Informations about the OLD Beacon-System

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@Saint_X

64x64x255 fields =>8832=2048 -> i need 2048 plots to safe this building,

There is no need to beacon the whole height of the world if you want to protect the structure in the sky and the building on the ground, you can just beacon each creation separately. So you would effectively only need 64 (+ a few for the sphere in the middle) beacons for the gleam structure in the sky and another few for the structure on the ground. There is no need to connect those plots.

@Saint_X

Why you forced to make high buildings ?

Forced might be the wrong word but I think the devs nailed it when they posted the patchnotes for the beacon patch:

@ben

Cubes vs Columns
As mentioned, the plot size is cubic, not a full height column (as the old Beacons were). This was a decision we debated about at length. In the end we made the decision for cubic Beacons because we didn’t want to add incentive or disincentive to the shape of players builds.

For example: in a full-height model we’d have to give players a much smaller amount of plots because columns are much, much bigger. This would put a massive incentive on tower building, and make building things like roads or other flatter structures really expensive. Ultimately it would force a cost onto the shape of player builds and creativity. For that reason, plots are cubic. Claim space for the shape of the build you’re making, and don’t worry about cost.

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@Saint_X

AND you can say the same argument again it. if we have no full high beacon we forced to build no high buildings and only at the ground.

This isn´t true. The current beacon system makes it as easy to expand upwards/downwards as to expand outwards. So it is as encouraging for high builds as it is for wide builds.