crafting benches

[Titanium Jesus]

Really starting to drive me nuts having to have a specific kind of crafting bench, on top of the crafting bench, every 50 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ feet to build anything. Like come on! why can't I just make a brazier at the forge and I don't know, walk a few feet with it for placement!?

Making a stone walkway? Better have 2 dozen stone cutting benches handy...

[Stellar Remnant]

Would be nice to just 'uninstall' a furniture item rather than deconstructing it.

[Titanium Jesus]

Absolutely. It also doesn't help that as soon as you remove the crafting bench itself all structure elements take 50% damage...

What they need to do is double the effective range of the crafting bench (At least) and quintuple the range of the specialized ones if they want to keep the current system.

[Wridian]

The need to build crafting benches, and possibly further specialized crafting stations, everywhere you want to build anything, does get really old eventually.

Personally, I'd like to eventually be able to craft some sort of portable set of tools that lets you craft stuff without a bench. It'd require much more advanced materials than the standard bench, of course, both solving the bench annoyance problem and the lack of interesting, worthwhile things to earn as you progress through the game.

[Stellar Remnant]

Originally posted by Titanium Jesus:

Absolutely. It also doesn't help that as soon as you remove the crafting bench itself all structure elements take 50% damage...

Removing a crafting bench does not cause structure elements to take damage.

Did you have wood parts not covered by a roof?

[Mringasa]

I'm getting setup to build a Castle for myself. Regarding the Stonecutter, do you have to leave one there, or can you just craft one, build, deconstruct, and move on? I was going to leave Workbenches around, is that enough to do repairs when needed?

[pipo.p]

Frankly, only working basic wood so far, and I don't find the number of worbenches I have to erect when I take claim and repair abandonned farms an issue. I know that you are talking about more advanced crafting stations, possibly involving multiple upgrades, but either you have to use a nomadic workbench, and then you recycle it when it's over, or you have to build a large base and you can use nomadic worbenches as well. Erecting a large structure or a town canton has always required some organization and redundant installations.

Also don't forget that the range of a workbench is also used to keep monsters from spawning too close. This might be a separated effect in case use range were to be expanded (e.g. dependable on tier).

[Titanium Jesus]

Originally posted by Unreality:

Originally posted by Titanium Jesus:

Absolutely. It also doesn't help that as soon as you remove the crafting bench itself all structure elements take 50% damage...

Removing a crafting bench does not cause structure elements to take damage.

Did you have wood parts not covered by a roof?

yes, they absolutely do. the only things that don't are stone. doesn't matter if it's a wall, floor, or roof: instant damage begins. Tested it myself and so did the other person on our world.

Originally posted by pipo.p:

Frankly, only working basic wood so far, and I don't find the number of worbenches I have to erect when I take claim and repair abandonned farms an issue. I know that you are talking about more advanced crafting stations, possibly involving multiple upgrades, but either you have to use a nomadic workbench, and then you recycle it when it's over, or you have to build a large base and you can use nomadic worbenches as well. Erecting a large structure or a town canton has always required some organization and redundant installations.

Also don't forget that the range of a workbench is also used to keep monsters from spawning too close. This might be a separated effect in case use range were to be expanded (e.g. dependable on tier).

Monsters spawn too close regardless because the range is abysmal. And no, erecting such structures has never required redundant installations to accomplish. Besides, using RL as a comparison for a game like this can't be done because if you do then nobody would have the ability to build anything.

[Maelstrom]

I've never had structures of any kind take damage when removing a workbench and I've done it lots. Something weird is going on in your game.

[Stellar Remnant]

Originally posted by Titanium Jesus:

Originally posted by Unreality:

Removing a crafting bench does not cause structure elements to take damage.

Did you have wood parts not covered by a roof?

yes, they absolutely do. the only things that don't are stone. doesn't matter if it's a wall, floor, or roof: instant damage begins. Tested it myself and so did the other person on our world.

Something's bugged with your game, then.

[Titanium Jesus]

also you do need the specific crafting bench to repair things, for that one that asked.

[jonnin]

For a castle, consider making stone cutter or two in out of the way areas so you can repair without having to deal with moving one around. Got a staircase going up? Hide one under it and seal off that room (with a workbench too, maybe?), things like that. Even if you mostly monster proofed it, they occasionally find a way to hit your building with a missile or two and you eventually want a repair.

[Gladi8er65]

Removing a workbench does NOT cause damage to any building parts.... damage only occurs from the item getting hit by something and/or water damage from rain (no thatched roof over it) or water damage if a piece is below water table...

Perhaps you are getting this damage due to a mod or something because that doesn't happen in vanilla game.

[jeggert_vpi]

It is annoying that I have to keep deconstructing and reconstructing my forge just to install a brass sconce in a different room. I'm okay with needing the forge. Maybe a system where you craft it there, and then its in your inventory.

[Titanium Jesus]

all these people in here adamant something can't happen because they don't experience it...

It's not mods, it DOES happen, to EVERYONE I've played with, and it is possibly a bug but that doesn't detract from the fact that it is going on and is a problem.

[Gladi8er65]

Originally posted by Titanium Jesus:

all these people in here adamant something can't happen because they don't experience it...

It's not mods, it DOES happen, to EVERYONE I've played with, and it is possibly a bug but that doesn't detract from the fact that it is going on and is a problem.

IF that is happening then should report it in the bug reports sub-forum because that's not a game mechanic.... workbench does not promote structure "hp" nor take away hp if the bench is removed... or should say, NOT supposed to.