Build your own castle in the air! (Enshrouded)

[@TheSoiken]

If every guide covered all the things happening in the video like this one, the world would be a better place. Much appreciated!

[@CautiousPancake]

Thank you so much!

[@dss-homemadestuff8580]

Floating island and cities and castles are well known in the fantasy world. And this is a fantasy game... so nothing wrong with a floating mini castle.

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks, it does seem to fit Enshrouded well I agree!

[@grimsgraveyard3598]

Except they aren't in a purely magical world there is still physics and they didn't intend for you to build without support it's merely a feature they haven't finely tuned yet like in grounded.

[@CautiousPancake]

@@grimsgraveyard3598That's possible for sure - I don't mind if they bring in stability, as long as it's done well!

[@unspeakableoaf]

​@@CautiousPancakeThere's stability in 7 Days to Die, which can be fun when you toss TNT about. Sometimes you find a nice location, but the building already in place may not be quite what you prefer, so the quickest way to break it down is blowing up a few supporting walls and beams. I like that. On the other hand, as noted above, this is a fantasy world. Perhaps a compromise in the form of floating rocks would be an idea. You want toppling buildings, you build normally. You want magical floating castles, you make special materials, perhaps at an enchanter or something. Then again, if the engine doesn't have stability at this point, I'm not sure it would be very easy for the developers to add it in. It sort of has to be built from the ground up for it. It's a whole different beast than the way destruction has worked so far in Enshrouded, unfortunately.

[@CautiousPancake]

@@unspeakableoaf Yeah, I can't see it (from what I've seen so far) supporting a collapse - explosions are nicely done, but given how digging and everything works, I just can see it - but I'm just some noob playing games :D Either way, no stability works for me in Enshrouded just like how stability in 7 Days works there (mostly :D)

[@canuck40ish]

i like the freedom of having no stability limiting where i can have my base or how big it can be, it let's me build what i want, where i want.

[@quor2243]

Enshrouded does some unique things that are not very common, if at all. There is no scaling and you can equip gear above your level, and of course the lack of required stability when building. I hope they never change it, it's a welcome addition to survival games.

[@CautiousPancake]

I hadn't thought about the lack of scaling but I know when I hit it and got my butt wiped. And I love that! I like the shroud difficulty possible being set through base upgrades, it's a nice way to also give a bit of warning that the area is not for you yet 😃

[@ScenOne]

i think you just figured out why there is no stability loss in this game, they want you to build tall to be able to glide far >

[@mikeh4469]

not to mention you can literally make grappling hook points for your bases at the black smith.

[@CautiousPancake]

I agree a huge tower build would be awesome (and I bet some have done it already) and having it start high up already just makes the glide options better, as long as you have the stamina! 😃

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks mikeh, agreed! I just got those unlocked! Need more time to play 😂

[@UM2636]

What nothing stoping a server from having multiple flying castles 😊

[@CautiousPancake]

@@UM2636 🤣🤣 may the battle of the flying castles commence!

[@DudeSoWin]

Pro Tip: Use Farm Soil against the walls to add hanging vines to your sky castle. And don't forget to add grapling hook spots.

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks - I didn't know about the farm soil - much appreciated!

[@nonZensically]

First off, great tutorial! Really wanted to play around with a floating wizard tower. Second off, "use the hammer on the like button" caught me so off guard you earned a like there as well 😂

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks! And I'm glad you enjoyed that line :D

[@gmanking19]

You honestly inspired be to think BEYOND what any other survival game let me build in. No stability, free floating placements, and the freedom 1x1 block gives. I’m so excited to see what my mind can conjure up

[@CautiousPancake]

For sure - it's hard to move away from the norms! I wish you luck with crazy ideas and builds :D

[@mementomori5580]

I didn't realize that you could place a Flame Altar in the building area of another Flame Altar... learned something new here xD

[@CautiousPancake]

Yeah, that was the trick for this-- although you don't need to either. I cut it from the vid as it wasn't the point, but you can also do it with just one altar - when you extinguish the flame you can (in the 30 seconds) run to the other end of the sky bridge and place another down before the other once disappears. Just don't take too long :D

[@Schalalai]

​@@CautiousPancake No need to rush. It takes a bit before fundations dissapear :) You could use the crossings of FlameAltar if you wanna build Big. Cross the Building-Zones and build your Storage in the Middle.

[@CautiousPancake]

@@Schalalai for sure - I did the build initially with a single altar, but figured this approach is safer :) Do you know if magic chests work across building zones when they are linked?

[@Schalalai]

@@CautiousPancake Yes they are connected when the Chest is in the Crossing Zone. I´m on it to build a Big Base and have 2x max Altar (160x160) connected.

[@CautiousPancake]

@@SchalalaiAwesome! I'm glad they thought of that and didn't limit it to a single altar space, thanks for the tip!

[@zizu901]

you sir are an artist

[@CautiousPancake]

Thankyou so much! 😊

[@Zardoz3974]

Now to go down and dig out the crater it left behind. Love it!

[@CautiousPancake]

Ooh dedication! You won't see it from afar due to the shroud, but you'll know it's there, I like it!

[@NinjaTheLego]

Like button hammered!

[@CautiousPancake]

Legend! ⚒️

[@thesarcasticsettler252]

Top job, sir. As for stability I think the devs want to allow whatever your mind finds reasonable. i mean you even added a magical note under the base to explain it floating. It is not like base attacks are a thing anyway so I don't see any advantage but it just makes home feel safer to be out of reach.

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks and agree, although there was a note on one of their posts that hinted at possible base attacks. It would be a big change if they did though!

[@chefmarcg]

i never knew i needed a floating castle till i saw this video.

[@alexanderthegreat8644]

Great build, love it

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks!

[@AndyWetzel]

I honestly love the fact that there is no stability metric in this survival game. It's fantasy, so the devs got it right to inspire the ultimate in creativity when it comes to base building. Having gotten through the core game so far, this is the satisfying portion of endgame for a lot of players!

[@CautiousPancake]

That's great to hear - I'm still mid game (I think!) since most of my play time goes into making videos instead :D But I'm glad to hear that building post completion is still fun!

[@latheos]

Crenellations is the word you're looking for. Also, rather than placing the terrain blocks one at a time, you can use a rake to move the ground around to form the base of the floating island (provided, of course, you managed to get one before the rake bug bit you).

[@CautiousPancake]

Ah yes crenellations - I had in my head the crenels are the up bits and merlons or something the down - but that could be the wrong way around (or I could just be making that up, lol). The rake tip is great - I will try that out thanks!

[@InigoPhentoya]

@@CautiousPancake the rake also clones the terrain type for free ;)

[@CautiousPancake]

@@InigoPhentoya Noooooooooooooo 😭

[@RichHeart89]

I like the Minecraft meets Valheim vibe where the building and general gameplay is quite casual but surprisingly deep in term of what's possible. I'd love the addition of some more mechanical components even if we wouldn't get outright turing complete possibilities for making machines and automating stuff. So there being no stability mechanic feels fine to me as it allows us so much freedom in building. If it was more restrictive, we'd really feel it as the block palette is still quite small due to the game being in early access (though there's more than I'd have imagined for an early access title already)

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks Rich - agree that a few more options and new terrains will be great and I'm sure they will be in the roadmap somewhere - at least I hope so!

[@TrickStarz]

awesome video, so satisfyinhg and relaxing, well done!

[@CautiousPancake]

Thank you! 😊

[@Tarry_Plaguer]

I've mentioned this idea to a couple of KZbinrs, but you are the first I have seen actually do it. I am totally going to make a floating island base once I get the game. I am a bit of a cheapskate so I am waiting to see if they go to 20% off before I buy it, or if I get lucky and win a key. I definitely will get this game though.

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks and it's certainly a fun build. Good luck on winning a key, one day I might be able to do something like that, at least that's the dream 🤣

[@donmiller2908]

I did this in a game just for grins and giggles. I built a ramp over a gorge that was enshrouded, from one peak to another peak on the opposite side. I wanted to see what the game physics deemed too long of a ramp without support. Apparently support isn't a thing in the game. It was so long it took 40 seconds of flat out running to get from one end to the other. But any part of the structure will disappear once you log out (I play on Steam) unless it's inside the area designated by the flame alters. Anyway, It never occurred to me to lay down a large foundation area and build a dwelling on it that would float. Very Cool.

[@CautiousPancake]

That's a cool idea for a gorge ramp :)

[@JohnSmith-ud9ex]

I think it suits the mythical world perfectly = ) Nicely done sir ! = )

[@CautiousPancake]

Thankyou!

[@JohnSmith-ud9ex]

Nice tutorial on the "Rake" (because I read the comment : ) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGWXZ32gf76YaNEsi=0YtBix6TCN6qj3M7 @@CautiousPancake

[@CautiousPancake]

@@JohnSmith-ud9ex Thanks, very useful!

[@kencwl]

I wanted to build a castle in the sky right in the center of the map (including the snow area) so that I can glide easily to each corner of the map (southwest, SE, NW, NE) when full release implemented. But, I already 80hr in gameplay and I'm a bit burn out, imagine grinding ton of materials. Most probably will build it before a week or two they announce full release 1.0. Currently, I enjoy watching player build creativity in youtube and screenshot posted in official discord.

[@CautiousPancake]

Yeah, looking at the required mats for a bigger build scares me a little as a solo player 😳 but your castle in the middle sounds cool! What are you playing instead while you take a break from enshrouded?

[@kencwl]

playing palworld currently while waiting for helldiver 2 release, deep rock galactic survivor, nightingale and ff7 rebirth. 😆

[@CautiousPancake]

@@kencwl Ah nice - I'm skipping Palworld, but only because I don't have enough time to play 😀 So many good games coming out or out soon!

[@lucagenovese7207]

Oh boy that s a cool idea! But that must be pretty high i guess.... very interesting. Like a sort of universal tower to glide everywhere

[@marskinggamez5879]

Laputa comes to mind now that would be an ambitious project to do

[@CautiousPancake]

Sure would! And why are all the big sky castles round lol 😂

[@lavadodgergames]

Pancake, I love your floating build. Has anyone ever told you that you sound like one.wing, a really good Australian Ark builder? You have his patient detailed style of explaining your process.. keep up the great content.

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks so much, and I've had people mention that I sounded like another youtuber, but not who, so thanks for mentioning onewing - I'll go check him out!

[@EldeonROSE]

this just gave me ideas thank you

[@CautiousPancake]

No problem!!

[@TCT100]

It's very easy to build something like this yourself, you don't need a video. But I have to say it's still a good video from you and everything is well explained

[@CautiousPancake]

Thankyou! I tend to get asked when I don't include build guides, but you're right this isn't a particularly complex build 🙂

[@enigma7338]

enjoyed watching !

[@CautiousPancake]

Thankyou!

[@pinoytrendstv]

Haha I alreadydid this style on Dragon Quest Builders 2.. now I'll do this on enshrouded 😄😅

[@helicoly3223]

An alternative to using the luminescent blocks under the platform could be to use the normal luminescent growth terrain material. It'll look like the material you farm and it blends in a lot better with the stone-y underside in my opinion!

[@CautiousPancake]

Damn - I had to go check, I didn't realise you could use the terrain material... that would have been much better! Great suggestion!

[@lucagenovese7207]

can yoou use that as a terrain material?

[@CautiousPancake]

@@lucagenovese7207 you can!

[@fefnireindraer144]

That is SO cool. I wanted to do a floating castle with the onyl way in would be to grapple ;) And I did not know about the flat roof stuff. I like those.

[@CautiousPancake]

Glad you liked it! Good luck with the grapple entry base, that sounds fun!

[@donmiller2908]

I was going to also build a floating castle base but I intended to just fast travel to the flame alter at the base. Is there an advantage to having a base that required grappling?

[@NDH_222]

Looks amazing! I think this feels very much in world and i hope they dont add stability or have floating land blocks if they do... Makes sense for buildings to come down in 7Days, but here i want my magic flame citadels to be floating. Super cool!

[@CautiousPancake]

I agree with you, it's part of the design of the world, and unlikely to change!

[@MatthewSchellGaming]

I started a giant one (full size plot) few days ago. Got burnt out on placing rocks. May start it up again.

[@CautiousPancake]

Nice, I'm still just playing mostly, but a big base is certainly going to take some effort, resources and time! Hope you find the motivation ok, or just relax with something else 😃

[@keldor8302]

If they do add in a stability system. You may have accidentally stumbled upon some ridiculous cheese. As you could build what amounts to a meteor. Above any outside boss. And then install the patch that adds stability to building. To instantly kill any bosses the meteor's are floating above. As they come crashing down on the boss.

[@CautiousPancake]

Hahaha that is gold, just sit back and watch the destruction! 😂

[@pres002]

I live this games building it's fun.

[@manimalfloss8532]

Boom first comment, not a game i ply but will look into it, i like the thought of the no stability but like the challenge of a build as well so I'm going got sit on the fence of this one, Love your vids buddy, keep up the amazing work.

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks! and the no stability is good, but it's very different on the base build side - more a base for fun and looks than anything else. Am enjoying the difference, but back to 7 days soon!

[@ReaperGraficks]

Love this idea and think I might have to build one in my game now! Is there a limit to the size you can build, and can you have the other characters up there with you such as the blacksmith and the hunter etc?

[@CautiousPancake]

Other characters are no problem, and size is limited to the bounds of your altar, initially 40x40x40. That's upgradeable though or you can overlap multiple if you need to make it huge!

[@ReaperGraficks]

@@CautiousPancakeAwesome, thanks so much. Time to get stocking up on resources and building a small village for everyone!

[@Scuuurbs]

This is almost _exactly_ what I want to do with my base. I want my main structure to be near the geographic center of the map, up in the clouds. A floating archipelago for my people, as far away from the shroud as physically possible.

[@badjer4328]

I think the pillar of creation is both the highest point and the geographic center of the map

[@CautiousPancake]

I love the archipelago idea!

[@michaeldejode473]

@@badjer4328 You can't build on top of the Pillars of Creation, you can however use the other side with the red gaping hole in the middle. If I remember correctly that's where the Strange Structure is, I might be wrong about the name tho. I tried and currently am building my base up high, great for getting around the map.

[@Peranor79]

I wish they would add roof tiles with different angles. Like in Valheim where you have 45 and 26 degree roof tiles.

[@CautiousPancake]

Ooh that would be nice! I'm keen to see when they put out a feature roadmap!

[@bobobserver8990]

I kind of like the freedom of no stability. Gives me a chance to try and figure out a way to make something like a tree house without the worry of destruction. Already worry enough about another game that restricts the building area to a circle and having bits of my base periodically fall apart because they are just outside the circle.

[@CautiousPancake]

Yeah, that always my pet peeve with stability, when you can't tell if it will work or not when you place something. As long as it tells you before hand that's ok, and as long as it makes sense for the game!

[@gigi3242]

amazing, thank you

[@CautiousPancake]

Glad you liked it!

[@noahmcclellan4372]

Good stuff!

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks!

[@FRHPRCPTN]

Love the build I'm going to make 1 myself. Did you know you can make terrian instead of just the small glowing blue boxes. It should make it look more like it was ripped out of the ground.

[@CautiousPancake]

I knew you could do walls and stuff, but I never thought to use the terrain shapes for the blue blocks, great idea! 💡

[@flea1985]

I like the lack of gravity it helps to fufill some ideas, if someone dont like it dont use it its a PVE geame to have fun solo or with friends

[@CautiousPancake]

Agree I like the freedom it gives, as long as it suits the game, which I think it does here.

[@wizardgaming758]

This game looks impressive so far from the videos you've done. I've not yet played it, mostly cos my PC won't handle it. But the castle is epic. Also, I think the word you're looking for is crenalations.

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks it certainly was an issue for the pc specs for me! And crenellations sounds good - I thought there were merlons in there too somehow (one is up and one is down)?

[@wizardgaming758]

@@CautiousPancake yeah, I think you're right. Merlons is up and crenellations are down.

[@CautiousPancake]

@@wizardgaming758 I think the crenellations is also used for the full "thing" of both too - so it's confusing!

[@Lokielan]

Challenge: Build a base in the sky. Add obstacles and sky blocks. Create dedicated server without a password. Watch people fail. Those who makes it gets a small treat. *Not everyone has inf flight builds*

[@CautiousPancake]

That is a cool idea!

[@rayraysg1]

I plan on making a huge floating castle 🏰

[@CautiousPancake]

Awesome - love to hear it!

[@thedudeabides3138]

This is terrific, well done, and thank you for posting. Immediate Sub and Like.

[@CautiousPancake]

Thank you very much!

[@lordz5917]

Man I iust love building in this game so much .. tbh i dont care abt stability its a fantasy coop game .. I'm not competing with anyone, just playing the game as I want it and im loving it

[@CautiousPancake]

That's a great way to play!

[@sibiris8474]

Great idea! I personally prefer stability mechanics, Valheim really spoiled me there. I feels more rewarding and interesting to build that way. Even though I dont really like the enshrouded building system, it does offer some unique oportunities.

[@CautiousPancake]

I really like the risk free part, so that failing to get something right doesn't waste a bunch of resources that you had to grind. But maybe that also takes some skill out? I'm still on the fence, need to try a bigger build when ive finished the main story

[@MrMokey24]

I like the building mechanics of this game more than that of Valheim

[@CautiousPancake]

Me too, I like the voxel building, and shapes to speed things up!

[@louiegarcia3255]

do the floating buildings disappear after some time has passed?

[@CautiousPancake]

Not if you've built them within range of the flame shrine - but if you remove the flame shrine they will despawn after a bit, yes.

[@tylergroove]

look like floating island from pandora (avatar movie) lol

[@CautiousPancake]

Just need to change my character skin tone!

[@HellAbr]

It is voxel based this mean there is no way for water to flow naturally at all.

[@CautiousPancake]

Good point! It's such a well crafted world though, it feels odd without it.

[@BreakingRadOfficial]

Great idea! And I HATE stability mechanics. Valheim is great but the building frustrated me to no end.

[@CautiousPancake]

I don't mind it when it fits the game mechanics, where you need to be able to attack a support and bring down a defence, but for Enshrouded I don't think it's needed!

[@TagZ13]

Keep up the great content. I think stable in some games shouldn't be a thing. I would love 7D2D not to have it but a mechanism that you need to have a way for Zs still to get you.

[@CautiousPancake]

Without stability though you can't bring down a building, and the zombies can't undermine a tower and make you fall. So for 7 days it makes total sense, and for Enshrouded it's not based around building combat, so you're not expecting to bring down a building. So I agree it depends on the game!

[@TagZ13]

@@CautiousPancake I know, wouldn't want a floating style base. They will still need a way and if not they could destabilise or destroy like they do, but I feel some of the stability is to much in 7d2d with the 7-11 block tree system. Like if you had 1 support and no access they would take that out and collapse it. But the base on that 1 support had no limits.

[@CautiousPancake]

@@TagZ13I know what you mean - plus there's no benefit to doing a brace between a horizontal and vertical. Stability is a tricky thing to simplify so that it's "game" friendly, but at the same time giving enough realism that it's not completely weird.

[@grimsgraveyard3598]

They'll patch the whole no ground to support your structures out shortly better enjoy it while you can like in grounded. Then people log on to see their entire base has fallen to the ground in a pile lol.

[@CautiousPancake]

I'll have to keep an eye on the patch notes for sure! Did they nerf floating bases in grounded?

[@sirflimflam]

Since your bases are never invaded, I don't think a stability mechanic even really makes sense

[@CautiousPancake]

Agree, it makes more sense when tied to a mechanic, but it still feels wrong somehow 😄

[@PJF62]

Nothing cheaty about it, stability is not a feature of the game so this is good. If it is introduced at a later date, it will only mean you will change your methods which is your party piece anyway lol.

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks PJF, I think it will be hard to add stability, unless they've had it working but had to disable for early access launch. But I could be wrong, and then my castle will go squish 🤣

[@andrewfroedge8227]

did mine over The Pillars of Creation

[@CautiousPancake]

Nice! Got a pic anywhere?

[@andrewfroedge8227]

Gonna post in their discord when I finish. Taking longer than expected lol@@CautiousPancake

[@oneautumnleaf2622]

well time to build Aincrad

[@CautiousPancake]

Lol, that might take a minute... 🤯

[@oneautumnleaf2622]

@@CautiousPancake It would be so worth it though, seeing it in the sky all intimidating like.

[@eightchickens]

Ah of course it's CautiousPancake who can come up with this, haha. Great video.

[@ConeyIslandKing]

there are so many floating towers on discord and reddit. Including my own floating wizards tower so yeah he came up with this...

[@CautiousPancake]

Thanks mate, I'm sure I'm not the first, but I had to do one after the floating 7 days vids 😂

[@kurhooni5924]

yeah that imo suck they need to add physics like in valheim ^^

[@CautiousPancake]

I can't wait to see a long term roadmap and see if they plan on it!

[@rb2530]

👍👍

[@Brian-Sky]

I got an idea but I will need help because it's a big plan and I'll need your help when I plan on playing but I'll need to do you on discord. This would take weeks lol

[@CautiousPancake]

lol sounds huuuuuuge!

[@kristakis]

Parallax mistakes are the bain of my building

[@CautiousPancake]

Corner roof pieces in particular for me!

[@AngryPenguinStudio]

Enshrouded is a survival game ... minus food, water, shelter, temperature factors, environment ....

[@CautiousPancake]

That's.... An interesting point 🤔 I mean it *has* food and water and shelter concepts, but they've gone the approach that is positive impacts only. That seems more common these days but it does feel more adventure than survival.

[@carrot1977]

You should show this to GNS 😆

[@CautiousPancake]

Haha I enjoy watching his builds too! 😂

[@Mystical_Goddess]

Can't stand games that have stability mechanics, I won't play them without mods to circumvent the stability mechanic.

[@CautiousPancake]

That's fair, is it the annoyance to get things right without it falling down that annoys you, or the lost material when it does? I'm curious!

[@Mystical_Goddess]

@@CautiousPancake when there is structural integrity in games, it usually makes it so i can't build big like i want to lol :D

[@CautiousPancake]

@@Mystical_Goddess ahhh - yes that's always an issue hey - at least without putting in lots of ugly support columns, and even then sometimes that doesn't help!

[@VladIDrago]

I made gigantic Castle ];-D.

[@CautiousPancake]

Awesome! Send me a pic if you can!