More Lenient Flatness Requirements

[Burinn]

Again, I think it makes absolutely no sense to be able to build walls, roads, ect. on the top of mountains and I think removing that functionality (or lack thereof) would remove the identity of mountains.

But you can, so it should either be possible to do properly or not at all if that is the preference but not being able to build on or around something in this kind of game would seem opposite the spirit.

Why can't we fill in water and build where they were previously? Not being able to build on something in this kind of game would seem opposite of the spirit?


A line has to be drawn somewhere, and I'm comfortable with it being at mountains.

[Kaios]

Poor comparison you can't already build on water.

[Burinn]

Poor comparison you can't already build on water.

But why shouldn't we be able to? That's my point.

[...] but not being able to build on or around something in this kind of game would seem opposite the spirit.

[Kaios]

Doesn't matter the comparison is still stupid, you are arguing as if you can't build on a mountain already which you can. If you want to argue for not being able to build on a mountain at all then say that but I'm quite sure that would be a negative change from most player's perspectives.

[Burinn]

Doesn't matter the comparison is still stupid, you are arguing as if you can't build on a mountain already which you can, if you want to argue for not being able to build on a mountain at all then say that but I'm quite sure that would be a negative change from most player's perspectives.

I don't know if you're trying to be pedantic or what.

I want to build on mountains, regardless of the current state of the game, why can't I?
I want to build on rivers, regardless of the current state of the game, why can't I?

Regardless of the state of the game: Why can't I build on XYZ, I want to build on XYZ! is a ridiculous argument. That's my point.

[Ysh]

Doesn't matter the comparison is still stupid, you are arguing as if you can't build on a mountain already which you can, if you want to argue for not being able to build on a mountain at all then say that but I'm quite sure that would be a negative change from most player's perspectives.

I don't know if you're trying to be pedantic or what.

I want to build on mountains, regardless of the current state of the game, why can't I?
I want to build on rivers, regardless of the current state of the game, why can't I?

Regardless of the state of the game: Why can't I build on XYZ, I want to build on XYZ! is a ridiculous argument. That's my point.

People want this game to meet expectation. It is not expected to be able to build on water, because it is very rare for people to live on water in the real live. But people have live on mountains for many year and today. It is expected to be able to build on this.

[Burinn]

Doesn't matter the comparison is still stupid, you are arguing as if you can't build on a mountain already which you can, if you want to argue for not being able to build on a mountain at all then say that but I'm quite sure that would be a negative change from most player's perspectives.

I don't know if you're trying to be pedantic or what.

I want to build on mountains, regardless of the current state of the game, why can't I?
I want to build on rivers, regardless of the current state of the game, why can't I?

Regardless of the state of the game: Why can't I build on XYZ, I want to build on XYZ! is a ridiculous argument. That's my point.

People want this game to meet expectation. It is not expected to be able to build on water, because it is very rare for people to live on water in the real live. But people have live on mountains for many year and today. It is expected to be able to build on this.

People do not build walls and structures on the tops of mountains without literally decades of work from a hundred people, I don't think that'd really hold up for Haven.

[Granger]

You also don't build a Stone Manson within an hour in RL.

Cut the Bullshit, please. In case you hate him: add him as a foe and ignore him - same goes for Kaios.

Enough moderation, back to topic.

Building structures on mountains: Should not be easy, but should be possible.
In fact it is, but you have to be lucky to find a suitable, completely strange totally flat spot to place a house.

So the request is reasonable: to relax the rules for flatness a bit so we can build there easier.
The question raised: how relaxed should it be?

[Hourai_Chimes]

Just enough that flattening the part of the mountain is a project but not too long that it would take half of a world duration to lower it. 2 weeks good enough?

[LadyV]

I would love to see the ability to flatten mountain terrain, within reason. You should still be limited by ridges. And flattened terrain retains mountain tile terrain. It should only change if you pave it.