Path designer shovel

The path designer shovel lets you draw curved paths through town, preview them, and place blocks on the ground. A status panel with key hints appears while you hold the tool.

Craft it at the town planning desk.

Modes

Press Q to cycle through five modes:

1. Move — add and reposition control nodes to shape the path.
2. Rotate — turn the selected node to bend the spline.
3. Place — cement the finished path onto the ground.
4. Remove — view placed paths (highlighted in orange) and delete ones you no longer want.
5. Style designer — create and edit path styles in a chest grid.

The HUD reminds you to switch to Place mode when you are ready to lay path blocks.

Controls by mode

Move, Rotate, and Place

• Secondary (right click) on ground — add a node.
• Secondary while aiming at a node — remove that node.
• Primary (left click) on a node — select it.
• Primary on ground (Move mode) — move the selected node.
• F (Rotate mode) — nudge the selected node's direction.
• F (Place mode) — place the path on the ground.
• E — cycle path width.
• R — cycle path style.
• Q — next mode.

Remove

• Primary — select a placed path.
• F — remove the selected path.
• Q — next mode.

Style designer

• F — open the style manager (double-chest grid for weighted block columns).
• E — save the path style (while the chest is open).
• Q — next mode.

Preview visuals

While editing, white nodes and lines show the spline. A brown preview marks where blocks will go, with green edges at the sides. Remove mode shows committed paths in orange instead.

Tips

• Shape the spline in Move and Rotate first, then switch to Place and press F to cement it.
• Build custom looks in Style designer — each style is a weighted column of blocks rolled along the path width.
• Paths persist in the world and in your town save.