Can zombies climb ladders if the bottom section is missing?

[Shug Dynamite]

If not, how high does the ladder have to be before the zombies cannot climb it?

[JimmyIowa]

Generally two blocks high from whatever surface is below the ladder. In other words leave out the bottom two ladder sections.

And easy way to picture it, is being the same height as a wall to stop zombies. A wall one block high does not stop zombies. A wall two blocks high does, because they cannot climb that high.

[Shug Dynamite]

Originally posted by JimmyIowa:

Generally two blocks high from whatever surface is below the ladder. In other words leave out the bottom two ladder sections.

And easy way to picture it, is being the same height as a wall to stop zombies. A wall one block high does not stop zombies. A wall two blocks high does, because they cannot climb that high.

got it, can the player character jump 2 blocks high? Or how should I make it so that I can reach the ladder 2 blocks up. Thanks for the help!

[JimmyIowa]

Yes, the player can jump onto the ladder two blocks high.

[Ragequit Inc.]

Normally the PC can jump up on a ladder 2 blocks high (doing it all the time in my current games), but I'm not entirely sure if that's the case if one is 'encumbered'.

[Dreaded Dragoon]

With a running start encumbered players can reach it. I'm almost always encumbered early game and have to do it all the time.

[Shug Dynamite]

Originally posted by JimmyIowa:

Yes, the player can jump onto the ladder two blocks high.

Thanks for the help! Would you mind helping me with another question? I am trying to make a second level that I can climb up to on blood moon nights, and shoot down on zombies below me. Is there a floor type that I can shoot through?

[JimmyIowa]

Originally posted by REO Grubwagon:

Originally posted by JimmyIowa:

Yes, the player can jump onto the ladder two blocks high.

Thanks for the help! Would you mind helping me with another question? I am trying to make a second level that I can climb up to on blood moon nights, and shoot down on zombies below me. Is there a floor type that I can shoot through?

I'm sure there is, but I actually don't use guns or bows, so I don't know what blocks to use. Probably like metal bars? Many other people here can help with this though.

[Aesir]

If you put a plate on the wall right under the bottom rung of the ladder it makes it a lot easier to access. With the bottom two ladders missing sometimes you can have a hard time "grabbing" them. The plates make it very easy to access while still not letting zeds climb it.

Here's a screenie of what I'm talking about if you're not sure exactly what I mean.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2623854965

[Aesir]

Originally posted by JimmyIowa:

Originally posted by REO Grubwagon:

Thanks for the help! Would you mind helping me with another question? I am trying to make a second level that I can climb up to on blood moon nights, and shoot down on zombies below me. Is there a floor type that I can shoot through?

I'm sure there is, but I actually don't use guns or bows, so I don't know what blocks to use. Probably like metal bars? Many other people here can help with this though.

Yes.... bars of any type are your best bet. You can use wood or iron frames... but they don't have a lot of durability and you have to be careful not to accidentally pick them up when you're standing on them.

[Hellsmoke]

Originally posted by Aesir:

If you put a plate on the wall right under the bottom rung of the ladder it makes it a lot easier to access. With the bottom two ladders missing sometimes you can have a hard time "grabbing" them. The plates make it very easy to access while still not letting zeds climb it.

Here's a screenie of what I'm talking about if you're not sure exactly what I mean.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2623854965

Good stuff, I learned something new today.

[MiSFiT77]

Originally posted by REO Grubwagon:

Originally posted by JimmyIowa:

Yes, the player can jump onto the ladder two blocks high.

Thanks for the help! Would you mind helping me with another question? I am trying to make a second level that I can climb up to on blood moon nights, and shoot down on zombies below me. Is there a floor type that I can shoot through?

You can do this with wooden frames. Only downside is if you accidentally hit E and remove them from beneath you. So best option is wooden bars. Select them in the menu then press R for more rotation options and you can make a floor that you can fire through. Better yet is Iron bars. Same principle as wooden bars only they are much stronger. They are costly to make though, where as wooden ones are cheap and affordable from horde night 1.

[Shug Dynamite]

Originally posted by MiSFiT77:

Originally posted by REO Grubwagon:

Thanks for the help! Would you mind helping me with another question? I am trying to make a second level that I can climb up to on blood moon nights, and shoot down on zombies below me. Is there a floor type that I can shoot through?

You can do this with wooden frames. Only downside is if you accidentally hit E and remove them from beneath you. So best option is wooden bars. Select them in the menu then press R for more rotation options and you can make a floor that you can fire through. Better yet is Iron bars. Same principle as wooden bars only they are much stronger. They are costly to make though, where as wooden ones are cheap and affordable from horde night 1.

Do you have to mount the bars into a wooden frame or just between two blocks?

[Aesir]

Originally posted by REO Grubwagon:

Do you have to mount the bars into a wooden frame or just between two blocks?

They don't have to be mounted in to wood frames. Just place them like you would any other block.

[Khissi]

Wood bars are very easy to upgrade, as well. Once you get a forge up and running, making Forged Iron as you get the opportunity and upgrading those wooden bars you've already placed works very well. Just right click with your mouse on the wooden bars with Forged Iron in your inventory. Repair the iron bars the same way. I'm a ditz and mess up placing stuff all the time, so, for me, placing the wooden ones first, THEN upgrading works better. Lots easier to break a wooden bar that I've placed in the wrong spot than an iron bar that took a good while to cook in the forge.

[Crater Creator]

In my humble opinion, the player shouldn't be able to jump up onto a ladder higher than the zombies can, unless they've perked into Parkour.