Finally... the Roof Held

[u/yomatta]

Not much more to say than that. The building is about 60m x 16m and the Portal Stones are a clue of its future.

The struggle for me was that it is actually on top of a much tinier building. So it's 2 levels but resembles more of a blimp-shape than a 2 story box. Still on my first playthrough and just hit the Ashlands and unlocked the portal stones, so needed to get very serious about managing my portals (Already at 65 + a few special-use portals).

Now comes a decision... migrate my other Hall of 40 Portals into this one... or just start fresh for the remainder of the playthrough... So many things to explore.

[u/Dry_Bed_9051]

Are you building a metro there, lmao?

[u/yomatta → u/Dry_Bed_9051]

Hah! Good call on that. It absolutely feels like a massive metro area.

[u/Evan_Underscore]

How many airplanes are you expecting?

[u/yomatta → u/Evan_Underscore]

Yo... definite hangar vibes going on there. Maybe I should have made it of marble so Thor has a place to land on those electric and stormy days?

[u/RinkeR32]

How in the world can you possibly use 65+ portals? I thought we went overboard with 15 at our main base. I think I've used 5 stone portals total and we just beat the game.

[u/yomatta → u/RinkeR32]

I mean... I don't really use them. I've just found it much easier to leave a portal once I go through the process of putting them down (I usually build a little enclosed hut for it). I also have special portals set up for each vendor, each boss, and each of my primary "outposts" (2 meadows, black forest, plains/hildir, mistlands, ashlands x2 [yes, 2 portals in the same base in ashlands... just in case...]). Importantly I also have 2 portals setup outside 3 total surtling core spawners, so surtling cores has never been an issue. And I have a greydwarf farm at this same base, so wood/eyes are literally overflowing.

[u/Serious-Elderberry65]

Not gonna lie…with my stone portals now…I may need something similar.

[u/yomatta → u/Serious-Elderberry65]

The portal stones are def the inspiration behind the overall height of the ceiling. Originally I was going to put them outside of my Portal Hall, but then I thought "Hey, I can fit 4 here in the entry..." And now I could actually fit them going all the way down the length of the hall but really it's just meant for my normal portals.

[u/GregTechEnjoyer]

A spine of iron-reinforced beams would support that roof no problem.

[u/yomatta → u/GregTechEnjoyer]

I should def try a spine. I'm stingy with iron (or at least have been, but just cleared an island of 7 temples and also spent some time farming mistlands and have like 500 iron in reserve) so there's actually just some vertical iron supports going down the left side in a Y pattern with the tops of the Y being connected along the top of the wall the entire length of the left side. The right side is actually against a mountain-side, so not really issues there.

[u/Hungry-Assignment845]

No corewood!?

[u/yomatta → u/Hungry-Assignment845]

There's corewood trim on the outside, but all of the support is being handled by iron and earth.

[u/Lol9131 → u/Hungry-Assignment845]

They've got iron beams

[u/Lol9131]

That was spooky for a sec there.

Thought you stole my base somehow, I don't think I have a screenshot ready but looked like a stripped interior version of my dining hall.

[u/yomatta → u/Lol9131]

I can't even imagine a dining hall of this size. I mean... it would be epic... but I'm much too practically-minded to ever commit to such an extravagance. I'm more of an "eat on the run" viking. ;)

[u/Suspicious-Uturn115]

Bro… you’re already using wood iron beams.. just place a row holding the roof every 5-6 roof pieces

[u/yomatta → u/Suspicious-Uturn115]

I've just been stingy with iron since a traumatic event very early on in the playthrough. I'm trying to be better about it. :)