Block Stability Modifier / Sandbox Option.

[lordmadmunki]

Add an option to increase the stability of blocks.
I find that the current setting is too unstable, and would like to increate block stability by 50% or so.

 

[Riamus]

Add an option to increase the stability of blocks.
I find that the current setting is too unstable, and would like to increate block stability by 50% or so.

What is it about stability that you think is too unstable? You can build normal building blocks out roughly 8-9 from a support. That's pretty stable.

 

[lordmadmunki]

I built an 11x11 platform for a gyro landing pad. The center is red and has collapsed once before. There is 6 support pillars, 3 on each side. This is built at Red Mesa and because some of the pillars dont have a solid vertical support to bedrock, it makes the platform unstable.

 

[lordmadmunki]

here is another "unstable" screenshot, placing a block on the driveway of the red mesa and its already lost 1/2 its stability. Because somewhere under it, there is an empty block between it and bedrock.

 

[Riamus]

I built an 11x11 platform for a gyro landing pad. The center is red and has collapsed once before. There is 6 support pillars, 3 on each side. This is built at Red Mesa and because some of the pillars dont have a solid vertical support to bedrock, it makes the platform unstable.View attachment 40178

Ok... so you just need to make a solid support to bedrock. Floating support shouldn't provide much stability.

And if you want to build on a POI, you'll need to take into account the supports going down through it. Most POI, especially larger ones, don't have perfect support from top to bottom. There are often gaps. For the POI itself, that's fine. If you build on it, it may not be. Build your own supports going down through the POI and it will be fine. Or, if you don't want to do that, you can add additional supports on your current level or the one directly below and it will usually solve the problem, depending on how you do the supports.

I don't think stability should be changed if you just need to provide proper support, even as an option. Some things are intended to collapse and raising stability can break those (prevent them from collapsing) and would require going through and finding and adjusting those and finding a way to make them work properly at each possible stability setting. That's not really worth it.