log poles not giving me the support I deserve

[pyremind]

How am I not getting this? I finally got wood poles - and when I build them from my roof to the floor the roof tiles remain red.. like thanks for nothing. Even when I snap them directly to the roof, and build them down before they explode - no support bonus for the roof. Wtf.

[Maelstrom]

Are you connecting them to your wood floor, or directly to the ground? A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

[Ratsan]

Originally posted by pyremind:

How am I not getting this? I finally got wood poles - and when I build them from my roof to the floor the roof tiles remain red.. like thanks for nothing. Even when I snap them directly to the roof, and build them down before they explode - no support bonus for the roof. Wtf.

Sorry but what you described is exactly what should happen..If you put an item on a red its going to break. Sometimes you can place the item and quickly place in another to reach the ground and create a new line of support but you need to make sure it reaches something better then red.. You are probably doing this so it snaps in the place you want.... Instead build a temporary support nearby from ground up then put in the final support.

[JDaremo Fireheart]

Are you trying to go more than 5 poles high? Only the Iron Bound Poles can go a bit higher.

[Meewec]

Originally posted by pyremind:

How am I not getting this? I finally got wood poles - and when I build them from my roof to the floor the roof tiles remain red.. like thanks for nothing. Even when I snap them directly to the roof, and build them down before they explode - no support bonus for the roof. Wtf.

it's all about pieces from the ground, putting in more supports doesn't help if it doesn't reduce that number

[RasaNova]

I think you should go the other way. If you're snapping to the roof then you're adding to the load the roof is trying to support. Build from the ground instead, making sure the pole is lit blue, and if it connects to the roof you should be fine. If not, you may need to extend it slightly

[Macdallan]

Originally posted by Maelstrom:

Are you connecting them to your wood floor, or directly to the ground? A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

My guess is that this is the problem.

[Spooky]

OR stablize the whole structure w/ cross brace.

[Meewec]

Originally posted by Spooky:

OR stablize the whole structure w/ cross brace.

it's literally just number of pieces from the ground, cross braces will do nothing if they don't lower that number

[JDaremo Fireheart]

Originally posted by Meewec:

Originally posted by Spooky:

OR stablize the whole structure w/ cross brace.

it's literally just number of pieces from the ground, cross braces will do nothing if they don't lower that number

Yup, you can only go 5 high with anything

[Bexc]

before i say anything .. ok we are in to completely different universes you and i, i mean building from the roof down that is a new 1 for me try building from the ground up like most of us mere mortals. and when i mean ground i mean ground wood floor is not ground.

you can use the hoe to build the ground up to where your wood flooring is when it stays blue its connected to the ground. i often used this in early game to build bridges that allowed boats to travel up rivers etc. just like bridges in the real world that have their main supports build on raised ground. many large bridges even have supports that are allowed to move around on the sand and pebble foundations during earth quakes, in the game you can take this kind of thing and apply it and it doesn't look half bad atleast just use the hoe and raise long thin towers of ground up high and then build the bridge supports out from them

make sure the gap has more than enough room to allow the ships sail mast to traverse as it will make contact and cause damage to both the ship and the bridge
hugs x

[Simon Bar Sinister]

Deserve has nothing to do with it.

[ThatTimGuy]

Valheim wiki page on building stability [valheim.fandom.com]

You can read that article for the details on building stability. Long story short, purely wood structures will only be stable up to four building pieces from foundation. With basic wood, this doesn't get you very far. With core wood, you can make individual beams/poles that span 4m, giving you more reach. Even then, there is a limit to how ambitious a structure you can build.

If you want a bigger building, you need to expand your foundation. Either build up the terrain using your hoe or lay down stone/iron-wood pieces, which maintain a high stability, even several pieces away from ground.

[Caduryn]

Originally posted by pyremind:

How am I not getting this? I finally got wood poles - and when I build them from my roof to the floor the roof tiles remain red.. like thanks for nothing. Even when I snap them directly to the roof, and build them down before they explode - no support bonus for the roof. Wtf.

In what Universe you build from Roof to bottom....?

[jonnin]

Originally posted by Caduryn:

Originally posted by pyremind:

How am I not getting this? I finally got wood poles - and when I build them from my roof to the floor the roof tiles remain red.. like thanks for nothing. Even when I snap them directly to the roof, and build them down before they explode - no support bonus for the roof. Wtf.

In what Universe you build from Roof to bottom....?

It would be nice, so you can hang a house off a overhang of some sort, but not in this game.

[pyremind]

Originally posted by Maelstrom:

Are you connecting them to your wood floor, or directly to the ground? A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

This was why. Thankyou and I will take no questions.