Construction is absolutely horrible

Darkzombie · 2023-04-11T06:55:37.148Z

Disagree I’ve played most of them and Conan def has one of the better build systems.

demonado · 2023-04-11T07:36:10.335Z

Everything in CE can be absolutely horrible, with building system being an exception.

tin_egg · 2023-04-11T08:13:23.791Z

Bloodstormz:

PLease fix and make changes to the Building pieces.

Last time they actually tried to change building pieces was when they disabled support beams, it was like 4 years ago. Turning beams into decorations was done because they couldn’t fix them.

Lord_to_Bsilent · 2023-04-11T09:17:04.092Z

I didn’t play valheim but i played ark and some other games where you can build and conan exiles is for me from far THE best building game i have played and still do.

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Ps: I play on Xbox one X

shadowwraith · 2023-04-11T12:20:31.208Z

Between Ark and CE, CE has the best building system, Arks building system is a pita to use whereas CE is an absolute breeze to use.

if your having problems getting parts to snap, it might be due to lack of stability.

Beharion · 2023-04-11T13:26:25.014Z

Now open your ears, mortal one!

I have no idea if you’re playing a different Conan Exile than me, and I’m not really familiar with this dinosaur banter named after a boat from the Bible. But what I do know is that Crom personally blessed building in Conan Exiles - all I have to do is compare a few videos on YouTube trying to recreate Minas Tirith with both games:

Like here and here for example.

I also know that decorating thing in Conan Exiles can be much, very much nicer. At least when I watch a few videos for comparison from Pixelcave for example:

And even when I look at my current project on an official PvE Conflict server, I realize that there are no problems with building, except for those that I primarily make myself and that I shouldn’t overdo it because I used to or later breaking the server rules if I build even bigger …

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And finally! If you don’t like building on Conan Exiles or you can’t deal with it, then you can just let it be, right? Your descriptions seem to me to ultimately represent a subjective phenomenon and not an objective problem … Sorry, mortal one, but I have a bad feeling Crom will just ignore your whining.

Hexsing · 2023-04-11T13:45:15.719Z

Personally the only issue I am having is the sandstone set with the wood panel on top. When placing anything. Including beds and thralls it says something is overlapping. That is a bug for sure.

Otherwise I have never had issues…other than gates. Gates are horrid to snap.

Beharion · 2023-04-11T13:47:59.720Z

But this bug with gates was fixed pretty quickly. (At least for the version on the PC.)

Xochikawuq · 2023-04-11T14:12:31.229Z

In my experience, Conan Exiles has one of the better building sets, and the new changes to the construction menu made it even easier to find what you need. I’ve seen some pretty amazing castle and city designs that people have posted on YouTube, and have even managed to make a few decent myself. In my opinion, the versatility of the building system is one of the things that keeps me playing this game the most. Couldn’t disagree more with the original post. Most of pieces do, in fact, snap together fine. Flipping their position/facing can take some practice, and occasionally there are problems with other objects interfering with placement – but once you’ve done it a bit, it gets smoother.

JohnnyWylder · 2023-04-11T14:14:34.707Z

Just to know … what are those games you’ve played with better building system ?
Cause for CE is actually the best on that side.

Ark, which one of the best survival building (if not the best), has a building system that is ridiculous compared to CE.

And I’ve played Valheim too: it has an interesting system with beams and pillars but it still has to improve. ATM Conan Exiles is still better. Also it sucks as a game in general.

As for CE, I’ve done amazing buildings here and never noticed the problems you’re talking about. Isn’t it possible that you’ve had enabled some mod or some options that creates these problems ?

prologue1337 · 2023-04-11T14:36:08.213Z

Horrible? Its one of the best after Satisfactory!

tin_egg · 2023-04-11T15:07:16.161Z

JohnnyWylder:

what are those games you’ve played with better building system ?

“Building system” is not about building huge castles that look good on-screen. It is about robust, self explanatory and easy to use building techniques.
It is about not having to spend 5 minutes rotating Wheel of pain / Altar / Animal pens trying to find that that one degree of of 360 that will allow you to place it - despite foundation visually having more then enough square footage to accommodate the structure.
Building system is about building blocks having an actual meaning - like a roof piece stopping the rain and deterioration for all placed beneath it.
Building system is when you don’t have to take off the door to attach an elevator to a gate frame. Or take off the ceiling to be able to put a furnace underneath it.

If you actually start thinking about CE building system in that way - you will surely see it is FAR from being perfect. Not the “absolutely horrible”, but not perfect (or even good IMO). I would say it is mediocre at best.

P.S. Oh, and by the way, if you are not that familiar with sky bases - they too are only possible because of CE building system.

Hexsing · 2023-04-11T15:30:40.588Z

Still happening to me. I still get that error. This is when you place something down for the first time by the way. If I place a thrall on the ground first and then place it on those foundations I will still get the error, however the thrall will place.

GodlyVoice · 2023-04-11T15:40:07.898Z

Bloodstormz:

PLease fix … Building pieces. THEY ARE THE WORST of all the sandbox games…GO LOOK AT … ARK

Ark has the most broken building system in the genre. You haven’t played ark abviously. Not to mention that ARk has floating bases above anything else.

Lord_to_Bsilent · 2023-04-11T16:57:37.265Z

Those problems you mentioned are about in any building game for what i know .

Kikigirl · 2023-04-11T17:20:42.948Z

I find the building system, while buggy at times, to be superior to most building games. I’ve played Ark (shudders).

But there is currently a bug that is just driving me nuts. “Cannot place while overlapping another object”… except it isn’t. It appears that the collision is off on building pieces in general. This has always been an occasional thing but I’ve noticed it degrading over the last week and it came to a head last night.

I would have to re-position myself, crouch, angle and attempt to get the green jammed in. I would attempt re-logging, re-equipping the hammer, removing the piece I’m trying to place on top of, etc.,… everything I could think of didn’t work except for contorting my camera.

And this was just a wall on top of a wall. That’s it. It was happening with other pieces but not as bad as walls…

LostBrythunian · 2023-04-11T18:06:40.363Z

This one personally finds the building system largely good.
There are a few issues that do cause frustration, especially when the footprint of a placeable is significantly larger than the placeable itself. Furthermore, there are certain pieces that can overlap and some that cannot and this one does not comprehend the reasoning. Perhaps it is a code issue.
Snapping points have had quite a bit of improvement over the years. Inverted sloping walls are now much easier to place. There are still a few build pieces lacking what would seem to be obvious snap points, but those are specifics rather than systemic issues.

That said, this one does feel several pieces are missing from the game.
Interior corner awnings, for example.
Also, spiral staircases. Yes a few of the Bazaar sets have the itteh bitteh corner stairs, and they do serve the purpose, but spiral stairs would look better.

As far as systemic issues…
A single wall piece is too short.
It leads to odd head bumping especially when ascending stairs, comically short doorways, issues when placing higher tier craft benches, and the choice between claustrophobic and cramped rooms, or double wall height with huge overheads.
This one would very much like a half wall and half stair, but realize this quickly mushrooms into many more requests.

CodeMage · 2023-04-11T19:26:40.090Z

Bloodstormz:

GO LOOK AT VALHIEM

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Seriously, I’ve given Valheim three chances now, with months between one try and the next.

Every time I’ve tried it, I quit because I just couldn’t build with it. Every. Single. Time. That’s how shіtty their building UX is.

Pugilist · 2023-04-11T20:12:03.131Z

Bloodstormz:

PLease fix and make changes to the Building pieces. THEY ARE THE WORST of all the sandbox games i have ever played.

We will have to disagree.

I found 7 Days to be pretty good, but Valhein did not fill me with joy.

Conan building is twitchty, certainly, but my assessment is that it is superior to many sandbox games.

This is not a refutation of your position, just a disagreement.

Pugilist · 2023-04-11T20:12:36.950Z

CodeMage:

Seriously, I’ve given Valheim three chances now, with months between one try and the next.

Every time I’ve tried it, I quit because I just couldn’t build with it. Every. Single. Time. That’s how shіtty their building UX is.

I have had a similar experience.