Skin for the docks :(

[kroban]

I had this idea right after seeing that in the most recent beta update theres a change related to docks, this one:

• New minimap tile textures for Docks and Shell Beach Turf "

That and, I use docks a lot for farms, bridges, and some bases/port areas I've made.

And I have to say, as much as I like docks in the game...the texture is kinda ugly. Specially if theres lots of it, like a whole 10x10 dock area,

I understand that docks (atleast visually) are supposed to look unstable, since you learn it from pirate monkeys and all that. But I think that a new skin for the docks would be awesome, maybe something more "polished", like the wood chunks being better aligned, a stone version, or stone at the edges 

 

 

Edited December 16, 2025 by kroban

[Naifxoxo]

not js docks every turf should have skins i like decorations 

[Turbanik]

Klei said that it's impossible to add skins for turfs as to how they work, at least for now, so they rather add new turfs.

[BrixGoBrrr]

ooo, good chance for 'Boardwalk' turf tiles? a smoother visual texture + different walking sounds 
(.. and ofc.. increased run speed on Boardwalk tiles would be amazing too)

[gaymime]

maybe it could be done like walls were in the original ds? grass, wood, stone; monkey, wood, stone docks?

Edited December 17, 2025 by gaymime

[kroban]

On 12/16/2025 at 6:30 PM, Turbanik said:

Klei said that it's impossible to add skins for turfs as to how they work, at least for now, so they rather add new turfs.

Yeah I guess that changing tiles after its "on the floor" must be pretty hard to implement, but what about making a skin for the item itself? This way, once the dock is built you can't change the skin, but you have 2 versions for it, something like that.

Or maybe a special interaction with the Monkey Queen? For example, ruins bananas and surface bananas could have a different ID. So maybe if you give her a cave banana she finds it special and throws you another blueprint for better looking docks or other stuff? Idk, just some random idea

Edited January 31 by kroban

[Naifxoxo]

On 12/17/2025 at 12:30 AM, Turbanik said:

Klei said that it's impossible to add skins for turfs as to how they work, at least for now, so they rather add new turfs.

wym? we got skins for other items so what makes them different 

On 12/18/2025 at 7:06 AM, kroban said:

Yeah I guess that changing tiles after its "on the floor" must be pretty hard to implement, but what about making a skin for the item itself? This way, once the dock is built you can't change the skin, but you have 2 versions for it, something like that.

Or maybe a special interaction with the Monkey Queen? For example, from what I remember ruins bananas and surface bananas have differents ID. So maybe if you give her a cave banana she finds it special and throws you another blueprint for better looking docks or other stuff? Idk, just some random idea

ya exactly, when u craft it u can change skin or when u drop the turf on ground or dig it up using pitch here u can use sweeper its simple

[Bumber64]

3 hours ago, Naifxoxo said:

wym? we got skins for other items so what makes them different

Ground isn't an item.

[Spook Man]

Maybe make players able to place turf on top of docks. Probably with some slight, very minor, sprite change/overlay to tell that it's still a dock though. That way, docks are super easily customizable too, and I wouldn't have to spend my entire life savings on weaving new dock skins 😬

[Naifxoxo]

On 12/21/2025 at 2:48 AM, Bumber64 said:

Ground isn't an item.

im talking abt turfs and yes turfs are an items 

18 hours ago, Spook Man said:

Maybe make players able to place turf on top of docks. Probably with some slight, very minor, sprite change/overlay to tell that it's still a dock though. That way, docks are super easily customizable too, and I wouldn't have to spend my entire life savings on weaving new dock skins 😬

this is good , i also still want skins for turfs still 

Edited December 22, 2025 by Naifxoxo

[Bumber64]

4 hours ago, Naifxoxo said:

im talking abt turfs and yes turfs are an items

Turfs in the inventory are an item. Once placed, they're essentially just a single number stored at an x/y index in a table. (There's a few other tables, so you can have webs and vine bridges over stuff. Farm moisture and nutrients. Bridge damage. The system gets more convoluted each time new features are added.)

Compare to structures, which are full entities that can store data, be set on fire, etc. It would be better if they rewrote the whole thing so there was a single entity type that represented everything about a tile, rather than a bunch of functions that give specific info at a requested coord, but that's not likely happening any time soon.

Edited December 22, 2025 by Bumber64