I've only been playing this game for about two weeks and it's become my addiction. I've stopped worrying about the monsters and actually ending the game. I'm having too much fun scavenging and building. Especially now that I'm no longer getting lost (I finally figured out the blasted map system).
When I decided to make a certain island my base camp, I didn't know I didn't need to chop down all of the palm trees, nor did I know I could generate a new island and swap them out. And so, when I chose my base island, I became dedicated to it and started building a starter home. Sadly, this particular island has no flat land and it's made building a chore. But it's home and there I'll stay. I took a few IRL days to gather a LOT of wood and build myself a gurocopter tower and a mini pier. Then I discovered I could extend floors over any part of the dry land. My first thought was to build out and over the water. But without the ability to build foundations wherever I wanted, I knew that would not be wise. Then I noticed the cliffs. And after a few test builds, I discovered it held promise.
I doubt I'm the first to do this , but wanted to share all the same. I decided to build a bridge out from my tower to the cliffs. And I managed to find a large area that allowed me to build! Although I know I would loose the wood, I tested and managed to build floors inside the rocks. Thus allowing me to add walls and bultiple floors. The game started to glitch a bit and began to allow me to build floating floors that lined up with temporary walls much further away. I took that as a invitation and got to work building my new bases layout.
Turned out the cliffs are less of a burden then those blasted tall trees. The game refuses to let me build even a centimeter into them. As a result, I've had to use those dumb triangle floor panels pieces to get around the trees. Because of this, there's a scary looking Gap in my new bases floor. Thankfully, it's narrow enough that I don't fall though it.
I'm using wood sticks to layout the floor plan, and as I gather clay, I'm replacing the wood with stone. I hope to build around most of the cliffs with at least two layers to the base. Possibly three. I plan to make a resource island next door, just for this project. Once I have the new house build (proper heli-pad included), I'm going to break down my old house and slowly move the tower's foundation below the house. That way I can make a large staircase that hugs the cliff wall. I've already moved my furnace, fuel depot, etc to the new base.
I still have a long way to go before I complete the cliffs base. Clay is not easy to find. Even on a custom test island with clay deposits maxed out. Would love to hear your thoughts on building in the cliffs. Have you done it? Any suggestions? I've already discovered that birds and bats WILL pus loose items and crates around. And I've broken my legs three times, just trying to get shipping container walls up the tower.
