expanding village

[Thedrah]

i built a village idol on mine level 1 thinking it'll be cool. but can you not build banners above that? can't spread banners underground then sprout a banner randomly i guess but it's on the initial vidol claim of 64x64(iirc)

will i need to scrap my idol to rebuild above ground?
any chance this will get changed later? even if just the initial space from the vidol gets the ability

[Aethyr]

You cannot expand your village above your idol. Wiki was pretty clear on this point

Villages can only be expanded downwards across levels in mines from the level the Village Idol is on. Build the Idol on the highest level you want village access on and then expand downward.

It's also worth noting that Charter Stones can only be built on the surface level. If you plan on having one for your village, be sure to build the Village Idol on the surface.

http://ringofbrodgar.com/wiki/Village_Claim

I don't think it will be changed, honestly, but I'm not a dev

[Thedrah]

that sucks haha
thanks for the clarification

now just hoping for a word from jorb/loftar on if it will be changed :s
at least if it's within range of the vidol i hope

[loftar]

any chance this will get changed later?

Not likely. It's intended to be symmetric to the fact that mineholes can be dug downwards but not upwards.

[jorb]

Not a bug/resolved.