Yard

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new mechanic

Main / Game Mechanics / Yard

Description

The Yard system only applies to Guidance and is the new mechanism of protection of small areas surrounded by fences.

Usage

With a mallet, hammer or trowel activated, right-click a tiles and select "Expand Yard" or "Remove Yard".

Notes

• Yard tile sections are only protected if connected to a building at some point
• The building which owns the yard must be entirely surrounded by walls or fences
• The "View Protection" option in the right-click menu lets you view currently protected tiles and tiles which need additional fences for protection to apply
• Yard tiles can be invalid if not surrounded by fencing, making them removable by any player
• Yard tiles require the same amount of carpentry skill as adding tiles to a building, minus the skill required for the walls as yard tiles don't have those
• The total number of yard tiles is limited to the number of actual building tiles, so a 2x2 building for example would allow 4 yard tiles
• Yard tiles have the same placement restrictions as actual building tiles, which means they can't touch other buildings
• Items that are not allowed inside buildings are also not allowed inside yard tiles (such as mission structures or guard towers)
• Yard tiles can protect mine entrances as long as a mine door is present, removing the mine door will also remove the yard tile
• Yards prevent actions that would invalidate the yard, such as tunneling a cave entrance, except the player has permission to modify the structure