Foundation vs flooring

[jumbled]

This is going to sound like a really dumb question, but after a while, I simply need to ask it.

Where do you use Foundation, as opposed to where you use Flooring?

My point is this. I've been using Foundation pieces for my full first-floor base. The idea here is I need a support in order to build UP from there (since the ground is so often very uneven).

However, technically speaking, once you have a single Foundation piece set down, you can apparently apply flooring after that to extend the thing. And not just once, but with no apparent "reasonable" limits for the reach. But in my mind, you still need a "foundation" as an anchor to support anything, especially if reaching more than one floor tile away. Or possibly other floor tiles anchoring each other to fill in a broader space within a perimeter of foundation to secure it. Does any of that make sense?

And then, if going up (second story floor, and so on), as apparently you can NOT place a foundation piece on top of simple flooring (no surprise there). So, do you make the entire first floor out of foundation, or maybe just a perimeter, and fill in the middle with flooring, or what?

How do you build a stupid house around here? LOL Would anyone like to share their experiences?

[Rhoklaw]

While this is a demo, I can't say that whatever we experience in the game is 100% set in stone. With that being said, a lot of things in the game seem to be very bare bone. The structure system doesn't seem to follow any rules of physics or structure stability like most other games in the genre. However, this could all change.

The only advice I've heard since playing was to build big because NPC AI in regards to pathing still needs a lot of work. So you are better off making a large home with enough space for your tribesman to move around and function in.

[Peter™]

Foundations are meant to be used as the base of the building, then you build the rest of the house on top of it. Technically if you're not limited by the game, just do whatever you want but if you want to follow some sort of logic or 'what makes sense', then yeah, you do foundation at the bottom and the rest of the house on top of it. You can also vertically stack foundations. I had to do that for my lake house.

[Flint]

Originally posted by jumbled:

However, technically speaking, once you have a single Foundation piece set down, you can apparently apply flooring after that to extend the thing. And not just once, but with no apparent "reasonable" limits for the reach.

On a Foundation you can attach 3 Floorings in any direction before you loose "support". If you want to extend further you need a Pillar or Foundation.

[jumbled]

Originally posted by Flint:

Originally posted by jumbled:

However, technically speaking, once you have a single Foundation piece set down, you can apparently apply flooring after that to extend the thing. And not just once, but with no apparent "reasonable" limits for the reach.

On a Foundation you can attach 3 Floorings in any direction before you loose "support". If you want to extend further you need a Pillar or Foundation.

Ah! I didn't try it like this before. I did try to see if it would extend outwards, but not by more than three flooring tiles. Even at that, 3 seems like a bit of a stretch. Thank you.

Also, to the OP, yes, big spaces are important. As I once said elsewhere, path finding is a bit flunky.

[Rogue]

You need foundation as support, you can only expand outward in 2 titles before there's a message warning you. But you can use a support pillar as a replacement.

[Boomerang]

Originally posted by jumbled:

Originally posted by Flint:

On a Foundation you can attach 3 Floorings in any direction before you loose "support". If you want to extend further you need a Pillar or Foundation.

Ah! I didn't try it like this before. I did try to see if it would extend outwards, but not by more than three flooring tiles. Even at that, 3 seems like a bit of a stretch. Thank you.

Also, to the OP, yes, big spaces are important. As I once said elsewhere, path finding is a bit flunky.

The 3 tile rule applies to all pieces., not just flooring. If 3 feels like too much. Imagine if you could not put a roof over more than 2 spots (4 if you come from each side) All the buildings and rooms would feel so small.

Personally, I have been using foundations for all floor pieces. I use flooring for all floors above, obviously. But I also use them if I want to flat roof instead of an sloped roof.

Anyway, try building any building but limiting yourself to 2 or less piece extensions from a foundation or wall. See how it feels. I would prefer it be 4 to be honest lol.