I thought I’d share here with you some techniques how you can build “more special”. So you can spice up your buildings where not everything looks like 08/15. These tricks will work without mods, so it should be possible on all platforms.
Raise a foundation by a quarter
Place the foundation for the lowest level you need/want.
Build a wall on the side you want to raise the next foundation.
Take the next foundation, so you can see the ghost model.
3.1 It will snap to the previous foundation.
3.2 Then simply drag the cursor up on the wall, the ghost model will follow, then place it as usual.
Foundations can be divided in half by pulling a fence foundation through them. After an update it is not so easy to do it but it is still possible, at least in singleplayer or on private servers. The following steps were done in singleplayer without mods.
place a “staircase” on the foundation that you would like to share.
Finally you can build a shack that has more “structure” than flat walls, but less, as if you had to move in a whole foundation.
9.1 To achieve a hut like the one in the picture below, you must first place the roofs and then the sloping walls.
Align Foundations from "Riders of Hyboria"
You can use the bright vertical column on the left as a guide for the orientation of the planks (circle and arrow). When this clearly visible column is on the left side, the planks are aligned forwards.
Nice! I am ashamed that when i encountered these things i only saw them as bugs. I only used the slightly different height of the fence foundation to produce irregularities but did not see the potential.
Thanks for sharing!
Thx. But I guess thats PC or? Because when I watched the stream about the new tree-house foundation, Jens was able to RAISE and LOWER the foundation on the spot…
Is there a button/way todo that on PC?
In my settings (I suppose this is default) you can raise and lower a single free foundation (not snapped to an other piece) by pressing ALT + Mousewheel UP/DOWN.
I often see people asking questions about controls on this forum, whether on PC or console. I do not understand, everyone has control setting menu, that’s the basis to consult and eventually define the controls when you start a game for the first time.
I’m sorry I don’t mean to be rude but I don’t understand. Everyone is waiting for everything to be served on a platter.
I can only raise or lower it, when I push it against a cliff/rock/whatever.
Looking here on “Adjust pitch” for consoles, it says R2/L2, but that is just rotating the pieces itself… https://conanexiles.gamepedia.com/Controls
And adjust height (what would be SHIFT + mousewheel) isnt even a category for consoles… Damn it.
@Kearsan I didnt wanted to know the PC controls, as I play on console… It was just a reminder, that console players cannot do that (but I forgot to mention the console).
So what should I do there?!? Looking for a control which does not exist in the first place? We would need 1-2 extra keys (alt or shift) do be able to do the same thing…
WOOOOW!! You are the hero of my day. I have to crouch for that… And its not even in the Wiki…
@Multigun can you add that for consoles?? That you have to crouch for lower/raising building pieces
And I will give it a test in the evening, to see if it works… Because some PS4 players said, it didnt… But thats >1 year ago.
On PS4 to raise or lower a foundation you must select your foundation in the wheel, press Triangles button, use R2 / L2 to raise or lower it then press R1 button to set it.
Very useful since flat terrains is so rare in CE.
Edited because I’ve never written cross button, never !
And its not even in the Wiki…