How to make a custom pressure plate

Sorry to bump but here’s a TL;DR summary!

Pressure plates in Gimkit? Everyone acts like it’s no biggie, but they glitch out and you’re left staring at a zone like it has three heads. This guide fixes that—super simple setup that works in top-down OR platformer, no buggy counters or “why is it -3?!” moments. Perfect for puzzles, traps, doors, whatever.

Quick make:

  • Drop a zone where players step (top-down: exact spot; platformer: feet-level, not buried/floating).
  • Enters: channel “plate_step” | Leaves: “plate_leave”.
  • Slap a prop on top for looks if you want.

Make it react:

  • Door: Barrier starts visible/colliding → hide on step, show on leave.
  • Trap: Damager → trigger on step.
  • Light: Prop/light → show on step, hide on leave.

Multiplayer (the non-broken way):

  • Counter starts 0 (min 0, max whatever).
  • Zone: +1 enter, -1 leave.
  • Checker: If counter >0 → “plate_active” (hide door), else “plate_inactive” (show).
  • Handles 1-10 players, no turning off early or negatives.

Quick fixes:

  • Zone too tiny/inside floor? Nope.
  • Channels misspelled? Check.
  • Counter goes negative or checker =1? Fix to min0/>0.
  • Barrier collision off? Turn it on.

This is for a CUSTOM pressure plate. If you want something simpler and more memory-efficient, a trigger should do the job.

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