Still no way to delete buried structures?

[moira.lachesis]

Or am I just failing to see it? Even mass delete ignores occluded structures. I don't understand why demolish even "sees" the ground. It's not like it can remove it.

[Maehlice]

Transport yourself underground with a Hypertube, then build and delete whatever you want from under there.

[rimmer66]

there is a way . just use interactive map , load your save delete what you want , then reload into game . simples.

[Doc✪Hollywood]

here you delete your stuff: https://satisfactory-calculator.com/en/interactive-map

[moira.lachesis]

Thank you guys, I was more talking about an intended feature.

The hypertube is an exploit of a bug and the interactive map is an external tool. Both work fine ofc.

[Maehlice]

Originally posted by moira.lachesis:

Thank you guys, I was more talking about an intended feature.

The hypertube is an exploit of a bug and the interactive map is an external tool. Both work fine ofc.

I'm curious: how is using a hypertube to go through a wall or floor a *bug*? It's just creative usage of their intended behavior -- kinda like the Hyper cannon, no?

[twifight]

"go through a wall or floor"

"creative usage"
"intended behavior"

Sure mate, whatever you say.

[Maehlice]

Originally posted by twifight:

"go through a wall or floor"

"creative usage"
"intended behavior"

Sure mate, whatever you say.

You know the floor hole and the wall holes aren't actually holes, right?

And that even if you clip a hypertube through something, you'll phase through it, right?

By design, you're supposed to phase through everything while in the hypertube.

So yeah, it's a creative use of intended behavior.

[Ryzilynt]

Originally posted by Maehlice:

Transport yourself underground with a Hypertube, then build and delete whatever you want from under there.

How do you build a hypertube underground?

[Maehlice]

Originally posted by Ryzilynt:

Originally posted by Maehlice:

Transport yourself underground with a Hypertube, then build and delete whatever you want from under there.

How do you build a hypertube underground?

I think the best way is with a blueprint. Build a hypertube blueprint where one entrance is above the other and both are powered. Snap the BP under a floating platform to ensure the lower entrance is built below the surface.

(You can do the same thing with a wall or with nudging to push a HT exit horizontally through a wall.)

Another quicker but only one-way method is with a foundation on the ground with a Hypertube Floor Hole and Entrance in it. Just remember: it's a one-way trip, and you'll need a jetpack and/or a parachute to keep yourself from falling forever.

[Man's Best Friend]

Originally posted by moira.lachesis:

I don't understand why demolish even "sees" the ground. It's not like it can remove it.

It undoubtedly uses the same line of sight check as anything else in the game. Why not make a separate line of sight function just for dismantling that ignores the terrain? Probably not worth it considering it's not really that big of a deal. Out of sight, out of mind and all that. Besides, what's a random foundation or two in the ground when you're going to have tens if not hundreds of thousands of objects in general? For the overwhelming majority of players it's not going to cause a problem, and isn't worth directing development time towards.

[moira.lachesis]

Actually when you make a (pointing) LoS functionality, you kind of select which objects are "visible" to it. But I guess the ground is visible not to be selected for anything, but in order to obstruct things, so it does exactly what it is supposed to do. Still, collision detection DOES see the underground structures, so it's quite a bit of a nuisance.

Idk how rare this problem really is. I think almost everyone will run into it eventually, but it's impossible to tell.