🎨│creative

[finite falcon]

gotta get me some of those skills. that looks awesome

i only just started actually building. tryuing to make myself a port based off a hammerhead shark cuz of the island i inhabited

[silver crystal]

Im doing some research on "Spanish Colonial" builds maybe you can try too if you want to build like this style

[finite falcon]

this is all i gots for now

[jolly spruce]

Holy this looks Amazing

[dense crypt]

youre doing some amazing stuff and I love that you're researching. makes it look that much better.

[loud plaza]

there SHOULD be free cam for building ><
(just like in Once Human)

[silver crystal]

Im on https://discord.com/channels/1260209458924224542/1305816059747631115 you can watch me build if you want

[dense crypt]

I also re-watched the first episode of black sails last night and noticed they used alot of painted plaster in their set designs for Nassau. so the Spanish build pieces fit perfectly for anyone wanting to build Nassau or a Nassau like town. tho af black flag took the liberty of using wooden structures. so its all subjective and what you guys want to do. but figured id share what ive noticed in other pirate shows and games.

[mystic geode]

If a developer happens to see this, would it be possible to add a hangman's rope decoration ? ^^

[ionic sparrow]

Building so well should be illegal! It makes all my constructions look ugly af

[silver crystal]

I think I didnt share this one

[finite falcon]

are those plaster walls you're using?

[silver crystal]

yeps

but we REALLY need painted ones

[ionic sparrow]

That looks crazy man! So you Google architecture of that type and get inspiration that way?

[silver crystal]

yep

and pinterest

[ionic sparrow]

Cool i should try that too at some point. But you really nailed it. Very impressive. Can't wait to see final results

Maybe the devs can take your city over you're don't and add it to the game for everyone 🤪

[silver crystal]

no way

[dense crypt]

tbh i like that we can make the world our own. Maybe a way to share builings designs would be cool. But might be too complex to do

[ionic sparrow]

Well it's cool that the map contains a few NPC towns where we can do trading. Would Be nice we can buy goods at one to sell to the other one. But it's pretty awesome that the majority of islands are quite huge and empty of civilization so we can get wild

[dense crypt]

Also what im struggling to do with my build is keep a theme. Im doing one cjoice but also adding another. So like classic wood and spanish plaster and tile and its looking off to me. I have to pick one.

[ionic sparrow]

I guess within one settlement it looks better to keep one style yeah. Just have to find mats that looks good together and get crazy with them 😛

Could also be nice to make banana plantation or something like you can find in Black Flag

[dense crypt]

at first i wanted a classic wood but then i got the spanish pieces so i made one building spanish but idk if i feel like it fits

[bronze bay]

i present the chapel of St Rose

[subtle lion]

This is looking fantastic

[fervent mist]

ooohhhh come onnnn Cem!! u did it again???? amazing as usual bro!

[silver crystal]

thank you guys

now Im working on trade center

[wheat dragon]

I decided we needed a place to relax after a hard day of Piracy 🙂

[leaden cloak]

can anyone help me with this, is there a way for me to make the floors lower? so closer to the boxes on the bottom? now i just made floor tiles on the wall but i wasnt able to place them lower then this with the snapshotting , anyone got some tips?

[fallow grotto]

Iam totaly in Love 🖤

[silver crystal]

still in progress but there you go

[dense crypt]

very clean and looks like a real location

[grave inlet]

can i find these tiled roofs in a better angle? i think this is too low

[graceful dust]

Finally got round to building something that wasn't just a hut!

[ionic sparrow]

Press P to toggle off snapping?

Could also use half walls at bottom i guess

Or pile up the storage without a platform in-between

[ruby tree]

You can also raise/lower the height of your placement hologram with Z+MouseWheel

[ionic sparrow]

So many solutions to solve one problem 🤪

[ruby tree]

This game has one of the best building systems Ive ever gotten to play with 🙂

[minor locust]

Beatiful. How did you get the arches? I assume you unlock them as you play further?

[spiral swallow]

So I play with a rust pvp guy. I make a beautiful RP fort. I log in, and all areas surrounding my fort are giant stone boxes full of stacks of chests and 500 furnaces.

[vestal gulch]

My character is a little more outlandish than this😂

[normal karma]

Yuppie and buy some schematics from factions to unlock new builds

[minor locust]

Cheers!

[granite oxide]

Is that where the ninth blackbeard chest is? That island in the middle of an island? 😅 Also planning to build there. Pretty beautiful spot 🙃

[leaden cloak]

tnks for the ti[s guys ill go try some stuff!

[silver crystal]

everyone's map is random generated so idk

[granite oxide]

Is it also random how the islands look like? Thought it's just the location of the islands 🙈 But yea, nice build 🙃

[silver crystal]

idk my island looks like this

[fervent mist]

Great island imo, mine are mostly basic, no interesting ones unfortunately, might have to start a new world

[gentle fox]

Trap zone

[ashen scroll]

Anyone know how to get the Wood furniture we had in the Demo? I don't think it was Elegant. It required Wood and not just plant fiber. Anyone know if it's a found recipe?

[silver crystal]

you have to buy every plan from tortuga

[ashen scroll]

that's Elegant though

Was that the Wood furniture from the Demo? 🤔

[silver crystal]

every trader sells different building set did you check them all?

[ashen scroll]

Yeah

Smugglers? have the Antler/Hide furniture. I don't think that was it

[fervent mist]

U also find a lot of decoration plans in the wild

[ashen scroll]

Elegant requires hardwood and other T2 materials. The wood furniture from the Demo looked nice but only required Wood.

[fervent mist]

U dont get everything from the traders

[silver crystal]

no way

[fervent mist]

Yes way

Cannon and cannon balls for example

Cant buy, find only 😭

[silver crystal]

I got them from quest I think?

[fervent mist]

Found mine in a random chest

[ashen scroll]

The wood furniture was from a quest?

[silver crystal]

all I have

[ashen scroll]

Those are all from the Elegant sets?

yeah that brown chair, where is that from?

which set?

[silver crystal]

dude they all brown 😭

[fervent mist]

😂😂😂😂

[ashen scroll]

The brown chair with the brownish cushion next to the pew, besides the chair with the blue cushion

near the red smudge, LOL

[ashen scroll]

so strange. So the Demo furniture isn't in the game then?

[fervent mist]

What is the demo furniture?

[silver crystal]

no clue

[maiden timber]

So apparently if you buy a recipe bundle from someone, you don't get all the pieces for a particular style? Is that right? I bought a few and am trying to build but I don't have like all the angles of beams and wall pieces and it's making it impossible to building anything cohesive. Am I missing something?

[silver forum]

Turn off snapping. Press Q in game while in building mode.

[ashen scroll]

Well, I guess it was Elegant. They must have changed the recipe for release. How strange.

[fervent mist]

You get a lot of stuff from quests and exploring

[ashen scroll]

I watched a youtube video and it shows the furniture I'm talking about and it's the same you have.

[maiden timber]

That was going to be my next question, the stuff sold, are you able to also get that exploring or are the two kinda separate?

[fervent mist]

They are seperate

The stuff u find is extra

[tough cliff]

is there any way to remove a block clipped into permanent structures if you cant target it?

[fervent mist]

Nope, and i tried everything lol

[tough cliff]

oh no

[fervent mist]

I got fences i cant delete which made me switch islands lol

Same with pillars

I tried every form of cheats and mods and still no luck

[tough cliff]

damn lol guess its staying in for now

[silver crystal]

dude my fps dying in this area 😭

[fervent mist]

What fps? 😂😂

Game takes it all lol

Looks good tho!

[silver crystal]

goes 70 to 60 dlss frame gen high settings

I was playing on epic but I had to lower to high

[fading imp]

I really like how even the simplest thing can look beautiful because the lighting is so well made in the game

[fervent mist]

My pc struggles on high, if i load your map it will burst in flames lol

[tiny hinge]

Agree, game is beautiful

[granite oxide]

Yep, that's exactly the island I meant

[main marlin]

I WISH I could find an island this cool

Any tips/tricks you guys have found on locating a great island for a base?

[hazy sable]

this looks amazing

[manic robin]

What is this place ? It's mansion ...

[opal surge]

Primitive deposit in early game

[lyric spire]

anyone have the double barrel pistol thats on a server so i can hold it to get the recipe

[worthy coral]

I'm not sure if there is a dedicated place for content suggestions but while I've got them in my mind I wanted to put them here.

Whaling -- Maybe have a dedicated ship variant/class to hunt whales with, could use harpoons instead of cannons. Once you kill it you could use part of the boarding feature to tether the whale to your boat and sail it to the coast. There you could have a way to get it ashore to hack it up for meat and animal fat, maybe bones for decoration recipes.

The second thing is maybe have the ability to place an invisible parking spot that your ship goes when you fast travel with it. That way when you fast travel to your base if you have a dedicated pier for it it will be there. Could have them for each class of ship or individual ships.

[main marlin]

So can we build an entire city on piers?

[brave crystal]

It seems to be a yes, so far have yet to find anything that can't be supported on piers. I've yet to find water too deep to support them.

I want to find a tiny isle in the middle of the ocean small enough to make an entire waterborn town. Then maybe we'll get Kevin Costner to drop by.

[grand sequoia]

Hola hello

[hollow willow]

ideas for sprucing up the spa?

[hasty island]

You guy know what i am. Missing? A park ship, so u can Decide exactly where your ship appears when u call it in at your harbor 🙂

So u call it in and its right at the pier, and all ur friends have their own parking spot

[past musk]

Could build a pergola over it with some beams then add some curtains.

[plucky kraken]

Howd you manage to get the pikeman helm? :O

[nocturne cedar]

how/when does one get that building style/pieces? :0

[ruby tree]

My starter storage warehouse

[dense crypt]

I knew that 5x bonfire size was going to be a problem eventually lol. still gorgeous

[eager stream]

Anyone found a good U shaped island that is surrounded by hills? im trying to find a good spot for my base

[placid garnet]

Came here for some inspiration, maybe steal a couple of ideas to get my base started. Now that I've seen all the amazing builds, I'm scared to start 😅 I've re-done my pier about 8 times and I still don't know what would look good...

[dusky seal]

I foound it it one of the abandoned camps in the swamps where you need to dig for treasure

[hidden light]

https://tenor.com/view/face-awkward-cringe-gif-25272066

[eager stream]

Im feeling the same way, i think just looking at inspiration and most importantly just having fun trying out stuff, maybe use another island as sort of a testing area is my plan atleast

[placid garnet]

I'm having a lot of fun, hope you are too! Also, I have about 3 "starter" islands to test things on, but I keep hopping to a different one because THIS IS THE ONE!!! 😅 😂

[silver crystal]

actually maybe the problem that I have like 45-50 traders there idk

[eager stream]

Exactly the same issue i have lol, ive been looking for the perfect island for around 5 hours now.. but at some point imperfections and personality in your build is the beauty you see in other builds, just hard to see the finish product when you barely begun thats my issue atleast

[ruby sun]

I am sure a modder will eventually do this, but there are two things that I would love for the devs to include.

1. A free flying camera during the building

2. Additionally sea shanties with the unlock of larger ships

[night nexus]

Finished My tavern for now. 4 floors high

[subtle lion]

hit /

[eager stream]

Really impressive, how long did you spend on that? 😄

[spare spruce]

i hopeee they add carpet bro 😭 or like HIDES for carpet cause man the floors just feel so empty 🙁

[night nexus]

about 3 days

[hollow willow]

Always more to do, but what else for this front entry way?

[eager stream]

Looks amazing, nice build

[placid garnet]

I think I have a good one, an U shaped one like you were looking for ( sadly the game is procedurally generated so I can't give you the coords ). I just keep thinking "is what I made actually how pirate towns were"? 😅 I'm thinking so much about infrastructure and stuff to the point where it doesn't really resemble how it actually looked like

[placid garnet]

Amazing!

[spare spruce]

yeaahh it looks amazing. would look SO good with a few hides on the floor 😭

[hollow willow]

it was the wrong paste 🙁
this one lol

[eager stream]

If you show me photo of the island shape on the map i can find it in my world, if you would like my advice is try to place down "foundations" for the shapes of houses and try to make a townish connection to the different npc's etc thats what im going to try

[spare spruce]

Yeah that looks amazing.

[placid garnet]

I closed the game for today, but I'll share some pictures of the island tomorrow!

[eager stream]

Thats fine, good luck on the build later 🙂

[placid garnet]

Thanks! Good luck finding a good island haha

[limber cloud]

monster hunter inspired cove WIP

lots of parts are placeholders

[bronze bay]

i think im done with my chapel of St Rose for now, thoughts and ideas?

[placid garnet]

Sick!

[flint depot]

This guy is insane

[tepid field]

my build after 30+ hours

[placid garnet]

I can't even place 2 piers without second guessing myself 😭

[sinful solstice]

It's really beautiful! Where did you get those altar decorations?

[proper cedar]

My Tavern from the Front, even thought i am still not happy with the Roofs we can build, think it turned out not too bad

[placid garnet]

Y'all are insane, great job on all of em!

[tepid field]

view from the lighthouse

[opal night]

In love with this channel

[bronze bay]

thankyou, im not really sure tbh just grabbed the plans randomly along my travels and never bothered to read what i was learning, the only actual plan i hunted down was the furniture and the stained windows which i got from a vendor in tortuga

[tepid field]

nice

[tall turret]

Storage shed complete. Except for better signage... if we ever get any more signs.

[sinful solstice]

love it! Mine is way more rudimentary but it works

[tepid field]

my storage

[tepid field]

my storage

[dense crypt]

that'll do it too Jesus lol

[tepid field]

kitchen

[tall turret]

The dock/wharf area. Figured if I was going to be traveling to this spot a lot, may as well make it look nice with the merchants as well. Need more npc's plz n thx!

[tepid field]

wow

I've already passed this stage and now I have the stage ala tortuga I like the buildings

[spiral stratus]

:3

[tall turret]

I figure I'll build one permanent settlement per biome when I find an island I really like. This set of islands with the sheltered "bay" was perfect for a Coastal Jungle settlement. Especially with a copper mine nearby.

[ionic sparrow]

Aren't island supposed to not be identical for 2 different seeds?
Cuz my island looks exactly like that lol

[dense crypt]

I feel like I went over the top with my store house yours is way less then mine but for the better.

[unique orchid]

looks....familiar.... 🤔

[dense crypt]

similar but I see alot if differences in the shore line

[proper cedar]

yeah they are all built kinda same

[dense crypt]

it is procedurely generated but I would expect there to be some places that end up being similar

[spare spruce]

" Procedural Generation"

[tall turret]

Those islands were probably similar because that's where the shipwrecks are that you get your ship from.

[ionic sparrow]

So you can technically spoil yourself on other player maps lol

[spare spruce]

there will be THOUSANDS of islands that look similar.

[dense crypt]

good point now that I look at this lol.

[true rivet]

The islands themselves are the same across worlds (with a little bit of coastline variance). The procedural gen is mostly the island's position

So if you like the look of an island on one world, you will be able to find it on another

[frank haven]

Sunrise is crazy

[eager stream]

Anyone made a base in the swamps?

[granite oxide]

does tha stuff that you create out of range of bonfire decay?

[limber cloud]

Custom text signs would be big

[hollow crypt]

when your ship cargo is so full youve got to put things on the hot bar lol

[twilit quail]

I don't think anything you build decays. Most of my bells don't have bonfires

[granite oxide]

so you can build like the biggest port citiy? 😍

[hollow crypt]

ye

you can even build directly inside of the ports

[granite oxide]

lol

[twilit quail]

Far as I can tell yeah, my main town expands decently outside of the bonfire and I've never had anything decay

[hollow crypt]

I have a base at the rogue buccaneer trade port, and inside the bigger town of tortuga I slapped down a bonfire right in the middle of town lol

[twilit quail]

You can even build on Tortuga, on top of all their buildings and stuff

[hollow crypt]

felt like they needed a little more light

[slate lake]

WIP

[hollow crypt]

have my base intertwined with the docks at the rogue buccaneers port

love this little island

[primal wind]

my god is there really that much space in the base radius or have you combined multiple campfires?

[slate lake]

Single bonfire, right in the middle, I created a little enclosure for it to make it look nice

[primal wind]

hard

[slate lake]

Thank you, currently working on the Inn/Tavern thing

[primal wind]

yknow this is the type of build i could see online as a "empty built base starter save" for people who just cant build

i remember valheim having a whole website dedicated to that lmao

[proper cedar]

Oh i so much wish i could save my builds for others to use it

[primal wind]

i mean i think you can? just gotta upload a copy of the world save folder

[proper cedar]

i am talking about buildings others can then just plop

like the thatch hut we allready have

[primal wind]

C:\Users(yourname)\AppData\Local\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\76561198082854127\RocksDB\0.10.0\Worlds

thats where there kept, cant send them over discord i dont think but yeah u could upload the world save with like no materials in it and people could use it as a starter base setup

[primal wind]

ah yeah maybe one day but rn sharing the whole world save is the only way i think

[hot wyvern]

As someone who has no single creative streak in him and builds "functional wherever fits" stuff I'd love building code shares

[primal wind]

you guys gotta remmeber 99% of this game is bound 2 ur character you actually wouldnt be losing much at all by downloading a world with a prebuilt base and swapping 2 it

[hot wyvern]

I play on a co-op server so I couldn't bring that with me there 😉

[primal wind]

couldnt bring what? like what u have already built? no but u can bring all the materials u have gathered and ur ship etc

even quest progress and pois

[slate lake]

I been playing just my dad and I, Stayed up all night making the base he is gonna be in awe

[dense crypt]

just a feeler question. what about YouTube videos with "how to build insert said design video" or something with a somewhat basic design thats detailed but not overly complex?

[hot wyvern]

Yes but what I mean is if you can save your base design in a scroll and I can place and build that and just need the supplies I'd love to have that.

[hot wyvern]

Those "work" ofc, but I have also used this blueprint feature in dune for example

Also it allows for community interaction and improvements and sometimes turns into a full on metagame

See fashion endgame in MMOs or whatever happens in nms with ship seeds etc.

[dense crypt]

was just thinking if it helps those that dont want to think about designs and want to just follow something that they can build. I dont think we will get community build plans. so just thinking if theres something i or other creators can do in a quick video to help wirh designs. doesnt hurt to try

[primal wind]

the dream but simply using raw world saves gets the job done

i did that back in valheim and my goddddddd that base was so hot man

[hot wyvern]

But yeah this doesn't work if I play on a co-op server where I can't just replace the world

We have shared bases and everyone has their own little island built away.

And mine is... Basically a large wall with roof and all crafting below it.

[proper cedar]

One thing i dont like about multiplayer is that others can just demolish your things

if they feel like beeing dicks

[primal wind]

could always try following a utube guide

i did that for mine and made changes along the way

[dense crypt]

is it just an issue of getting inspiration for your build or or?

[primal wind]

sounds like u have awful friends either that or u made the mistake of leaving it on public

everyone is evil lesson 1

[hot wyvern]

Time, ability and inspiration yeah

[proper cedar]

na didnt happen, but it is still possible, and some people play on public servers

[fickle plinth]

wip ( exhausted all my wood, again )

[hot wyvern]

I'm the guy that built complex controls in Minecraft but can't build a basic house...

[primal wind]

i used 2 be miserable at building but u kinda get a feel for it

[dense crypt]

start small first off you don't need huge things to make it creative and look good. a simple house or shack. just do a Google search of pirate towns of any kind for inspiration or even late 1600s early 1700s in the carribean for some inspiration. or even if you have a favorite pirate game thats not windrose take a look at what they did in that game. im currently pulling from pirates of the carribean, black sails and ac black flag looking to see if I can combine a visual that will look good.

[primal wind]

you really just gotta learn to beat that "this is ugly im restarting" feeling and commit

when u finish it even if its a square block chances are it will look good enough

[hot wyvern]

Well, I can either explore and kill stuff with my time, or build complex structures, I don't have time for both sadly, so I rather do the former 🙂

Thus, long line wall with roof satisfies every requirement Nd then I'm out at sea again 😉

[dense crypt]

you don't need to be either or you can explore and kill get supplies for building while out and then build. again the buildings don't need to be huge. you dont need to rush the game either. do what you want and enjoy yourself. itll still be here. its early access so more will come with it along the way.

[bleak radish]

Some of our work in progress village

3 days of building XD

[primal wind]

you people terrify me

[dense crypt]

i love how its basic but also designed really well. feels like it could be a real place.

[primal wind]

the village vibe is amazing but what do you even do with that many separate buildings??

[bleak radish]

Most of it is to fill dead space or give NPCs homes

[dense crypt]

that right there lol

[bleak radish]

although the houses are fully decorated

[dense crypt]

why's that lol

[humble locust]

level 30 comfort with max gear, level 14. nearly 100% completion, all factions max

[hot wyvern]

Yeah maybe that's a very individual problem I have, I am more like a gaming locust these days. I go in hard spend whatever I can then walk away.
Is that something everyone will Ned, surely not but I still think shareable builds are a cool addition.
Surely nothing they should invest resources in now, but I'd still like a feature that functions like it, and we can see on other games that whole metagames and economies can build around this

[twin quest]

Windrose Best Game 🤌🏻

[bleak radish]

I love your farm layout

This is what we have

flattening the earth is hell though

[twin quest]

Thank you! I have about 3k hours on Rust and Im usually a base rat so this game is perfect for me. Going to spend a couple hours today collecting more soil and i'm going to come up with some kind of farm concept off my main base

[twin quest]

Yeah, I agree.That's why I usually build on the beach 🤣

[sand flax]

i legit thought comfort only went to 10 x D

[bleak radish]

lord help your soul... 3k hours on rust...

[bleak radish]

we have our comfort at 31

45 mins of stam regen

[red yarrow]

that is wild

[humble locust]

how? i have every plan hmm...

[bleak radish]

WAAAAY to much building XD

[bleak radish]

Examples

[humble locust]

you only get +1 for every decoration. i have a decoration from every possible category. not sure what im missing

[humble locust]

thats level 18

[fallen depot]

I made a YouTube video of my 36 pounder Blackbeard Variant Frigate wrecking lvl 15 ships. This ship is pure min/maxed as it can possibly be. If you are wondering is the grind worth it for one then the answer is an overwhelming YES! (It's so much fun)
It's an absolute money maker - this money I use to buy 1000's of stone and wood for my mega base I am working on.

This is me destroying x7 lvl 15 ships in just over 100 seconds of actual combat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YLBl5_bI8E

[humble locust]

ugh what am i missing oofff

now i gotta figure out haha

[bleak radish]

we have multiples of items in each catagory, so idk

[humble locust]

doesnt stack. only one per category

[bleak radish]

if you say so XD

[tawny yoke]

Did you also find the One Piece? 👀

[bleak radish]

Trophies give a stacking bonus, so that helps

[hot wyvern]

oh as a sidenote did anyone figure ouit a reliable method to get ships to "properly spawn or dock" at a pier?

[humble locust]

what do you mean trophies?

oh the category

[bleak radish]

yea

we have like 15-20 scattered arround the camp

[humble locust]

that was it

i have 31 now lol ty

[bleak radish]

lol yw

[humble locust]

forgot to place the blades

[slate ridge]

anyone knoww what material this is?

[bleak radish]

stone?

[hollow willow]

Do we like this above the door design?

[bleak radish]

i like it

[final mango]

looks like a stone pillar piece from the archway center. dont know off the top of my head tho where in the menu it is lol

[hollow willow]

That light house!

[bleak radish]

a friend built it for me, its now my home

[midnight parrot]

just chilling 😄

[bleak radish]

Heres the inside

the seccond pic is half way up the lighthouse its self

[hollow willow]

rugs?!?!? ugh, cant wait!
ooo, and the floor circle work - got to save that pic

[tall turret]

Just FYI... the / ? key will hide the UI.

[midnight parrot]

awsome was wondering how to make better screenshots 😄

[plush cipher]

still under construction :3

[true phoenix]

My private Pool 🙂

[hollow willow]

that arch window is nice

[tender jay]

thanks, i like it a lot 🙂

i'll wait for better lighting too

[stark dune]

some more pictures of the village in progress that we're working on, ani had posted some of them earlier.

[limpid sail]

hi does anyone know if thers a way to extend the range of bonfire or stack it/place another one in a way to overlap or be closer to the existing one?

[limpid sail]

holy interior design

[stark dune]

havent found a way to overlap them no, but we just finagle it until one is close to the other and put storage chests near the borders

[limpid sail]

did u build in areas not covered by bonfire? ive noticed a piece of my build is missing, and was wondering if thats ther eason

[stark dune]

i've avoided doing that out of paranoia of something like that happening

everything is in the borders of the bonfire

[limpid sail]

i see i see okay, thank you!
love your village build, made me realize mine is missing pathing like u did w wood floor

[keen vessel]

coming along

[warm jewel]

This is just creative genius. What I'm looking at are wooden handrails, half arches and a wooden canopy to make this design.

[junior spruce]

wood window concept for my fort

[thorny fractal]

Floki the buildmaster with a work in progress. This is going to be so unhinged i promise😜

[warm jewel]

Roofing is a serious business. Call 1-800-SEA-DOGS and book your appointment today!

[tender jay]

now with better lighting!

[rancid socket]

What'd you use for the wooden pathways outside?

[stark dune]

floor (logs) and took the snapping off

basically moved them around until they looked right.

[vale dock]

I'm a shrimp boat captain!

[pastel quarry]

momma always told me life is like a box of chocolates

[pastel quarry]

^

[zenith umbra]

Why only keep it on the ocean?

[final lodge]

hey folks, im gonna start recording a series for my YT channel - am wondering if the shanties/music is gonna get flagged for copyright or if it'll be okay.

[whole moss]

starter base

[short lava]

I think this has potential for a kickass base. 2 large rock formations and a valley in between

[true ridge]

The base I built for me and my friends

[silver crystal]

this is nice

[silver crystal]

but you can add more decorations on trade center

[true ridge]

yeah is still a wip, also dont want it to be too cluttered

[supple onyx]

this is amazing market 👏

[silver crystal]

understandable

[silver crystal]

thanks a lot

[severe swift]

How are the FPS doing in that zone with all of that ?

[silver crystal]

just built this Im very tired Im building like 16-17 hours my brain is not braining anymore

[silver crystal]

60-70

I build like 5 buildings today

https://tenor.com/view/green-mile-im-tired-boss-michael-clarke-duncan-gif-2375696290766999196

[sinful socket]

Im stealing that mahogany/wall pattern

[fluid pewter]

Buildings don't seem to effect fps much that I've noticed

It's not like Valheim where going over 10k instances lags

[upbeat aurora]

hopefully we'll be able to paint the plaster eventually

[fervent mist]

oh come on man..

u building that meanwhile this is the best i can come up with...

ima lower those side roofs tho.. not sure what the hell i was thinking with that xD

[fluid pewter]

Always different levels of builders. You'll learn tricks and get used to designing stuff

[sour turret]

D: Somone give me a price for either gold or silver to pay you to build me a nice little house XD heck ill farm mats even !

[upbeat aurora]

I wish I would have thought about building the dock at not just a 90

[junior spruce]

the holy, the infinite, the outhouse.

[daring wyvern]

Nice
Unite the roof into one piece and expand it outside the walls by 1 unit
You will see the difference

[upbeat aurora]

a great place to get a spider bite

[daring wyvern]

@upbeat aurora @silver crystal professional architects warming up the night before business day
Great jobs sirs

My hut from the elements available from start

[finite falcon]

still working on it, i might make a larger dock off to the side for my bigger ships, but here's what i gots so far

[upbeat aurora]

the fact that the beams dont come to a complete corner kinda irks me a bit

[fickle flax]

Was wondering if anyone knows if there is a modding discord, would like to see if i could commission a mod

[fervent mist]

gonna lower the side roofs but for sure wil try to let the roof overhang, thx!

[fervent mist]

why not use the corner piece?

[daring wyvern]

More than that, rotate the beam by 180 deg and it is a completely different element now, that is not continuing the adjoint beam

[upbeat aurora]

there is no corner beams?

[fervent mist]

not beam, corner fence piece

[upbeat aurora]

im talking about this

i did use the corner handrail

[fervent mist]

theres a wood one and a stone one in the fences

ok nvm 🙂

[silent bridge]

Work in progress but definitely getting there

[upbeat aurora]

do you like the tree stumps?

[silent bridge]

Im clearing the full forest area, still WIP, I'm getting the treeline sorted first then will circle back for the stumps

[upbeat aurora]

I try to take em out at the same time

errosion be damned

[silent bridge]

Yeah I like the stumps from an aesthetic standpoint as the building progresses

feels more real you know?

[daring wyvern]

Flattening that landscape must be the biggest pain in the that spot

[upbeat aurora]

im terracing it

[silent bridge]

I got a chapel started but need to wait on stained glass unlock lol

[daring wyvern]

It is best left as it is but if you can catch straight shapes then terracing is fine.

[silent bridge]

HAHA YES

[keen vessel]

im tring to get the roof right like you guys but im having a heck of a time rather than just having a plain roof lol

[silent bridge]

that is literally the vision once I get the unlocks, just wanted a placeholder for now

The poor mans early chapel

[silver crystal]

Just keep building do research you will get better

[silver crystal]

[daring wyvern]

All those stacks were a 2-storey house just the moment before this capture

[silent bridge]

I mean, that looks really good man

It looks like the Braithwaite manor from RDR2 lol

Don't sell yourself short here

[twin kite]

Working on a basic but effective storage system

[fervent mist]

im watching the master and try to be inspired, meaning you haha

[silver crystal]

Sure go for it

[willow vector]

working

[fervent mist]

appreciate that, and its got potential, just gotta try a bit harder 😄

[silver crystal]

Xdd I mean I was building all these on stream you can join and watch

[daring wyvern]

Omg high five
I am trying to implement ISO 9001 process approach to crafting system in this game

[strong echo]

Really hopping that we are gonna get bigger storrage later or at least centralised drop point

[dense crypt]

oh I see ive miss2d alot of updates people have done

[silver crystal]

But Im going to sleep rn so but morning I will be streaming again

[silver crystal]

I've done a lot today you can check

[fervent mist]

i know, i watched a little bit

but busy life lol

[silver crystal]

Ohh all good

[daring wyvern]

I did some dyor and figured out that the campfire piechart (or wind rose) is split into 8 pieces for a reason
Basically you can arrange all your craft stations respectively to the type of resources they consume

[dense crypt]

dumb undead crabs. I used my builder mind to get these suckers in cages lol

[stuck sun]

I made a port town guide from a art and engineering perspective

PART 1

Windrose Town Building Guide (Engineer Mindset)

Core Principle

You’re not placing buildings—you’re engineering a system and designing a space.

Stop chasing resources.
Build where it looks right.
Fast travel bells handle logistics.

⸻

Step 1: Engineer the Ground First

Before anything else:
• Pick your town center
• Shape the entire build area with a shovel

Do:
• Raise → flatten → define levels
• Set your final terrain footprint up front

Don’t:
• Place buildings
• Place trees or objects

Reality check:
• Terrain locks once you start building
• If you skip this → you rebuild everything later

⸻

Step 2: Envision the Town Before You Place Anything

Pause and actually picture it:
• Where is the center hub?
• Where do roads flow?
• Where are the “nice” areas vs utility zones?
• What’s the elevation story?

If you’re just reacting as you go—you’re not building, you’re guessing

PART 2

Step 3: Design the Layout Like a System

Pick a structure and commit:

Recommended:
• Circle or horseshoe layout

Add:
• 4 main roads (cardinal directions)

Why this matters:
• Clean movement
• Easy expansion
• Everything has a place

⸻

Step 4: Build Around Function, Not Resources

Your anchor:

Fast Travel Bell

Then:
• Place storage next to or across from it

Mindset shift:
• You are NOT building near resources
• You are building where it looks and flows best

Why:
• Fast travel removes distance problems
• Layout quality matters more than location

⸻

Step 5: Use a Foundation Grid (Think Like an Engineer)

Lay down:
• Pier floors as a base layer

This gives you:
• Alignment
• Structure
• Easy redesign

You’re basically creating a blueprint before the building

PART 3

Step 6: Zone Your Town Intentionally

Don’t mix everything together

Structure it:
• Center / Low Ground
• High traffic
• Utility / basic buildings
• Outer / Elevated Areas
• Housing
• Advanced crafting
• Aesthetic builds

Progression should feel natural when you walk through it

⸻

Step 7: Use Elevation as a Design Tool

Flat = lazy

Instead:
• Center = flat, low
• Outer areas = raised

Build in layers:
• Terraces
• Steps
• Gradual height increases

Goal:
• Visual depth
• Clear hierarchy of importance

PART 4

Step 8: Place Structures with Intent

Every placement should answer:
• Does this align with the road?
• Does the entrance face the right direction?
• Does it make movement easier?

Rules:
• Left side buildings → entrances on left
• Right side → entrances on right
• Near center → face inward or toward main roads

If it feels awkward to walk—it’s wrong

⸻

Step 9: Engineer Flow, Not Just Looks

A good town:
• Moves fast
• Feels natural
• Doesn’t waste your time

Test it:
• Spawn in → can you move cleanly?
• Dump resources quickly?
• Reach key buildings without zig-zagging?

If not—fix the layout, not the symptoms

PART 5 (FINAL)

Step 10: The Hard Truth

If you build before you plan, you’re not building—you’re creating future problems

⸻

Quick Rules (Burn These In)
• Terraform first, always
• Build where it looks right—not where resources are
• Use fast travel to solve distance
• Plan layout before placing anything
• Use elevation for structure and aesthetics
• Roads and flow matter more than decoration

⸻

Bottom Line

Anyone can stack buildings

Very few people design a town that feels right

You want:
• Clean flow
• Smart layout
• Strong visual structure

That comes from planning and engineering upfront, not fixing mistakes later

[upbeat aurora]

stop with the spam yo

this just looks like ai slop

[stuck sun]

It’s not spam yo

It’s organized slop for your pig mouth

[polar ether]

is this moded?

[stuck sun]

If you want examples message me I don’t mind helping people enjoy the game and building aspect more

[polar ether]

cool

[silver crystal]

Dude Im missing rugs I need to find them

[fervent mist]

Now that u mention it, i still need those too 🤯

Just when i thought i was done lol

[terse hornet]

Is this enough turrets to stop groot?

[daring wyvern]

Can we see your town layout?

[stuck sun]

Sure .. I’m at the daughters roller skating , and by the time I get back this will be long forgotten with non -creative posts but I’ll message ya

[atomic steeple]

Found this cove area and it's convenient to all the factions, has different plants and animals than the surrounding islands, and is on the border of Blackbeard & Smuggler waters. Can't wait to build a town around the cove

[stuck sun]

But the key aspect I’m trying to offer .. mobs can’t harm dirt

[frank haven]

w lighthouse or nah??

[stuck sun]

Nice!!!

[daring wyvern]

The thing is I believe the pie chart layout that shows while placing the campfire is intended to help players organize their "construction site". We can cut each slice into 3 areas and arrange them from raw materials to semifabs to end products the closer we get to the centrum

[dense crypt]

they dont destroy buildings tho

[stuck sun]

I had another player explain they had been attacked and the wolf brought down a wall

Weather it’s real or not , I have tested dirt. And it seems safe

[dense crypt]

the devs said that they cant destroy your buildings nor can other npc pirates

[stuck sun]

It wasn’t my intentions- it was a side effect of leveling my manors garden

[dense crypt]

I also trapped the crabs and drowned with walls 20 minutes ago they didnt get out

[upbeat aurora]

ive had crocs destroy wooden things ive built so thats not entirely true

[stuck sun]

Sounds productive and organized - not much like an actual pirate/smuggler, etc town, but definitely a gamers paradise

[high mantle]

Storehouse on port build pretty much done

[frank haven]

gasssss

[sharp iris]

I wanna build a little city, so far this is how its going. I want it to be very detailed and i know it'll take alot of time but i enjoy every moment of it. Solid building mechanics, props to the devs.

[daring wyvern]

Gj man
Would suggest some railings for the staircase and maybe partitions for the rack but other than that looks really nice

[daring wyvern]

Damn that looks stylish

[high mantle]

Yeah good point, my brain at this point is done for, been no life grinding this game with two buddies since Friday for approx. 10 hours a day. I believe we are close before the last boss.

53 hours in...

https://tenor.com/view/risen-risen-goblin-risen-feet-piranha-bytes-piranha-bytes-risen-gif-15762075693827812512

On hard difficulty mind you, momma raised no darn quitter.

[daring wyvern]

I get u bro Ive been playing like 10 hours each of 3 last days, the last time I played this long was like at some point in 4th grade

Brilliant collection

[broken zodiac]

cant wait to unlock all the blueprints

[daring wyvern]

Looks very comfy

[broken zodiac]

im more impressed by the amount of seeds youve gotten than the build itself 😭 thats dedication right there

[keen vessel]

ok i see you guys with gator wall mounts and such. i thought me pushing 40hrs play time i was on alot but DAMN! lol\

[daring wyvern]

My junior office made of basic stuff

[hollow willow]

still need a roof and other things, but it is coming along!

[daring wyvern]

I am afraid my social life will end up at that point 😂

[eternal heath]

Storage racking I've been working on.

Thank you. Curently building a row of racking in the centre.

[daring wyvern]

I also had some ideas on it

[lapis kindle]

Im at the beggining nothing fancy but guys something about the crew singing is sooo nostalgic to me i feel like im home 😅 🥰 .

[daring wyvern]

You already managed to synthetize banana milkshake you're halfway through

Looks classy
Are those workbenches on the left as well?

[vestal gulch]

behold. a fat lady version of george washington with heavy armor

[daring wyvern]

George Washingstoned

Omg mosaic windows

Damn nice
Regarding the use - basically same you would do nowadays, maybe certain rooms for certain workshops

I don't have a lot, I don't even know how to properly reserve the space for future unlockables

[junior spruce]

Work in progress

[unreal ivy]

Anyone know any good flat islands around level 10 sea that would be good for building

[daring wyvern]

Here's the problem. I want to fit everything without meaningless gaps

[daring wyvern]

They are randomly procedurally generated aren't they?

[unreal ivy]

Oh dang they are? Are the only islands not random tortuga and other npc outposts?

[daring wyvern]

I dunno man my Tortuga (bottom left corner) and the rest look like this

[unreal ivy]

Oh cool okay so it is random. Alrighty thanks for the info!

[fallen sedge]

„Ahoy, mateys! Ruby Red be sayin’ hello!“

[violet lance]

It's a shame that the character creation is a little limited atm. I wanted to make Luffy but the skin tone doesn't match the presets it gives and you can't get a wide square like jaw without the whole upper part getting wide too

[fluid pewter]

Mostly, but there's a lot of islands that are always the same or about 90% the same

Like the three starter Islands look almost the same every time

[daring wyvern]

Oh, so that is why my friend first spawned on a shore that looked somewhat similar to mine on the map

[keen vessel]

jesus!!!! lol i never thought of making a light house in a game with SHIPS! lol

[fluid pewter]

Yeah, there's a handful of islands that are almost always the same, but most are PG

[eternal heath]

Anyone know if there's triangular Mahogany walls? So I can fill in the gaps at either side of these stairs?

[keen vessel]

a quick search shows no. its not in the game......YET

[eternal heath]

Thank you.

[daring wyvern]

wouldn't bark wall fit in?

[eternal heath]

Err... not really. I'd rather have Mahogany, so it matches everything else.

[junior spruce]

work in progress

[polar flower]

Damn, that do be fancy

[keen vessel]

how the heck do you guys do this? is this just 100 hrs of building or are you just architects in real life lol

[wide sapphire]

Meanwhile me and my friend at the snackbar

[junior spruce]

work in progress

[scenic jacinth]

omg thats so cute lmao

[worthy lagoon]

It's giving Zoo concession stand vibes

Bouta get a zebra cup

[wide sapphire]

I gotta play alot more and unlock stuff to get to that level. looks amazing !

but I am proud of my 'market stands'

if my game did not just crash I would have placed a screenie xD

https://giphy.com/gifs/UniversalMusicIndia-elvish-dg-immortals-bawli-uIJBFZoOaifHf52MER

[junior spruce]

lmao ive just been making it up as i go

[wide sapphire]

This is what became of the snackbar xD

and i love how this oen turned out

How can I make a nice screenie without UI and stuff?

[scenic jacinth]

use / key

[twilit relic]

Are the devs making more ship types?

[heady sun]

Recommendations; Thus far ive loved everything and most of these are mostly just small recommended changes or feedback. 🙂

Burrito should need Tortillas to make. (and add more recipes that require to make basic items to craft the better ones)

I would also add somewhat of armor/weapon degration for more use of materials. (armor losing health overtime from getting hit, weapons losing health from use, tools as well)

SMALL ONE BUT HUGE lol,. Let our workers sit down. They seem to aimlessly wander the house looking for something to do, which is REALLY funny, but breaks the immersion a little. ❤️ If I can think of anything else ill add to creative as well 🙂

[silent bridge]

Slowly and steadily we are getting there lmao, the main bottleneck is decoration unlocks but we're chipping away at it

I spent 3,000 silver to buy 60 gold from the smugglers for the stained glass and mahogany stairs lmao

[dull rock]

I'd also like to just grab an move things instead of break rebuild

[kindred wasp]

why can't i build this?

[silent bridge]

it doesn't have anything under it

[kindred wasp]

the whole thing is symmetrical and ive built around the rest of the structure just fine

[silent bridge]

according to game logic

try building your stair on the pillar first

[kindred wasp]

what's really odd, is i can build here. but i can't then put one on top of that

[silent bridge]

?

That is odd

um maybe try hitting p to disable snapping

[kindred wasp]

stairs won't go either

[silent bridge]

and nudge it slightly?

[kindred wasp]

i don't get it because i've built all the other sections just fine

[silent bridge]

I wonder if the pillar is the issue

[kindred wasp]

snapping off isn't doing it either

[silent bridge]

try deleting the top of the pillar and using a stone block or something

[kindred wasp]

they're on just as solid ground as the rest of them

[silent bridge]

once you complete the top you should be able to just rebuild the pillar under it

[kindred wasp]

not working either

[tame hamlet]

Wait can you put trading posts or merchants on island you claim or something I saw someone build a "snack Bar" looked cool

[silent bridge]

hmmm

[silent bridge]

so it won't build from the other side either

is there a hight limit in the game?

[kindred wasp]

even deleting the pillar completely is no good

[silent bridge]

that somehow you only hit with that one piece lmao

[kindred wasp]

i am right on the edge of the beach? maybe the height limit right there is lower than the rest?

or no

[silent bridge]

Its the only thing left that makes any sense but honestly still doesn't fully because surely the other blocks literally right beside it should be too

[kindred wasp]

the one in the center is that corner

the other corner is lower but still works

[silent bridge]

I wonder

[kindred wasp]

the only assymetrical anything is my stairs inside but kinda hard to try for a good picture without a 1st person

[silent bridge]

do you have any flat floor pieces unlocked

[leaden quarry]

Finally after killing 200 crocs

[kindred wasp]

i've got these

[silent bridge]

try the flat small wood floor

where you were putting the block

[kindred wasp]

yeah

one moment i have 9000 stairs to climb

those go but then no block still

[silent bridge]

?????????????????????????

lmao wtf

[kindred wasp]

actually no

some do

then it stops working

[silent bridge]

so depending on how this game would calculate the height limit, I would assume it is by cell

ah

so there it is

[kindred wasp]

that must be it i guess

[silent bridge]

it must somehow be a height limit

[kindred wasp]

i'll try lowering it all by one block and make my pillars shorter

[silent bridge]

which doesn't really make sense given the rest of the build

[worthy lagoon]

First build coming along nicely :)

[silent bridge]

good luck, honestly if that doesn't work I have no idea what else it could possibly be

[kindred wasp]

yeah that's it

i've found the height limit

it let me mostly place those

but now these last few stairs won't go 😭

[silent bridge]

that is really interesting

its not based on a set level above ground?????

[kindred wasp]

apparently not

[silent bridge]

because if it were then half of that tower shouldn't have worked before this one random corner

[kindred wasp]

because a different corner of the whole thing would be the one on lowest ground

[silent bridge]

that is so unbelievably weird

[kindred wasp]

yes it is

i just want a roof for my lighthouse 😭

[silent bridge]

will it work if you lower by two then?

[kindred wasp]

yeah that's what i gotta do i guess

[kind dagger]

Our latest build. 😄

[silent bridge]

you lowered by one but now the stairs are blocked right

but the rest worked

[silent bridge]

woooow

[kind dagger]

I had a friend around to help gather resources. But I built it all. :3 I hope the manor house is pretty

Said friend, arriving into our port

[silent bridge]

bro it looks like a dev built town lmao

[kindred wasp]

yeah

[kindred wasp]

it works but i'm sad about it :(

[silent bridge]

oml

is there a way to glitch the pillars so you can at least get another half cell of height?

[kindred wasp]

how're the ships gonna see the signal fire?? 😭

[kindred wasp]

is there a way to do that? i have no idea how

[silent bridge]

Ah I haven't found a reliable way, early on I managed to find a way to noclip stone walls onto the palisades

But haven't been able to replicate it consistently

[kindred wasp]

ahh those do look very cool though

[silent bridge]

The key is to get a block in glitch placement near where your trying to overlap the build

[kindred wasp]

i guess i will just be roofless for now

[silent bridge]

so you can place a full block over half of another block and basically get two halfs lmao

if that makes sense

[worthy lagoon]

Gorgeous

[golden forge]

So I've been thinking of a goofy Strength based alternative ranged weapon, I present the Swivel Gun.

The idea would be a longer reload time (maybe even require larger ammunition/more gunpowder)

Wildly inaccurate if moving.

Could have a fun running animation of having it along over the PC's shoulder.

[silent bridge]

Hang on I've got an idea tristyn

[kindred wasp]

i'll try, but not holding out hope if this is some kind of height limit. thanks for helping me troubleshoot though lol

oh?

[silent bridge]

I think we can add another half length

might be the best you can get and keep the roof

on your right lower pillar, delete the stone block and stairs and leave it on the rest

then use no snap build mode to place one of those small flat wooden floors about halfway down the stone block beside the top of the pillar

then try placing a pillar beneath that wood floor connected into the rest of the pillar and see if you can make it noclip through half of the block

[kindred wasp]

you mean like this?

[silent bridge]

YES

Now try the block and stairs

it might just be enough to make the roof viable lmao

if the height limit is by cell it should sneak right under it

well depending on where the hell the cells are or if that's even the system they're using lmao

[kindred wasp]

hmm

was a good idea

[silent bridge]

flgnjalsgkjaol;sdgjalsdgjasdlgjad

WHAT SYSTEM ARE YOU USING KRAKEN

[kindred wasp]

its seeming like the height limit is very sensitive to i guess the x and z location if height is y

or i'm right on the edge of a cell or something

oh wait this corner is my northernmost corner

[silent bridge]

so that's the part that's confusing me if the limit was based on Y none of that would have worked unless it was a set Y value above ground

[kindred wasp]

so maybe it is that

because north is the ocean

even though that exact location isn't the deepest corner

[silent bridge]

maybe

idk im sorry man

lol

[silent bridge]

im sure you'll figure something out that looks cool

[prime copper]

first house

[silent bridge]

your character looks like the monkey king lol

[kindred wasp]

if the cells are something like that?

[kindred wasp]

not your fault. appreciate the help!

[silent bridge]

I would assume they're smaller similar to minecraft which makes them the most obvious thanks to everything being square lmao

[kindred wasp]

yeah probably

unlucky location i guess

[silent bridge]

But again this is theorizing it's even a cell system I have no idea

Ah well

[robust plume]

who thinks all the "elegant" style stuff looks like crap?

for a pirate game theres not a whole lot of incentive to build a base but i love building in these sorts of games but really wish there were more curved walls more wall styles, more just everything to make it feel less like im still stuck at level 2 when ive literally conquered the entire map and built 4 frigates

[fluid pewter]

There are a lot of different types of walls, and if you mix certain stuff, you cat create some pretty unique structures.

[robust plume]

from what im seeing, it looks like the highest tier walls are mahogany atm and they look like a chocolate bar standing upright

if thats what "elegant" is supposed to be, im sorry but chocolate walls do not make me enthused

[fluid pewter]

Mahogany was pretty high tier for the era, and you don't have to use strictly the Mahogany, either

I've seen people use it as baseboards, bell lines and stuff like that

[robust plume]

I know, but im saying if i want to use the lesser tier stuff it looks even WORSE

id say the only semi decent looking walls are the plaster and the limestone

[fluid pewter]

I really like the fine stone walls, the bark walls, and the regular wooden walls

Limestone looks good as well, yes.

[robust plume]

which are the only stone walls? other than loose stone and loose stone with timber

yet we have 12 wooden walls

the biggest issue im having is the lack of curved walls. Everything is extremely boxy

[wispy python]

Little by little, ideas take shape. 🙂

[marsh adder]

+.39658*2047/6666=-]

[robust plume]

Well it aint finished but my compound is coming along, the plaster walls are stand ins for now until i decide which walls im using for my house.

[strong echo]

She is so beautiful

[upper narwhal]

raised bed got a roof and became a greenhouse .. 🙂

water included

[limpid sail]

using capital as lectern in our cool church

[junior spruce]

sweet, reminds me of fort charles from POTCO

[robust plume]

I was definitely going for a fort like vibe!

[void oracle]

Beginning of something beautiful.

[bright bronze]

The sheer scale of these continues to awe. I just wish there was a camera mode lol

[void oracle]

View from the other tower. Note the copper mine to the east on the minimap. Just outside of bonfire range and absolutely loaded

[kind dagger]

We finally got Beans and Leeks and Plums! 😄

THE FIELDS

[humble locust]

level 33 comfort. 100% completed. max gear & factions. + crocodile statues, ship bottles, and demo spyglass 🙂 11/10 game

[dusky oracle]

How does everyone have rapier of a thousand cuts but me and I’m just getting into swamp 🤣

[kind dagger]

We got ours from the foothills

[dusky oracle]

yet to find one, congrats dude

[kind dagger]

Yeah, I've seen a few people with that flamethrowing blunderbuss but we ain't found it yet

[dusky oracle]

If I find one before you I’ll trade you recipe’s!

[unkempt dome]

Max comfort is 35 I believe

[humble locust]

idk what im missing ik tho

[humble locust]

i legit have every trophy

[kind dagger]

I wouldn't know how to trade. xD

[wheat pagoda]

Increase your field of view in Video settings.. Then hit the / key to hide the Hud for a moment..

[unkempt dome]

Wouldn’t be able to tell you I barely got to area 3,

[random heath]

norse norse norse norse

[fluid pewter]

Nice, that's a great style. I don't know why the eyes in this game bother me so much lol

the feel too big or something

[random heath]

I did choose like the softest face type so they're probably rounder than usual.

[fluid pewter]

Oh it's not just your character, even the NPCs eyes bother me

[random heath]

Game gives me a Brink vibe, to be sure.

[opaque lark]

thoughts... this was really hard

[tepid mantle]

Pirates of the Caribbean online back in the day?

[opaque lark]

yes sir

[tepid mantle]

I grew up on that game haha did privateer everyday name was Sam Redburn with the guild shadow blood and others. Love the design

[drowsy oak]

Tortuga church!

[opaque lark]

so turns out u can blow ur own stuff up with a cannon

[past stirrup]

Ahoy, ye scurvy dogs! Drop anchor and strike the colors, for today we ain't chasin' gold—we’re chasin' the Green Flash!
By order of the Captain, the only thing gettin' lit today is the Devil’s Lettuce. Stow yer cutlasses and break out the long-pipes; we’re tradin' the high seas for the high life. I want to see a fog thicker than a London morning rollin' off this deck until the crow's nest feels like it’s touchin' the moon.
Any man caught workin' will be forced to eat the ship's crackers dry! Now, spark 'em up and let the munchies be the only battle we fight 'til sunset. Steady as she blows, mates... mostly blows! https://www.Twitch.tv/RiikenTenkashie

[oak hill]

Potco was an amazing game.

[tepid mantle]

Good to see others from back in the day here. Hopefully we ran across each other at one point

[tepid mantle]

Sent you a friend request. 🙂

[opaque lark]

its just called pirates online now

[wispy nymph]

Wow nice job! Curious to see the interior!

[opaque lark]

thats it lol its just a window showing the warf

[pliant niche]

Looks like a frog touching themself

[upper narwhal]

you can place all plants underwater (for those that needs the fertile soil you have to put that one down there too) .. same for trees and the decoration flowers with their pots. Lights just can go down in the sea too if needed. Lets see some more cozy shoreline and ignore the saltwater 🙂

[finite falcon]

would anyone be willing to help me build or at least brainstorm a port idea i have? I was inspired to build a port on an oddly shaped island ad want to make a port named after the hammerhead shark

i at least would like some tips and tricks

[torpid mason]

just got this game and am having a blast

[woven rivet]

someday I'll finish this....

[arctic fiber]

Why does it look like you're building the battleship board game

[woven rivet]

lol, guess it kind of does look like that now that I think about it

plan is for the piers to be covered with wall-pieces, none of the wood would be visible

And as for the height, wanted it tall enough for ships to go through

[robust plume]

Phase 2 of Fortress compound complete

[fringe lantern]

i cant even imagine the FPS 💀

[woven rivet]

Actually pretty stable. Lowest I get is 80, but it's more often above that

Only higher dips are when in build mode, but even that is just when placing an object and only for a split second.

[fringe lantern]

80 fps without frame gen?

[woven rivet]

I do have DLSS set to quality, but native resolution is 4k.

Yeah, no FrameGen though.

Just the upscaler.

[fringe lantern]

then i place 3 torches and all my FPS goes away like the wind 😂

[woven rivet]

My specs however would be a 5090 with a 9950x3d, but a friend of mine joined my game to test out their FPS, they had a solid 60.

They have a 3060 iirc

[fringe lantern]

I wish the game was a little more optimised than it is lol UE5 is heavy but damn 🙏 devs please i beg

[woven rivet]

They are using it pretty well from what I noticed.
Seems they're using Nanite which is saving a lot of perf.

Lumen tends to be the real heavy hitter for most people, but is being offset somewhat.

[uncut pulsar]

What are your specs?

[fringe lantern]

Yeah i mean from the 4 friends in our group only 1 of us can run it stable at 60fps all the time. The recommended system requirements for this game is a little high

[woven rivet]

btw 😛

[ashen scroll]

things start chucking when your town starts getting busy with NPCs and buildings and stuff. I get a sudden studder for like a split second, and then everything's smooth again. Imagine having to fight in your town..

[fluid pewter]

is it? Ngl my Steam Deck runs the game at 40-60fps

[uncut pulsar]

I get same studder only when I get die screen

[fringe lantern]

you probably don't have a castle which is decorated xD but the fact i've built crazier things in DayZ, Rust or other survival games and never had to use frame gen software to help is a little wild

[ashen scroll]

Now that I think of it, the studder happens when I open and then close one of our storehouse crates. Might be a UI thing.

[uncut pulsar]

Might be, but for me it’s only when I die, otherwise I have no problem

I kinda think RAM is the thing

I heard most ppl have 32 and have this problem

[crimson zinc]

currently learning about structurally sound basic construction

[uncut pulsar]

And I have 64 and no problem at all

[fringe lantern]

the game is not optimized to the best ability, Im expecting them in the coming weeks/months to actually change hardware/graphic optimizations

[woven rivet]

Looks like the game is currently using 19GB of RAM for me.
Though overall I have about 40GB being used.

Another 10GB is being used of my VRAM.

[quick cloak]

Not fully Done

[uncut pulsar]

Well Idk, I don’t use any frame gens, I’m on epic graphics, with maxed upscale on 1920x1080 and the lowest fps I had was like 67 and most of the time I don’t get below 80

[woven rivet]

You mean Performance or Quality for upscaling?

[uncut pulsar]

I tired dlss and it actually made my game worse

Like 60 average fps

[uncut pulsar]

Yea full on quality

[woven rivet]

That's weird.

All it does is just similar any other upscaler, just rendering at a lower resolution and improving the image itself

[uncut pulsar]

Yea but I think you have you use what’s your video card works best with

And I’m with 4070 for now and dlss is not working good at all

Had the same problem with crimson dessert and it was unplayable

[fluid pewter]

Oh I do have a large port town, but the games you listed are VERY old so that's not surprising.

Hell, in Valheim you can't get many instances without lagging, so this game seems generous

I'm used to having to severely limit my builds lol

[fringe lantern]

valheim is the opposite for me, I get insane FPS and never stutter or lag. It really doesn't matter how new the game is, I understand newer games have more demand but just looking at a torch and it drops frames a considerable amount compared to other games is a show of lack of optimization. I shouldnt need to have the best PC in the world to run a basic survival pirate sim, The games graphics and assets are not fully performance matched. But like i said it will take them some time

[uncut pulsar]

I think most of the problems with games nowadays are the whole lightning, I have dev friends and they say the same thing, it’s either having hell of lightning noise or huge performance drops

[fringe lantern]

Exactly the issue, The game models themself are fine, But the lighting/rendering clearly has a substantial effect on hardware, By the way i am not the only person with this issue, Steam reviews and in the discord there are similar conversations 😄

[uncut pulsar]

Most ppl just set lightning effect on lowest but

The engine is making most of these problems

[quick moss]

Is the game in general poorly optimized when you have a lot of builds and stuff? I feel like the game drops about 50fps sometimes when im in my base

[fervent mist]

Nice parking! 😄

[fervent mist]

i can build pretty crazy without heavy drops, but when i add anything with light or fire, it tanks

[crimson zinc]

the only half-second stutter I sometimes have is when I turn away from a crafting station

[humble thistle]

The town is coming along nicely. The grind for materials is sweaty tough. Even with the vendors.

[upper narwhal]

have to wait with heavy construction like in the demo for my new rig to be complete. At the end of demo as the town was halfway done, i had setting all to low and 50% upscale to still have like 20 frames, while it started with native resolution and all medium on a clean island.

[vapid swan]

how are you doing your roof overhangs is that one past with half arches cant tell

[woven rivet]

things like this are my current obstacle :/

need a patch or a mod

[humble thistle]

I usually use this on the edge of the wall.
Sometimes, I go over the top of the wall with half of the roofblock.

Like so

[vapid swan]

ah i see i dont have that unlocked yet ty

[upper narwhal]

you can add the little floor of mahogany on the outside and pace the roof on that one also

or any other little floor

[humble thistle]

This also works quite nicely!
There is few different methods of doing it. 😄

[upper narwhal]

had 400h in demo to test stuff 🙂

[novel lily]

wow here i am doing overhang like in valheim by placing alignment beams

[humble thistle]

The only part that bugs me out, is this roof piece. It will leave a tiny gap between the wall and the roof. Its annoying also that there is only these pieces of the 13 degree angles.

[vapid swan]

started a build here just for the view

[upper narwhal]

^^

still only testing stufff in little separate areas for now

[novel lily]

no way to put floors over foundation?

[upper narwhal]

use the other foundation and place floor first - foundation later maybe ?

[vapid swan]

ive been doing perimiter foundation and filling with floor

[upper narwhal]

you see the green foundation below if you can place them

[vapid swan]

also saves me a ton of stone

[novel lily]

that works but it doesn't snap

[silver crystal]

just built a canon workshop?(idk what they called) and a little plaza connected to the harbormaster building

[novel lily]

building on a rock so space is very limited

[upper narwhal]

but you can snap the upper pillars etc on the foundationstones throu the floor

[upper narwhal]

looks nice 🙂

still too early to say if i bulldoze it or it may look great 🙂

[silver crystal]

AYOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

crazy build man

love it

[upper narwhal]

removed all straw and rebuild with the good old wodden ramp (planks) and will close the gaps the ramps have from the inside with the straw pieces i guess

tnx 🙂

atm trying to plant trees near enough to look like they grew while the house was standing there and leaning at it and still far enoug away so i can cover what piece of them may be visible inside

[fallen depot]

One of my faves so far, Don't bulldoze - just build more next to it 🙂

[upper narwhal]

other option would be little pieces of fertile soil and getting things like the beans on large pieces of the housewall

rest of the fertile soil would have to be hidden inside the house again 🙂

[undone nova]

how do you unlock these structures for building?

[upper narwhal]

what structures? you play the EA and you discover more and more of the blueprints - and later on the factions have a tone of them that you can buy

[undone nova]

i mean the house structures. it looks so awesome. i only got one type of stone only to build from

[upper narwhal]

used the clay-walls and placed the wooden beams on it .. thats more or less it if you mean those

[undone nova]

ohh, thanks, i don't have the clay walls yet

[upper narwhal]

if you want to do anything - pillars and beams are your friend ... build a scaffolding of a ship house plane tank ..

and will with whatever walls you allready have 🙂

1st harvest from the greenhouse 🙂

[gritty crystal]

Imposter

[quick moss]

Hmm okay, i might try to remove alot of the torches then haha

[scarlet mesa]

Might have been asked before but is there a way to color the plaster? If that's a later drop then no spoilers please Oo

[somber mica]

Photo dump of the 6 hour build!

[mint finch]

jeeezus :D thats impressive :O

[somber mica]

Thank you!!

[dreamy forge]

Building a second base
Let's start with the center square

[prisma cedar]

has anyone made a tavern? is there like a bar type furniture in game?

[unborn ermine]

😱

[chrome juniper]

just what me and a friend have done after a few days of playing, we arent actually very creative at all, and in other similar games, our bases were always just cubes with everything crammed in, so this is actually a really cool step up for us

[silver crystal]

this is the coolest thing I ever see in this game

[royal bison]

Working on a lighthouse/watch tower build (not sure yet)
The building in this game is pretty damn fun 😄

[winged stratus]

Cannon in the bedroom for when the wife's lover shows up? 😄 Seriously though, nice build.

[winged stratus]

I remember seeing some in the thread over the weekend, just search for taven in this channel 🙂

One of the more detailed ones: #🎨│creative message

[winged stratus]

I was thinking a small arena 🙂

[upper narwhal]

reminds me that i wanted to do a colloseum with doors to let the boars and dodos and undead out 🙂 the new arches and stairs call for it

[wide hinge]

I've never been especially good at the crafting element of survival games, but I'm kind of pleased with this concept for an old Spanish mission lost either to time or violence now serving as the base for a displaced pirate captain and his crew.

[gray abyss]

Don't care how hard it is going to be to fill that outer circle, I finally got that central circle to look nice and that's all that matters to me right now

[winged stratus]

I'm at work trawling Pinterest for old Spanish/Carribean towns to get inspiration for when I get home. I found a perfect island that circles around so you have one narrow sea entry. I put a light brazier at each of the "ends" - eventually they will develop into lighthouses, maybe even some sort of battlement. And then my dock and main house at the deepest part of that lagune. Planning on expanding with more specialised houses, smithy (weapons/armor), shops with the vendors, etc. Wish I had a screenshot handy right now 🙂

[winged stratus]

I'd say you nailed it pretty well 🙂 Nice touch with the "broken" parts.

[mint finch]

you can tame pigs?:O

[gray abyss]

quest reward

[unborn ermine]

You'll find it at this location; there's an altar where you need to make an offering.

In the distance, you'll see something like that; that means you've found the right place.

[regal hemlock]

witchcraft!!!

[gray abyss]

Think I figured out how to fill that outer sircle too:

[regal hemlock]

When I curve my builds it always looks so messy love that center piece you did

[fallen depot]

You can use the wooden triangles to build perfect circles. Hopefully they will add more triangles in future to match all the tile sets.

[regal hemlock]

Tbh I think it still looks really cool, but yeah would be nice

[gray abyss]

It's not all that far off from being perfect

It's working!

[fathom viper]

My Maggie-May

[mild moss]

Hello friends! I've been really looking forward to building a nice base, but im missing a good spot. I want to build fairly inland (meaning not on sand) but all islands I've found aren't flat enough or have weird POIs in the way. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good island?

[gray abyss]

Finally done! Time to make a market square... circle. Market circle.

Will probably have to plant some trees and bushes to the coastline to make it look better...

[river vine]

my little traditional style spanish villa

[drowsy oak]

All islands are randomly generated sooooo

[mild moss]

Oh i didn't know that. Thanks!

[drowsy oak]

Damn that makes me wanna make my Churches front doors jut out a bit too. Looks nicr

[jovial girder]

found a Island for a perfect base build, first city and then a massive fort for protection at the entrance

city here

fort on the other side

[mighty badge]

show me how ur church looks

[jovial girder]

idea how to turn Charcoal Kiln, Kamp fire and Smelting furnace into smth more immersive

[daring wyvern]

I also had that idea in mind for the future, thank you for sharing! Looks nice

[drowsy oak]

#🎨│creative message

[jovial girder]

it just didnt fit anywhere to look half decent so hiding it was the best idea, making it look like smith corner

same with kitchen

[winged stratus]

I was just browsing Pinterest for old medieval smithys for inspiration on how to do it with those. Already made a simple fireplace/chimney for my campfire, so I have some rough ideas.

[jovial girder]

kitchen 😄

[winged stratus]

That's actually a great idea with the cutting table 🙂

[jovial girder]

canon work station as well

[winged stratus]

I found this that I am pondering combining into a smithy (bottom level open/outdoor smithy) and the connecting building being large storage.

[jovial girder]

uuu, I'll save that

I have a town to build, running out of ideas

after than, fort

i found this build on YT, copied it

[winged stratus]

I was never good at that, so I'm trawling Pinterest right now while at work 😄 I have a rough idea for my horseshoe island now though. sea entrance with two light towers, some battlements and then grow the town out from my main player house at the back of the lagoon.

A fort you say? 😄

[mighty badge]

lol server fps gonna go 2 if u actually build that

[jovial girder]

I found that ships actually lower my FPS

i have 4 ships parked at the harbor, tho it looks amazing, fps drops a lot

[mighty badge]

what about frigate vs frigate boarding that also lowers my fps

[jovial girder]

you have a frigate?

I've been too much exploring and farming materials lol

[mighty badge]

yeah got it a frigate went for blackbeard variant sure u aint tanky but nobody surviving ur 36 and 24 pound canons lmao

[jovial girder]

I have a plan but i need to get to the quest where i can adnace to farm the materials for it

[mighty badge]

yeah for hardwood

[jovial girder]

i think trees at the swamps

[winged stratus]

I still have the first one, though I have bought the plans for the others. But all my materials go into town building right now. My starter ship works pretty well with all the upgrades, so I'm not too fussed about that 🙂

[jovial girder]

I'd go for Brig

[mighty badge]

suntrip ur doing it the wrong way around ship is priority why u might ask? basically inf money by boarding i can make 3-4k coins in like 15 mins in lvl 15 waters and then order materials online especially hardwood

[jovial girder]

naval combat = resources

and reputation

[winged stratus]

Reputation wise I am already at 4 with all, just from my battles so far. Fighting up to level 10 ships without too much hassle. But yeah, upgrading to a bigger boat/guns might help on the income side. For now I'm just having fun with what I can deal with 🙂 Not rushing the game. I'm level 9 atm, still have to unlock Swamp.

[jovial girder]

id still go for Brig, amazing ship, lots of canons

have 3 ships of different classes parked, beauitufl

[winged stratus]

But you're right regarding resources. I haven't cut down a tree in ages 😄 At least not for wood. Finding ship remains and barrels at see give a ton.

I'll have a look at the brig when I get home 🙂 Just about half an hour left at work.

[worldly bluff]

The pretty view from my door step

[kind scarab]

CAn the boundary around the bonfire become bigger to be able to build a larger base/ camp?

[jovial girder]

build a second bonfire

[kind scarab]

I had thought of doing, that but wasn't sure. Thanks for confirming.

[proper kettle]

It would be nice if when you built a second bonfire it extended your circle

[jovial girder]

you will have a small gap but it only effects some decorations and work benches

you can still build

[vital marlin]

Hey guys, what if we shared our captains? 😄

[lone sluice]

whats this ship?

[vital marlin]

brick 🙂

you can buy plan in tortuga

[lone sluice]

beautiful

[jovial girder]

I build my character after Big Mom, name is same

[eager stream]

Does anyone know if they have plans to lower the rotation snapping?

[inner kelp]

Below the 15°?

[eager stream]

Yes

[inner kelp]

I don't think so

[wheat wave]

could be nice imagine what you could make with 1 degree

[eager stream]

Im not really able to make a market stall around this circle without it looking wierd

[wheat wave]

yeah circles aren’t easy

[inner kelp]

Consider that design as stolen, yarr

[eager stream]

haha no worries

Btw, anyone have a good design for market stalls?

[jovial girder]

btw, one thing that can change everything is pillars, you can build em around stuff to make em look better, if need an example i can show you some ideas

[spice osprey]

they really do

[vale island]

Hi🔥🔥🔥 It would be good to have

Cop “Last Chance” System

• On death, cop enters downed state instead of instant death
• 5–10 sec timer appears
  • 🟢 Revive (returns with low HP)
  • 🔴 Give up (normal death/respawn)
• No input = automatic

⸻

🔐 Lockable Chest System

• Chests can be locked/unlocked
• Requires a key item to lock
• Only key owner / team can open
• Other players must:
  • find key OR
  • break lock (optional mechanic)
• Optional: limit number of locked chests per player

The ability to create a faction or a gang

[median zinc]

How are you guys making circle structures 👀

[inner kelp]

Q and then change the rotation