Keepers cannot walk stairs inside enclosure

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To make a big primate enclosure i made a big mountain with plateau's, on the top i would like to place some food enrichment so the primates climb to the top.
To refill te food i build a stairs with the staff paths, thinking it would provide access to top.
But, as you can see in the picture, keepers can't reach to feeders to refill them.
Does anyone have some tips on which ground keepers CAN walk? Or is it not possible to let keepers get high above the ground?
And yes i know that if you make the ground smooth and without any cliffs the keepers could reach, but i am looking for an alternative.

Merry xmas!

 

[Chris Simon]

To make an big primate enclosure i made i big mountain with plateau's, on the top i would like to place some food enrichment so the primates climb to the top.
To refill te food i build a stairs with the staff paths, thinking it would provide access to top.
But, as you can see in the picture, keepers can't reach to feeders to refill them.
Does anyone have some tips on which ground keepers CAN walk? Or is it not possible to let keepers get high above the ground?
And yes i know that if you make the ground smooth and without any cliffs the keepers could reach, but i am looking for an alternative.

Merry xmas!

What are the stairs made of? (Sorry, I don't think I can see them in the photo you've included)
Maybe they just don't count as walk-able surface? You can check that on the heatmap.

 

[Jaggid Edje]

What I do is either:
1. Use the terrain stamp tool and press X to rotate it to an angle, and then use that to make a natural terrain ramp, or
2. Use construction or climbing pieces to make a not-natural ramp. Roof or floor pieces both work, as do the actual ramps that exist in construction. And the climbing frame platforms also work, keepers will walk on them as long as the angle is not super steep.
The angled roof pieces also work as ramps, and you dont' even need to rotate those seeing as they already are angled.

Which of the above I use depends in part on the size of the habitat (2 takes less space than 1), and also how I want it to look.

The reason the stairs aren't working is because staff paths do not function inside habitats, they aren't connected to the path system. I've never tried it, but you could try using a visitor path with stairs, seeing as those can go through habitats...but I don't think it will work without being connected to the main paths outside of habitats...at which points visitors will be able to get in as well.

 

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What I do is either:
1. Use the terrain stamp tool and press X to rotate it to an angle, and then use that to make a natural terrain ramp, or
2. Use construction or climbing pieces to make a not-natural ramp. Roof or floor pieces both work, as do the actual ramps that exist in construction. And the climbing frame platforms also work, keepers will walk on them as long as the angle is not super steep.
The angled roof pieces also work as ramps, and you dont' even need to rotate those seeing as they already are angled.

Which of the above I use depends in part on the size of the habitat (2 takes less space than 1), and also how I want it to look.

The reason the stairs aren't working is because staff paths do not function inside habitats, they aren't connected to the path system. I've never tried it, but you could try using a visitor path with stairs, seeing as those can go through habitats...but I don't think it will work without being connected to the main paths outside of habitats...at which points visitors will be able to get in as well.

Thanks for the reply!! if the keepers are able to walk on floor pieces i'm going to take that option..
Thanks

 

[Jaggid Edje]

Thanks for the reply!! if the keepers are able to walk on floor pieces i'm going to take that option..
Thanks

Yep, they will walk on them, just rotate them to be an inclined angle using the X-button (twice) and then rotating it. I'm not sure how steep you can go, I usually rotate somewhere between 30 to 45 degrees. You need to line the top edge up nicely with the raised part of where you want them going, and then just sink the bottom end into the ground a bit, and you're golden. Doing this with multiple pieces all chained together, they will go as high as you build it.

I sometimes make 3 story shelters for my animals doing this, in order to save space because shelter needs can get ridiculous with a lot of animals in a habitat. Penthouse Life for the peafowls!