Hatches, Blocks and Ladders

[buzzard23]

Hatches used to go on top of blocks; now they only go on the bottom, or mine do at least. I can not put a ladder on that last block to get out. I built a spider hole and surrounded it with concrete half slabs, but no way to put a ladder all the way to the top. Is it me or am I missing something. Block level transition (going from a lower block to a higher block) has always been a bug with this game. A simple climb mechanic would do the job.

[Eleazaros]

You need to put ladders to the top then put the hatch on it. The hatches fits at the top of ladder - not 1 above it but on top of it - so make sure the ladders are all the way to that top spot.

[Omar]

What I do is climb as high as I can and then close the hatch.
The hatch closes and I get nudged on top of it.

[buzzard23]

OK Thanks everyone. Ladders first. Now I just have to wait until my 5 broken legs heal as a result of falling off the ladders.

[just.j]

5 Broken legs you say, how many legs do you have? ;)

[Eleazaros]

Originally posted by just.j:

5 Broken legs you say, how many legs do you have? ;)

1 block behind you, put another single post wall up. That gives you a 1 block opening, large enough for you to navigate.

If you seem to fall, you can hit the up arrow and start back up it.

That's how I build ladder paths. I try and leave only 1 block wide shaft so if anything happens I do not fall (and some shafts at 30-50 deep are not things you want to go "oops" with.)

[buzzard23]

It just showed me a broken bone each time I fell off, so maybe both legs, both arms, and my neck is broke. I was working in my open pit mine, so when I fell off, nothing to grab but air. Lesson learned.

[Operation40]

I use a log spike to "hold" my hatch from the side (uses the "side glue" to hold it)

[Mytheos]

@OP

Until they arent death traps...

You are better off avoiding hatches.

[Dragorin]

Hay Bale platform at the bottom of your ladders = no broken legs.

[Mytheos]

Originally posted by Dragorin:

Hay Bale platform at the bottom of your ladders = no broken legs.

Thats fresh tested for alpha 11?

[chn10151]

It works yes, I put hay at the bottom and jumped built wooden crates until I could barely see the ground. One step off.... super long fall, not so much as an "ommph" on landing, just walk away, love it, hay bales for all! It's a nice trick if you didn't know it.

[Mytheos]

Originally posted by chn10151:

It works yes, I put hay at the bottom and jumped built wooden crates until I could barely see the ground. One step off.... super long fall, not so much as an "ommph" on landing, just walk away, love it, hay bales for all! It's a nice trick if you didn't know it.

I did know it, but last I checked it was removed.

Same with cobwebs, they are worthless now.

[Dragorin]

Originally posted by Mytheos:

Originally posted by Dragorin:

Hay Bale platform at the bottom of your ladders = no broken legs.

Thats fresh tested for alpha 11?

Yes I did this just the other day when I made a Hellevator for a very steep mine cave. It had a four hatch system with hay bales at the bottom of each ladder. Worked fine for me. Getting down into my cave base was fast and easy.. getting back out.. not so much.

You can also use water to drop into as well but that's harder to engineer.

[buzzard23]

Originally posted by Operation40:

I use a log spike to "hold" my hatch from the side (uses the "side glue" to hold it)

OMFG - 600 hrs in this game and I did not know this. I always had the idea of making an open / close bridge out of trap doors or regular doors, but I could never figure out how to attach them to something. The log spike idea works great, I've got 4 attached in a row and it works. Thanks so much.

[The Giving One]

Ladders are somewhat laggy now and it seems to me that they functioned perfectly in 10.4. The other day I was climbing a ladder that was only 3 sections in all and when I got to the top out of the hole I was digging, I was launched vertically at a huge velocity into oblivion, and when I came down, I landed on top of the log cabin and broke my leg....LOL...I was surprised that I did not die from that....

It was really strange but a little funny too...I understand the game is in Alpha so I just laughed and kept going ....just wanted to pass that on here about ladders.