I’m trying to get a canvas on the side of my pool but every time I try to put it there the water makes the item go whack and it ends up being placed all crooked and floating. This is as far down as I can get it.
I was asking here to see if there was an actual method to this or if I just have to bang my head against the wall for an hour trying to get it to land in the exact spot I want it to.
I managed to get it in the spot I wanted it and in the process I figured how placing objects underwater works, so i’ll try to explain it as best as I can in case others want to place things underwater as well.
In this game, the water itself acts as an object that you can place things on, like a wall, but unlike a wall you can go inside of water. Because of this, whenever you try to place an item while your camera is underwater the item immediately stops because it’s hitting the water. That’s why it seems like the item is freaking out when you’re placing it, because it’s so close to the camera that you can’t properly see the outline. So in order to place an object where you want it, you have to place your camera in that spot. It will likely be crooked so before you place make sure you hit the R key to reset the rotation. Another thing I noticed was that the angle of the item depends on the angle of your camera, i.e. if you’re looking up, the item will be facing down, and vice versa.
TL;DR: While underwater, objects are placed where your camera is located and are affected by the angle of your camera.