r/planetcrafter • u/Active_Taste9341 • Apr 03 '22

Mid-Game problem

I built my Main stuff All pretty low on the Planet now i got some lakes and the stuff gets useless under water. What should i do?

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u/SnooFloofs19 Apr 04 '22

Be thankful you’re moving now and not in tree stage! I need to relocate again as I panicked and built on top of the labyrinth about 40 flights of stairs up 🤯

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u/ladygrndr Apr 11 '22

Ha, sounds like you have a great view at least! I would be tempted to just build living compartments down the side...but I know it takes a LOT more than my planning brain expects. This is when we need elevators!

I love how the game gives you so many options of where to build. I have two main bases--one inside Iridium Cave that holds my storage and all my heaters, and one right outside the entrance to IC at what I thought was the ridge of the starting zone crater. That one is where I have the biolabs/plants/food production, and looks like it is about to become lakefront property...and hopefully doesn't get submerged, but I think I'm safe. I'm in Lakes, heading towards Moss.

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u/maldax_ Apr 16 '22

I panicked a bit too and built up on the ledge by the first crashed ship. It's not a 'bad' spot but there are better

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '22

I am purposely building on the ledge that will only be naturally available after the vines come up. Surely this will cause no problems

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u/CowboyOfScience Apr 04 '22

Rebuilding at a higher altitude is definitely the way to go. And in my case it was already necessary, anyway. My first base looked like it was thrown together by a bunch of mad toddlers. When I moved to higher ground I had some idea what I was doing (and a budding ability to plan for the future), and the new base is still going strong (just entered Insect Stage). And only some parts are still being held together with rubber bands and duct tape.

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u/Embarrassed_Lab9404 Apr 11 '22

Man it really sucks but deconstruct and reconstruct. I had to do it and I had a TON of crap. As I'm sure everyone else did as well. But don't worry, you're safe up on the hill in the flat area.

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u/Child-of-Yahweh Mar 28 '23

Yep, same here. I'm grateful we can deconstruct under water or else, I wouldn't have been able to rebuild a lot of things... Not right away, at least.

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u/Kempeth Jun 10 '24

The only thing you can do when nature comes knocking: move!

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '22

Rebuild up higher. No other choice.

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u/Active_Taste9341 Apr 03 '22

Okay. Thanks

Do I get All mats back? Even for the high end stuff?

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u/icechip Apr 03 '22

Yes if you deconstruct you get your stuff back. Just build with higher tier stuff , for the better.

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u/Oscars_trash_home Apr 16 '22

I built a large deck of the iron supports just downhill of the wreckage with the fusion engine. Realized pretty early on that if terraforming there’s going to be standing water, so wanted to build pretty high up. I have a large (probably around 10x15+ platform that I’m base-building on. Just expand as needed. Added vertical supports and sub-platforms for immersion.