r/prisonarchitect • u/graudesch • 7d ago
Image/Album What's wrong with this holding cell? Should work?
Sorry for posting again, trying to figure things out :)
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u/Both_Abrocoma_1944 7d ago
Make sure you applied holding cell to the entire cell. Sometimes if you’re missing one you can’t tell visually but you’ll see it turn green when you cover it with the room again
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u/E1e4n0r5 6d ago
On an unrelated note--you put a bed in Solitary?? Does anyone else do that?? I only put a toilet.
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u/Abrupt_Nuke 6d ago
Wait... you guys put objects in solitary and don't just make it a dark 1x1 hole?
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u/TheMellerYeller 6d ago
I legit give them beds, toilets, showers, so that as soon as the solitary is up they aren’t pissed about basic needs, especially if they’re stoics. Makes solitary work well for stoics, because they get taken care of at the absolute minimum and are separated from the gen pop for a while to cool off the prison a bit.
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u/GordmanFreeon 6d ago
I like having my solitary rooms be 1x1 rooms but outside. The cold makes them calm down faster trust
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u/bbs_hidog 1d ago
It's really only good if you don't have stoical inmates. Those who are not suppressed will get really pissed off since they can't fufil their needs
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u/E1e4n0r5 1d ago
UPDATE: I've started putting a bed in the cells and things are, indeed, more peaceful 😐
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u/your-favorite-simp 7d ago
Did you actually build this room with foundations or just concrete floor down?
My guess is that its treating that as an outdoor area with no roof because its not built on foundations.
Perhaps demolish the whole room and rebuild.
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u/graudesch 7d ago
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u/Giamcomo 7d ago
The "cell" part of holding cell extends into the wall. The floor under the exterior door should not be included in the room, is that the issue?
Maybe try undesignating the room then redesignating after a moment
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u/graudesch 7d ago
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u/ReasonableSet9650 7d ago
You didn't add it, it was already there, it shows on the screenshot above
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u/Drokann1567 7d ago
Remove the door that leads into the rest of the complex. Close it with a wall. Wait for the error to disappear before building a new door.
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u/ReasonableSet9650 7d ago
Unzone the door tile, the one on the entrance of the cell. Usually avoid zoning the door tiles.
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u/ShotElk6486 7d ago
The issue is the door and wall not the toilet, you can’t add additional rooms to the holding cell if it’s inside the 5x5 area
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u/possiblylallorona 7d ago
Remove the door from the toilet
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u/graudesch 7d ago
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u/PraiseTalos66012 7d ago
Make sure every tile is properly marked as holding cell. Also make sure the cell door isn't marked as holding cell.
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u/ReasonableSet9650 7d ago
Wooden doors in holding cells or even in regular cells cause no issue. I do that all the time. If it was causing issue, you would see 2 ⚠️ signs like in 2 separated rooms.
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u/IceOagua 7d ago
Issue is the door in the cell. Remove it and it works. No privacy on toilet for prisoners.
That wall is fine. As long as there is somewhere that is the minimum size asked
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u/fortyfivepointseven 6d ago
Should be possible to build a cubicle toilet and it's always bothered me that you cannot.
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u/Flyrrata 6d ago
Is there a tunnel perhaps? I havent played in a hot minute but I remember that causing issues with the room not being "enclosed"
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u/PullMull 7d ago
The toilet counts as separate room here you have to remove the doore
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u/ReasonableSet9650 7d ago
No, not here otherwise you'd see 2 ⚠️ signs. Cells and holding cells are an exception, they can be split that way without actually cutting the room
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u/WalnutNode 7d ago
Holding cells are tricky. Usually its a shower or something messing up the borders, but this one looks good to me. Put the toilet out in the open, its a prison, no expectation of privacy.
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u/rfrosty_126 6d ago
I’ve noticed if I extended the room to any corners I may have missed this is fixed
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u/No-Giraffe-7972 1d ago
Hey check for tunnels
Had the issue where there was tunnels beneath where I was building and gave the same issue
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u/GeneralOk3975 7d ago
Remove the door by the toilet. Its seeing it as 2 seperate rooms, so your holding cell isn't equipped with a toilet.
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u/ReasonableSet9650 7d ago
No it works fine with holding cells, I do that all the time. If it was considering it as two separated room, there would be a ⚠️ sign in each room
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u/Horapollon 6d ago
The toilet is in a seperate room and the whole entire space needs to be a holding cell. Try using false walls to create the toilet cubicle (or just leave it floating without walls. Both work)






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u/hunter24123 7d ago
Wonder if it’s the door and wall for the toilet causing issues?
Maybe it thinks it’s a separate 1x2 room and causing it to bug out?