# Align up stairs and downstairs

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [November 24, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362 "2020-11-24T12:49:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Sabre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@Sabre](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sabre)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362/1 "2020-11-24T12:49:21Z")

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What happened to this setting? I used to always use it and just realized after trying to dodge a Dissoluted devourer no matter where I go up or down I end up in the same spot which sucks.

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362/2 "2020-11-24T16:31:46Z")

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> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/39198>

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**Author:** ![Sabre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@Sabre](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sabre)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362/3 "2020-11-25T16:12:18Z")

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Removing the obsolete code is all well and good but it seems the align feature was overlooked in its usefulness. For example, no matter where I go up or down on these 6 stairs I always end up in the yellow circle.

 ![upstairs](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/e/eebc8f6997c8285e2bbb444bedfa2963a3316eda.jpeg)  
 ![downstairs](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/1/1a1eaa14db1291cb8c25d223ea196cd15979ff45.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362/4 "2020-11-25T16:18:07Z")

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What is that terrain? Subway station?

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362/5 "2020-11-25T16:21:44Z")

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From what I can make out, yes. And I remember having the same… well, “issue” recently with subways(-tations).

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**Author:** ![Sabre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@Sabre](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sabre)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362/6 "2020-11-25T16:22:50Z")

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Yeah subway station. I just built some stairs and they aren’t aligned either.  
 ![built stairs down](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/6/686b7949755303be3a5352334b6ca642d87fd943.jpeg)

 ![built stairs up](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/a/af8a816803aeb51675554d5fe466cf9c7afc51fe.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362/7 "2020-11-25T16:27:25Z")

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What happens if you dig ladders in older game version where option was not removed yet?

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**Author:** ![Sabre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@Sabre](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sabre)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362/8 "2020-11-25T16:32:25Z")

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From memory it was aligned but I can try it out then edit this post.

-edit- Just tried vesion 8608 the randomly placed stairs seems aligned, but when I create stairs they just link into the randomly placed and nothing is created on the surface (I only tried this in 2 houses btw).

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**Author:** ![anothersimulacrum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/anothersimulacrum/32/10770_2.png) [@anothersimulacrum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anothersimulacrum)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362/9 "2020-11-25T16:44:40Z")

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That subway station thing is occurring because the top map rotates, but the bottom on does not, meaning the game can’t align the stairs and falls back to just dumping you on the first stairs it finds.  
The top map should probably not rotate. (Well, maybe not the hand-built stairs).

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362/10 "2020-11-25T16:56:21Z")

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I’ve also just tested it in build 0.D-10458\* and digging down (with `Align up and down stairs` option active) in a subway did align it perfectly, as well as it worked with all the stairs that were already there.

> **\*Full version info...**
>
> - OS: Windows 7 64-bit
> - Game Version: 0.D-13428-g4476c72 [64-bit]
> - Graphics Version: Tiles
> - Game Language: English [en]
> - Mods loaded: [  
> Dark Days Ahead [dda],  
> Disable NPC Needs [no\_npc\_food]  
> ]

![Subway Stairs Alignment](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/4/482edf92b9b6d47f82168b6a9edd00ff7635f01c.png)

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**Author:** ![Sabre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@Sabre](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sabre)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/align-up-stairs-and-downstairs/25362/11 "2020-11-25T17:10:12Z")

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Here’s a better view version 8608.  
 ![SURFACE](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/7/7afb89d6536f84ad71e21ac9087bfb5fca3cb7af.jpeg)

 ![UNDERGROUND](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/c/c412e46d253d2edf8b9777c310778df9bf79434c.jpeg)