How to shift a foundation 1m?

[Maehlice]

Using Walkway-snapping, foundations can be shifted 2m horizontally.

However, I want to shift a foundation by 1m horizontally.

I know tricks for placing a foundation 1m apart, but that isn't guaranteed to be aligned to the same grid and be at the same elevation.

I need something that can just as easily be done 100m above the ground or out in the void.

Can this be done in-game using the base/vanilla game mechanics?

[Liobuster]

pathways

[Maehlice]

Originally posted by Liobuster:

pathways

Are you talking about Walkways (Straight, Ramp, Turn, Crossings)? Walkway snapping only allows you to shift the foundation by 2m (half the size of the Walkway).

Unless I'm missing something; in which case, please elaborate how to do that.

[Tenzek]

There are mods that allow this, but you can't do it with what the game gives you. (Edit: Technically you can, but practically, it's not worth the trouble over getting mods for it.)

[Doom]

Originally posted by Maehlice:

Can this be done in-game using the base/vanilla game mechanics?

AFAIK, it can't be done, because there are no elements in the game that have 1 meter width and snap to each other.

That is unless there's a way to have foundation snap to the top of conveyer support or something like that.

The best you'd be able to do is doing an equivalent of a circles trick, but this is going to be imprecise, and height of the shifted platform won't match original height.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXKe8YKpZjE

[Liobuster]

Originally posted by Maehlice:

Originally posted by Liobuster:

pathways

Are you talking about Walkways (Straight, Ramp, Turn, Crossings)? Walkway snapping only allows you to shift the foundation by 2m (half the size of the Walkway).

Unless I'm missing something; in which case, please elaborate how to do that.

you are right ofc ^^

i somehow always think of foundations as 2 by 2 not 4 by 4

[Maehlice]

Well darn. I didn't think there was, but I was very hopeful. I'm trying to do all my builds "vanilla" lately, but the one I have in mind right now is going to require some 1m shifting.

Thanks for the replies.

[Tenzek]

I mean, technically you can use walkways. You just center the walkway with a foundation tile such that you have 1m open on either side, then you place another foundation tile flush with the edge of the walkway, effectively shifting it 1m.

Instead of that hassle, just go get the official mod loader and find one of several mods that give you much more control over foundations.