This guide has been requested from a user by the name of Kapazoum and will explain how to open doors in the game Terraria

Update 1.4 brought minor changes to the door functionality
which is why I will explain in this section in short.
However the rest of the guide is still very much valid and
will therefore not be changed.

So now with the Journey update out,
the players issues concenring doors have been adressed.
When you used to be stuck indoors after placing the door to your house,
now you can simply walk into the door and it will open automaticly.

While this of course lowers the skill ceiling and I personally
dont like the shift towards the more casual playerbase.
I can see how these changes will go a long way towards
quality of life, for newer and unskilled players.

So you started a new World and build your first house for the guide


But now youre stuck inside and the idea of breaking and replacing the door everytime you wish to enter or leave is not to your liking, so what do you do?

The thing is, there is an amazing feature that lets you just skip this problem entirely
To use it, hold your mouse cursor over the door like this


Now locate the right mouse button and press it.


Be carefull though as this game aims for extreme realism, so you will not be able to open doors that are blocked by other things such as furniture, this problem can sometimes be avoided by opening the door in the other direction.

Congratulations you succesfully opened a door.
Now youre nearly a door opening master but there is a little more to know.

So youve learned how to open a door, great.
But if you want to be recognised as a true master youll have to kick it up a notch.

Now you might be asking yourself, how could you possibly expand on this kind of advanced game mechanic and the answer might surprise you. Wires.

Wires are usefull for many automated contraptions but if you want bragging rights you have to open doors with it. Now I realise this task may seem nigh impossible but just bear with me for a second and ill get you started.

First you will have to get the mechanic npc, wich can be found trapped in the dungeon.
Buy from her a wrench, some wires, a wire cutter (because you will make mistakes that youll have to correct), any kind of button and while youre at it, get some activators and ill show you something neat.

After you have farmiliarised yourself with the equipment you just optained try to build something along the lines of this


The important thing here is that the switch you placed and the door have to be connected by wires.
Now this might seem complicated at first, but youll get it if you just copy the thing carefully.


After everything is set up all you have to do is press the switch the same way you would a door.

Aaaaaand open
Magic!

if you managed the last step this one should pose little problem to you.

So remember those activators I told you to get? Now its time we use them.
Place them like shown in this picture


Now connect them like you did the door.
The thing to look out for here is that in this case youll have to connect every single activator seperatly instead of the 1 tile of the door previously.


Now press the switch


As you can see the blocks dissapeared and now youre able to pass through like a door.
I would like to note that you shouldnt put a switch and activator on the same block as the switch will fall of when the block dissapears.

Later into the game you will encounter your greatest enemy.
A door that seems to defy any previous methods and laws
we had known about door opening before.

You will find this door in the depths of the jungle
at the entrance to a dungeon.


To open this seemingly impossible to open door,
you will have to aquire the temple key.
It can only be obtained by defeating plantera, but dont worry you could probably
beat it, naked with a stick if you followed through this guide.

Now once you have optained the key walk up to the door and use it on the door.
The door should now open.

You have created and opened all doors
and done the impossible.

So I congratulate you on coming this far and
obtaining the title of Door opening Master.

I herby grant you full bragging rights
and wish you a save journy,
so that no door will ever stand in your way again.