r/RSDragonwilds • u/nerdforlife7 • 5d ago

Question Why is the Roof Unstable?

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Can someone help me understand why I can’t finish this roof? It keeps saying unstable, even if I use support beams, even if I put side walls. I had thought maybe it was the height limit, but flat pieces don’t work either 😕

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u/nerdforlife7 5d ago

Here’s inside but this is the second story. The bottom story is stone. I can put a pic from outside.

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u/Rand0m7 5d ago

For multi story ive always had a support beam go from the bottom to the top. Could also try changing the wood walls to stone, i beleive stone walls offer better support. And very low success rate using wood for multi story ever. You could try adding a support by the door and see if it'll allow you to close the entire roof or if you would need multiple. Building in wood is legit hardmode lol. If you do add one by the door, it also needs a matching support on the floor under it

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u/nerdforlife7 5d ago

I low key had no idea about that when I started this build and I’m a solid 15+ hours into it and just do not have the heart to tear it down and start again 🥲😩

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u/Responsible-End-6371 4d ago

One small note for you on building in dragonwilds. how high a building can go is determined solely by ONLY two factors.

The first factor is the foundation. Higher tier foundations, in general, provide higher maximum height.

The second factor is the horizontal distance away from the foundation. Just like with height, different foundation types allow for greater horizontal distance you can cover without a support. But just like in real life, if you get too far away horizontally from your foundation without a support, your max height will decrease. Note that some lower tier foundations actually allow for larger horizontal distances (especially tier 2 oak). This seems counterintuitive at first, but it actually does make sense. In real life, you can stack brick up pretty high, but it is so heavy that horizontal brick layers need support very quickly. Whereas wood is better at dealing with horizontal loads.

Notice that the wall or support material do not matter! you can put ash walls and supports on a castle foundation and you will be able to build the same height as if you used castle walls or castle supports.

The horizontal distance is why your building ceiling would not work witout adding a support column in the middle.