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[[File:Lumber Camp Blueprint.png|200px|thumb|A lumber camp that has not yet been placed]] | [[File:Lumber Camp Blueprint.png|200px|thumb|A lumber camp that has not yet been placed]] | ||
Once the building to be placed has been located and selected in the build menu, a blueprint will show in the world under the cursor. The blueprint has 4 key parts: | Once the building to be placed has been located and selected in the build menu, a blueprint will show in the world under the cursor. The blueprint has 4 key parts: | ||
*Building visual - | *Building visual - shows the position and angle of the building when placed. | ||
*Blue line - | *Blue line - the outer boundary. | ||
* | * Small white arrows around the boundary - entry points; blocking these will prevent villagers from entering the building. | ||
*Central arrows - | *Central four-way arrows - click and drag to move the building around the map. | ||
*Circle around central arrows - click and drag to rotate the building. | |||
At the early stages of city building, the rotate and place commands will be all that is required in most situations, alongside right click (or ESC) to cancel/delete the selected part. There are | At the early stages of city building, the rotate and place commands will be all that is required in most situations, alongside right click (or ESC) to cancel/delete the selected part. There are several further controls to be aware of: | ||
*Shift + | *Vertical arrows - allow for resizing of building parts on some modular buildings. | ||
*Left and right arrows (either side of vertical) - allows the player to scroll between different roofing options on some modular buildings. | |||
*Shift + left-click - Allows the building/part to be placed, but retain the blueprint to place again. This allows for the rapid placement of multiple buildings/parts of the same time without having to individually reselect them. | |||
=== Modular Buildings=== | === Modular Buildings=== | ||
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