# \#building\_suggestion **URL:** https://discourse.stonehearth.net/tag/building-suggestion/116.md [Latest](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/tags.md) --- ## [Regarding Stairs](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/regarding-stairs/35889)
**Author:** [@Averest](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Averest)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 9:35am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/regarding-stairs/35889 "2018-06-18T09:35:17Z")
Stairs become fused with upper floor once they come in contact so if you drag them around the room above moves too. I know its as simple as hitting undo, but I would really love it if stairs didn’t fuse with the second … --- ## [Combine Templates \[ New Builder \]](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/combine-templates-new-builder/35355)
**Author:** [@Banto](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Banto)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/combine-templates-new-builder/35355 "2018-05-14T21:23:42Z")
Something i love about the new builder is that i can put blocks and objects where ever i want and they will become the same building which is amazing however recently when i started working on a bigger project for a Cast… --- ## [New depths to building please?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/new-depths-to-building-please/35187)
**Author:** [@Unreal\_Gam3er](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Unreal_Gam3er)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/new-depths-to-building-please/35187 "2018-05-08T13:45:26Z")
ok so, i just tried out the height slider on my building - to see if they would mine the foundation out and to my enjoyment they did… \[image\] however to my horror… we cannot set the foundation any deeper! \[image\] M… --- ## [\[new\_builder\](roofs) bug, missing feature, or suggestion?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/new-builder-roofs-bug-missing-feature-or-suggestion/34399)
**Author:** [@Noy0](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Noy0)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/new-builder-roofs-bug-missing-feature-or-suggestion/34399 "2018-04-11T23:13:09Z")
There are a few things about the new builder that seem to not work; despite how much I feel it should: you can’t use the hole tool on roofs (would be nice to be able to add, sky lights or Dormer windows) you can’t have… --- ## [What can we do with building resource tiers?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/what-can-we-do-with-building-resource-tiers/33438)
**Author:** [@nikosthefan](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/nikosthefan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/what-can-we-do-with-building-resource-tiers/33438 "2018-01-25T03:44:02Z")
Clay buildings use clay bricks, which are bricks crafted out of clay, to be built. But isn’t this weird, now you think about it. I mean, you can use simple clay for buildings as well, and I’d imagine that buidings could … --- ## [Option to disable second floor?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/option-to-disable-second-floor/29648)
**Author:** [@TheMagicOne](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/TheMagicOne)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/option-to-disable-second-floor/29648 "2018-01-20T20:49:12Z")
Like the title says, might be nice having an option to disable to second floor, to build furniture on the first floor. Or am i the only one having to terribly zoom in on the first floor, trying to place everything nicely… --- ## [Highlight Current Template Design Choices in Building Editor](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/highlight-current-template-design-choices-in-building-editor/32707)
**Author:** [@genboom](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/genboom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/highlight-current-template-design-choices-in-building-editor/32707 "2017-11-17T03:19:12Z")
So the problem I have is simple. With all the different color variations, when I open up a new template I have no idea what colors are in there or what specific shade is being used. It would be great if the current color… --- ## [Option to toggle scaffolding off](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/option-to-toggle-scaffolding-off/33026)
**Author:** [@Requakez](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Requakez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/option-to-toggle-scaffolding-off/33026 "2017-12-24T00:07:58Z")
Hello, I like building alot especially in this game. most of the times my building wont be completed because heartlings cant build a single block that isnt accesible to them, turning off the scaffolding would help alot … --- ## [Building lots (building placement preplanning tool)](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/building-lots-building-placement-preplanning-tool/33094)
**Author:** [@ruinsage](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/ruinsage)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/building-lots-building-placement-preplanning-tool/33094 "2017-12-21T23:41:06Z")
Do you like symmetry in your towns? Do you like the idea of squared city blocks, straight avenues, and neat fences separating your heartling homes that stretch across the open fields? And are you bloody tired of trying … --- ## [Building templates as patterns](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/building-templates-as-patterns/32790)
**Author:** [@Agon](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Agon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/building-templates-as-patterns/32790 "2017-11-26T06:13:47Z")
If building templates could be marked as patterns and show up as options in the building designer, it would make it a lot easier to add new patterns to the game and share them with others. From what I’ve heard, the floo… --- ## [Seeing Actual Structure Colors](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/seeing-actual-structure-colors/32769)
**Author:** [@Antecian](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Antecian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/seeing-actual-structure-colors/32769 "2017-11-25T12:35:00Z")
Lately I’ve been having a hard time knowing what the colors of a material would actually look like when it was officially placed by a Hearthling. Just a suggestion, but if there was a mode in the building editor that you… --- ## [We want .... bascule bridge ;-) hehehe](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/we-want-bascule-bridge-hehehe/32578)
**Author:** [@Stargater](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Stargater)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/we-want-bascule-bridge-hehehe/32578 "2017-11-03T01:18:09Z")
can we get a bascule bridge to our castles ?? --- ## [Find & Replace Pattern of Blocks within a Template](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/find-replace-pattern-of-blocks-within-a-template/32414)
**Author:** [@genboom](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/genboom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/find-replace-pattern-of-blocks-within-a-template/32414 "2017-10-14T09:56:00Z")
Say you are working on a build with a repeating pattern, but you want to change the pattern. Right now you would have to do this manually block by block or template the sections and replace the entire build. :forlorn: W… --- ## [Please add Color Names/Hex# as a property/description of building templates](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/please-add-color-names-hex-as-a-property-description-of-building-templates/32370)
**Author:** [@Averest](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Averest)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/please-add-color-names-hex-as-a-property-description-of-building-templates/32370 "2017-10-09T20:02:32Z")
As the game grows we’ll see more and more templates that people will design and it would be great if we knew what colors others have used. I’m not certain if there’s an easy way to do this but it’d be nice if we could s… --- ## [Cloth as a building material](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/cloth-as-a-building-material/32378)
**Author:** [@Stonestomach](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Stonestomach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/cloth-as-a-building-material/32378 "2017-10-11T01:32:54Z")
Idea: Cloth bundles as building materials. That’s it. Slab blocks with a huge color variety (Green, Purple, Orange, Pink, ETC). I’ve made a giant statue of a guardian holding a blue standard, so if any modder would like … --- ## [Town Planning Mode](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/town-planning-mode/32194)
**Author:** [@GamingSilverNox](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/GamingSilverNox)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/town-planning-mode/32194 "2017-09-27T09:44:15Z")
I’ve been playing a lot of Rimworld as of late so when I jumped back into Stonehearth, I realized I was kind of missing something; the ability to plan my town ahead of time. There is something in Rimworld that allows you… --- ## [Crafting Generic Building Chunks for Faster Construction](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/crafting-generic-building-chunks-for-faster-construction/32090)
**Author:** [@genboom](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/genboom)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/crafting-generic-building-chunks-for-faster-construction/32090 "2017-09-22T23:19:10Z")
I recently decided to try to do a big build and it just takes too long. I really think things like pillars, floors, roof tiles, and walls could be an actual item that you must use the carpenter to craft so that they can… --- ## [Glass blocks for structures](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/glass-blocks-for-structures/32112)
**Author:** [@Amnaa](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Amnaa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/glass-blocks-for-structures/32112 "2017-09-20T21:38:56Z")
I would really like to see an option to place down glass blocks similarly to minecraft. When designing a building, those could be used to create a greenhouse or huge windows! Light could pass through them. Maybe glass co… --- ## [New Building-Editor Pattern Suggestion](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/new-building-editor-pattern-suggestion/31880)
**Author:** [@groms](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/groms)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/new-building-editor-pattern-suggestion/31880 "2017-09-05T19:18:32Z")
Hi, if you know Homeworld or the first Dawn of war game, you may know what I want to suggest. The current building editor has many single colour patterns but only a few multicolour pattern with a very limited colour se… --- ## [Rotating doors and windows in Build Mode](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/rotating-doors-and-windows-in-build-mode/31709)
**Author:** [@Pawel\_Malecki](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Pawel_Malecki)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/rotating-doors-and-windows-in-build-mode/31709 "2017-08-30T14:36:46Z")
As the base game doesn’t feature asymmetric portals (in fact it does: Tall Clay Window is asymmetric, but it’s barely noticeable) this wasn’t an issue, but my mod adds windows with shutters outside. In most cases everyth… --- ## [How the game can get a concept of specialized buildings](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/how-the-game-can-get-a-concept-of-specialized-buildings/31717)
**Author:** [@nikosthefan](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/nikosthefan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/how-the-game-can-get-a-concept-of-specialized-buildings/31717 "2017-08-25T11:23:25Z")
I’ve heard specialized buildings (barracks, etc) suggested a few times (I believe it was on streams mainly), and team Radiant reacting “how does the game know that the player meant this building to be a barracks? The pla… --- ## [Pure Creative Mode?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/pure-creative-mode/31735)
**Author:** [@Karl](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Karl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/pure-creative-mode/31735 "2017-08-24T03:28:52Z")
Hello, Was just wondering if a purely creative / build mode is in the plans. Where you don’t have to have hearthlings do work for you. I know I can just use text codes to finish the building, but it’s not the same thi… --- ## [Templates with workbenches](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/templates-with-workbenches/31418)
**Author:** [@Fornjotr](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Fornjotr)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/templates-with-workbenches/31418 "2017-08-09T15:37:58Z")
So at the moment i am in a new game to try out some mods and such. I have played several hours, a couple of months ingame and i still only have made two buildings, The second i just build, so basicly i have only had one… --- ## [New colors/patterns for building?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/new-colors-patterns-for-building/31565)
**Author:** [@walkinix](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/walkinix)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/new-colors-patterns-for-building/31565 "2017-08-08T10:10:56Z")
Hey! Last year I suggested that there ought to be a wider selection for colors/color patterns for building houses, and I just wanted to see if there was any interest for that now. As of right now, there’s only one patter… --- ## [A request for Gates](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a-request-for-gates/31450)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Noe](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Mark_Noe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/a-request-for-gates/31450 "2017-08-01T13:37:23Z")
Can you please Large gates for castles and such. Want to fortify my town but there are no large gates --- ## [Possible Solution to "RPG view" and Custom Structures](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/possible-solution-to-rpg-view-and-custom-structures/22962)
**Author:** [@LePheel](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/LePheel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/possible-solution-to-rpg-view-and-custom-structures/22962 "2017-07-28T22:47:33Z")
I love the building tools in Stonehearth, but I also want to take them a step further and customize more. Rather than make the team offer all the types of pattern customization and roof designs I want, it would be great … --- ## [Improved Building Process](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/improved-building-process/31324)
**Author:** [@Ketsen\_Bacque](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Ketsen_Bacque)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/improved-building-process/31324 "2017-07-25T16:10:25Z")
Hi, how’s it going. I suggested this over a year ago on the steam forums, but after watching the building overhaul desktop tuesday, I feel it is time to bring it up again: Every block in the game should be put into one… --- ## [Building part suggestions](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/building-part-suggestions/31170)
**Author:** [@warbrand2](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/warbrand2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/building-part-suggestions/31170 "2017-07-11T20:59:45Z")
just a few building part suggestions based on new video. these would be to help varry buildings and allow for some more creative design. 1. ladders would come in three types. wall (current) hanging, and metal. these… --- ## [Remove Walls | DeleteTool](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/remove-walls-deletetool/25730)
**Author:** [@Banto](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Banto)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 12:03am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/remove-walls-deletetool/25730 "2017-07-16T00:03:06Z")
Removing Walls We really need an option to be able to use the Delete Tool to remove walls like with all the other ingame building parts for many reasons. Bugs I find that often there is a bug that don't let the Rever… --- ## [Suggestion merge/combined two buildings](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/suggestion-merge-combined-two-buildings/25536)
**Author:** [@Psyduck](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Psyduck)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 6:07am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/suggestion-merge-combined-two-buildings/25536 "2017-07-13T06:07:53Z")
this is a pretty low priority request, but personally i would like the ability to merge two buildings. My main reason, sometimes i might forget something on a building and i add the few slabs after i already finished i… [Next page](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/tag/building-suggestion/116.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=building_suggestion)