Pillar snap point in middle??

[Harry Myachaz]

I'm relatively new to playing, so I apologize if this is a rehash of somewhere else. I did a few searches but didn't see this specific topic.

I was trying to build a tall stone pillar to support a bridge. It started under water. Any time I placed a pillar, the top of the one I was snapping to would glow green but when I placed it, half the column would light up and half of the new pillar would overlap on the same place. This effectively meant I had to use twice as many pillars as I expected, requiring twice the materials. Also, as I placed the last one I had available in my inventory, that one acted like it fell off the top of the pile and fell to the water. I haven't played since then so I haven't tested if that was a mistake or if I hit a maximum stacking height.

Is this a known issue? If so, can someone link me the thread? If not, has anybody else noticed the behavior?

Thanks.

[TexasCajun]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjXswhyw1Ds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbj8NaV0F2w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOmjjo5QoP8&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Miw3jKPyFSk

These should help with building tips and tricks. Now your asking if you can have pillars support without overlapping? The answer is no, pillars have overlap so they are one supportive structure. Though when building with pillars its usually best to start from the floor and work down, as im sure at least one of the vids will show.

[Harry Myachaz]

Many thanks. I tried snapping to bottom but it kept saying 'no snap point'. I'll check the vids, none the less. Hopefully they'll adress it.

As for overlap, I know they have to stack on each other. I just didn't expect the lower pillar to absorb half of the new one. It didn't mate one end to another, it mated one end to the center point of the lower one's column, literally taking up half the length in overlap. Another way to look at it, it mated to th top of the second one down. For three pillars, I got two pillars height. For each additional pillar, I got half a pillar of gain.

[TexasCajun]

Are you in single player or on a private server. If so i also highly reccomend S+ it's really a must have mod.

[Dooks]

Originally posted by TexasCajun2:

Are you in single player or on a private server. If so i also highly reccomend S+ it's really a must have mod.

+1

[Tachyon]

Originally posted by TexasCajun2:

Are you in single player or on a private server. If so i also highly reccomend S+ it's really a must have mod.

That and Pillars Plus. Snap them into place and use Radial Menu to make them as long as you like.

[Harry Myachaz]

Private server. Also learned that ceilings are snapping to center of pillar, too. I'll look up S+. Thanks for the pointers. =)

10 minutes later: Holy CRAP! Structures Plus looks amazing!! (Must. Get. Admin. To. Install)