Solution to stairs

[Dude]

The only stairs i see are these half useless spiral stairs... what gives?

[TargetOne]

Just wait until you get stuck behind them and have to demolish the nearest wall just to get out. :P

(Which is why I always put a door right behind the stairs.)

[Elgar]

Stairs are coming. There is currenlty an open beta, which allows you to convert ramps to stairs.

More explanations : https://steamcommunity.com/games/346110/announcements/detail/3583077610072350115

[retsam1]

Originally posted by Dude:

The only stairs i see are these half useless spiral stairs... what gives?

Correct. If you arent willing to employ modded content(as most do) your only other options are ramps, elevators and ladders.

Luckily there are tons of great mods with stair and other options(such as small teleporters). Some even allow dynamically selecting between a stair and ramp look but functioning the same way.

Originally posted by Elgar:

Stairs are coming. There is currenlty an open beta, which allows you to convert ramps to stairs.

More explanations : https://steamcommunity.com/games/346110/announcements/detail/3583077610072350115

Yep a feature that was/is apart of the S+ mod

[TargetOne]

The spiral stairs wouldn't be so bad if they actually FILLED the square they were built in (steps that run from center to outer edge), or if they had, like, you, know, a handrail on the outside to prevent accidents.

[Elgar]

Originally posted by TargetOne:

The spiral stairs wouldn't be so bad if they actually FILLED the square they were built in (steps that run from center to outer edge), or if they had, like, you, know, a handrail on the outside to prevent accidents.

IIRC you can't go outside when you're on the spiral stairs, even though there is no handrail. I can't test it right now, but I'm pretty sure of that.

[KitsuneShiro]

Originally posted by Elgar:

Originally posted by TargetOne:

The spiral stairs wouldn't be so bad if they actually FILLED the square they were built in (steps that run from center to outer edge), or if they had, like, you, know, a handrail on the outside to prevent accidents.

IIRC you can't go outside when you're on the spiral stairs, even though there is no handrail. I can't test it right now, but I'm pretty sure of that.

Yes. It's like an invisible handrail.

[Dude]

Originally posted by KitsuneShiro:

Originally posted by Elgar:

IIRC you can't go outside when you're on the spiral stairs, even though there is no handrail. I can't test it right now, but I'm pretty sure of that.

Yes. It's like an invisible handrail.

I made a multi-level spiral staircase to go up a cliff, and i routinely fall off and die on the way down... on the way up it is as you say, but walking down is pretty hazardous.

[Dude]

Originally posted by retsam1:

Originally posted by Dude:

The only stairs i see are these half useless spiral stairs... what gives?

Correct. If you arent willing to employ modded content(as most do) your only other options are ramps, elevators and ladders.

Luckily there are tons of great mods with stair and other options(such as small teleporters). Some even allow dynamically selecting between a stair and ramp look but functioning the same way.

Originally posted by Elgar:

Stairs are coming. There is currenlty an open beta, which allows you to convert ramps to stairs.

More explanations : https://steamcommunity.com/games/346110/announcements/detail/3583077610072350115

Yep a feature that was/is apart of the S+ mod

thanks... but i fear mods (newbie).

[KitsuneShiro]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=908875972

I like this mod.
I change the crafting requirements so it's craftable early game.

[Elgar]

Originally posted by Dude:

thanks... but i fear mods (newbie).

You misunderstood me : like I said new stairs (in fact ramps you can convert into stairs) are coming to the vanilla game, along with a lot of new structures. No need for a mod.

You can already access these new stairs and new structures if you activate the beta version of ARK. Or just wait a few days or weeks until the beta ends and the new features are released.

[TargetOne]

Originally posted by KitsuneShiro:

Originally posted by Elgar:

IIRC you can't go outside when you're on the spiral stairs, even though there is no handrail. I can't test it right now, but I'm pretty sure of that.

Yes. It's like an invisible handrail.

Oh, trust me, I fall outside the edge of the spiral all the time, and this is just in a two-story house. Get trapped between the staircase and the wall all the time. Can't get out by jumping, crouching, or crawling. So, I got into the habit of putting a doorway next to the staircase, instead of a wall. That way, I have an escape hatch. :)

[British Geezer]

All S+ ramps can be converted into stairs.

[aComeShot]

b4 they had s+ and staircases i used to use a combo of walls, ceilings, sloped roofs to make a stair case annoying as hell to put in but it looks better than ramps and the curve stair cases and ladders