Empyrion - Galactic Survival

Empyrion - Galactic Survival

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Using the Terrain Flattening Tool
By Ricebug
How to use the drill's flatten terrain feature to create absolutely flat surfaces.
   
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What's Needed
Tool Needed: Epic Drill (preferred)
Materials: Enough blocks to create an outline or border of the are you want flattened.

Once you've equipped the drill and uploaded a few dozen blocks, it's time to choose an area you want flattened.
Creating the Area To Be Flattened
Once you've chosen an area you want to flatten, plant a base starter block.

Make a square or other shapes, using blocks to create an outline of the surface area you want to modify. Any shape will do, depending on the creativity of the maker. These blocks must remain, or else the flattened area will be compromised when deleted.


Any shapes will do in creating the foundation's border wall. Just make sure you layer blocks below ground to "seal" the flatten effect. The blocks below the terrain line can be cubes; they don't have to be an exact replica of what is seen above ground.
Outlining the Foundation Walls
Use God Mode to slip just beneath the terrain to add an additional layer of blocks. You won't see these blocks but they will secure the effect we are looking for.
Adding the layer of blocks beneath the terrain will help ensure you won't accidentally tear up the land underneath the walls you've made. Once done, return to Normal (non-flatten) mode.
Using the Fill Terrain Function
Use the Terrain Fill tool to quickly add terrain to the inside of this area.



Switch to Flatten Terrain mode and sweep the inside.

The angle of the drill should not make a difference. The terrain inside the blocked out area will flatten.
6 Comments
thegazbeard 23 May, 2021 @ 4:44am 
Now if only there was a way to lose the lumpy porridge and get the area outside as smooth as the original landscape.

Sigh - so far only the Farming Simulator terrain editor seems to have solved that one adequately.
dragonbornzyra 18 May, 2021 @ 1:50pm 
I understnd. Thank you very much for the tips. I'll try to do it "legit" but if it gets to a point of certain frusrtration I might just end up doing that myself.
Ricebug  [author] 18 May, 2021 @ 12:03pm 
I've found that NOT putting blocks below the ground works sometimes. But if you aim the drill too low, it removes terrain below your blocks, leaving air gaps. For some reason, having that extra layer of blocks below your primary (visible) structure, the flatten tool works perfectly.

I realize that some players see God Mode as anathema to game purity. But it is just a game after all.
dragonbornzyra 18 May, 2021 @ 7:43am 
Is there a method of getting the tool to work that doesn't require god mode? It just seems obtuse to have to enable god mode just to make an in game tool work.
Ricebug  [author] 7 May, 2021 @ 5:08pm 
I didn't know there were water blocks in the game. Come to think of it, EG has no waterfalls, either. Sigh...
MEG 7 May, 2021 @ 12:03am 
And NOW, fill it with water. Should be a nice pool! ;-)