How do I build vertical bases?

[Klokinator]

The base building mechanics in this game are extremely wonky. It took me forever to figure out how to properly attach things together, and now I look at the Vertical Connector and sigh. It doesn't auto-attach to anything like other pieces do, and I can't place it free-form in the water anywhere.

Is there a base-building tutorial anywhere? I scoured the guides but there's so much crap to sift through that if a good one exists, I probably skipped right over it.

[DeadlyDialga]

The vertical connector attaches to the center top of corridors. To build them vertically just build multipurpose rooms on top of each other and attach them with ladders. You can't rotate any rooms vertically.

[Klokinator]

I've tried building multipurpose rooms above each other, and maybe it's my imagination, but they always look... off center.

What I want to do is build a mega-base in Safe Shallows above the water, stretching into the sky a bit, powered by nuclear reactors. I feel like this is doable, I just don't know how.

[kwong20287]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Klokinator:

I've tried building multipurpose rooms above each other, and maybe it's my imagination, but they always look... off center.

What I want to do is build a mega-base in Safe Shallows above the water, stretching into the sky a bit, powered by nuclear reactors. I feel like this is doable, I just don't know how.

Hmm, last time I heard how to build above water, you place a top hatch onto a corridor and building as high as you can until you can't reach it at which point you make another corridor to do the same thing.

[[-Method Mad-]]

https://www.noelshack.com/2017-50-3-1513141735-20171211082830-1.jpg Comme ça ?

[Eagle_of_Fire]

I thought that the real way to build above water was to abuse the mechanics behind stacking multi-purpose rooms on top of eachother as well as abusing the fact that whatever blueprint you plop into existence will be solid to ya even if you don't actually build it? Then you use the jetpack from your Prawn to move up and build more and more and more...

[Klokinator]

Oooh, the Prawn jetpack... I hadn't even thought of that. Good call.

[aphas]

Diposting pertama kali oleh DeadlyDialga:

The vertical connector attaches to the center top of corridors. To build them vertically just build multipurpose rooms on top of each other and attach them with ladders. You can't rotate any rooms vertically.

my game won't let me attach by ladder

[Amanoob105]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Klokinator:

I've tried building multipurpose rooms above each other, and maybe it's my imagination, but they always look... off center.

What I want to do is build a mega-base in Safe Shallows above the water, stretching into the sky a bit, powered by nuclear reactors. I feel like this is doable, I just don't know how.

It's doable
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1372051000
(This second one is the only picture I have of this structure, this save is long lost to history.)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1172506817

As to MP rooms, make sure when placing them there is no gaps between them. The floor was one should be inside the roof of the one below it.
The end result in order to conned the insides with ladders should look like this.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1305932975
(Well, the top of this picture. The rest of it is just me showing off.)

The other thing to keep an eye out for is that the placement of ladders can be a bit picky, so some waving it about to find the sweet-spot my sometimes be needed.
Also make sure there is nothing built in the room above near the location you want to place a ladder.

[Amanoob105]

New comment to keep things bite sized.

Building above the water tends to involve a lot of building corridors (simple "I" sections), building a door on the side and top, heading inside and then on top and deconstructing the last one you made to get higher.
It's like playing leapfrog, but with buildings.

Though this is largely only if you want to get height with vertical connectors. MP rooms are far easier.
Just build an "I" corridor on the side and a door on its roof, go outside and stack MP rooms as high as you can.
Then go back inside, deconstruct the door and corridor and build ladders to the new top floor.