    • Intel 13th Gen Core i7-13700K
  • Steps to Reproduce:

    • create business on the default “My Small Shop” cafe that is given to player for free
    • add a wall on one side of the counters with a door set to business operator/employees only
    • on the other side of the counters, add more counters to block it off to keep NPCs from coming in that way
    • run the business as usual
    • NPCs will randomly walk through the door and then get stuck there. It seems to possibly be connected to them buying things from the kiosk/display
    • photo below shows layout as well as two NPCs stuck behind the bar with one of my employees
    • > * * link to save

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Check if your door is positioned correctly. Make sure there are no collisions (intersections) with other objects.

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Okay, so it seems like the issue was with the door facing the wrong direction. Thanks for the help!

With that said, I would like to turn this post into two requests:

  • make it more clear that the door direction matters (maybe in a message when setting the lock), and more importantly:
  • set an option to change the direction of the lock, whether it’s one locked from the inside, locked from the outside, or both
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