Building piece orientation

[Dusty_Earth_Mage]

I apologize if this was posted somewhere. Title says it all. Why can't building pieces have the same icon with a little arrow that some chests and workstations such as a bonefire have so we know which way they are facing when we place them down. It would create much less of a headache for people wanting to build things. Just a quality of life buff for us from the devs.

[Narelle]

Yes, I find the arrow quite convenient as well. If you have access to mods, some of them do offer this feature.

[Dusty_Earth_Mage]

Can you please link me to a mod with this? I play in sandbox mode a lot and it drives me crazy. I just like knowing which way my pillars, ceiling tiles, and foundations etc... will face. The walls and things like that are easier since they have actual outer face text.

[Narelle]

I personally use LBPR for this and other building features. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1369743238

[Dusty_Earth_Mage]

Ooo This looks useful does it also work with the dlc? Ie: Turanian etc...? Also does it apply to every piece... The wedge, pillar etc....

[Narelle]

LBPR works with the DLCs. I am not 100% sure about arrows on pillars but there are arrows on all the other pieces.

[Multigun]

Originally posted by Dusty_Earth_Mage:

Ooo This looks useful does it also work with the dlc? Ie: Turanian etc...? Also does it apply to every piece... The wedge, pillar etc....

There isn't an arrow on pillars because I didn't see the point (pun intended heh heh heh....). Everything else, yup.

[Dusty_Earth_Mage]

Originally posted by Multigun:

Originally posted by Dusty_Earth_Mage:

Ooo This looks useful does it also work with the dlc? Ie: Turanian etc...? Also does it apply to every piece... The wedge, pillar etc....

There isn't an arrow on pillars because I didn't see the point (pun intended heh heh heh....). Everything else, yup.

The only reason I'd want an arrow on the pillars is because they actually do have a front face as well somehow as proven by the wedge foundation and ceiling pieces. Though that'd be something more for devs to address in the future if they do this idea. I will probably download your fix for now as it saves me a lot of grief ^_^

[Multigun]

Originally posted by Dusty_Earth_Mage:

The only reason I'd want an arrow on the pillars is because they actually do have a front face as well somehow as proven by the wedge foundation and ceiling pieces. Though that'd be something more for devs to address in the future if they do this idea. I will probably download your fix for now as it saves me a lot of grief ^_^

Well, yes, every static mesh ever made for a video game has a "front." I'll take the opportunity to ask though, is there an advantage to knowing what the front of a Pillar is? If there is one, I'll add it to my to-do list.

[Dusty_Earth_Mage]

I've actually downloaded your mod and the pillars also have a front face. This makes building a lot easier. Thank you so much ^_^

[Multigun]

Originally posted by Dusty_Earth_Mage:

I've actually downloaded your mod and the pillars also have a front face. This makes building a lot easier. Thank you so much ^_^

Uh, I haven't enabled arrows on pillars. Sounds like you are using Amunets, which I don't recommend since it is not compatible with the latest version of the game, and hasn't been for some time.

Amunet is who got me going down the path of adding arrows in the first place, which was over a year ago.

I'll add it to my to-do list though.

[Narelle]

Thanks, Multigun. I removed Amunets from my earlier post. I know someone who uses it. I should have checked when it was last updated.

[Zathabar]

Originally posted by Multigun:

Well, yes, every static mesh ever made for a video game has a "front." I'll take the opportunity to ask though, is there an advantage to knowing what the front of a Pillar is? If there is one, I'll add it to my to-do list.

I found a maaybee one Sir (Ma'am??) On the Round frontier pillars I was hanging some Wall braziers, one of them stubbonly is at an offset angle all the rest are fine.

But on the five that are fine they were placed before I upgraded to the Frontier round pillar from a Stone brick square one so not sure if this is same issue or not.

Still thought you might find that curios yes?

[Theftwind]

Multigun, use the large Lemurian Ornate pillars for a baseline as they have two "printed" faces and two "plain" faces.

[Tarka]

The LBPR mod is one of a few I'd highly recommend.

[Multigun]

Originally posted by theftwind:

Multigun, use the large Lemurian Ornate pillars for a baseline as they have two "printed" faces and two "plain" faces.

Oh, I may have set it for those specific mods ahead of time. I remember doing that on request a while back.

In either case, I already have the next build for LBPR set to enable arrows on pillars. Just waiting for the DLC to drop so I can add those buildings in too before doing an update.