Stairs more or less useless.

[Loeffel]

The outdoor staire are in their actual building system not usefull. You can only build up, but often enough you nee to build the stairs down and that is impossible as they only attach to build up. Build from below up is nearly impossible as you won't hit the block properly.

[Kimokeo]

I feel like the stairs should snap to everything.

[EntenMelker]

Everything should snap to everything.

[Loeffel]

Originally posted by EntenMelker:

Everything should snap to everything.

Yes and there should be an option to activate / deactivate snap to grid.

[Dragontail]

I just use the ramp shaped block in foundations, left click on them in building menu for other shapes. Not a great system for selecting shapes, prefer something like Empyrion used.

[Lughaine]

the stairs not snapping: Big issue

[hthought]

Yeah, they don't snap down, super annoying

[Torthan]

The internal stairs are even more useless. You can't even place them in a location that would lead up to the floor above. You can only place them against the wall.

[Supreme Emperor Lord As Asriel]

you usually have to build a floor and then build another floor under the first floor, delete the top floor and boom the stairs align with the floor.

[Supreme Emperor Lord As Asriel]

Its like the stairs think the floor is part of a wall or is a wall based on how thick the floor is.

[Lanthrudar]

Originally posted by Supreme Emperor Lord As Asriel:

you usually have to build a floor and then build another floor under the first floor, delete the top floor and boom the stairs align with the floor.

This doesn't always happen. I had two rooms stacked, the top snapped to the top of the bottom, and the interior stairs would build in some places, but the roof of the bottom area blocked going up the stairs.

Or other places the inside stairs would cut a hole in the ceiling of the bottom room/floor of the top room but not actually build. The interior stairs apparently can only be built in the room where there is a long clear space in the ceiling that can be cut out, not just where the player wants them.

Assume this is because of using the cookie-cutter building pieces, but who knows.

[xander.huter]

Hi everyone,

I agree with you all, block snapping needs a lot of improvement. Currently the snapping on the grid is rather random (smallest mouse movements change the orientation) ->click and ahhh wrong again.basically the mechanics are OK! only changing the orientation should be a bit slower, or even better above the building point a small dialog to select the direction. That would be something. Adapted to other games, the conversion is well implemented so far, but still needs some “fine tuning”

Greets

Xander

[xander.huter]

BTW, most of the
Time no one needs stairs. Most of moving oprations works like in Minecraft. One block over to run about is ok . if you need a step up or down without holding / hitting "<Junp Key>" . If you mean a cosmetic function, don't search for it ...

Until now I try to find out the real function of the Blocks. Until now I use it for cosmetic building.

It was missing a door (functional or not) Then the Block makes sense to create some Buildings without funktion. But without a minimalistic workbasket.. it make no sense to spend some time in it.

I think its the same problematic as in SpaceEngeneer. how to find out (programmers work) if a room create as Vacuum or Aerfluoded Room.

Now that will make the Gamemechanic much more komplicated.
But is this what we need ? I dont need that complicated survival system. The actual balancing ist ok.

Greets

Xander

[Curried-Cat]

Rather given up on using internal stairs. No idea why it's so difficult. Grrrr.

[barbrady123]

Yea, they're weird...I just use the step "blocks" if I want a stairway...although eventually all stairs are kinda pointless, other than just for visuals.