How to enter Fly mode?

[fermented]

How do I fly? I want to build, building on the ground is slow and takes the joy out of the game for me.

[Kommissar K]

Check under "Advanced Game Settings" when starting a new game. I can't recall if there is a way to enable AGS on an existing save; I'd assume there is but I don't see it.

[NocheLuz]

For the early game, just use the lookout tower. It'll help you with building especially on the foundation. Fun fact, most buildings have a ladder for you to climb up and have a good look around the building.

Later on, you'll get a jetpack... Which mostly didn't help with building that much but will help you get on to the building faster.

Much later on, you'll get Hoverpack. Which allows you to hover around your factories (basically, fly around), at the cost of 100MW from your nearby grid. This is what you really want when building a factory.

[KingOfFriedChicken]

If you want an in game non advanced mode way, you have to progress till you get the hover pack. This allows you to fly near power lines.

Building on the ground if you press R you can use Zoopla, aim uo some and build 10 out!

Alternately make a blueprint or import 1 from a creative world with the 6x6 BP design and you can paste 6x6 tiles faster.

[Jeff]

Originally posted by Kommissar K:

Check under "Advanced Game Settings" when starting a new game. I can't recall if there is a way to enable AGS on an existing save; I'd assume there is but I don't see it.

No, if you don't enable on a new save, you never can.

[Jeff]

Originally posted by KingOfFriedChicken:

If you want an in game non advanced mode way, you have to progress till you get the hover pack. This allows you to fly near power lines.

Building on the ground if you press R you can use Zoopla, aim uo some and build 10 out!

Alternately make a blueprint or import 1 from a creative world with the 6x6 BP design and you can paste 6x6 tiles faster.

I tried the tiles in the blueprint. Problem with that is it won't lock on to the game grid. So I don't use that.

[Crackjack]

Just unlock the hover pack, its basically creative flight

[Fnox]

There is a way to enable Advanced game settings on a previous save that was created without the Advanced game settings enabled. You do this from the Main menu / Load menu where you pick which game to load. Then you can enable flying.

[Fenix]

Originally posted by Jeff:

Originally posted by Kommissar K:

Check under "Advanced Game Settings" when starting a new game. I can't recall if there is a way to enable AGS on an existing save; I'd assume there is but I don't see it.

No, if you don't enable on a new save, you never can.

Incorrect, on the load save screen you can turn it on for that save.

[MetalSpaceDust]

Originally posted by Jeff:

Originally posted by Kommissar K:

Check under "Advanced Game Settings" when starting a new game. I can't recall if there is a way to enable AGS on an existing save; I'd assume there is but I don't see it.

No, if you don't enable on a new save, you never can.

6000 hours and you still don't know everything.

[KingOfFriedChicken]

Originally posted by Jeff:

Originally posted by KingOfFriedChicken:

If you want an in game non advanced mode way, you have to progress till you get the hover pack. This allows you to fly near power lines.

Building on the ground if you press R you can use Zoopla, aim uo some and build 10 out!

Alternately make a blueprint or import 1 from a creative world with the 6x6 BP design and you can paste 6x6 tiles faster.

I tried the tiles in the blueprint. Problem with that is it won't lock on to the game grid. So I don't use that.

Here is how, build something locked to the game grid, 1 single tile. Then adjust the blueprint to Match, it isn't directly "locked" but it's 100% in line with the grid. Use the nudge feature, press H to lock it then arrow keys to nudge, press ctrl arrows to nudge by half.

[fermented]

Thanks so much for the info, its actually life changing for me and this game. I've actually played countless hours on various saves since update 4. The lack of top-down view always make me quit and never get past aluminium.

Originally posted by Fenix:

Originally posted by Jeff:

No, if you don't enable on a new save, you never can.

Incorrect, on the load save screen you can turn it on for that save.

[ConflicT Zv]

Originally posted by Jeff:

Originally posted by KingOfFriedChicken:

If you want an in game non advanced mode way, you have to progress till you get the hover pack. This allows you to fly near power lines.

Building on the ground if you press R you can use Zoopla, aim uo some and build 10 out!

Alternately make a blueprint or import 1 from a creative world with the 6x6 BP design and you can paste 6x6 tiles faster.

I tried the tiles in the blueprint. Problem with that is it won't lock on to the game grid. So I don't use that.

Just snap it to something that's already aligned with the world grid.