Foundation Stacking

[Triplenine]

Why is this a thing? whats the point of having walls in the game if everyone just abuses this.

[LittleBallOfPurr]

It's not even close to the strongest walls you can make though, I think making a lattice of fence foundations with pillars in the middle (2x2 pillars per foundation size) is.

Having that ability is what allows for easier building on sloped terrain, otherwise you're stuck building in an area that is less that a foundation height in difference, without other awkward techniques.

It also offers a whole other selection for aesthetic value.

There's no way they'll change it now though.

[Deamo]

Foundation stacking is a thing so players can build nice flat house foundations on hills and other ruff surfaces.

[Angelo Dante]

Yes and after ARK's lousy foundation building options, it's a damn good changeup, let me tell you.

[Triplenine]

Originally posted by Deamo:

Foundation stacking is a thing so players can build nice flat house foundations on hills and other ruff surfaces.

It might be good for pve'rs but it affects PVP alot and this is the problem.

[Dufflebags]

I'm a noob. Why is foundation stacking bad, please elaborate?

[Zyana]

Piling those into tower like, or do you mean some bug, you are able to Stack them into same block space ?.

[Triplenine]

Originally posted by Dufflebags:

I'm a noob. Why is foundation stacking bad, please elaborate?

It makes walls useless in pvp considering foundations have more hp. Like you would never have to use a wall at all because of foundations. Sure a foundation cost more but not by much. They either need to increase the cost or make walls the same hp as foundations.

[Triplenine]

Originally posted by Zyana:

Piling those into tower like, or do you mean some bug, you are able to Stack them into same block space ?.

I mean piling into a tower and using them for walls.

[Zyana]

that piling is meant to be like this, you simply need destroy one that touch ground and whole tower collapse/get destroyed.

[Shizai]

Originally posted by Lyzen:

Originally posted by Dufflebags:

I'm a noob. Why is foundation stacking bad, please elaborate?

It makes walls useless in pvp considering foundations have more hp. Like you would never have to use a wall at all because of foundations. Sure a foundation cost more but not by much. They either need to increase the cost or make walls the same hp as foundations.

What if double walls are used?

[Saereth345]

I have always thought that the building cost needed a balance pass, guess this proves it.

[Triplenine]

Originally posted by Shizai:

Originally posted by Lyzen:

It makes walls useless in pvp considering foundations have more hp. Like you would never have to use a wall at all because of foundations. Sure a foundation cost more but not by much. They either need to increase the cost or make walls the same hp as foundations.

What if double walls are used?

Why double wall when you can double foundation?

[LittleBallOfPurr]

Originally posted by Lyzen:

Originally posted by Shizai:

What if double walls are used?

Why double wall when you can double foundation?

Space :D

[Zyana]

You can actually triple wall, do trick with fence foundations. fences goes also to middle of foundation blocks.

[Winger]

Explosives are just as easy to make though are they not? I've never been raided online myself (been raided offline exclusively) and no amount of foundation/fence foundation stacking was able to deter any of my raiders :P

If you are online and can actively defend/repair your base then yeah I imagine it'd be a nightmare to get through.