please add the ability put diagonal struts first, before building the entire thing from ground up

[Nihil Reich]

we should be able to place the strut first and then the horizontal piece, because we can't do this I can't make balconies etc. in this broken way I'd have to build all the way down a cliff and have it line with the building to build just one square of a balcony.

also I f there is a way to make this work that I don't know of please tell me.

Edit: these are the diagonal struts i'm talking about if I'm wasn't being clear enough: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/how-do-struts-work-in-sons-of-the-forest.jpg?fit=702%2C395

I think we should be able to first put down one vertical log, then place one half log on it as strut, and then the horizontal log.

[DifferentSinner]

hi
theres a way to do it
lets say you have two struts parallel to each other. you can put stairs or planks on them (one piece is enough) and then you can build up from their lower point however you want and remove the planks/stairs

if this doesnt help, there are videos featuring this on youtube called advanced building tips, that explain it better

[DifferentSinner]

nevermind, i just realized i completely missunderstood you

but maybe theres something in those vids that helps you out or gives you an idea for another solution

[DifferentSinner]

but with what i said first you could atleast add a balkony to a roof as an alternative

[Dex Luther]

The way you're suggesting is actually more broken than how the game actually works. How would the strut stay in place? Just float there until you decide to place the other part? What if you never put the extra piece?

That sounds pretty illogical and broken. The building is actually pretty logical although maybe missing a few parts.

[sopness]

Originally posted by DifferentSinner:

hi
theres a way to do it
lets say you have two struts parallel to each other. you can put stairs or planks on them (one piece is enough) and then you can build up from their lower point however you want and remove the planks/stairs

if this doesnt help, there are videos featuring this on youtube called advanced building tips, that explain it better

I still dont know how to build stairs LOL, i can build ramp but not stairs, dont know why

[Nihil Reich]

Originally posted by Dex Luther:

The way you're suggesting is actually more broken than how the game actually works. How would the strut stay in place? Just float there until you decide to place the other part? What if you never put the extra piece?

That sounds pretty illogical and broken. The building is actually pretty logical although maybe missing a few parts.

no it doesn't, what are you talking about? you put the diagonal strut and you put the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ horizontal log on it. if struts are going to work at all they require some underlying non existent nail mechanic to go with their logic. so you nail the diagonal strut then you put a log on top.

[Dex Luther]

Originally posted by sopness:

Originally posted by DifferentSinner:

hi
theres a way to do it
lets say you have two struts parallel to each other. you can put stairs or planks on them (one piece is enough) and then you can build up from their lower point however you want and remove the planks/stairs

if this doesnt help, there are videos featuring this on youtube called advanced building tips, that explain it better

I still dont know how to build stairs LOL, i can build ramp but not stairs, dont know why

It's the same way to build ramps, but click the scroll wheel to switch between ramp and stairs mode.

[Nihil Reich]

Originally posted by DifferentSinner:

hi
theres a way to do it
lets say you have two struts parallel to each other. you can put stairs or planks on them (one piece is enough) and then you can build up from their lower point however you want and remove the planks/stairs

if this doesnt help, there are videos featuring this on youtube called advanced building tips, that explain it better

thanks, even if this is something else it still is useful to know.

[Nihil Reich]

these are the diagonal struts i'm talking about if I'm not being clear enough: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/how-do-struts-work-in-sons-of-the-forest.jpg?fit=702%2C395

say you put one vertical log first, then place one half log as strut, then put on the horizontal log.