"Change to" option on house walls made of the same material

[Jashton 20]

Rather than having to destroy a house wall and start from scratch simply to change it to another choice of wall made of the same material (e.g. switching from a stone window to a stone oriel) maybe it would be better to have a 'change to' option on the old wall you wish to change instead. As you are only wanting to switch it to another wall of the same material it seems reasonable that the amount of materials required should be reduced also.

 

For example, if you only needed a fifth of the normally required materials (but with a minimum of 1 of each material) to change from a door to a window of the same wall type then it would look something like this:

 

Stone door --> stone window = 4 bricks + 4 mortar

 

Timber framed door --> Timber framed window = 1 wooden beam + 2 mixed grass + 3 clay

 

Wooden door --> wooden window = 1 large nails + 4 planks

 

However, for changing to a wall of a different material there is no reduction (as it makes sense that being made of a completely different material the old wall would need to demolished and a new wall built in its place):

 

e.g. Stone door --> wooden window = destroy stone door + 1 large nails + 20 planks (as it is now)

 

Ultimately, this will mean that it is faster to make minor changes to house walls rather than major structural changes such as altering the materials the walls are made out of or extending the house itself (which would require the normal amount of materials as you would be building entirely new walls). This seems fair to me but obviously the reduction in mats required would need to be decided (perhaps a 4/5's reduction is a bit too generous?).

 

I hope others feel the same way about this.

 

Thanks for reading

 

Jashton

 

   

Edited December 30, 2015 by Jashton

[Pidgeoni 272]

Experimenting with house designs is so fun but so slow...

Have my +1

[Proximo 402]

It does seem a bit silly that instead of bashing out 10 bricks to make a window, you take a maul and smash down the ENTIRE wall and start from scratch....

 

+1

[zigozag 918]

+1