Blocks & Decoration - VERTICAL HALF BLOCKS -

[Rexsilion26]

You all know that when you click on a block with a hammer it changes shape.
One of these shapes is the HALF BLOCK.

However, only HORIZONTAL HALF BLOCKS, and only in the LOWER part.

I always wanted it to be possible to have a VERTICAL HALF BLOCK, both to the LEFT and to the RIGHT.
And also HORIZONTAL HALF BLOCK on the TOP.

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This implementation would add a lot, a lot of detail and possibilities to the constructions.

 

[Depressed 0wl]

How would this be implemented though? Adding it to the normal hammer rotation would make it even longer.

 

[The Rope God🌳]

This reminds me of vertical slabs...
Anyway, is the really necessary? Why would you want half walls?

 

[Raizen The Courier 💾👾🪓🌲]

This reminds me of vertical slabs...
Anyway, is the really necessary? Why would you want half walls?

Possibly make a smoother circle on a wall that would normally have a bevel or something? Maybe just more of a ripple wall design? sorry if this makes no sense but I haven’t existed here for a while and have forgotten how to type

 

[Rexsilion26]

This reminds me of vertical slabs...
Anyway, is the really necessary? Why would you want half walls?

Half walls would allow for more details in the constructions.
I mainly thought it would look cool to use half-block glass for a window with more depth in a one-block thick wall.

But of course there would be many other things that could be done.
I'm sure expert builders would do incredible things with this implementation.

I would bet my dirty sock on that! But only one! Both of them would be too much!

 

[Raizen The Courier 💾👾🪓🌲]

Half walls would allow for more details in the constructions.
I mainly thought it would look cool to use half-block glass for a window with more depth in a one-block thick wall.

But of course there would be many other things that could be done.
I'm sure expert builders would do incredible things with this implementation.

I would bet my dirty sock on that! But only one! Both of them would be too much!

bro really can't bet both of his dirty socks
but I didn't think of windows, that's ingenious

 

[Rexsilion26]

How would this be implemented though? Adding it to the normal hammer rotation would make it even longer.

I know it can be frustrating when we're hammering blocks and miss the state we want and have to do it all over again.
However, there is a solution! Modifying how hammers work!

I suggested once that the hammers work like Grand Design, right clicking would open a menu to choose the state we want.
However, I was told that the Terraria developers didn't want to add another item like Grand Design, as it is difficult to program.

But now I have a better idea that is very simple to implement!

The hammers could have 2 MODES. HALF BLOCKS and RAMPS.
We could change mode with Right Click.
In this way, each hammer mode would have 4 block states: HALF BLOCKS at the bottom, top, left and right; and RAMPS on the 4 diagonals.

It would be more faster, comfortable and easier to use!
It's such a cool idea that I need to make a thread just for it!

 

[Zyraphim]

How would this be implemented though? Adding it to the normal hammer rotation would make it even longer.

It could be combined with the "go backwards with right click" suggestion someone else made

 

[Depressed 0wl]

It could be combined with the "go backwards with right click" suggestion someone else made

Doesn't really fix the issue that much though. This would add 3 possible options to the already long hammer rotation.

 

[Zyraphim]

Doesn't really fix the issue that much though. This would add 3 possible options to the already long hammer rotation.

But it would make it less painful. Red already rejected the idea of a hammer menu

 

[Depressed 0wl]

Hear me out here: Left Click does slopes, and Right click does slabs.

 

[Impostor]

Partial support. I’d love this but the amount of new sprites that’d have to be made for EVERY block would be extremely tedious. There’s well over 4000 by now iirc so not sure how feasible it would be

 

[Depressed 0wl]

Partial support. I’d love this but the amount of new sprites that’d have to be made for EVERY block would be extremely tedious. There’s well over 4000 by now iirc so not sure how feasible it would be

If I am correct, slopes and slabs are done automatically, so it wouldn't require more spriting.

 

[Impostor]

If I am correct, slopes and slabs are done automatically, so it wouldn't require more spriting.

They are? If automatic I have no issue but if not Id still be hesitant

 

[Big Sammich]

I like this idea. I can't claim to know much about coding the game or how this might screw with things, but from my limited perspective, I see no problems with it. Obviously having to cycle through 9 block states if you miss the one you want isn't ideal, but other people in this thread are already suggesting ways to get around this. I like Depressed Owl's idea of left-clicking making slopes and right-clicking making half-blocks.

 

[LisanPaez05]

You all know that when you click on a block with a hammer it changes shape.
One of these shapes is the HALF BLOCK.

However, only HORIZONTAL HALF BLOCKS, and only in the LOWER part.

I always wanted it to be possible to have a VERTICAL HALF BLOCK, both to the LEFT and to the RIGHT.
And also HORIZONTAL HALF BLOCK on the TOP.

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This implementation would add a lot, a lot of detail and possibilities to the constructions.

I'm nearly start using Hoiks! in my world, this is a topic of interest for the Hoik-Science

 

[sunner]

definitely support, even if we only get the top half block i'd be excited

 

[legendofcatbro]

Bump, I'm trying to design circular windows and not having top half slabs or side half slabs is driving me nuts.

 

[Dapling]

Apparently the save data array for worlds is getting extremely cramped with every new block state they add. I’m not sure adding new slope states is feasible for this reason. It’s also why they won’t add any new wire colors or paints, btw.