Yard

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new mechanic

Description

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

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

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