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Drag to Build

Fences, railings, bars, walls, plates and pipes go down a whole line at a time: hold place, drag, let go.

How it works

Hold a fence, railing, bars, wall, plate or pipe block. A hint shows the keys for a few seconds.
Press and hold place on the first spot (that block goes down as usual), then drag along the ground.
A see-through copy of the whole run follows the crosshair: green will be placed, yellow has nothing holding it up yet, red is blocked, grey is past what you hold, blue is a pipe that changes shape.
The mode key (L, or D-pad down) switches straight, L long side first and L short side first.
Let go to place it. Attack, Esc or opening a window cancels.

Up to 32 blocks per run, taken from the stack in your hand only; it stops when the stack runs out.
Every block is checked like one placed by hand: land claims, trader areas, someone standing there, block limits, stability.
Irrigation Pipes (the shape helper) pick the shapes for you: straight, corner at the bend, tee where you join a pipe from the side, a cap at a free end. Joined pipes change shape for free.
With rotation on Auto the blocks turn to follow the run; a rotation you set yourself is kept and turned at the bend.