Your Own Building Code

[Plexious]

A small brick and a large brick must be replaced with 2 bricks of similar size. IE: Replacing a 16x1x5 and a 4x1x5 with 2 10x1x5 bricks

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[Renekar]

if it sucks delete it all

[Mr.Noßody]

-Float Cube Base (make it purple)
-Start from the bottom up
-Build "Dupe Items" as I go, as needed
-Conserve bricks, Scan for Unneeded extra bricks (Bricks that aren't seen/two or more bricks that can be condensed into fewer)
-Segment Build Idea
-Build section by section
-Add detail to each section as I go

Note: Always build interior first and form the exterior around it. Not the other way around.

[Club559]

- Don't focus on details
- Make it practical, get the job done

That's it.

I'm not big on building.

[Rooged]

Note: Always build interior first and form the exterior around it. Not the other way around.

This is incredibly important.

[Wesley Williams]

Note:[/b] Always build interior first and form the exterior around it. Not the other way around.

i build exterior first, then interior

It appears we have a dispute. I find it lends to better building when I start with the exterior.

My main rule is that corners of four bricks cannot be touching the same point. This gives walls a less duplicated, more staggered feel.

[Iron]

Build exterior and interior on floor one then go same with all floors.

Next make roof.

Finito!

[Sleven]

http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=200611.0

[gr8dayseth]

"IT MUST BE SYMMETRICAL SO IT'S COMPLETELY FAIR"
Even on DM maps, no idea why.

[ANT]

- Always build alone. Doing so allows me to take 100% credit of the build and the outcome will be as close as possible to what I planned/wanted.

- If some part of the build doesnt fully satisfy me, rebuild it until it does.

- Never use zonebricks as a building aid (applies to modter too in such use). It has always given me more trouble than help to a point in which I decided to use them never again.

[Slammer1337]

Build major projects in Single Player.

[QuantumEagle]

i build exterior first, then interior

Note:[/b] Always build interior first and form the exterior around it. Not the other way around.

I find it lends to better building when I start with the exterior.

I love how they're all different, it's like how to approach painting a picture, except it's with bricks

Personally I constantly just alternate between the two going room to room.

[Hawt]

- I sometimes design the layout
- Start with dupable palette
- Then puting down the baseplate and dup stuff on
- After that, paint
- Finally exterior
- If I like it, I keep it or change it a bit if I hate it, or even delete it

[sir dooble]

Purple is a temporary colour in most circumstances.  Anything I plan to duplicate is built on a purple plate/baseplate.
Pink is used if purple wont do, or I've used purple and need to differentiate.

I try to plan rooms using baseplates, coloured differently. A plate border 2x2 is then built around it to allow walls to be built. Otherwise my rooms always feel too small.

Try to have someone else with me when I build. Even if they're not helping. Without company I lose focus and get more annoyed at mistakes and difficulties. I hardly ever finish what I start or even get far if I am on my own.

[Mr.Noßody]

I find that when exterior is done first is usually leads to cramped interior and tight spaces.