how do i fill a hole?

[Almo]

I seen holes in this game always felt like there is a way i ust don't know how.

Currently I'm building a base in a snow biome, i miss clicked and attacked the ground, got snow balls, but i really want them back where they were. How do i do it?

What if i was in another biome how would I fill a hole in the ground?

[seven]

You can craft dirt or topsoil from clay and that will fill holes in other biomes. I don't know if I've ever tried in the snow. Topsoil takes on the appearance of the biome where it's placed, maybe it will be snow? Hmm, now I'm curious.

[Eriskumma]

You can make dirt, destroyed stone, asphalt etc terrain blocks to fill the holes on the ground. Can't remember if you could make snow blocks too, most likely it's Creative Mode only.
EDIT Now that seven mentioned it I think topsoil did turn into snow in winter biome, not 100% sure though.

[seven]

Well, back. You can fill holes in snow with topsoil, and it looks like snow. If you dig it up again though it is clay, not snow.

[Eriskumma]

Originally posted by seven:

Well, back. You can fill holes in snow with topsoil, and it looks like snow. If you dig it up again though it is clay, not snow.

Oh, remembered half right then, had a recollection it looking like snow but probably have never tried to dig it up again.

[Mithrandir]

Originally posted by seven:

Well, back. You can fill holes in snow with topsoil, and it looks like snow. If you dig it up again though it is clay, not snow.

Nice info. Another feature I didn't know about after 4k+ hours in the game.

[Trooper Bri]

Originally posted by Mithrandir:

Nice info. Another feature I didn't know about after 4k+ hours in the game.

And a curse for terraformers unless there's a mod.

Good luck with keeping the snow pristine. Love starting in the snow biome, but building on it is a pain. I just build on roads, etc, so I don't have to worry about SI unless it's a horde fighter.

[Tahnval]

Is it still the case that you get more clay from digging up a topsoil block you made than you used to make the topsoil block?

I miss the old system a bit, where you could make specific terrain blocks rather than a magic topsoil block that always matches the terrain. I spent quite a while in one playthrough digging up part of a different biome (the old burnt forest IIRC, before it was removed before being reinstated later) and replacing it with forest terrain blocks. Regreening!

[Almo]

Originally posted by Trooper Bri:

Originally posted by Mithrandir:

Nice info. Another feature I didn't know about after 4k+ hours in the game.

And a curse for terraformers unless there's a mod.

Good luck with keeping the snow pristine. Love starting in the snow biome, but building on it is a pain. I just build on roads, etc, so I don't have to worry about SI unless it's a horde fighter.

It is not a good idea to build on top of snow? why?

[Tahnval]

Originally posted by Almo:

Originally posted by Trooper Bri:

And a curse for terraformers unless there's a mod.

Good luck with keeping the snow pristine. Love starting in the snow biome, but building on it is a pain. I just build on roads, etc, so I don't have to worry about SI unless it's a horde fighter.

It is not a good idea to build on top of snow? why?

Structural integrity (the SI that Trooper Bri referred to). It affects the stability of stuff you build. Snow has a very low value and is very easily destroyed, so you can end up in a situation where part of your base is requiring a particular snow block and will collapse if that block is destroyed. Or if you upgrade a block (which will usually make it heavier).

When I build in the snow biome, I dig away all the snow in the area I'm building on so I can build on dirt. Although I haven't built in the snow biome for some time now.

[seven]

Originally posted by Tahnval:

Originally posted by Almo:

It is not a good idea to build on top of snow? why?

Structural integrity (the SI that Trooper Bri referred to). It affects the stability of stuff you build. Snow has a very low value and is very easily destroyed, so you can end up in a situation where part of your base is requiring a particular snow block and will collapse if that block is destroyed. Or if you upgrade a block (which will usually make it heavier).

When I build in the snow biome, I dig away all the snow in the area I'm building on so I can build on dirt. Although I haven't built in the snow biome for some time now.

In any biome I will dig down to solid rock and put in concrete piers to support the building.

[Almo]

Thank you i dug it up so i could replace the snow, thankfully i could replace all the snow just to be safe