Yes, I searched, and there seem to already be threads that cover something like this. However, most of them are long-dead, and only have this in a compilation of other ideas. I feel it deserves its own, new, fleshed-out thread. So, hidden doors. We already have some; doors disguised as large stone bricks are in certain Glitch structures, and in the Unstable build, the [SPOILERS] has doors disguised as [SPOILERS]. But this presents a problem: What if your secret base doesn't use those materials? Your "hidden" stone brick door will look awfully suspicious if you place it on, say, a moon. My suggestion is to create a new kind of door that can hide among almost any block. This Hidden Door would be crafted from Rainbow Wood Planks, Glass, a Laser Diode, and a Circuit Board. "What's the logic in that?" you may ask. Well, you have Rainbow Wood to simulate any color needed, Glass when it's necessary to simulate transparency or reflectance, and a Laser Diode/Circuit Board to regulate what colors in the wood are stimulated to produce camouflage. BESIDES STARBOUND ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE LOGICAL DANGIT! When placed, this 2X5 door will "blend" with whatever blocks are in the background, with only the faintest of an outline as a clue for the keen-eyed. To make it look even more natural, you could put different block types in the door's background, and it would reflect the different blocks, square-for-square. Like other doors, it would open manually by default (remember the telltale glow of an interactable object, both when placing one and seeking an already-placed one) but could also be configured to open via wiring. While this would be little more than a fun little novelty in Single Player (at least, until the game gets AI's smart enough to hunt you down to your home turf) it'd be fantastic for Multiplayer, especially when challenge maps become a major thing in the future.
*researches due to not being a Terraria player* The Actuators are basically my idea on a smaller scale. Actually... (*rimshot*) Terraria's approach is probably even better, as it would allow a wide variety of shapes and sizes, as well as even more uses besides doors.
actuators +1 honestly the best thing to come out of terraria and they sound more like they belong in starbound than the mess that is terraria.
Kind of an old thread, but yes, actuators are fantastic. Among the things Terraria did right (I really liked the combat and wiring) actuators were the best.
Yep totally needed, http://community.playstarbound.com/threads/logic-gate-blocks.93831/ here one of my suggestion for this.
