Placing objects and furniture

[Depaskala]

Not sure if there are hidden controls to position the items or pieces of furniture that you buy in you apartment. Desk lamps seem to fall over (their center of gravity isn't aligned with their foot), calligraphy sets are spawned upside down (is there a way to rotate them vertically ?), distance doesn't seem to be managed, so you have to climb and crouch on furniture in order to position an item where you want - that is, to hurl it in that general direction.

So, are there tricks to manage this more accurately, or it is part of the work-in-progress ?

[Jaydubs]

I'm having this same problem and I'd love to hear some tips or tricks. For example, I removed a bathroom cabinet and sink, but was then unable to replace them in the same position; they kept snapping to other parts of the wall. Their original position was impossible. On top of that, their snap-to-grid doesn't even line up!

[Isabelle]

the apartment aspect has been really buggy since release.

[Depaskala]

Re-launched he game. More awesome than ever, keeps impressing me.

But this one aspect hasn't changed one bit, has it ? Putting a phone on a table means : hurling the phone at it from a distance hoping it'd land upright, or placing it on the edge, or jumping on the table and dropping it there (crouching or not) and watch it bounce randomly... Also desk lamps fall over, due to center of gravity. Also calligraphy set is still upside down...

Or are there hidden keys that manage distance and other axis of rotation, besides Q and E (and walking around) ?

[Isabelle]

Originally posted by Depaskala:

Re-launched he game. More awesome than ever, keeps impressing me.

But this one aspect hasn't changed one bit, has it ? Putting a phone on a table means : hurling the phone at it from a distance hoping it'd land upright, or placing it on the edge, or jumping on the table and dropping it there (crouching or not) and watch it bounce randomly... Also desk lamps fall over, due to center of gravity. Also calligraphy set is still upside down...

Or are there hidden keys that manage distance and other axis of rotation, besides Q and E (and walking around) ?

+1

[Frenchy]

I've been dreaming for a mod or update to this system. It would be really neat to make myself a really nice apartment but the controls are just cancer IMO

[Myst Leissa]

it would be nice if it placed these objects via ghosts instead of throwing them j/s. Alot of Survival Craft Games use ghosts, it shouldn't be that hard to turn the object "blue" before placing it to indicate it WILL snap to there.

[Myst Leissa]

Originally posted by Depaskala:

Re-launched he game. More awesome than ever, keeps impressing me.

But this one aspect hasn't changed one bit, has it ? Putting a phone on a table means : hurling the phone at it from a distance hoping it'd land upright, or placing it on the edge, or jumping on the table and dropping it there (crouching or not) and watch it bounce randomly... Also desk lamps fall over, due to center of gravity. Also calligraphy set is still upside down...

Or are there hidden keys that manage distance and other axis of rotation, besides Q and E (and walking around) ?

Phones need to be placed like food and other items using snap to surface...end of story.

[TotallyRandomPerson]

It's been over a year and apartment item placements are still crap. Developers could fix calligraphy sets and other items spawns within 30 minutes by either rotating them right-way up upon purchase, or by letting you pick items up after placement.

[Depaskala]

Originally posted by TotallyRandomPerson:

It's been over a year and apartment item placements are still crap. Developers could fix calligraphy sets and other items spawns within 30 minutes by either rotating them right-way up upon purchase, or by letting you pick items up after placement.

Yeah I gave up furnishing the appartment. Too much trouble with this unfinished interface, and not enough of a point as I tend to reach the endgame and start a new city by the time I get/design the appartment I want...