how on earth do I rotate things in this game

[Rodrick Fireblast]

how do i rotate things i havent played in ages and there has been changes when i place things like a work bench it has a arrow dose this mean i can change were its faceing? if so how because it would be awesome to see! please reply

[YetiChow]

"F" for "facing" is the rotate key - hit that to cycle facings. For items that are already placed, you can right-click and manually select the facing.

[Rodrick Fireblast]

ok thank you so much :) is there anything else i should know i haven't played much since sips did his series on it and thats when i got it i think it was when hero's were first added but im not sure

[YetiChow]

Originally posted by Dracoon:

ok thank you so much :) is there anything else i should know i haven't played much since sips did his series on it and thats when i got it i think it was when hero's were first added but im not sure

Quite a lot has changed - the big thing that will benefit you as a returning player, though, is that the tutorials are now actually useful. I'd suggest you start with those, they walk you through the basic gameplay (probably not much new info there, but it's good to get the wheels turning again) and give a very brief rundown of more advanced mechanics.

Aside from that, the big changes are:

Heroes now need decorated rooms, there's a list of which decorations will attract which heroes (search up "hero requirements" and one of the posts should come up). There are also a couple of new heroes (Sips is the inspiration for one of them, and Vechs inspires another), plus a host of small changes and improvements to heroes. Take note of the Shrine item, it can be used to "summon" a new Punchwood, Herbalist, Sips or Vechs hero if you have one that has died.

Townies and heroes have been given "level limits" that prevent them from going deeper than the level you set - great for stopping the townies from hauling items out of the dungeon that heroes are still clearing. You can set these limits from the townie and hero panels respectively.

Buried towns have been added, not sure if you'll have seen them previously... basically, there's a ruined town buried in the middle of the dungeon. Inside are many many enemies, some traps, loots, and some useable furniture and building blocks which you can "recycle".

Caravans - again, you've probably seen them in Sips' LP, they're pretty simple to figure out; all they need is a market place.

Fluid mechanics have been added so you can build with water. 2 new crops need to be planted close to water, and there's a "water elevator" to carry water upwards. There's also a "fluid blocker" attribute that lets walls block water and lava, so no more game-ending floods (unless you happen to have built entirely out of logs and hay...)

Finally, the big one: terraforming. You can now rebuild the terrain, using either natural materials or monster drops. Combined with caravans selling items from "off-map", you can now have access to every resource in the game on any map.

Enjoy getting back into the game, and if you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask them. I'd suggest you quickly search the recent topics, because a few of them have cropped up (and it might save you some time if they've already been answered), but we're happy to help if you ask.

[Rodrick Fireblast]

ok i will :D thanks for the info :) can't wate till my propper town starts getting people and stuff and i can build and make a propper city or multiple towns around the map :D

[Rodrick Fireblast]

i has question XD how do i 1 get rid of items like roof with the X over them and how do i make roof's ?

[Rodrick Fireblast]

dw XD figured it out lol

[76561198069409126]

This post from other forum member has a nice short video showing how to build roofs:

Originally posted by SnowiiFrog:

I have made some guides back in the day maybe some of them can help you
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT7VfDOH19-5KOhLbjkoqoBfn9c5VVXB5

This is my old post, maybe it will help you also .

OP, the reason you can not click on some blocks with X is because they are in air, and you are using 3d mouse. Press M and than you can delete any block. Also when placing roofs press M so you dont miss the level where you place them.

Now i will give you tip how to build not only roofs but whole buildings without the need to place row by row (with waiting between for townies to finish it), which is extremely slow and tedious process, and as I am to lazy to wait so i do it this way:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182349956
Fill the room with scaffolding, townies will do it extremely fast as it doesn't need any material
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350023

Than add a new layer to this one

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350050

And again if you want your building to be 3 blocks high + roof

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350094

After that start putting order for walls on every layer (you will need to pres M and disable 3d mouse for this)

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350176

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350230

Add a roof on the top of scaffolding as on picture (note there is none over the walls because if they dont put the walls first the edge will fall down)

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350294

Than go and do something else till they build the whole building that needed less than 1 min to order to build.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350388
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350457
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350516
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350578

After that add the last roof order

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350628
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350812

Add a small scaffolding if anyone is stuck on roof and done

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350909

Remove the scafolding from in side going from top to botom
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=182350955

And it will finaly be finished. Good thing about using scaffolding is they make it very fast, so most of your time is clicking all the wall blocks on different layers. You can construct whole multilevel buildings like this, putting orders in advance and doing something else until your townies build it, with no need to do row by row both for roof and walls

A small note, in last patch scaffolding decays, so that means you dont need to delete them, but it also mean you need to finish building in several days before they are destroyed, so dont do a huge project at once.

[Rodrick Fireblast]

how do taverns work like what do i need to but in them and how do the rooms work to? i want to get sips and a dwarf :3 (representing simon) what should i add to make a good tavern the first thing that came to my head was beer and food and rooms to stay :P but I don't understand how this is ment to work since the dineing room is a thing and so is the kitchen and baker ect.

[astyanyx]

The tavern is pretty much just a place for the heroes to eat, while the townies eat at the dining room. Consider both of them simply a safe place for your people to sit down and eat and soak in the happiness generating furniture and decorations while thay are idle. To get your heroes all you really need to do is make them a place to sleep and decorate it for the hero that you want. So for Sips you would want a bed and a necromancer statue, while the dwarf would want a room with a bed at level -6 or lower to make him happy.


Barbarian - bone bed
Elf - harp
Knight - wooden bed
Dwarf - room to be built underground
Mage - wooden cupboard
Sips - necromancer statue
Vechs - bird in a golden cage
Punchwood - a wooden bed and a stone male statue
Herbalist - Potted plant
Rogue/Thief - Decorative Chest
Highlander - Room above level 5

And why this list of hero requirements isn't pinned when it is asked about once a week is beyond me. I guess we are just keeping that sense of wonder and confusion going for the new players.

[Rodrick Fireblast]

awesome thanks for the info