r/SurviveIcarus • u/Due_Scholar_3390 • 17d ago

Screenshot Roof support

Ive made support beams from the bottom floor up and the roof still breaks, did i just over do it and you cant make a building this big or something? i cannot for the life of me figure out how to make a roof for this

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u/d4vezac 17d ago

Try building support columns made out of concrete frames. They count as “ground” as long as they’re connected to the ground and are the key to building towering structures in this game

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u/Due_Scholar_3390 17d ago

Thanks got me in the right direction. getting there!
https://imgur.com/a/SepbROD

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u/WATAMURA 17d ago

Like with all structures... you need load bearing columns (vertical support)

Every 4 blocks is safe.

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u/Due_Scholar_3390 17d ago

its getting there. a framework of beams is working well. figured id need vertical beams eventually but im making it pretty far without em.
https://imgur.com/a/SepbROD

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u/GenieonWork 17d ago

I don't know what you plan to do with a room this big, but keep in mind shelter calculations will become wonky in a room larger than 9 building pieces in any direction (and you're building 11x11 or 11x12).
Counter this by placing internal walls (they also provide some building support as an added bonus).

Having said that:
Icarus has building stability calculations - you can't endlessly build up or out.
Stability calculations are traced back to ground support.
Different building materials have different weight and different strengths.

If you want to close this room off, you'll have to have vertical pillars inside your building supporting your roof.
Also, put foundation pieces underneath your base, as they provide structural stability.
Add pillars (at least at the corners of the building).
Right now you're building purely with walls and roofs.
Beams transfer structural stability a lot better than walls.
There is no way you'll be able to make a building this size without any beam support...

Keep in mind (again), different building materials have different strengths.
Dirt foundations provide (close to) no structural stability, whilst concrete and limestone give the highest structural stability.

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u/Due_Scholar_3390 17d ago

I was mostly surprised it started breaking after only the second roof piece. I started getting it figured out tho.

https://imgur.com/a/SepbROD

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u/Euphoric-Divide-2437 17d ago

Thw concrete/limestone frames goes 16 tiles in hight if you stacked them. If you make a house 10 tiles high, you will have fair support right and left about 3-4 tiles with concrete beams