Ladders?

[YOGI_SoulSilver]

Is there a trick to get down a ladder from a roof without breaking my damn legs all the time?

[Mardoin69]

Hold spacebar while traversing the ladder... yep had that issue too at first

[Mardoin69]

or wait.. maybe was shift... ugh. now I have to start game.. somebody chime in?

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Reliably? Yes. Face the ladder when traversing down and make sure the floor below it ends in a flat block. Every single time? No. The game sometimes just doesn't give a hoot and gives your guy brittle bones.

[YOGI_SoulSilver]

Originally posted by Mardoin69:

Hold spacebar while traversing the ladder... yep had that issue too at first

Shift would make me sprint off the damn roof XD! I just broke my leg using spacebar right now...

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Also and this is just anecdotal evidence, the higher my overall wellness the less my legs seem to break. MP lag with desync is usually the primary cause for silly breaks though as it tends not to affect me much in singleplayer unless I get unlucky or do something stupid.

[Mardoin69]

ok. so when you are on top of bldg and want to go down ladder... always approach slowly.. kind of creep over edge... I usually always turn and face ladder as I creep over edge to be sure an catch it.... sometimes it happens.. the game don't recognize that your trying to grab the ladder if not positioned directly on it....
When going to a ladder out in front with a possible drop you have to jump over.. using space to jump.. you are supposed to automatically grab the ladder.. I find sometimes that don't happen but, if I hold the spacebar, I almost ALWAYS manage to grab the ladder. Not sure what other advice I could give on it.

[YOGI_SoulSilver]

Originally posted by Mardoin69:

ok. so when you are on top of bldg and want to go down ladder... always approach slowly.. kind of creep over edge... I usually always turn and face ladder as I creep over edge to be sure an catch it.... sometimes it happens.. the game don't recognize that your trying to grab the ladder if not positioned directly on it....
When going to a ladder out in front with a possible drop you have to jump over.. using space to jump.. you are supposed to automatically grab the ladder.. I find sometimes that don't happen but, if I hold the spacebar, I almost ALWAYS manage to grab the ladder. Not sure what other advice I could give on it.

Ahh, I was kinda hoping there was an easier way, but thanks anyway.

[Wurum]

Get up to the edge of the roof right next to the ladder the slowly back off the roof until you begin to fall a little. The press W to move closer to the ladder until you engage it. Then use S to go down.

If you find yourself falling down the face of the ladder, pressing space bar should re-engage.

[サマエル (Samael)]

Originally posted by ソウルシルバー:

Is there a trick to get down a ladder from a roof without breaking my damn legs all the time?

Place block of hay under ladder, remove lowest ladder block, which touch hay block, because that block can broke legs. That work perfectly, tested few times.
https://7daystodie.gamepedia.com/Hay_Bale