so like which order do u think keys should happen eh

[Stupid Bunny]

After a quick once-over of my maps I realize that YBR was the right choice, since yellow leads in a strong majority of maps with keys--although a surprisingly large proportion of the maps have no keys at all, and a few of the ones that do don't have an order and let the player get them however their little heart desires.  Also the Fortress of Mystery tribute doesn't count because the order there was Sandy's choice and not mine.  I may have only used a red skull key once outside of that.

[Codename_Delta]

Depends on the map's visuals 

[purist]

There's no correct answer obviously, but I tend to lean towards red, blue, yellow unless the key is being placed a flat that it needs to contrast against.

 

I think the reason why is red is the first key you find in Doom. Yellow I associate with the a long search for some reason. Would E1M6 or E1M7 support this? I can't remember the key placement in those maps.

[MAN_WITH_GUN]

My key placement depends on specific color of textures in a room where this key should be. But most of times i choose blue because it's not just my favorite color in general - in Doom it looks great as well. Blue textures in Doom rules w.w

Edited January 16, 2023 by MAN_WITH_GUN

[DNSKILL5]

Honestly I’ve never really thought about it, and it’s never a consistent choice. 

[RockyGaming4725]

Have never really cared if I'm being honest, but looking at a full status bar top to bottom shows blue yellow red so it's always sorta neat when it goes in that order. But again, doesn't matter at all.

[phoo]

All at once

[Ravendesk]

With rare exceptions, if the map is linear, I don't use keys at all.

So, if the keys are there, then you can get them in any order.

[Noiser]

This looks like concrete poetry, I love it

[Remilia Scarlet]

10 hours ago, Firedust said:

Based on this thread, all I can say is that I wish more people implemented a deh replacing standard keys into their wads

 

Give green and purple some love too mkay

Could make them all the same color, then watch as players try to figure out which key goes to which door/switch

[magicsofa]

I think "sorry I made a type" counts as predicting the future

 

Anyway I usually go blue-yellow-red if I'm trying to convey more danger each time. But, I also like putting similar-colored or somehow associated items behind the doors:

 

Blue: Health items, blue armor, maybe plasma gun(s)

Yellow: Bullet and rocket ammo and/or weapons, green armor, any powerup other than Berserk

Red: Berserk pack, chainsaw, guts etc

[Fluuschoen]

On 1/15/2023 at 7:01 PM, TheMagicMushroomMan said:

Red-Yellow-Blue

 

I just pretend that the yellow key is white so that I'm collecting the fallen pieces of the United States of America, unlocking the doors of freedom and killing the terrorists in my way.

 

You are the antidote.

[LadyMistDragon]

I honestly think it doesn't matter. Most people will probably say something like blue, yellow red, but that's just reinforcement through constant experience speaking. The idea of a correct order is personally laughable to me.

[Doomkid]

I really wish there was a "no particular order" option, I never ended up voting because none of them would be accurate for me

[Snaxalotl]

2 minutes ago, Doomkid said:

I really wish there was a "no particular order" option, I never ended up voting because none of them would be accurate for me

Same, I pick based on what the surrounding environment looks like instead of just a specific order. THIS ISN'T HERETIC.

[IcarusOfDaggers]

just found this one. Honestly:

Techbase: Blue-Yellow-Red or Yellow-Red-Blue is what I've found using most of the time.

Hell themed: probably something that pops, since red blends in a lot, blue or yellow first.

Bricks: whatever suits the area, i'm pretty inconsistent there

[TheSlipgateStudios]

There should be no particular order when it comes to Doom. But in Heretic it should always be Yellow, Green and Blue.

[Mystic 256]

Red - Yellow - Blue

 

Red feels like its first, probably because it is the first key in the series in E1M2

Yellow feels like a middle color, a halfway point

Blue just has that feeling of final glory to it