Prisoners keep opening doors (wood) - Beta 1.3

[VaNiShEd]

Hi. As far as I remember prisoners usually destroyed doors to get out. Now on the beta my prisoners keep opening the doors as if they were at home. That includes all doors that are in their way. Did something change or is this a bug? And how can I prevent this?

[Astasia]

During a prisoner escape event they can open any door and there is no way to prevent it. It's always worked like this. If a prisoner goes berserk is when they will start attacking doors.

[VaNiShEd]

Weird. I guess I haven't played in a while. Because they always destroyed doors for me. Weird though if you designate a room as prison that the prisoner can actually open the door. Doesn't make sense that it isn't locked. As it used to be when I played

[Gamefever]

Originally posted by Chocolate:

Weird. I guess I haven't played in a while. Because they always destroyed doors for me. Weird though if you designate a room as prison that the prisoner can actually open the door. Doesn't make sense that it isn't locked. As it used to be when I played

They picked the lock on the door using materials they got from meals delivered.
There was a fork, spoon, or spork.
Perhaps the lock is not a traditional lock and they managed to use a hoop of their own hair that was braided and kept hidden during inspections.
Maybe when the Social character was indoctrinating the inmate they managed to get a pen or pencil off of them.

In any case there are ways to reduce the chances and the effectiveness of escapes.

Example, Make the prison cell better aka put in beauty items.
Put in drugs or alcohol so that the prisoner can get smashed or stoned on their own btw not coerced.
Add implants such as Joywire so that long term stored prisoners are really really happy and have reduced consciousness.
Check on the information panel to see how soon a prison break actually is and when its getting close have the doctor knock them unconscious.

All of the above, you should not do btw.

[Murmur]

Prisoners can't escape without legs, just sayin'.

[Kittenpox]

Originally posted by Chocolate:

Hi. As far as I remember prisoners usually destroyed doors to get out. Now on the beta my prisoners keep opening the doors as if they were at home. That includes all doors that are in their way. Did something change or is this a bug?

Nope, this is normal.

My headcanon interpretation is that they stole a key or had time to fashion a lockpick - and once they're out in corridors etc, those doors don't have deadbolts or anything preventing them from being opened from inside the building, and so the prisoner manages to make a break for it unless my people intercept them.