How to turn the gate?

External Since: May 30, 2005 Posts: 1

When placing a gate, how do you rotate it?

External Since: Jan 21, 2005 Posts: 15

"Ken Paul" <thepauls.TakeThisOut@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
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> When placing a gate, how do you rotate it?
>

That can sometimes be a problem. After you click the gate button move your
cursor around and around the area you want to build in, while holding the
left mouse button down. Usually the gate will eventually rotate in the
direction you want. When it does, release the mouse button. But sometimes it
can be very cranky. I see this mostly when I'm trying to build a gate on a
slope. Sometimes no matter what I do it just won't rotate the way I want it.

In those cases do this. Proceed as if you plan to build a single wall
segment where the edge of the gate would go. Before your villager begins the
wall segment, select build gate. Now it should be much easier to rotate the
gate into the exact place you want it - over the top of the unbuilt wall
segment. Its as if sometimes the gate building routine needs a template (the
unbuilt wall segment) to get started correctly.

Michael Ward
Fort Worth, Texas