# How to build

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-build/1733>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [June 11, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-build/1733 "2013-06-11T20:46:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Jack\_Slinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jack\_Slinger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jack_Slinger)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-build/1733/1 "2013-06-11T20:46:51Z")

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Edit: Now fixed thanks for all your help, the trick is to build a roof with at least two supports orthogonal to it, these can be roofs or walls.

Been playing with buildings lately to try and make a garage. I’ve built a U shape out of log walls and can build log and sod roof directly next to the walls but no further than that, am I doing it wrong or is it not completely implemented yet, I read back when whales was maintaining it you could only build right next to walls.

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**Author:** ![AerialK7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@AerialK7](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AerialK7)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-build/1733/2 "2013-06-11T21:00:40Z")

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if thats so just build pillars of walls like so:

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So then you can build a segment of roof between them…But I guess that wouldnt be practical for you seeing its a garage

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Slinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jack\_Slinger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jack_Slinger)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-build/1733/3 "2013-06-11T22:00:10Z")

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That might work anyway as you can build a roof over the top of a wall i think, turning it into a free space. It’s late now but i’ll try tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![TonicEngine](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tonicengine/32/924_2.png) [@TonicEngine](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TonicEngine)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-build/1733/4 "2013-06-12T15:56:46Z")

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You can only build a roof square if there are structures on two sides (non-diagonal), so start in the corners or erect temporary walls (gotta do both steps of each wall).

Let me know when you get to the garage door. I can’t figure out palisade gates to save my life.

Edit:  
Vengarr said (on the tips & tricks thread):

> Kind of a dumb question, but: how do you get palisade gates to work properly? I built a ring of log walls around the entrance to my cave, leaving one tile open. Then I built the palisade gate, and then built a rope and pulley system one tile next to it.
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> When I examine the rope and pulley, it asks me if I want to use it. If I hit Y, it says “The gate swings open!”–only nothing actually happens.
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> Am I missing a step here, or is it bugged?
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> edit: Figured it out. The gate needs to be flanked on either side with Palisades–log walls don’t cut it. There should probably be an error message signifying this.

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-build/1733/5 "2013-06-13T03:09:02Z")

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Yeah palisade gate code doesn’t exactly work the best right now, IIRC it was recently reported as a git issue, so somebody will eventually get around to fixing it with any luck.

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Slinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jack\_Slinger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jack_Slinger)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 10:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-build/1733/6 "2013-06-13T10:44:50Z")

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Thanks Guys, the construction is a little obtuse at the moment so thanks for clearing it up for me.

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**Author:** ![The\_Darkling\_Wolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/the_darkling_wolf/32/828_2.png) [@The\_Darkling\_Wolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/The_Darkling_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 11:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-build/1733/7 "2013-06-13T11:20:40Z")

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You should be able to build roof tiles fine as long as you start from the corner.

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If it doesn’t work, then its possible the roof you’re using doesn’t have the supports\_roof flag, which is probably a bug.

Also, back when Whales was deving, the check for whether a roof was possible just used a flood fill to see if you were enclosed by 4 walls, so you had to build a square frame then build the roof, then add the doors and windows. I changed it to check for two cardinally adjacent supports.

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Slinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jack\_Slinger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jack_Slinger)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-build/1733/8 "2013-06-13T23:12:34Z")

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Yeah it works fine if you build from the corners so that’s all good and I can build my garage.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-build/1733/9 "2013-06-14T00:10:18Z")

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[quote=“The Darkling Wolf, post:7, topic:1733”]You should be able to build roof tiles fine as long as you start from the corner.

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Is not possible

If it doesn’t work, then its possible the roof you’re using doesn’t have the supports\_roof flag, which is probably a bug.

Also, back when Whales was deving, the check for whether a roof was possible just used a flood fill to see if you were enclosed by 4 walls, so you had to build a square frame then build the roof, then add the doors and windows. I changed it to check for two cardinally adjacent supports.[/quote]

Uh, then the Log Roof be bugged, at least as of mid-May. Having to build/knock down support walls isn’t so fun.