Shelves

[Webs]

is it possible to build shelves or do I need to find them and bring to my base? cant see any in my recipes, im lvl 4 carpentry

[Shady Allie]

You can build shelves yes. Metal shelves with your metalworking skill too.

If you are modded out with crazy mods, Maybe. Maybe not.

[Webs]

Originally posted by Shady Allie:

You can build shelves yes. Metal shelves with your metalworking skill too.

If you are modded out with crazy mods, Maybe. Maybe not.

I got no mods, but how do I make shelves? I dont find any information anywhere tried googling and youtube, do I need to find recipe for it in a book?

[Shady Allie]

Nails. Hammer. Planks. Skill level.

[Shady Allie]

right click ground. choose carpentry look for your shelves. might be in a subcategory like furniture or something.

[Oragepoilu]

You can see everything you are able to build with carpentry when you check the carpentry menu (RMB with correct item on you).
As for metalworking, you need to read the correct recipe book (or job) before you are allowed to build stuff.

[Webs]

Originally posted by Oragepoilu:

You can see everything you are able to build with carpentry when you check the carpentry menu (RMB with correct item on you).
As for metalworking, you need to read the correct recipe book (or job) before you are allowed to build stuff.

Ok, is there any way to see all recipes without having the items on you?

[Webs]

BTW When I mean shelves I mean like those really big ones you can see at Giga Markt

[Shady Allie]

I don't think you can build those without debug or mods. lots of things i want to build i can't. Like porch railings. we have just low fence for that now and no option to pick up lots of things in the environment i would love for my base. Like some stone tiles for a patio.

Perhaps one day, as the game continues to evolve.

There is the newly added admin side tool picker allowing copy paste things. i haven't used it yet, but you could look there in admin or debug mode.

[Oragepoilu]

Shady is correct; If you do NOT mod the game plenty of furniture cannot be moved.
That being said, a good amount of furniture can still be moved.
Up the menu on the left side of your screen to pickup furniture, place them (from your inventory, not from your bag - be careful when losing health because of the weight) and so on.

Since some furniture were changed over the versions of the game, you might find some weird things like a shelve that you cannot dismantle/pickup because of it's inccorect size.

As for knowing what you or not do, check the wiki (carpenter/metalworking page).

[Shift]

Originally posted by Oragepoilu:

(...) be careful when losing health because of the weight) (...)

Just to add to the weight health loss, you can't lose it past 75%, no matter how much you carry - so it's not something to worry so much. Of course, it also incur speed penalties who can prove deadly should you encounter a horde in your way.

Also, when you right click, provided you have access to a hammer and carpentry skill (this one I'm not sure), you'll see all the things you can craft in there, plus what skill level and materials it requires. Same for metalworking, except this one you'll have to find magazines teaching you the recipes.

[Glamorpuss]

Originally posted by Webs:

those really big ones you can see at Giga Mart

Note, regular wooden crates hold more per tile than those shelves, if they're stacked three high. (I think before level 7 woodworking, they just break even for total capacity, when they look lower quality.) Metal crates hold even more. :)

[Never Forghetti, Mom's Spaghetti]

Look up the mod Build Plus. All your desires will be there

[Nordil(Hun)]

Originally posted by Webs:

Originally posted by Oragepoilu:

You can see everything you are able to build with carpentry when you check the carpentry menu (RMB with correct item on you).
As for metalworking, you need to read the correct recipe book (or job) before you are allowed to build stuff.

Ok, is there any way to see all recipes without having the items on you?

Press B, as the keyboard bind menu suggests:)

[Quill]

Some storage items you can build like Bookshelves or Crates

Some storage items you cannot build like Dressers

If all you care about is storage capacity Metal Crates offer by far the best storage density in the game