You're an actual life saver. I was getting so upset because any method I saw wasn't working for me for building walls around my main base instead of gates. This worked so perfectly! Thank you!
As a builder, uneven terrain is the most annoying thing out there by far. This video is helpful because it is a simple method, it's easy follow the steps, and the end product looks amazing. Thank you this video is so helpful.
Thanks so much for this, really helped me get a nice big flat wall with all the bottom gaps tidy. The temp ceilings to get an outer snap point was the key for what I was missing. I found this method to be fairly quick too.
Nice one, I'm glad it helped! On my latest video I've actually been using this to build castle walls, more complex than this though because it has 45 degree angles too.
Really love how you did this, been messing with building recently and watched your wall stack video. Cant wait for the guide on how to make the wall completely flush!
Damn. This helped me so much. I hate it so much that Ark forces you to build on even ground, then makes maybe 2% of the map even and then does not even give you an option to build on uneven ground. Love you man :)
Awesome, and I like the way you chose to do the captions for narration, and thanks for the method, I'll use it in the Arctic to help with our bases, Lord knows those peaks are steep...
I really like this method, it really does change how building is for me, but the fact that it's not entirely flush is kind of irritating to me. I have found out that using sloped walls on the fence foundations sometimes (but not always) allow you to clip into the actual building on the pillars which can then be replaced by normal walls, giving the building a more flush, natural look. Give it a go when you have the time, it might work for ya. Overall I really love your videos, very to the point yet still informative. Keep it up, my friend, you just earned yourself a new sub.
Hey dude, just wanted to let you know I've come up with a new method and your suggestion was the last piece to solve the puzzle so thank you!!! No pillars and all flush walls, check it out: twitter.com/captain_fatdog/status/824315859267158026
Just came across your channel this is my third video of yours I'm watching, such great and much needed videos, amazing to see from a small youtuber. Keep up the great work.
Wonderful editing i must say!!! I was very impressed by the culture of your building and I'm an experienced player and I didn't even know how to do this!!! you have earned a sub, keep up the good work
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips Go the brits :) I'm absolutely crap at building in Ark. So I need all the help I can get XD If you keep making content like that I think you're going to do well.
I love building so if you ever want me to do anything specific let me know. Starting tomorrow I'm going to crack on with making more videos. I plan on doing one every day.
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips I would give yourself weekends off if I were you though :P You need some time to just play as well :) Thanks, I'm sure I'll get stuck at some point so I'll ask then XD
@@captainfatdog I looked up your video this morning because I am trying to do this very thing, I copied exactly what you showed step for step and when I got to the point where you snap a floating pillar underneath the ceiling the game refused it. 00:57 I tried it from other angles and then tried to just recreate that one part alone and the game will not allow the pillar to float like that even though it is a fully connected structure.
i did something quite similar to this before not knowing it was what it was, in my experience you shouldnt need to go through the trouble of building the thatch roof, if you start from the bottom typically they will line up, i suppose this method is better because it better so accounts for the uneven height, but many methods ive found work. ark really truly lets you build with amazing levels of freedom! lets just all hope they polish up whats wonky though rare
Yeah, there's many different ways to build on uneven ground. Depends on the sitiuation as to which method I like to use. There's another one I like that doesn't have pillars it's just all foundations, I am yet to do a video on that.
I have been trying different methods and I definitely am going to give this a go. It'll probably save me some building materials compared to others. x.x *fingers crossed*
I have another method that I will show soon too that doesn't have any pillars. Not to replace this one but as an alternative; different methods for different situations.
Ok, I'v tried this out, it's not straight forward at all but with some patience and a lot of frustrating snapping errors it can be done, once you work out the best angles to snap from. I got my columns poking through the ceiling pieces on some but not all, it's still a work in progress but I should get there eventually..... Good tutorial although I would have liked it a little slower... Thanks for taking the time, it was a big help...
Thanks, I'm working on making things a little slower and clearer in my newer videos ;) I also have another method for building on uneven ground that I will be doing soon.
Excellent, I look forward to your next tutorial..... Btw, not too sure how the foundation works, I'm having to re-set most of mine as I just can't figure out which way is the correct way(Highlighted?) to place them consistently so that the face of a wall is facing outwards and the back of the wall facing inwards. Do I need to re-set the foundation? or can I just reverse the wall at "Green" when placing it? Thanks again :-)
That's probably the most annoying part of doing this. You can't just flip the wall because it won't line up right, but you can press the flip button when placing the fence foundation.
Ah-ha, Sorted :-)the differences on each side of the foundation are quite subtle but I figured it out thanks... You really have to pay attention to small details here particularly which way your facing when laying them out.... BiG Thumbs! ;-)
Unfortunately, this didn't work for me. It wouldn't let me place the walls inside the other walls. Is this only able to be accomplished on Xbox/Consoles? *sigh* and I spent so much stone making the stuff for this :(
Something completely unrelated, but the pegomastax is BROKEN. I was away for like 10 minutes, and I come back to my base, and my bronto is DEAD. I check the logs and it said a pegomastax killed it. HOW DOES IT DO THAT WTF?!?! anyways.. it took 4 hours. im so mad :(
Make sure you have the thatch roofs placed like he did, (temporarily ofc) and then you need to place the stone walls as far away as you can, and make sure they're facing on the outside. You need to make sure the game thinks that the walls are technically attached to the thatch ceilings, and facing outwards. Dw, demolishing them wont get rid of them. Basically if it isnt letting you place the walls inside the other walls, its because they're right above your fence foundations. You need to make sure they're like a couple inches outside of them, by making sure it places on the inside of th ethatch ceilng, but pointed out.
Hello my friend, I was able to make the wall using his technique, it is not finished yet, but it is getting the way I wanted it to, it only has one ... As the extension of the wall is very long, the bottom part Where it has the foundations of fence at a certain moment utrapasses the upper part supported by the pillars, then I have to put the foundations of close without that they fit the previous one ... It is a little more complicated, but it is working. Once it's done I'll make a video and post the link for you to see. Thanks a lot for the help!
Hello again :) I have been using this method recently too for a big PvP base. Really looking forward to seeing your build, I'll show mine too once it's done!
I kinda wanna make a giant pyramid with the wall stacking (if it can work the same way), and the lower basement area, id make the main level and upper levels a trap filled maze full of auto turrets and tripwires... and high level sabertooths set on agro at dead ends
Awesome vids man! I had to sub :-D. Quick question tho. Is there any way to fully replace pillars and finally finish it off with Foundations instead? I suppose from a structural/anti pvp perspective, I tend to avoid pillars but I can't seem to get away from them.
Thank you very much! I have recently figured out a way to do exactly what you want, I'll be doing a video on it soon: twitter.com/captain_fatdog/status/824315859267158026
I love his builds, I think you are right, we would make a good team. I think he's better at the overall shape of a build while I'm pretty good with the technicalities of the building system. Shame he's on PC and I'm on Xbox (for now).
I've followed the guide step by step up until placing the walls. When I come round to it the walls snap to the stone ceilings rather than the thatch. Changing the snap and rotation isn't doing anything either!!:( solution please
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips sorry for the delayed reply, the snap point doesn't even appear rather it snaps to the stone ceilings instead of the thatch which in turn means that I can't place walls behind
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips I see. I was able to replicate this technique without any fence foundations except at corners to align the pillars in the next direction of construction. At the end, I could build walls down from the ceilings without any fence foundations present beneath them. The only difference I can think of is that my server has clipping enabled, so that may be the factor that allowed me to skip the fence foundations.
Love your method, Sure you put a lot of time in the video Editing, although i rather have it slower to make sure it's easier to see how exactly you do it. Maybe it's just me, but i wouldnt mind spending 10 mins looking in real time/2x speed. As now i have to pause it. Again, maybe it's just me, just so you know;)
Thanks, really appreciate your feedback, it helps. I made it fast because I'm sick of all the 30+ minute tutorials where you get to the end and didn't even show what you wanted, but maybe I went a little too far with it. I'm editing one right now so I'll see if I can slow it down a little :)
Your method for building is very important, so I can build a wall without elevation on top. I tried to do it in the scorchead eart, but I could not ... The inner part does not catch! Could you make a video building a little wall?
I think I know what you mean, so you want a single skinned wall but with the top of the walls all at the same level? The main thing to know is that the bottom part and top part are not connected, the bottom walls are supported by the fence foundations and the top walls are supported by the ceilings. So you would need to have pillars and ceilings behind your wall to support the top part.
Exactly, but I want walls from one side and the other to form the wall and using its technique, and in each wall unit I want it to have calumnies of pillars accompanying the height of the wall. And for this I have to be able to do the same way that you do, but until today I can not, even doing the same way the lower pardes even in the wall casting turn red.
True. But when was the last time anyone decided to go through the foundation instead of the wall? If it makes you happier though check this out: twitter.com/captain_fatdog/status/824315859267158026
If the foundation shape isn't a square or rectangular, do you start at the highest fence foundation for each side and just pillar up to the height of the other ceilings?
No because fence foundations don't support ceilings :( I do have another method though that uses normal foundations and no pillars, I will be doing a video on it soon.
You're an actual life saver. I was getting so upset because any method I saw wasn't working for me for building walls around my main base instead of gates. This worked so perfectly! Thank you!
Awesome, glad to hear it :)
As a builder, uneven terrain is the most annoying thing out there by far. This video is helpful because it is a simple method, it's easy follow the steps, and the end product looks amazing. Thank you this video is so helpful.
Thanks you very much! Glad you like it ;)
I've become a recent fan I discovered you when looking for traps and you never disappoint with your genius
I keep coming back to this tutorial, again and again :-)Lol.... Brilliant!
Haha, thanks mate. I've just started building a 15x15 metal PvP base using it!
Straight to the point, no unnecessary overthetop intro, and very helpful. Well done, I'll be sure to use this method, thank you.
Thank you very much!
Thanks so much for this, really helped me get a nice big flat wall with all the bottom gaps tidy. The temp ceilings to get an outer snap point was the key for what I was missing. I found this method to be fairly quick too.
Nice one, I'm glad it helped! On my latest video I've actually been using this to build castle walls, more complex than this though because it has 45 degree angles too.
Man, u'r the best Arkitect! Regards frim Brazil!
Cheers dude ;)
Really love how you did this, been messing with building recently and watched your wall stack video. Cant wait for the guide on how to make the wall completely flush!
I've watched several of your videos. I appreciate your to the point videos and the lack of obnoxious music. You've earned a sub my friend.
Thank you! And thanks for subscribing :)
Best video I've seen on UA-cam in my life, you sir are a god
Best UA-cam comment I've had in my life! ;)
Damn. This helped me so much. I hate it so much that Ark forces you to build on even ground, then makes maybe 2% of the map even and then does not even give you an option to build on uneven ground. Love you man :)
haha, true
thats pretty handy, avoids alot of the other inconsistency with ark building by just putting that one layer on the outside, looks pretty good too
Thanks! I've been experimenting with another method recently too, I think it looks even better: twitter.com/captain_fatdog/status/824315859267158026
Very cool method!
Thanks man!
To anyone reading this - you should check out Timmy's uneven terrain video too as an alternate method, link in the description.
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips what console or pc do you do this on
Xbox
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips same
Wow look very cool now I can build on uneven terrain thanks a lot!
Awesome, and I like the way you chose to do the captions for narration, and thanks for the method, I'll use it in the Arctic to help with our bases, Lord knows those peaks are steep...
I really like this method, it really does change how building is for me, but the fact that it's not entirely flush is kind of irritating to me.
I have found out that using sloped walls on the fence foundations sometimes (but not always) allow you to clip into the actual building on the pillars which can then be replaced by normal walls, giving the building a more flush, natural look.
Give it a go when you have the time, it might work for ya.
Overall I really love your videos, very to the point yet still informative.
Keep it up, my friend, you just earned yourself a new sub.
Thank you very much. I will certainly try out your suggestion, I would love it if it could be made flush!
Hey dude, just wanted to let you know I've come up with a new method and your suggestion was the last piece to solve the puzzle so thank you!!! No pillars and all flush walls, check it out: twitter.com/captain_fatdog/status/824315859267158026
Glad I could be of help!
Looks awesome!
Just came across your channel this is my third video of yours I'm watching, such great and much needed videos, amazing to see from a small youtuber. Keep up the great work.
Thank you, your comment is very motivating! I've been a little busy lately but got some more ideas on the way soon ;)
Wonderful editing i must say!!! I was very impressed by the culture of your building and I'm an experienced player and I didn't even know how to do this!!! you have earned a sub, keep up the good work
Thank you for your comment!!! And for the sub :)
thank you for making this actually understandable
Dude thanks for the clear straight tothe point tutorials
easier to understand than other tutorials thanks
very nice! i like videos without too much of the smalltalk 😉 well done!
Thanks 😉
most helpful video on this particular subject I've seen.
THANKS!
Your video was the best after watching 4 others. thanks for the help.
Thats what I like to hear 😜
Thank you very much James!
Nice one ! This is a great method. Nice editing too :)
Thanks mate, appreciate it. I'm just having a look at your channel now, I've not seen it before, a fellow Englishman! I'm from Yorkshire though.
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips Go the brits :) I'm absolutely crap at building in Ark. So I need all the help I can get XD If you keep making content like that I think you're going to do well.
I love building so if you ever want me to do anything specific let me know. Starting tomorrow I'm going to crack on with making more videos. I plan on doing one every day.
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips I would give yourself weekends off if I were you though :P You need some time to just play as well :) Thanks, I'm sure I'll get stuck at some point so I'll ask then XD
Nice, best tip yet thank you!
you make it so easy to understand! thank you.
I wish this still worked. Great vid.
It does still work.
@@captainfatdog I looked up your video this morning because I am trying to do this very thing, I copied exactly what you showed step for step and when I got to the point where you snap a floating pillar underneath the ceiling the game refused it. 00:57 I tried it from other angles and then tried to just recreate that one part alone and the game will not allow the pillar to float like that even though it is a fully connected structure.
i did something quite similar to this before not knowing it was what it was, in my experience you shouldnt need to go through the trouble of building the thatch roof, if you start from the bottom typically they will line up, i suppose this method is better because it better so accounts for the uneven height, but many methods ive found work. ark really truly lets you build with amazing levels of freedom! lets just all hope they polish up whats wonky though rare
Yeah, there's many different ways to build on uneven ground. Depends on the sitiuation as to which method I like to use. There's another one I like that doesn't have pillars it's just all foundations, I am yet to do a video on that.
Very useful tutorial. Thanks!
Ur tutorials are amazing dude u have helped me alot ;)
Thank you ;-)
I have an even better uneven ground video coming soon: twitter.com/captain_fatdog/status/824315859267158026
These videos are so neat!
Instead of demolishing those thatch ceilings you can just double them up so your floor is layered
I have been trying different methods and I definitely am going to give this a go. It'll probably save me some building materials compared to others. x.x *fingers crossed*
I have another method that I will show soon too that doesn't have any pillars. Not to replace this one but as an alternative; different methods for different situations.
The video i was looking for 👏👏
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS TUTORIAL!!!
No problem, glad you like it!
love this techiniques!! amazing videos ;)
Thanks ;)
Ok, I'v tried this out, it's not straight forward at all but with some patience and a lot of frustrating snapping errors it can be done, once you work out the best angles to snap from. I got my columns poking through the ceiling pieces on some but not all, it's still a work in progress but I should get there eventually..... Good tutorial although I would have liked it a little slower... Thanks for taking the time, it was a big help...
Thanks, I'm working on making things a little slower and clearer in my newer videos ;)
I also have another method for building on uneven ground that I will be doing soon.
Excellent, I look forward to your next tutorial..... Btw, not too sure how the foundation works, I'm having to re-set most of mine as I just can't figure out which way is the correct way(Highlighted?) to place them consistently so that the face of a wall is facing outwards and the back of the wall facing inwards. Do I need to re-set the foundation? or can I just reverse the wall at "Green" when placing it? Thanks again :-)
That's probably the most annoying part of doing this. You can't just flip the wall because it won't line up right, but you can press the flip button when placing the fence foundation.
Ah-ha, Sorted :-)the differences on each side of the foundation are quite subtle but I figured it out thanks... You really have to pay attention to small details here particularly which way your facing when laying them out.... BiG Thumbs! ;-)
Your videos are really good
Thank you :)
great method thank you so much
Thanks, no probs 🐼
Unfortunately, this didn't work for me. It wouldn't let me place the walls inside the other walls. Is this only able to be accomplished on Xbox/Consoles? *sigh* and I spent so much stone making the stuff for this :(
Nevermind! It actually worked. It did waste a bunch of my resources still, but it's all good
Good stuff, I'm glad you got it sorted ;)
Something completely unrelated, but the pegomastax is BROKEN. I was away for like 10 minutes, and I come back to my base, and my bronto is DEAD. I check the logs and it said a pegomastax killed it. HOW DOES IT DO THAT WTF?!?! anyways.. it took 4 hours. im so mad :(
@NeddyTheNoodle I'm on PC and had the same issue with it not letting me place the walls inside the other walls. How did you fix the problem?
Make sure you have the thatch roofs placed like he did, (temporarily ofc) and then you need to place the stone walls as far away as you can, and make sure they're facing on the outside. You need to make sure the game thinks that the walls are technically attached to the thatch ceilings, and facing outwards. Dw, demolishing them wont get rid of them. Basically if it isnt letting you place the walls inside the other walls, its because they're right above your fence foundations. You need to make sure they're like a couple inches outside of them, by making sure it places on the inside of th ethatch ceilng, but pointed out.
4 years later here I am again :D
Hello my friend, I was able to make the wall using his technique, it is not finished yet, but it is getting the way I wanted it to, it only has one ... As the extension of the wall is very long, the bottom part Where it has the foundations of fence at a certain moment utrapasses the upper part supported by the pillars, then I have to put the foundations of close without that they fit the previous one ... It is a little more complicated, but it is working. Once it's done I'll make a video and post the link for you to see.
Thanks a lot for the help!
Hello again :)
I have been using this method recently too for a big PvP base. Really looking forward to seeing your build, I'll show mine too once it's done!
I kinda wanna make a giant pyramid with the wall stacking (if it can work the same way), and the lower basement area, id make the main level and upper levels a trap filled maze full of auto turrets and tripwires... and high level sabertooths set on agro at dead ends
Haha, that sounds fun!
Awesome vids man! I had to sub :-D. Quick question tho. Is there any way to fully replace pillars and finally finish it off with Foundations instead? I suppose from a structural/anti pvp perspective, I tend to avoid pillars but I can't seem to get away from them.
Thank you very much! I have recently figured out a way to do exactly what you want, I'll be doing a video on it soon: twitter.com/captain_fatdog/status/824315859267158026
you and gg fizz will make a great team
I love his builds, I think you are right, we would make a good team. I think he's better at the overall shape of a build while I'm pretty good with the technicalities of the building system. Shame he's on PC and I'm on Xbox (for now).
yay i actually got a response and when do you think you will get pc?
I always respond ;)
It won't be for a long time yet, I don't have anywhere near enough money at the moment.
Amazing. :-)
Subscribed.
Thank you very much!
Hi, I have problems with the 1:40s step :(, any tip?. Thx
Why what's going wrong?
Nevermind, I fix it already, "triangle" on Ps4 to flip the walls :), thx you anyway!
Oh right, yeah I made this before it was on PS4!
素晴らしいです Nice build！
Thanks :)
great nice way to do it thanks
Is it okay that pillar is not sticking out on statch roof? I cant do it in ark mobile
This really helped me thx captain fatdog...... (
great I'm glad, thanks haha
Trying to follow along with your video, but I can't seem to get the pillar to snap outside of the foundation, im using super structures mod
I don't used building mods so I can't help I'm afraid.
Your content is amazing. But how hard it is to build on water, really hard to hit the good snap points!
Any tip for that?
Not much you can do about that. Just keep struggling, haha.
@@captainfatdog I admit, I hoped more from the legend, but it's what it is^^
its needed to be with thatch structures first or can i just fill everything with metal?
The thatch structures are for a reason
The subtitles are great
Thanks ;)
Awesome... what song did you use?
link in the description 😉
if the elevation dropped enough would it be possible to put a gate into the basement?
Absolutely, that would be a great use of the downstairs!
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips ty so much, I really like the fast yet accurate pace of the vid.
also will demoing last pillars collaps the structure?
Yes because fence foundations can't support ceilings!
say its cool but can you put a dinosaur gate under it because its hollow?
Absolutely!
Does it really matter if they are facing out ?
I've followed the guide step by step up until placing the walls. When I come round to it the walls snap to the stone ceilings rather than the thatch. Changing the snap and rotation isn't doing anything either!!:( solution please
Is the green highlight showing on the correct snap point but then when you actually place it it goes in the wrong place?
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips sorry for the delayed reply, the snap point doesn't even appear rather it snaps to the stone ceilings instead of the thatch which in turn means that I can't place walls behind
What purpose do the fence foundations serve after the initial pillar is up?
Watch near the end, I place walls on them ;)
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips I see. I was able to replicate this technique without any fence foundations except at corners to align the pillars in the next direction of construction. At the end, I could build walls down from the ceilings without any fence foundations present beneath them. The only difference I can think of is that my server has clipping enabled, so that may be the factor that allowed me to skip the fence foundations.
Yeah, if you have no collision enabled then there's no need to use this video, you just build the walls streight down from the ceilings.
first time I see this method this is fucking gold sub!
Thanks mate! I've got an even better method on the way soon ;)
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips thats great ill be waiting
K pillars in corners too
Very creative
does this work on asa? because pillars dont snap to anything
You don't need it on ASA, the foundations snap up and down hills
Love your method, Sure you put a lot of time in the video Editing, although i rather have it slower to make sure it's easier to see how exactly you do it. Maybe it's just me, but i wouldnt mind spending 10 mins looking in real time/2x speed. As now i have to pause it. Again, maybe it's just me, just so you know;)
Thanks, really appreciate your feedback, it helps. I made it fast because I'm sick of all the 30+ minute tutorials where you get to the end and didn't even show what you wanted, but maybe I went a little too far with it. I'm editing one right now so I'll see if I can slow it down a little :)
What platform is this? Xbox, PC or PS4? Just wonder how you manage to carry so much material.
Xbox. I put every level into weight, think its on like 900 :P
You can fiddle with the server settings to get it even higher though.
Thx for the help🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒
definitley dont work for me, pillars dont place the same height all the way around...
you need to snap the pillars down from the thatch ceilings. It can be a tricky snap point to get sometimes but it is there!
How did you create this video?
Recorded it on Xbox, Edited it on PC with Premiere Pro
@@captainfatdog
Wow thanks
What is the name of the song?
Julian Kruse - Weightless
This technique only works with rock wall?
No, I'm pretty sure it works with all materials :)
Your method for building is very important, so I can build a wall without elevation on top.
I tried to do it in the scorchead eart, but I could not ... The inner part does not catch!
Could you make a video building a little wall?
I think I know what you mean, so you want a single skinned wall but with the top of the walls all at the same level?
The main thing to know is that the bottom part and top part are not connected, the bottom walls are supported by the fence foundations and the top walls are supported by the ceilings. So you would need to have pillars and ceilings behind your wall to support the top part.
Exactly, but I want walls from one side and the other to form the wall and using its technique, and in each wall unit I want it to have calumnies of pillars accompanying the height of the wall. And for this I have to be able to do the same way that you do, but until today I can not, even doing the same way the lower pardes even in the wall casting turn red.
Ah, so you want the wall to be 1 foundation thick with pillars inside going right to the top? Is it on PvP or PvE?
do we need the fence ??????
Yes, it supports the lower walls
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips have u had an issue where the pillar goes through the ceiling when u place it correctly
You mean when theres a little stub sticking though the top or when its sticking half way through?
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips both happened to me but my problem right now is a little piece coming out of it
But that's what is supposed to happen, only you use thatch ceilings then demolish them and put new ceilings on top.
Song name?
In the description 🙂
SWEEEEETT
Thanks MrMcBonkers 😊
I'm in love with you
Hahaha 😍
Damn
Not good for PvP.
?
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips
These are easier to destroy in PvP.
How is that?
captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips
cause walls are easier to destroy than foundations...
True. But when was the last time anyone decided to go through the foundation instead of the wall? If it makes you happier though check this out: twitter.com/captain_fatdog/status/824315859267158026
If the foundation shape isn't a square or rectangular, do you start at the highest fence foundation for each side and just pillar up to the height of the other ceilings?
Nah, because the heights wouldn't match up. You'd have to build the shape from that one highest point.
What are the pillars for? Can't you just like build the walls and then out roof on?
No because fence foundations don't support ceilings :(
I do have another method though that uses normal foundations and no pillars, I will be doing a video on it soon.