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Nice idea.. Where is it located?
you can place pavers on any floor tile. use circle of trans if walls are in the way. you can also go outside a house, use circle of trans and place pavers on the edges of foundation to make 18x18 into a 19x19, just have to go inside to raise those up.
also, you can use goza mats and raise those up, if you can reach where you want to put a floor paver.
also, you can use goza mats and raise those up, if you can reach where you want to put a floor paver.
Do the pavers work for the north-east wall corner? Because I can't figure out how to place a goza mat there.
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It can! I'd seen many castles and some keeps with an extra floor, going as far as the north-east corner, so I knew it had to be possible. While I'd tried and tried again with goza mats, it didn't work. But pavers do exactly what I need.
Go to north-east corner outside the building, put on circle of transparancy, place, lift with house placement tool and ready.
Thanks so much!
The next days, I won't be bored, gathering approximately 5K granite and then crafting the necessary 1300 pavers to create an extra floor.
Go to north-east corner outside the building, put on circle of transparancy, place, lift with house placement tool and ready.
Thanks so much!
The next days, I won't be bored, gathering approximately 5K granite and then crafting the necessary 1300 pavers to create an extra floor.
Another handy trick is using the trash can.
Place the trash can (will automatically appear the exact tile your player is standing), place the item you want to place inside, chop the trash can with axe, then your item remains in the spot the trash can was.
Also works with crates etc. But super handy when you have an item that for whatever reason is not placing.
The easiest way to put pavers around the wall is with a ladder, caslte style... then on the 3 hight places where you can stand, click a goza onto yourself and lower those 3 into their desired height +1, once you're finished, just lay pavers on top of the gozas, lower the pavers once (-1) so they are at the correct desired height, and redeed the gozas. Only the 4the floor is a bit harder since pavers cant go above a certain height.. there you have to lower the paver, redeed the goza and raise the paver to its max again.It can! I'd seen many castles and some keeps with an extra floor, going as far as the north-east corner, so I knew it had to be possible. While I'd tried and tried again with goza mats, it didn't work. But pavers do exactly what I need.
Go to north-east corner outside the building, put on circle of transparancy, place, lift with house placement tool and ready.
Thanks so much!
The next days, I won't be bored, gathering approximately 5K granite and then crafting the necessary 1300 pavers to create an extra floor.
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No corner or hard to reach spot will stop you now... (I recomend leaving the pavers that go all the way back.... may look a bit off at the corners but removing them creates a nightmare if you ever move a wall.
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I tried the ladder/goza system, but unfortunately, I never got to the NE corner. The pavers worked, so I'm quite satisfied.
I understand what you mean by leaving the pavers. Good tip! Many thanks!
Thank you for the screenshot too. I'm curious about your castle. Would you give the coordinates so that I can visit it?
I understand what you mean by leaving the pavers. Good tip! Many thanks!
Thank you for the screenshot too. I'm curious about your castle. Would you give the coordinates so that I can visit it?
The NE corner is tricky because you have to place a castle ladder (direction north) on top of the gozas or pavers that make the eastern wall... it's definitely tricky and half the time I just ended falling down. I myself have to do it now in order to build the roof of the white colonnade, But that will require the globe sculpture and I can't quite make up my mind what colour would be best to make those brass floors.
you are welcome to visit anytime you want, though the roof is a mess under perpetual renovations, lol
it on Origin at w1, 1987, 2265, 0 (56o 20'S, 46o 41'E)
(the dark blue flower after entering will teleport you to the 3rd floor and there's a ladder there in front of the high bookcases that takes you faster to the4th floor) ..
also, there is a secret ladder on each corner to take you up or down, apart from the double staircase.. 1 south of the blue salon SW, 1 in the broken furniture room NW (many secret wall doors to that room, or just enter through the passage by walking behind blackthorn's throne. last ladder hides out the balcony of the SE gargoyle room. Have fun
you are welcome to visit anytime you want, though the roof is a mess under perpetual renovations, lol
it on Origin at w1, 1987, 2265, 0 (56o 20'S, 46o 41'E)
(the dark blue flower after entering will teleport you to the 3rd floor and there's a ladder there in front of the high bookcases that takes you faster to the4th floor) ..
also, there is a secret ladder on each corner to take you up or down, apart from the double staircase.. 1 south of the blue salon SW, 1 in the broken furniture room NW (many secret wall doors to that room, or just enter through the passage by walking behind blackthorn's throne. last ladder hides out the balcony of the SE gargoyle room. Have fun
I went outside to the NE corner, placed my paver, went back inside to double click it and the lifted it with the tool. And when I had it on the required height, I could place a goza on it too.
But I'll see once again if I can get the ladder system within my stride too.
Thank you! I've just returned from your place. It's very nice!
I made some screenies so that I can steal some of your ideas.
I particularly like what you did with the skull rug and how on the first floor you've placed the flowers on top/in front of the stairs to give the impression that it's not there at all. The composition with the lighthouse is very clever. Impressive castle!
Regarding the brass colour, someone once had a house displaying how the pigments look on stone. The owner demolished it, but I was still able to save the pictures.
But I'll see once again if I can get the ladder system within my stride too.
Thank you! I've just returned from your place. It's very nice!
I made some screenies so that I can steal some of your ideas.
I particularly like what you did with the skull rug and how on the first floor you've placed the flowers on top/in front of the stairs to give the impression that it's not there at all. The composition with the lighthouse is very clever. Impressive castle!
Regarding the brass colour, someone once had a house displaying how the pigments look on stone. The owner demolished it, but I was still able to save the pictures.
Thank you very much for the pics with the colour results, its invaluable!
And thanks for visiting, I feel honored you liked my castle enough to take some screenies. Talking about lighthouse, did you know one can get inside them... not much to do, but a great hiding place... in mine, going up the ladder to the green chair one can go 2 steps into it 
And thanks for visiting, I feel honored you liked my castle enough to take some screenies
. Talking about lighthouse, did you know one can get inside them... not much to do, but a great hiding place... in mine, going up the ladder to the green chair one can go 2 steps into it 
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Wow - really great work! Thank you for sharing.I went outside to the NE corner, placed my paver, went back inside to double click it and the lifted it with the tool. And when I had it on the required height, I could place a goza on it too.
But I'll see once again if I can get the ladder system within my stride too.
Thank you! I've just returned from your place. It's very nice!
I made some screenies so that I can steal some of your ideas.
I particularly like what you did with the skull rug and how on the first floor you've placed the flowers on top/in front of the stairs to give the impression that it's not there at all. The composition with the lighthouse is very clever. Impressive castle!
Regarding the brass colour, someone once had a house displaying how the pigments look on stone. The owner demolished it, but I was still able to save the pictures.
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Use the round bags for that. Put the item in it, stand where you want it, Axe the bag inside your backpack.
Someone told me that you're not allowed to lift stone pavers because it would be taking advantage of a bug and you can be banned for it.
Does anyone know if that's true? I find it difficult to believe because there are quite a few castles with high pavers.
Does anyone know if that's true? I find it difficult to believe because there are quite a few castles with high pavers.
never heard that one before. I hope its not true I have pavers lifted in a couple houses
Not to my knowledge. IF it were true I think half the players in UO that like deco would be banned, including me! If you lift them too high off the roof area you'll run up against the z axis ceiling height, they won't stay and you'll find them in your moving crate. I believe someone did find an exploit to defeat the ceiling height, that might get you in trouble, but I think it got fixed.
That does indeed sound like something bannable, and this is probably what my friend heard.
Thanks for the replies, all. I'm back to lifting 900+ pavers!
if its the stone tiles, then I will use 3 stone blocks. You can stack them on top of each other, without locking them down, then drop a stone tile on top, double click that to lock it, and move the stone blocks. That will raise them +15 in height I believe.That does indeed sound like something bannable, and this is probably what my friend heard.
Thanks for the replies, all. I'm back to lifting 900+ pavers!
Thank you for the suggestion, @Donzer
It's indeed a good system, which on certain locations in the castle will help a lot.
I also found a macro which keeps me from going crazy. And considering who's giving that advice, I feel more resolved that as long as you don't lieft the pavers too high, you should be safe.
The only disadvantage is that the macro only seems to work in EC. There are worse things ...
It's indeed a good system, which on certain locations in the castle will help a lot.
I also found a macro which keeps me from going crazy. And considering who's giving that advice, I feel more resolved that as long as you don't lieft the pavers too high, you should be safe.
The only disadvantage is that the macro only seems to work in EC. There are worse things ...
If you have a house behind your house and you add another floor that does not allow the other house to see their entry anymore. That person could complain and you could be asked to remove the floor until it stops covering the front of the house behind you.
The max height is 74, even if you try to place a paver at 74 but say you are standing on top of a cube, the paver will revert back to your backpack automatically as soon as you try to get it out, either directly or inside a pouch.
There are some problems not often mentioned with the height 74.
- For you to be able to walk at that height, all the walls on the lower floor must be lowered 1 click, or they will block your way on the roof. (if you built your 3 floor to be flat and clear all the ramparts unimpeded)
- The glass and sand tiles will act up, because they also alow only a height of 74, you cant raise them above that, and they tend to fall under the pavers. If you manage to place them so they don't get swallowed (by lowering the grass once and then raising it again), they will not be perfect every day, but I think it's worth it.
This means that on odd days after server reboot, the sand tiles will look good, and the grass looks choppy... and on even days after server reboot, the grass will look perfect and the sand will be botchy, like in these pics:
