RimWorld

RimWorld

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Invisible Roof Support
   
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Mod, 1.0, 1.1
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22 Oct, 2018 @ 12:16pm
25 May, 2020 @ 4:51pm
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Invisible Roof Support

Description
Allows you to install invisible bolts for 10 steel that keep up a mountain roof (or other roofs) without being seen. Can be installed on regular terrain, or shallow or deep water. Doesn't interfere with zone placement and walking, but you can't grow crops under them (unsure how to do that).

I wanted to have very large under mountain structures like the Son Doong Cave in Vietnam or even just similar to underground mines with huge interior spaces. These natural caves are much larger than the 12x12 room size maximum without supports. I couldn't find a way to modify the under mountain collapse behavior, so I made this instead as a sort of work around. It's basically an invisible version of the "Roof Support" mod.

I think of it as installing heavy duty roof support bolts used in mining or tunnel applications, installed in the roof of the cave to secure it. They can be destroyed, but it will take a while and they have a decent amount of health. Insects may attack them as well and get themselves killed, an unfortunate side effect of their limited intelligence.

Special thanks to Match, Nommy, Igabod, Minus, Shinzy, and Vas, all of whom helped make the original 'Roof Support' mod from which this is based.
25 Comments
دانيال أيفان مولا 14 Apr, 2024 @ 8:20am 
1.5 lol, damn im same person
دانيال أيفان مولا 22 Oct, 2022 @ 12:31pm 
1.4!!
Thrice 1 Jul, 2022 @ 11:11pm 
I hate to be "That Girl", but is there a patch for 1.3, or a fork or something?
Giggles 28 Jul, 2021 @ 1:29pm 
@SunRod boohoo lmfao
SunRod 12 Oct, 2020 @ 8:31pm 
it works fine in 1.2, but I dont like having outdated yellows letters.
SunRod 12 Oct, 2020 @ 8:30pm 
Please update.
james76543  [author] 25 May, 2020 @ 4:51pm 
Updated for v1.1, sorry for the delay!
Z Chuck 8 Apr, 2020 @ 10:55am 
I do quite enjoy this mod and hope it eventually gets updated. My favourite part is being able to see which areas are covered.
☾⎛sιтєʀ⎞☽ 15 Mar, 2020 @ 2:55am 
1.1?
james76543  [author] 4 Aug, 2019 @ 7:06pm 
@Black Jesus I can make it so when you place it you can see it, but I made it so it was not selectable (because it was super annoying when trying to select things on the ground), so I can't make it so you can see the radius when it's placed. However it's easy to modify! Go to the Buildings_Structure.xml file in the mod directory and find the line <selectable>false</selectable> and change false true and you will be able to select the roof support.

I'm afraid I don't have the time right now to right a special mod to allow for more features :( but hopefully that fix will help!