The New Shard Tower (1,730 meters) | Displaced as tallest tower July 9 2023
In response to my friend LogLog’s tower https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2995708824
No mods needed
At 1,730 meters, The New Shard Tower (saved as The New Shard) was the tallest structure in PPG to ever exist when published, it is meant to replace my previous record holding tower, The Shard https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2986345060, at 720m, which this tower is specifically designed to be approx. 1 km taller.
It is very optimized for a structure this huge, at only 600 parts (some 500 meter towers such as Fleuffy’s https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2390977043 have 900 or more), and even older PCs like mine can handle this at 30-45 FPS with dynamic collision, 16 iterations, at normal speed.
It contains two observation decks, one at 1030 meters and the top one at 1730. There is also a special marker marking the 1 km point just below the first deck.
Only the humongous map or other huge modded maps 2+ km can hold it, as most other maps cap out at 830 meters or less.
It is freestanding, contains no frozen parts, and contains no indestructible wires/binding.
It is saved at the base, so you can see the outline of it easier. Spawn paused and it touching the ground and wait 10-20 seconds for it to load.
Some Facts:
– This tower is approx. 1/5 the height of Mount Everest
– It is taller than the doubled heights of the 5th, 4th, and 3rd tallest towers (Spearmint, Warsaw Radio Mast, and Shard)
– Stabilized by network of ground to top industrial gyrostabilizers and steel framing.
