Is there a way to stop pieces from snapping to each other?

[Wikkyd]

I am trying to do what the guy does in this video. Where the foundation pieces are adjacent to each other but at different heights. How do you do this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eUFFzCAdVQ&feature=youtu.be

[tzeraph]

Edit: Last answer sounded kinda snappy :)

Dont know, but I do think s/he has built with a lot of patience, putting the peices as close together as they can be without snapping. Though for a while about two different levels of starting foundations, but they ought to snap together as well. Interesting to see how to :)

[Barnes]

Try this on a very flat area, one you know will allow you to build lowest-level foundations. After you get it, apply it to your build site. Keep in mind the disconnected foundations will be on a different decay timer. I find that to be somewhat useful when I'm building traps. :)

Setup: gather materials for several tall clay pot and a few foundations.

1. Place two new foundations side-by-side, adjusting the first one with your shift+mouse wheel until it's two clicks above ground level. The second one will snap to that level.
2. Step back from the two foundations. Step to the left, to be centered in front of the leftmost foundation piece. Put a tall pot in your hotbar. Don't move.
3. Hit the hotkey for the foundation block. Hover your highlighted pre-placed piece over the area directly in front of the left-hand piece you placed in step 1. Don't move.
4. Hit the hotkey for the tall pot and place it exactly in the middle of where the pre-placed foundation block was.
5. Hit the hotkey for the foundation block again. Center your view on the clay pot and hold "e," and dismantle the pot. It's essential you do not move during any of this.
6. If you've done everything correctly you should be able to now place this foundation block with a veeeery slight separation from the two original blocks. You'll know because the pre-place color is different for a new block vs a connected one.
7. Shift+roll your mouse wheel to elevate the new block so that it's thrall-walkable, etc.

Happy building!

[tzeraph]

Tnx, will try! :)

[Lord Dralisz]

always fun to see ppl building traps in pve :D

As I heard if you place vases around the block it won't snap to it anymore.

[Barnes]

Originally posted by Lord Dralisz:

always fun to see ppl building traps in pve :D

As I heard if you place vases around the block it won't snap to it anymore.

I personally never play PVE, but whatever floats yor boat, dude... If I understand correctly on PVE people can walk all over your stuff. I would think setting "poor man's traps" would keep that behavior at a minimum.

[Game On]

Originally posted by kratos:

Originally posted by Lord Dralisz:

always fun to see ppl building traps in pve :D

As I heard if you place vases around the block it won't snap to it anymore.

I personally never play PVE, but whatever floats yor boat, dude... If I understand correctly on PVE people can walk all over your stuff. I would think setting "poor man's traps" would keep that behavior at a minimum.

Walk all over your stuff....hmmm. I've never had anyone "walk all over my stuff" yet. I cant seem to wrap my head around this phrase. How does someone "walk all over your stuff?"

[Nump]

Check this video guide for the offset foundation placement method... it's quite easy once you get the hang of it:

https://youtu.be/9DroJYO9uA0

[River]

they need to make it where u can disable Foundation Snapping

[Multigun]

Originally posted by Luka:

they need to make it where u can disable Foundation Snapping

Just put something like a torch or something in the ground.

[cattibria]

Nice necro. Please leave necromancy to necromancers.