Crafting area seems wonky? Is it drawing LoS as if firing a weapon?

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Exhibit A:

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I am attempting to build a locker in the square to my southwest. I have sheet metals in the locker which is three squares up and one to the west. I cannot build a locker, despite having all the materials on-hand and well within the craft zone.

Exhibit B:

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I am now able to build a locker, despite being one square farther from where I was. I am forced to conclude that this owes entirely to the fact that lockers are LoS blockers. I think I’m going to wind up making everything Dressers at this rate.

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Yes it’s based on LoS.

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It also seems to not care about vision, only gunfire-LoS, because if I put a container I can see over - such as a dresser - between me and something I want, I can’t get at that thing.