Ramps off cliffs

[CMDR Erik Alan]

I want to build a ramp up from my base to one of the cliffs above me? Any tips on doing this. On primitive server btw

[CMDR Erik Alan]

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[iRd3nh0Lt]

Not sure how primitive works, but I used pillars on the flanking sides to get our 3x8 ramp. I could have gone 4 wide I believe.

Start at the top with something to attach the ramp to, and work your way down with pillars on the right and left.

1 Pillar on either flank for a 2 wide,

1 Pillar on both sides for a 3 or 4 wide. ( I never tested 4 wide, but it should work).

We tested that all currently released dino's can do a 3 wide (even bronto).

BUG NOTE: If you have a dino on follow AND you are on foot, they will almost never follow up a ramp - jump on a mount and they follow fine...most of the time.

[Task73]

start with foundation at top and work way down with pillars or start with a pillar at top attach a ceiling then go down. unfortunetly you have to place the pillars just right and its a pain. some people are amazing at it though

[CMDR Erik Alan]

Either of you have pics?

Also, the pillars, under the ramps I'm assuming?

[Greystar]

Originally posted by Zodiark:

Either of you have pics?

Also, the pillars, under the ramps I'm assuming?

not exactly, they'll be under ceiling tiles, you cant really build a pillar to a ramp (atleast i havent been able to). do a kind of stair step thing with a ceiling on a pillar at the top, put wall down, place another ceiling, build another pillar down from there to the ground, wash, rince repeat, then build ramp down over the ceilings, there will probably be overlap and you may be able to remove the walls and ceilings afterwards but it should work... I haven't tested this yet, but it's on my todo list from my base at the top of the cliff down to my dinopen (half submerged) at the base of the cliff.

[CMDR Erik Alan]

Okay I think I did something similar with a ramp I built last week, but that was from ground to raised platform, not cliff. Sounds like the same mechanics though.

Can test removing the ceiling/walls after ramps are built.

3 should be enough for a Bronto/Mammoth then?

[Toast]

I just did this on my server, and its a complete pain to do.

Originally posted by Zodiark:

Either of you have pics?

Also, the pillars, under the ramps I'm assuming?

The pillars need to go under ceilings, which then need to have the ramps coming off of them. The issue is once you get half way down, you need to put another pillar and roof, and line it up just right, or it won't match up, and requires a ton of trial and error.

Originally posted by Greystar:

Originally posted by Zodiark:

Either of you have pics?

Also, the pillars, under the ramps I'm assuming?

not exactly, they'll be under ceiling tiles, you cant really build a pillar to a ramp (atleast i havent been able to). do a kind of stair step thing with a ceiling on a pillar at the top, put wall down, place another ceiling, build another pillar down from there to the ground, wash, rince repeat, then build ramp down over the ceilings, there will probably be overlap and you may be able to remove the walls and ceilings afterwards but it should work... I haven't tested this yet, but it's on my todo list from my base at the top of the cliff down to my dinopen (have submerged) at the base of the cliff.

So built up vertically first, then add the ramps, good tip.

[Toast]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=503474126

So I started at the top going down, got the support beams to line up the first go around, however the second set of beams I couldn't place where they would line up. Also, rocks will often prevent you from actually continuing the ramp, which isn't obvious until you start building either, which is why I couldnt continue my ramp down to the ground.

In hindsight, I probably would have built elsewhere, but I was determined.

[iRd3nh0Lt]

I did 3 foundations at the top of my hill in a row and then attached the ramps to them leading down.

Then I ran a series of pillars on the left and right of the 3 wide ramp

- FLOOR - FLOOR - FLOOR
PILLAR - RAMP - RAMP - RAMP - PILLAR
- RAMP - RAMP - RAMP
PILLAR - RAMP - RAMP - RAMP - PILLAR


and so on...

Roof tiles were placed on my pillars, but I did that for appearance, I have no clue if it helped with the ramp.

This is a good building technique to get used to, not so hard once you have practice.

[CMDR Erik Alan]

Originally posted by toast:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=503474126

So I started at the top going down, got the support beams to line up the first go around, however the second set of beams I couldn't place where they would line up. Also, rocks will often prevent you from actually continuing the ramp, which isn't obvious until you start building either, which is why I couldnt continue my ramp down to the ground.

In hindsight, I probably would have built elsewhere, but I was determined.

1. That is a sweet looking raptor.
2. Nice bridge

Can I attach a ceiling piece to the end of a ramp?

Toying with the idea of a foundation, ramp going down, ceiling attached to the end of ramp, another ramp, and so on.

Would this work?

Alternatively, foundation, ceiling, wall, ceiling, wall, etc, with ramps going down could work well enough. Placing pillars would be a chore though.

Is it easy to place pillars on rocks/cliffsides?

[Greystar]

Originally posted by Zodiark:

Originally posted by toast:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=503474126

So I started at the top going down, got the support beams to line up the first go around, however the second set of beams I couldn't place where they would line up. Also, rocks will often prevent you from actually continuing the ramp, which isn't obvious until you start building either, which is why I couldnt continue my ramp down to the ground.

In hindsight, I probably would have built elsewhere, but I was determined.

1. That is a sweet looking raptor.
2. Nice bridge

Can I attach a ceiling piece to the end of a ramp?

Toying with the idea of a foundation, ramp going down, ceiling attached to the end of ramp, another ramp, and so on.

Would this work?

Alternatively, foundation, ceiling, wall, ceiling, wall, etc, with ramps going down could work well enough. Placing pillars would be a chore though.

Is it easy to place pillars on rocks/cliffsides?

no ramps can only snap to other ramps. Also my ceiling wall example will still need a pillar under them every 2nd ceiling, so for example (start) Foundation (or Pillar with ceiling, I use both but delete the foundation as it blocks spawns and resources) then from there build either another ceiling (if I built to far back) . then a wall down and another ceiling, in order to continue you need another pillar under the new ceiling, then you can continue and build a pillar every 2. I almost thing the pillar ramp ramp ramp pillar thing might work better and to get the pillar straight start with my method and use something to line them up.

[CMDR Erik Alan]

Very annoying then. I don't mind staggering, I just hate placing pillars blindly, they never line up.

What I did for my first pen was place initial pillar/ceiling, building ceiling tiles all around until I needed support, place pillars under ceiling tiles that gave the most space for further ceiling tiles and so on until it was done.

[Greystar]

Originally posted by Zodiark:

Very annoying then. I don't mind staggering, I just hate placing pillars blindly, they never line up.

What I did for my first pen was place initial pillar/ceiling, building ceiling tiles all around until I needed support, place pillars under ceiling tiles that gave the most space for further ceiling tiles and so on until it was done.

if i remember to do it I'll show my beginning base and where my dino pen is and where I plan on building my ramp, but the bases is litterally built off one of the cliff faces by the green obelisk, the pen is down in the water, I will eventually build a 3 wide ramp between them suspended high above the ground (unless devs nerfed the "anti-gravity support structure" i used previously).

Basically build a path of foundations or something along the bottom lining them up straight then building down to the other stucture from high above with nothing in between. This used to work, but there has been mention that it may be "fixed" but its something I didn't consider as broken.

[1337crush]

http://i.cubeupload.com/8AgfBo.jpg

[CMDR Erik Alan]

Originally posted by 1337crush:

http://i.cubeupload.com/8AgfBo.jpg

That is fantastic. The ceiling tiles inbetween pillars I'm assuming are supporting walls?