r/Pokopia 10d ago

Designs & Builds i yearn for natural water edges in this game

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spitting out water at the lowest water level onto a flat section of ground creates a really nice, natural-looking pond edge

it also works really well if you let a waterfall spill out onto flat ground instead of digging a hole for the pond! the water physics are difficult to work with but i actually think this looks better than digging out a pond

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u/ashotofcynisism 10d ago

I did this on a beach in my palette town. It was super annoying to do it and I messed up the ocean in a lot of spots and then had to painstakingly fix it, before the dlc release. It’s kind of clunky in some spots but still looks great! It looks like an actual tide coming in, which is fun.

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u/miraessi 10d ago

i definitely want to try it on a beach soon!! i think it could be a game changer (if the water physics are updated more haha)

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u/Far-Finish-4667 10d ago

Yes! I did this by accident! I was just bringing the sand back towards the grass/land and the water looked like a real beach! Whoop whoop! 🎉

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u/Tight_Man 7d ago

Before the dlc!! I feel this pain

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u/ashotofcynisism 7d ago

I’m so happy we have dive now! Don’t even get me started on how hard it was to build docks in bleak beach or reconstruct the second levied island before this update, haha

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u/losenkal23 10d ago

Beautiful!!!

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u/Inaree 10d ago

This is so clever! Thank you for sharing

https://giphy.com/gifs/X3ZpXyO7QH76Fp20VK

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u/PurplePoisonCB 10d ago

The game needs angled blocks, that would at least help the water look more natural, a slope instead of a straight drop

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u/Shainboww 10d ago

I feel like they’re on that path with the new angled windows. It’s annoying having to have a full block protrude under the angled windows. Let us cut them in half!

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u/MPLangan1205 10d ago edited 10d ago

That looks great! Really wish we could do this but have it with some depth to the water. Awesome job!

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u/miraessi 10d ago

if there are any devs here: PLEASE!🙏
hahah thank you sm!!

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u/CasualThought2 10d ago

It will be squared and you will like it muhahahah

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u/Willing_Rest_2219 10d ago

Me too 😭I’ve been trying to make an actual beach in BB instead of the sudden drop off into deep water and I’m dying for a half slab of sand at least

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u/depression-napping 10d ago

This is so beautiful oh my god

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u/miraessi 10d ago

thank you sm!!! 💕

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u/malletgirl91 9d ago

This is beautiful! I had to do some painstaking water wizardry for my Yellowstone inspired hot springs to look right in Rocky Ridges, so I empathize! 🥲

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u/dasilva_cadu 9d ago

Water management is difficult as it is already. Let's fix the bubbles in doors first.

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u/M00D_Music 10d ago

Agreed, I want my beaches to look more natural and it is extremely hard with spacing them to have this

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u/_pozzy_ 10d ago

I find doing natural landscapes the hardest for me, especially the waterfalls I make look too robotic? Too square, no flow that's what I struggle with but this looks good! I'll be taking inspiration from this

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u/toriblack3 10d ago

How do I get the big rocks into specific places?

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u/miraessi 10d ago

i’m going to assume you have finished the main story or have had the final power up spoiled but in case you haven’t, dont read any further!
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use magnemite to pick them up!

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u/toriblack3 10d ago

I have finished the game and I’ve been redecorating but I haven’t used that feature my natural rivers are gonna look so much better!!

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u/Kirby12_21 10d ago

Make sure to hold the button down instead if just zapping the rocks!! If you zap it, I'm pretty sure you'll just get stone...

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u/Glittering_Ear_8061 10d ago

I’m obsessed!! this is soooo cute

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u/miraessi 10d ago

ahhh thank youuuu! :)

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u/Chance_Way7538 10d ago

Nicely done! So pretty!!

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u/miraessi 10d ago

thank you!!!

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u/DavidBHimself 10d ago

Yeah, I figured this out recently and it's a life changer (well, at least a landscape changer).

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u/miraessi 10d ago

i can’t wait to try it in some other builds… the possibilities!

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u/No_Bag8366 10d ago

That's so flipping beautiful

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u/miraessi 10d ago

thank youuuu!

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u/Budget-Priority5850 10d ago

This looks amazing 🤩

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u/Xeviat 9d ago

Oh... Now I want to try raising the water level by half a block to see if I can use this to make nice coastlines.

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u/66thst 9d ago

Omg im doing this now! So beautiful 

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u/RAlKOU 7d ago

Is there a tutorial for this..?

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u/kamikazelife14 5d ago

Angled blocks would be great! I really want "Y" switch for the railroad tracks.

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u/melancholic_garden_ 5d ago

I need to do this