Sons Of The Forest: The Octagon! How to overlap 2 foundations, angled 45 degrees to one another!

In this video, I demonstrate how to snap 2 foundations to the same center post rotated 45 degrees to one another! Also how to leave them with decent-looking corners on an octagonal shape.

[@amirnaseri8793]

hmmm this is next level. good stuff. 👌👌😮😮

[@knightbeforedawn]

Thank you 🙌

[@PhantomRose0]

This is the greatest idea have seen for this game yet! Thank you for the great tutorial as well!

[@TheBenZproductions]

This is the type of content i was waiting for. Bless you keep building

[@knightbeforedawn]

I'll do my best! Thanks for the reply!

[@nathanbabble1976]

Extremely helpful! You sound like a nice guy too which is a bonus

[@voidheavy]

Amazing content! Didn't even think this was possible! Would love to see some roof ideas for this type of building! :)

[@knightbeforedawn]

That video is coming tomorrow!

[@lmnop1990]

Brilliant! Thank you for such a thorough explanation

[@Loshmitebraaa]

Just wow, this was incredible. You got a great idea there!

[@knightbeforedawn]

Thanks!

[@SonsOfDeForest]

amazing! major props dude, your channel is about to blow up

[@knightbeforedawn]

Thanks! And if it does it does! That would be awesome though,

[@virtualalias]

Nuts that the foundation took basically the same number of logs as the walls did.

[@knightbeforedawn]

Yeah, its definitely a log hog!

[@Ackamemnon]

you make awesome builds, i love watching your channel, it gives me ideas for my cabin. :3

[@knightbeforedawn]

That's exactly why I do what I do

[@ZashaTheBear]

Thanks mate, this is the sort of building that I enjoy as well. Had my fair chare of hours on ARK before S+ was a thing and the snap points in that game was not my friend... But it was fun building all of the strange and beautiful buildings. And now, with your help, I shall continue my endeavor to work against the snap points in this game as well.

[@ToxicThot69]

Ahh yes, the railing mounts 😅 Which we needed for advanced angles.

[@knightbeforedawn]

Glad to hear it! I love this stuff as well!

[@Fivel_VR]

This is genius. Awesome discovery!

[@knightbeforedawn]

I'm glad you like it! I hope many find it useful!

[@XxADeeHDeexX]

This is AMAZING. I was just thinking i wanted to build something like a spiked bunker and this octagon building technique is perfect. A+

[@knightbeforedawn]

Awesome glad you like it! I hope it turns out awesome!

[@XxADeeHDeexX]

Seems like the new update makes it where we cant start the 45 degree angle trick sadly

[@knightbeforedawn]

@@XxADeeHDeexX I did it today. It seems to be working fine for me. Though it is a little more awkward placing overlapping logs, sometimes you need to raise parts up temporarily then drop them into place after by cutting support logs. That's the video I am working on now!

[@-9oh2-]

Tought me something... Brilliant!!! I'm going to mess around with that myself & see what I can come up with....

[@knightbeforedawn]

Awesome I hope you create something amazing!

[@redsunpro]

Great video, I found son's building system a little too simple but now that I know you can overlap building grids it opens new possibilities.

[@knightbeforedawn]

I'm glad to have inspired you!

[@thegamingeconomist3831]

That's amazing. I spent two whole days trying to reliably get 45 degree angles and failed. Kudos man!

[@knightbeforedawn]

Thanks!

[@mindfulgaming_jb]

Nice work.

[@knightbeforedawn]

Thanks!

[@BARESTEP]

nice work! gona try this out :)

[@knightbeforedawn]

Go for it! I hope your build turns out great!

[@savageshadowwolf6707]

Awesome video!

[@knightbeforedawn]

Thanks I appreciate the encouragement!

[@savageshadowwolf6707]

@@knightbeforedawn have you tried roofing this shape yet.

[@knightbeforedawn]

@@savageshadowwolf6707 It is a bit of a challenge, I could upload a video of the method I used! I think I will, thanks for the inspiration!

[@ToxicThot69]

Very impressive, now let’s see if you can conquer a peaked dome roof. 😉👌

[@knightbeforedawn]

Challenge accepted! I Lets see if I can do it... I am going to visit family this weekend, but I'll give it my best shot when I get back!

[@pawelkempinski4634]

Nice build. i like the wider overlapping. from the full log walls. looks more like natural to me. But anyhow... nicve build

[@knightbeforedawn]

Thanks!

[@Rush50101]

Wow, How did you figure that out?? Yr amazing, I think you should become a mechanical engineer!! Thanks for the positive attitude!!

[@knightbeforedawn]

That's actually what I want to go to back school for! And thank you for the encouragement!

[@nathanmountain6653]

That's pretty cool though be fun to see as you go up in wall layers add reinforce spikes around the edge and make a hedgehog octogon

[@extremeragnarok]

I must have messed up somewhere following the video, because it just worked for me.

[@gr8scape8]

def worth a sub & thanks for the best advanced building info anywhere. i just gotta complain a bit though.....give Virginia some CLOTHES man! she's freezing in her swimsuit! a nice red leather suit or even some camo would make her pop in the white snow - just sayin

[@knightbeforedawn]

Lol in my creative worlds I don't take the time to get close to her (back when that was filmed, I did end up friends with her, but I didnt have access to console commands and didnt have any clothes for her) .

[@ChatBot1337]

Awesome. I wonder if a full and ¾ log for each wall segment would close the gap as well as give an option for alternating length at the ends to give the illusion of an actual stacked log corner. 🤔 OCD explanation.. so if you were looking at a finished corner, the first row would be ¾ on the left, then full on the right. The next would be full, then ¾. The full log overhang would then alternate moving up the wall.

[@knightbeforedawn]

That's a great idea! I don't see why it wouldn't work!

[@breadpilled2587]

Curious about how roofing would work, great video

[@knightbeforedawn]

This is old and more difficult using this method. Ripdeisel has demonstrate a better technique for rotations I suggest you try that. (Ps I made a roof video for this too)

[@armarosiv288]

Thank you so much for tackling this build and providing us with the design! I've had difficulty building a large symmetrical octagon in the Forest but it seems possible in this game! Only one question though, how would you go about making it larger?

[@knightbeforedawn]

Well the alignment on the corners varries with each expansion but once you get past the inner most frames, most of the logs get easier to place. It's mostly a similar technique the whole way out though.

[@zachevans7736]

Hey boss, love the videos, I also build and I feel like I discovered some cool tricks but I don’t have a platform to showcase them and was wondering if I could possibly have you take a look at some stuff to see if you have any use for it in your videos so we can get it out to the public

[@knightbeforedawn]

Sure I'm always open to ideas!

[@Nerfunkal]

Dope

[@knightbeforedawn]

Thanks!

[@poppedcann]

you sound like someone i play rust with lol and he is a builder also!!!

[@knightbeforedawn]

I tried rust for a bit. It was fun, but I suck at PvP so I stopped playing.

[@zerofallen18]

@6:05 the pain is real 😂😂

[@Graumaene]

Thanks to your guide, we have built a complete base (castle) in this style to show what is possible. And how big you can make and use this "circle". 🙂 Video from: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5jdhnWljp2ma8k&ab_channel=GrimyGamer Built by: * YoshiBlp * a Quinquagintizentillion * Sven Rose

[@wildcamp4250]

👍👍

[@zerofallen18]

does this method still work? i can't seem to repeat it anymore.

[@keepironman14]

Interesting. I had found a bug that merged 2 points on a standard grid but i never figured out how exactly it worked. days later 2 vids of this glitch.. The version i found makes a normal grid have a PERFECT 45° beam between 2 points in the same grid, not a 45° offset grid overlap. The 45° beam would stretch out to reach both points. Planks already placed would also stretch. It is really interesting to see.

[@knightbeforedawn]

Yeah I had that happen a couple times but couldn't consistently replicate it.

[@keepironman14]

@knightbeforedawn i actually had a completely different trigger happen when trying to make it happen again. Rebuilding the original structure as small as i could, (the glitched area) then slowly building the rest of the structure around it. I managed to get a save where i simply place 1 log and it happens.

[@knightbeforedawn]

@@keepironman14 interesting...

[@safetyconeactual4005]

I think it might not be possible to build on ice.. I tested in the lake in the middle of the mountain tops and I couldn't get the first part where the quarter log connects to the base of the center quarter. Gives red arrow... I tried replacing the logs and still no luck.

[@knightbeforedawn]

If you replace the 1/4 logs that are supposed to connect to the center you can usually turn those red arrows white. I show how that works in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHW1mYCIaL-md9E

[@SugaryPhoenixxx]

This makes my brain melt. I wish that the building was easier & more intuitive. Otherwise I like it a lot. Great tutorial though.

[@geminigaming6574]

Figured this out early but it’s kinda pointless since there’s literally only 2 ways to build a roof. They need to add a lot more free and creative way to build things. We’re so limited it’s annoying… 💤

[@knightbeforedawn]

Roof video, releasing soon!

[@royfritz3621]

Only 2 ways to build a roof. Ha!

[@allprogrows358]

This guy is incorrect

[@datboyfish]

I don't know why, but it doesn't work for me and it's incredibly frustrating...after placing the quarter log on top of the center quarter log, (3:59) the arrow to place the log towards the center is red.

[@knightbeforedawn]

Do you also have the horizontal log connected to the other grid? For some reason the first log on one of the 2 grids must be the first horizontal log placed. So just make sure the one you're having trouble with is the first horizontal beam.

[@IBongosebI]

@@knightbeforedawn same prob. get just a red line. tried 6 times fresh. Please help

[@tube56t53]

Can u make a video on how to make staircase within an exiting building

[@knightbeforedawn]

I assume you mean in a building that is already built. I'll look into it, but I have a sneaking suspicion that you'd have to trear down a significant portion of the build.

[@tube56t53]

@@knightbeforedawn lol exactly, i had to, but cant seem to find a way to get a staircase going into attic as the pillars up there are all fixed so therefore cant be removed :(

[@knightbeforedawn]

I am releasing a a video tomorrow that may be relevant it has to do with building offset on a grid and if you can get your offset just right you might be able to build a staircase that's just off of the grid and as a result might still work to give you your staircase. It's not specific to such a use but may work as a substitute depending on the situation.

[@user-dc1nj4qb8e]

for some reasone it doesnt work(( at the moment when you put the second 1/4 log on the central one (4:01 on a video) , there s supposed to appear the white arrow towards the centre, but in my case it s always red one? Maybe you could know whats the problem? Im doing everything EXACTLY how its shown in your video

[@user-dc1nj4qb8e]

hm? just moved several meters away and everything was done .... im building it on the frozen lake, so it s flat everywhere

[@knightbeforedawn]

So did it work? I find that sometimes it won't work but when I rebuild it it works fine. If not I'll play with it and get back to you!

[@user-dc1nj4qb8e]

@@knightbeforedawn yeah, after i replaced it like a couple of meters , everything worked as supposed, thank you again)) now im trying to make walls and roof, as you showed in your other video)) its much more difficult))

[@knightbeforedawn]

Yeah the intricate builds tend to be a major hassle at times. It takes patience and persistence. The system is surprisingly inconsistent. Some things will work once then the exact same thing won't work 5 minutes later. Then later again it will.

[@allprogrows358]

Built one of these yesterday to test it and now I can't reproduce it in the permanent spot I want 😢

[@knightbeforedawn]

Yeah sometimes I find you need to place a snap point from above. So off of the joint you're trying to snap off of place a log vertically (I use 1/4 log) then angle a log down and lift the end to match grid height the remove the logs that are above the main grid and this will give you better odds of getting the snap points you want!

[@saschalindevall4994]

Hi, maybe you can help me. I am going to build a house with 2 sides at a 45 degree angle. How do I do then? I have tried to do what you have done but it doesn't work // Sascha

[@knightbeforedawn]

There is a much easier way to do it now: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ_NlGOMiK-jd6M Though it's still pretty janky.

[@saschalindevall4994]

@@knightbeforedawn thanks 😎

[@uwotmetemette6333]

can carry 4 1/4 logs i believe

[@knightbeforedawn]

No, it's only 2 currently. Maybe that'll change it is still in early access.

[@819driver]

Arrow for the snapping point at 4:00 is in red when i try to do this step by step. Was this patched?

[@knightbeforedawn]

Not Last time I checked... Sometimes you need to remove and replace the logs in the various places. It's not always consistent.

[@819driver]

@@knightbeforedawn ok thanks will try to mess with it a bit more tomorrow

[@jekl3loodmoon642]

I wanted to try this but i just realised my place aint flat not sure its gunna work if not flat ground :S

[@knightbeforedawn]

It should but you may need to add supports to some parts (which could complicate things a bit)

[@jekl3loodmoon642]

@@knightbeforedawn ok il try it anyway and see if it work or not been trying to make this form for a very long time in a test server i wanted it another way then youre but never was able to so im resigning to youre thecnique witch is also awesome but i wanted to do my own :S it is in a very complicated position its the only place in my base where i have enough space to build such thing i feel like im gunna lose my hair doing this lol if i could show you with a picture you would understand the complication lol i build all my base in such a tough place everything was hell. well thanks for video and guide really like youre chanel

[@knightbeforedawn]

What was the method you were trying to use? I know of another rotation method that gives a consistent 30° angle using force-snapping. This isn't ideal for an octagon but it works great for hexagons or dodecagons. Either way, good luck! If you have any questions I will do my best to help!

[@jekl3loodmoon642]

@@knightbeforedawn Thanks you really appreciated

[@omerfarukbalik1941]

Imagin cannibals destroy your foundation💀💀

[@knightbeforedawn]

That would suck... for any build, not just this one. But for those who don't want to worry about that, there's A) peaceful mode, or B) the option to disable structure damage.

[@omerfarukbalik1941]

@@knightbeforedawn I mean i like play the game default settings. This build is brilliant. Not gonna lie it's a cool tutorial but little bit complex for me .

[@knightbeforedawn]

@@omerfarukbalik1941 fair!

[@charlesingram9471]

I'm guessing this has been patched out for some reason. I just can't get it to work now, shame, we'll need to find a new way......

[@knightbeforedawn]

No it still works, though there are much easier methods now. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ_NlGOMiK-jd6M Thats an example of the best method so far!

[@Avioo]

What would happen if we could use 100% of our brain:

[@knightbeforedawn]

Wow! Ummm Thank's! I don't know what else to say! This guy rendered me speechless!

[@austinday9081]

ya pease part 2 on roof

[@knightbeforedawn]

Like this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5iVk6N7mNeaj9k

[@DaleBestwick]

Kinda looks like a snowflake before you finished it

[@dylanbuckley3115]

they should just add a button to change the size of grids, or rotation amounts.

[@dylanbuckley3115]

like hit tab and change from 90 degree rotation snapping, to 45 degree. etc etc

[@knightbeforedawn]

That would be an interesting addition, It would definitely make things easier!

[@detlefchmielewski673]

By the last Update that dosn`t work !

[@knightbeforedawn]

Yeah, RIPDEISEL has a better method that still works iirc.

[@detlefchmielewski673]

@@knightbeforedawn Thank You for the Tipp ! Have a Nice Time !

[@TwistedFire85]

Log origami 😂

[@knightbeforedawn]

That's a great way to look at it!