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Gameplay questions / Re: building a shelter

« on: September 25, 2017, 05:38:22 AM »

I was wondering if it might be my keyboard as well, as this is not the only instance of keys not working as expected (not the only instance in this game, but I've had no problems with keys outside of this game). I  disassembled the SW corner, and again tried to put it directly above me, this time using the up arrow key. Same result.

My character is using way too much energy messing around with these walls.

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Gameplay questions / Re: building a shelter

« on: September 25, 2017, 04:15:06 AM »

I appreciate your response! It helps a lot, but I'm still confused about how things get positioned. See the new screenshot attached here. I decided to finish the SW corner, and you can see where I'm standing. I had the logs at my feet, and selected the 8 key on the keypad, which I thought would mean the corner would be placed directly above me. But it went up and to the right. Do corners auto-snap to the closest wall section? If that S wall section was not already there, would the SW corner have appeared above me?

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Gameplay questions / building a shelter

« on: September 25, 2017, 03:21:36 AM »

I'm new to this game, but already addicted to it! Frustrated, however, by the process of building a shelter. I can't seem to get the walls to connect, and often I can't even get them placed where I intended. I placed a north wall with shutter, and it went up just fine, but when I tried to connect to the left edge of that wall section I got very strange results. I had to remove the wall with shutter in order to successfully build the wall section to the left of it.
Another issue is the SE corner never seems to form the backwards "L" shape that the you'd expect. I've built the NE and NW corners, and both form a sort of "L" but the SE is a simple vertical line. I can't build a wall section to the left of it, as the game says that area is not clear of objects. I can walk through the area, and can't pick up any objects in that location. So why can't I connect to this SE corner?
See attached image, where I nearly completed the SE corner. I've completed and torn it down twice already, and this 3rd time looks like it will turn out the same.
Can anyone explain the secret of placing wall sections? On the surface, it seems pretty obvious how to do it, but the obvious method isn't working.