How to build on slope?

[Jon.Topps]

So my base is on a hill, and I need to build on a slope, and I'm just super confused as to how snapping works with the limitations of placements.

I can't keep building foundation, because it ends up being too far off the ground.
I CAN build ceiling instead of foundation at that point, but it creates an annoying edge (which is fine I guess).
I also can't see to attach my buildings to my wall.

Is there a better way to be doing this? The building process in this is pretty good in every way, but it seems like a nightmare to build anywhere but totally flat ground.

[Edain]

Pillars and ceiling, man.
Pillars and ceilings.
Get your ceilings in place and then build more and support them with pillars that you attach to the ceilings, not the ground, rinse repeat.

[rina]

Pillars BUT remember that ark has a crap build system so dinos can/will fall through the ceilings, no worries they will fix it soon...............lmao j/k.
Best thing you can do is just find an uneven area and just wall it and let dinos on the ground.

[Jon.Topps]

Thank you, I was confused, but that makes sense.

[Jon.Topps]

Alright trying this out, and if I have a ceiling in place, and try to build a pillar under it, the pillar is like half under and half on top the ceiling... is this supposed to happen? Does that support it? I'd really prefer to be able to use the surface I'm creating, lol.

[Shane]

Originally posted by Jon.Topps:

Alright trying this out, and if I have a ceiling in place, and try to build a pillar under it, the pillar is like half under and half on top the ceiling... is this supposed to happen? Does that support it? I'd really prefer to be able to use the surface I'm creating, lol.

You have to try to angle your view downward as much as possible. Sometime it helps if you go prone too. You want to get it to snap so that you only have a "nipple" showing above. Word of warning when you are building like this, you will inadverntly place pillars incorrectly (not because of you, but because of the crappy building system. Build extras, then build more. You will sometime destroy as much as you actually place correctly.

[LilaJean]

There is actually a trick at getting a smooth ceiling without pillars sticking through. and if you want total evenness just do pillars and ceilings. Place a pillar (i would suggest stone since 90% of dinos can't hurt it also go at least 3 high so you can snap all of them correctly). Put a ceiling on top. Go out as far as you can with more ceilings in the direction your building. Now the tricky part. On the next area you need a pillar place a pillar half above and below your ceiling on that snap point. The second pillar going down there is actually two snap points, you want the bottom one. Now place the rest of the pillars down until you can go out with the ceilings some more. once you have it places and it built the way you want go on top of the ceiling and start breaking the pillars that are sticking through. If you have done it right you shouldnt see any pillar on top it should be flush with the ceiling. I hope that helps :)