Architect of Chaos

Architect of Chaos Toolkit

Build weird. Build impossible. Build your way.

Architect of Chaos Toolkit brings the native transformation tools associated with Playground into normal Survival blueprint placement. It lets you rotate blueprints on the Yaw, Pitch and Roll axes, change their Scale.

The mod does not turn your world into Playground and does not unlock the Playground build menu. Normal recipes, material costs, blueprints and the Grounded 2 construction flow remain active.

AoC is designed for  Survival worlds only!! Mild, Medium, Whoa and Custom.

Four variants

 1. CORE (STANDARD)

The base and safest version of the toolkit:

- blueprint rotation on the Yaw, Pitch and Roll axes;

- blueprint scaling;

- extended controls after using the game's native middle-click building copy;

- instant switching between Architect and standard Vanilla placement;

- Handy Gnat integration;

- a small AoC/Van mode indicator in the upper-right corner;

- normal material costs, recipes, unlocks and blueprint construction stages;

- protection against copying loose resources and world pickups.

CORE keeps normal structure damage and the game's standard placement restrictions.

2. CORE + Build Anywhere (BA)

Includes everything from CORE plus the Build Anywhere module.

Build Anywhere operates only while Architect mode is active and only on a real building preview. It relaxes surface, collision, snap-point and support restrictions, allowing structures to be placed in locations and arrangements normally rejected by the game.

Build Anywhere does not remove material costs, unlock recipes or enable loose-resource duplication.

 3. CORE + No Structure Damage (NSD)

Includes everything from CORE and protects loaded and newly created objects recognized by the game as buildings:

- protected structures do not receive normal damage;

- damage-related death and destruction are disabled;

- recorded damage is automatically cleared if the game still reports a hit.

Protection remains active in both Architect and Vanilla placement modes.

 4. CORE + No Structure Damage + Build Anywhere (NSD + BA)

Includes every feature: CORE + NSD + BA.

This variant protects structures from damage while also relaxing placement restrictions in Architect mode.

Architect and Vanilla modes

The mod starts in Architect mode. A small AoC/Van indicator in the upper-right corner shows the active mode.

Architect mode deliberately uses single placement only. Hold to Place Many / Zoop is disabled because the native game system cannot safely combine a dragged building series with custom Pitch, Roll and Scale values.

To drag a normal series of walls, floors or other pieces:

1. leave the active blueprint;

2. press `F5` to switch to Vanilla;

3. use the normal Hold to Place Many action;

4. press `F5` again after finishing to return to Architect.

For safety, `F5` cannot switch modes while a blueprint, Handy Gnat or mount is active. Leave the current state first.

- `F5` — switch between Architect and Vanilla while no blueprint, Handy Gnat or mount is active;

- `R` — cycle the active transform mode: Yaw → Pitch → Roll → Scale;

- `Q` / `E` — decrease or increase the active transform value;

- `MMB` / middle mouse button — use the game's native building copy while retaining Architect controls;

- `Z` — Grid Snap;

- `X` — native Grounded 2 action, depending on context: Swap Variant or Cancel;

- `G` — Handy Gnat;

- `V` — exit Handy Gnat;

- `L` — toggle the Handy Gnat light.

- `C` — toggle the Handy Gnat noclip.

The toolkit relies on native Grounded 2 actions, so custom key mappings may affect controls or displayed prompts.

Handy Gnat and mounts

The extended axes remain available while using the Handy Gnat. When mounting a creature, Architect-specific functionality is automatically suspended so the mount keeps its normal controls and HUD. After dismounting, an active blueprint can be re-armed with Architect tools.

In variants containing BA, Build Anywhere is also paused while mounted. In variants containing NSD, structure protection stays active.

Installation

Install exactly ONE variant. Every variant already includes Core. Do not install Core to