Platform saddles

[123]

So from what I know, structures I build on platform saddles don't effect the weight of the animal; only storages do. If that's the case shouldn't I be able to build a really tall building on the saddle?
Do the properties of saddles apply to rafts too?

[Daywalker]

Structures add to the weight.

[123]

If let's say a dino gets onto the platform(ex an ankylo on top of a quetz plat). Does that add to the weight?

[Shadows]

Structures add weight to the platform and there are also a limit of structures that can be added to the platform. The only thing that currently does not add to the weight of the saddled dinosaur are the inventories of dinosaurs (and maybe survivors? Someone please confirm/deny this)

[22Habu22]

Originally posted by ✪ Toxygen:

Structures add weight to the platform and there are also a limit of structures that can be added to the platform. The only thing that currently does not add to the weight of the saddled dinosaur are the inventories of dinosaurs (and maybe survivors? Someone please confirm/deny this)

It adds weight. Both of em

[123]

So if an anklyo full of metal sits on the quetz platform, then the weight of the anklyo and the metal in its inventory is added to the quetz weight?

[ABYAY]

Yes, dinos sitting on a platform saddle affect weight in I believe 2 ways; each dino has a base weight it applies, then whatever is in its inventory also affects it. However, dinos don't always register as being on the platform, and you could probably carry obscene numbers of dinos due to it. It's rather random, and they're much more prone to flying off in that event.

[Calisthra]

unless it was changed, a survivor can mount a dino then dismount [staying on top of the dino] and not have that inventory add weight. ie- trike or stego, not talking platform saddle here. Can't be done with dinos where you get tossed off at dismount.

[Cringe Isekai Enjoyer]

This is an old post, but I came here because I am finding it hard to find more information about the same matter...

As far as I know, there is a limit to how many structures you can add to the platform, and there is a limited range about how far they can go too.

I read somewhere that the structures add only a portion of they normal weight to the platform, however I also saw an old video of another person explaining that they don't add weight at all. The weight of the structures however seem to be the least of one's worries in either case.

I am still looking for an explanation about how to actually armor a platform dino with build up walls on it, and about what type of attacks it is effective against, since I have been reading it mentioned a lot.
I presume by now that these walls are only effective against ranged attacks since big creatures tend to phase through the walls and small creatures tend to hit the feet of the platform saddle dinos; but it is very hard to find some more accurate information about this matter either...

[🦊 Hermit]

Structures don't add to the weight in themselves, no, but inventories within said structures do. Creature inventories also do.

What you assume is correct for the most part, dinos can phase through structures while the platform dino is in motion and so can get inside the structures, and if it's a creature with a big AoE like a rex it may end up damaging the dino inside anyway. So structures are generally only beneficial against ranged attacks like turrets and plant turrets. And most platform dinos have been nerfed now so that you can't build below the level of the saddle anyway, so in most cases it's a null point now as building bronto shield walls and box quetzals can no longer be done.

It should be said, however, that with building mods such as S+/SS it is still possible to build below the saddle. And when doing so, you'll find that so long as the platform dino isn't in motion, the walls you build will act as proper walls and stop creatures from phasing through. It's only when the platform moves that the glitches occur. In fact, the walls will block line-of-sight for predators too, so as long as you don't walk into a rex to the point where it does phase through the wall, you can effectively make your tame completely invisible. I have a few paracer 'walking tank' builds in my screenshots gallery which takes advantage of this detail.

I will just mention for the record though - some people on this forum take quite a dim view to old threads being bumped back up to the top of the forum (I don't mind myself, but there are some who feel strongly about it). So if you wish to continue the discussion further, I would perhaps recommend making a new thread about it rather than continuing this discussion here.

[Rosa]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.