Confuse about Pier

[Staur106]

Hello i have bin trying to put Pier on my station but it is allways Red what am i missing?

[Matthew94]

Is it a T pier and you're using the default 2x2x2 plot? If so, it's extremely difficult to place it. Try extending the plot.

[Staur106]

Is it a T pier and you're using the default 2x2x2 plot? If so, it's extremely difficult to place it. Try extending the plot.

Yeah it is just the one you start whit it allways seam to turn red wen i connect it to something am i doing it wrong or something?

[Falcrack]

In order to fit, all the boxes that represent the docking areas have to be unobstructed. That is a lot of space that has to be unobstructed, which makes it difficult to place these.

If you are having problems not being able to place it, hold down the mouse button when trying to place it. That will allow you to place it in the station build screen. It may still be red, but once placed, you can rotate or move it around as needed until you find a way to make it green.

[tomchk]

I also recommend trying single piers. They fit much easier and are cheaper. You probably need to steal or buy their blueprint, as it sounds like you might have a triple pier.

[taztaz502]

I tend to start my stations by building an E 3 pier dock then build upon that.

Piers take up a lot of space, for your already constructed stations just increase the size of your current plot in the direction you want to pier and attach it.

[Sandalpocalypse]

What I like about the T pier is that you can build the station so L ships can dock relatively easily from any angle.

[Waltz99]

Dont bother with the T pier.
It shouldn't be to hard to find yourself an E pier. Then are much easier to place.

[tomchk]

Do you all get enough L+ traffic to justify for than a single pier on most stations? I don't--I do tend to build interdependent stations, though, not all in ones.