So, you know when you drop down a building from a template that comes with the game, the Hearthlings will start by digging up the ground to lay a foundation. Is it possible for me to create the same effect with a custom template? Been searching for the answer and maybe I missed it somewhere if it is…

Found it! So, in the JSON file for the template, changing “sunk” in the "header section, from false to true will cause the building to create a foundation beneath ground. I tested this and the Heartlings started digging out the foundation to build upon. “header” : { “preview_image” : “/r/saved_o…

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eXo July 10, 2020, 5:42pm 5

Here’s another question, is there a way to build a tool or mod that can accomplish this task instead of manually editing the JSON file each time?

Time to investigate this a bit more.

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