Export Deed Plan without creating settlement

[Aeryck 862]

Would love to be able to survey an area and see if you like it before deeding. Use Deed Stake to survey 100x100 or something so you can play with it in deed planner.

[Joelle 728]

YES this +1

[Reylaark 1,100]

Could use range pole and dioptra for surveying too.  Not great for new players but then I think using deed planner is the least of their worries.

 

+1, sounds fun, and harmless.

[Retrograde 12,013]

The export plan is a benefit of owning a deed, I don't see this changing honestly.

[Zakerak 442]

it could be exploited to scout enemy territory

 

+1 if it will work only for area without deed/perimeter tiles

 

 

range would depend on quality of tool, 100x100 is rather too large

Edited January 27, 2017 by Zakerak

[Joelle 728]

9 hours ago, Retrograde said:

The export plan is a benefit of owning a deed, I don't see this changing honestly.

 

But how do I know if I want to place a deed if I can't play with it in deed planner?

 

For example, I currently own a 42x100 deed on Exodus with @SugarFoxx, and I'm wanting to expand but I'm not sure if the new size will suit my needs/vision for the spot. Instead of paying 24s and increasing my upkeep from 8 to 13s a month blindly, I'd appreciate the option to scout it out first.

 

I still like the idea. It would only really be utilized by people planning to pay for the deed spot, anyway. What's the harm?

[Aeryck 862]

Jo brings up a good point I didn't even consider. I just wanted to be able to survey an area I was considering but surveying additional settlement tiles would be great too. Like she said, the only advantage this gives players is that they will spend more money which is win for Wurm.

[Brew 116]

Isn't that part of surveying? Actually foot walking things out, exploring the area and so on?

 

Using a program to do that for you seems less sandbox to me.

[Joelle 728]

26 minutes ago, Brew said:

Isn't that part of surveying? Actually foot walking things out, exploring the area and so on?

 

Using a program to do that for you seems less sandbox to me.

 

It's less about what the area looks like bare, more about what the "end goal" of the area might be and whether or not your vision is possible. Many people use deedplanner... There's even a contest by Retrograde right now to plan a starter deed using deedplanner. The issue isn't that. It's that we have the option to import after we found the settlement but not prior to doing so, when planning is more important.

[Joelle 728]

26 minutes ago, Brew said:

Isn't that part of surveying? Actually foot walking things out, exploring the area and so on?

 

Using a program to do that for you seems less sandbox to me.

 

It's less about what the area looks like bare, more about what the "end goal" of the area might be and whether or not your vision is possible. Many people use deedplanner... There's even a contest by Retrograde right now to plan a starter deed using deedplanner. The issue isn't that. It's that we have the option to import after we found the settlement but not prior to doing so, when planning is more important.

[JakeRivers 2,921]

I think the survey step is plenty good enough for planning a new deed location, you already have a general idea that the spot you are looking at is what you want for a location, no need to complicate things further.

 

 

[Aeryck 862]

Still needed. About to build a mountain bypass and would be great to know what I am getting myself into before deeding.

[Ostentatio 1,970]

22 hours ago, Aeryck said:

Still needed. About to build a mountain bypass and would be great to know what I am getting myself into before deeding.

 

Then explore the area?

 

I really don't think getting an instant, detailed map of literally any huge swath of land is the intended purpose of this feature.