Building is too Strict.

[Cargasm]

I really enjoy the building system in this game. With the addition of stone I am excited to get back into it. But with the uneven terrain building is WAY to strict. There are too many instances I cant build a wall because it would clip slightly into terrain, a rock, or cliff. Does anyone else struggle with this or is it just me? and yes I could just go find a big flat space to build but where is the fun in that vs a cool stone building that fits right into the terrain.

I never understood why any game with a building mechanic limits the player that way.

Ideas to fix it:

Build anywhere toggle in gameplay menu (by building damage toggle) or in the dev tools menu since it may cause some weird buggyness. Makes it so even with a red arrow you can still place logs/stones/ ect. There are cheats available that do this but it only works with blueprints.

1/4 1/2 3/4 walls. Allow us to place partial walls and 1/4 grids by right clicking while holding building material to toggle vertical or horizontal placement with cut log. That way if there is an obstacle blocking a full log we can switch to a shorter one.

[Ataxio]

I dislike the restricted area stuff in any building games. Let the player decide if they want to deal with stuff clipping through terrain or objects. Valheim is a resounding success partly due to the extremely unrestricted building system.

My build was somewhat limited by this. I really enjoy using terrain to my advantage and built up against a cliff side, but it fought me tooth and nail trying to do anything on uneven terrain.

[Cargasm]

I built my base over the cave entrance where the rope gun is. It's a cool spot with cave in my basement, a path down to the water, and a bridge across. The new stones match the terrain so perfectly it would look awesome if i could just clip into the terrain a bit more. I rebuilt it 3 times because I would get to a point where I cant continue building it. I got frustrated and stopped playing for a while. Now I started adding a stone foundation to it and I'm running into issues of gaps I just cant fill because there is a large rock just barely in the way. Then I end up with kelvin and cannibals stuck inside my foundation because they can get in but can't get back out.

Valheim's building system is about as good as it gets. It's the reason I bought that game.

[SafetyCone]

I was just thinking about this actually. There are some places where logs will clip through rock cliffs. Itss like there is kind of a false edge because I can stick my head through and there is a gap that is maybe a log or half log deep. Maybe they can implement this to more rocks and walls where people might want to build along a wall or steep incline.

I really wanted to make a staircase along this cliff leading up to the house I was building on top, but I could not get right up against the edge. Ruined the whole build idea...

[Bunker]

fine balance here
some players may prefer more restrictions while others prefer less.

Personally I can see how the restriction thing causes me to select a style of building suitable for the landscape. gives me a reason to look for a good spot to build.

the opposite experience would be minecraft, when you just shape the land to suit your needs. this is not as exciting when you can't relocate the landscape.

unlocking the build areas when the indicator outlines turn red I imagine would just be a toggle in the settings to enable or disable. if you're looking at code

Like the "big head mode" I hope to see "cheats" like this that the player can unlock via game play similar to Goldeneye64. without needing to use creative mode or console commands. This would additionally be easier to implement for console versions of the game too.

For example, the player locates a "surveyors transit scope" near one of the bunker locations and doing this unlocks the cheat menu item "Remove Construction Restrictions" *warning this may completely destroy your game and or computer.