Building Issues – Objects Not Registering Surfaces Properly

[Alexander]

I've been having major issues with the building system in No Man’s Sky. When placing foundations or floors, I can hover them into position and clip them as expected. However, when it comes to smaller objects like wires and cabinets, they don’t properly recognize surfaces. They either clip through floors or hover awkwardly, making precise placement nearly impossible.

Snapping also causes problems—turning it off allows placement, but then objects don’t behave correctly with the terrain or existing structures. I’ve tried all the usual tricks, including free placement mode, snapping toggles, and using temporary guides, but nothing fully resolves the issue.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any fixes or workarounds? If not, I hope Hello Games can look into improving object placement mechanics.

[Element]

Yes, I experience this regularly. Quitting the game completely and restarting gets things back to normal. Also, Hello Games does not read these forums. Report all issues to their Zendesk:
https://hellogames.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[Ozwald]

Delete download cache, verify files, reboot. I just helped someone via PMs with this exact same thing.

[Alexander]

ok i will give that a try thanks

[Alexander]

Nice it worked thank you again for the quick fix

[Migromul]

Originally posted by Element:

Yes, I experience this regularly. Quitting the game completely and restarting gets things back to normal. Also, Hello Games does not read these forums. Report all issues to their Zendesk:
https://hellogames.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

If that's the case, why is there a bug-forum, then?!?

[Prescient Stones]

Originally posted by Migromul:

Originally posted by Element:

Yes, I experience this regularly. Quitting the game completely and restarting gets things back to normal. Also, Hello Games does not read these forums. Report all issues to their Zendesk:
https://hellogames.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

If that's the case, why is there a bug-forum, then?!?

To STICKY the report to Zendesk

https://steamcommunity.com/app/275850/discussions/2/2801755519337133256/

[Prescient Stones]

Originally posted by Alexander:

Nice it worked thank you again for the quick fix

Which worked? Just restarting or the Ozwald post? Give up some love an mark it solved. please.

[mxPavel]

Hi!

Deleting the Steam download cache works for me.

[Element]

Originally posted by Prescient Stones:

Originally posted by Migromul:

If that's the case, why is there a bug-forum, then?!?

To STICKY the report to Zendesk

https://steamcommunity.com/app/275850/discussions/2/2801755519337133256/

Thanks, dude. That guy can't even figure out where to buy Exosuit tech in the Anomaly in another thread. I don't expect them to understand that if you want something actually fixed, you report it to Zendesk, while this forum is for community provided support, just like what was done in this post.