Ladder

Experimental A Ladder is a vertical climbable structure. It can be built free-standing on the ground, on Foundations or on Walls. Its height can be adjusted between 2 and 20 meters before placement. The handle extends 1 meter higher than the climbable height. Ladders can be stacked on top of each other for further height.

As ladder-hopping is now possible, surviving falls from great heights is much easier now.

Construction
The Ladder's height can be adjusted between 2 to 20 meters in steps of 2 meters: 2/4/6 ... 18/20 meters. When building, the fist click determines its starting position, then move the mouse to adjust the ladder height, and the second click confirms the construction.

Additional segments of ladder can be extended from an existing one, snapping from either the top or bottom end of it, regardless if the ladder is free-standing or not. This makes it a very versatile tool for vertical traversal.

Diving
A ladder penetrating water surface, such as the sea level, can be used by engineers for diving into the water. The downward key need to be pressed very slowly to avoid being washed away. While in the water, you need to keep clinging on it or else the engineer will float back to the surface.

This method can be used to obtain some Collectibles located under the water.

History

 * Patch 0.3.6:
 * Introduced
 * Velocity check for all ladders was removed (it is now possible to attach onto them no matter how fast the engineer is moving/falling)

Other ladders
Several buildings also feature a ladder on their side. The following buildings do and are stackable:
 * Conveyor Pole Stackable
 * Pipeline Pole Stackable
 * Hyper Tube Support Stackable
 * Storage Container
 * Industrial Storage Container
 * Fluid Buffer
 * Industrial Fluid Buffer

Buildings that are non-stackable, but feature a tall ladder:
 * Lookout Tower
 * Radar Tower

Beside these, many factory buildings also have a ladder but are not stackable, such as Smelters and Miners.