More Beautiful Trapdoors FAQ

Craft a Trapdoor Frame using the recipe shown in the mod wiki, then combine it with any vanilla block in a crafting grid to create that block's trapdoor variant. For example, frame + oak log = oak trapdoor.

Yes, trapdoors crafted from blocks that emit light (like glowstone, lanterns, or lava) will emit the same light level as their parent block.

Almost every vanilla block works, including unusual ones like fire and portal blocks, though a few may not be compatible depending on how they're coded.

Make sure you're using a Trapdoor Frame (not a regular trapdoor) and that the block you're combining it with is a vanilla block; some modded blocks may not be compatible.

Yes, trapdoors from this mod function identically to vanilla trapdoors and work with redstone signals, pistons, and all standard redstone mechanics.

Yes, all trapdoors from this mod behave like standard Minecraft trapdoors—they have the same hitbox, opening speed, and can be walked on or through depending on their state.

Trapdoors are lightweight blocks, so using many of them shouldn't cause performance issues; lag depends more on your total block count and other mods rather than trapdoors specifically.

This mod only works with vanilla blocks; compatibility with modded blocks depends on whether other mods are designed to work with it.

You need a frame for each trapdoor you craft—the frame is consumed in the recipe, so you'll need to make multiple frames if you want multiple trapdoors.

Trapdoors behave like solid blocks for light purposes, so glass trapdoors will not transmit light the way glass blocks do, though they will still be visually transparent.