Fence Gates are not replaced when destroyed

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Summary:
When a hostile mob destroys a fence gate, it is not automatically replaced with new one from inventory.

Notes:
I have not yet tested this on stone fence gates, only wooden.

Version Number and Mods in use:
A17 D3002 x64

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I don’t know if it historically did this - but I know the fence parts are not considered as buildings - but items, so maybe why this is so - not sure what it would take to make the item have a replacement order - but would be challenging if /every/ item did this, as moving a item from one place to another might potentially leave the same replace queue.

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I’m pretty sure the dev team explicitly stated that doors are auto-replaced when damaged. Perhaps it was just an assumption on my part that any non-living, player-made thing that a hostile mob might target and destroy would get auto-replaced.

@linda, your thoughts?

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They do when placed as part of the building blue print - but I think if you just left a hole and then put the door in after construction, it wouldn’t get replaced.

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Hmm. Interesting. If so, that’s potentially problematic. Fence gates are a legit part of perimeter defense, and should get maintained as well, IMHO. I would prefer, in fact, that we eventually get repair capabilities to restore damaged doors, fences, fence gates and turrets before they’re actually destroyed and require replacement.

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Hi,
I believe the engineer can repair damaged doors. Let me know if that doesn’t work.
Thanks
-Yang

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Thanks, Yang. Is that limited to doors, or does that extend to fence gates too? Also, do they have to be part of a building, or will they repair free-standing doors too?

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Finally had an opportunity to watch and see on an Engineer repair action. They do indeed repair damaged fence gates. But they do not appear to get replaced when destroyed.