Sandwalls use questions

[BuzzGunnerGirl]

1) Is there a disadvantage to leaving the sandwalls up all the time? When a sandstorm hits and I raise them, the next day it looks like my moisture collectors still worked.
2) Do you still lose things from your machines when the sandwalls are raised? Wondering if I can keep my recyclers going now during sandstorms.

[Poptart]

-- Main disadvantage to leaving it raised is the single entry / exit to your Workshop. Other fences can be hopped from other angles ( even if some of the larger ones can take some players a little finessing to do. )

-- I haven't yet lost anything during a Sandstorm with them activated.

[Emerald Cane]

I have a question about the sandwalls, i purchase them but I don't see them?

[Ave]

Originally posted by Emerald Cane:

I have a question about the sandwalls, i purchase them but I don't see them?

rightside of the frontgate, inner side, there is a button to raise the wall

[Chicka]

Originally posted by Emerald Cane:

I have a question about the sandwalls, i purchase them but I don't see them?

After purchasing the sandwall, there should be a button on your main fence that you can press during a sandstorm to activate it.

[Dimensional Traveler]

Originally posted by Poptart:

-- I haven't yet lost anything during a Sandstorm with them activated.

I have. Things getting blown away during sandstorms seems to be tied to whether or not the player is wearing appropriate sand protection from what I've seen, not the wall.

[BuzzGunnerGirl]

Originally posted by Poptart:

-- Main disadvantage to leaving it raised is the single entry / exit to your Workshop. Other fences can be hopped from other angles ( even if some of the larger ones can take some players a little finessing to do. )

-- I haven't yet lost anything during a Sandstorm with them activated.

Thanks you for the validation!

[GeorgeRRMartinLutherBurgerKingJr]

Originally posted by Dimensional Traveler:

Originally posted by Poptart:

-- I haven't yet lost anything during a Sandstorm with them activated.

I have. Things getting blown away during sandstorms seems to be tied to whether or not the player is wearing appropriate sand protection from what I've seen, not the wall.

Ooooooohhh is that how it works? I stopped wearing it because I gave it away for a quest and never noticed any consequences so didn't bother. Turns out all the "free sandstorm" loot I've been finding was just my own crap blown away lol. I was wondering why sandstorms somehow seemed to know what stuff I was wanting more of anyway.

Seriously I took the "some items have blown away" message to just mean "go look somewhere for loot" not that it was MY items being blown out of inventory. Lol, guess I'll make myself another sandstorm hat...

Feedback if any dev reads this thread: changing message to "some of YOUR items have blown away" would clearer and more likely to make me gear up. That said... Egg on my face if it does already specify your items and I just ignored it since I filed it away as "bonus loot" message already.

[BuzzGunnerGirl]

Actually, I haven't had anything blown away when my sandwalls have been up. Or I haven't noticed?

[JVC]

Originally posted by Dimensional Traveler:

Originally posted by Poptart:

-- I haven't yet lost anything during a Sandstorm with them activated.

I have. Things getting blown away during sandstorms seems to be tied to whether or not the player is wearing appropriate sand protection from what I've seen, not the wall.

I definitely had items blown away during sandstorms while wearing sandgear outfit. Haven't noticed that happening when the sandwall is up.

[Melfix]

Things I've experience with a SandWall up during a Sandstorm:

Items got blown away.
Dew evaporating on my collectors extremely quickly.
A bug wherein I don the Sandgear then ride my horse out. When I dismount, my character acts like I haven't worn the Sandgear. Equipping my other hat does the opposite. Entering any building fixes it, and it only happens when I ride the horse out of the yard while the Sandwall is up during a sandstorm.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2863232758

[bipolargirl]

Originally posted by Dimensional Traveler:

Originally posted by Poptart:

-- I haven't yet lost anything during a Sandstorm with them activated.

I have. Things getting blown away during sandstorms seems to be tied to whether or not the player is wearing appropriate sand protection from what I've seen, not the wall.

I never wear sandgear and I haven't had anything blow away with my walls up. I didn't know I was supposed to wear the gear. I saw no disadvantages to wearing my normal outfit during a storm so i don't bother switching.