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Free Zoning (Build Anywhere)
"Building codes don't apply on unregistered planets."
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How do I install Free Zoning (Build Anywhere)?
Download the free ProjectMods desktop app, then install Free Zoning (Build Anywhere) for The Planet Crafter in one click.
</>What does Free Zoning (Build Anywhere) do?
Ever tried to place a perfectly reasonable structure in a perfectly reasonable spot, only to be told "invalid placement"? On a planet with no government, no city council, and no building inspector? Ridiculous. Zoning Violation removes all placement restrictions in The Planet Crafter. Every surface is valid. Every angle is acceptable. That cliff face? Buildable. Floating in mid-air? Absolutely. Halfway inside a rock? Your architectural vision is valid and we support it. Toggle it on and place structures wherever your heart desires. Toggle it off to return to the oppressive regime of "logical building placement." The choice is yours, but the planet is literally a blank canvas — why limit yourself? Legal disclaimer: No actual zoning laws were violated in the making of this mod. Mostly because this planet has no legal system.
</>What is Free Zoning (Build Anywhere)?
Free Zoning (Build Anywhere) for The Planet Crafter scraps every placement rule the game enforces. Drop foundations on cliffs, float habitats above the ground, or clip biodomes into rock walls — the red outline simply stops appearing. Free from ProjectMods, the community-first game modding platform built around creative players.
</>Common questions about Free Zoning (Build Anywhere)
What does Free Zoning do in The Planet Crafter?
Free Zoning is a building mod for The Planet Crafter from ProjectMods that removes every placement restriction the base game applies to structures. The red outline that normally tells you a wall, foundation, biodome, or generator cannot go in a particular spot simply stops appearing. Every surface, angle, and position becomes a legal build location — cliff faces, mid-air, half-buried in a rock, or floating above your existing base. You still pay the material cost in vanilla play, and snapping logic still works where surfaces align, but the planet stops policing where your architectural ideas are allowed to live. Think of it as a creative-mode building permit issued to an entire alien world.
Does Free Zoning let me place structures mid-air with no support?
Yes. Free Zoning in The Planet Crafter lets you place any structure at any position, including floating in mid-air with no foundation beneath it. Habitat modules, biodomes, wind turbines, even rocket-tier buildings can hover wherever you point the placement reticle. The game's normal logic that demands a connected foundation or valid floor is bypassed entirely. This is the same flexibility that creative-mode building games like Valheim modders look for — a true blank canvas. You can stack platforms on cliff edges, build sky-bridges between mountains, or perch an observation dome on a single pillar. Free Zoning from ProjectMods treats every coordinate on the planet as a valid build target.
Does Free Zoning work for every building type including biodomes and rockets?
Yes. Free Zoning in The Planet Crafter applies to every placeable structure in the game — basic walls and floors, advanced biodomes for plants and trees, aquariums for fish, beehives for insects, drone stations, fusion generators, and the rocket platforms used in the terraforming finale. Whatever piece is in your build menu is unlocked for free placement. The mod does not pick favorites between early-game and late-game pieces. This matters because the trickiest placement frustration in vanilla play often hits late, when a Nuclear Fusion Generator refuses to sit on the rock you wanted. With ProjectMods' Free Zoning, that single annoyance disappears for the entire build catalog at once.
Can I toggle Free Zoning off when I want normal placement rules back?
Yes. Free Zoning in The Planet Crafter is a clean toggle through the ProjectMods desktop app. Flip it on when you want a free-canvas build session — say, for a screenshot base or a chaotic cliffside city — then flip it off to return to the vanilla placement logic for a normal playthrough run. Toggling it off does not delete structures you placed while it was active; they remain exactly where you put them, even if they would not be legal under standard rules. Your existing base survives the switch. Because ProjectMods is a community-first game modding platform with reversible mods, you can mix free-placement screenshots with grounded survival play across the same save.
Why would a content creator or streamer want Free Zoning in The Planet Crafter?
Streamers and YouTubers covering The Planet Crafter often want signature-looking bases that read well on camera — and the vanilla placement rules are designed for survival logic, not for cinematic framing. Free Zoning from ProjectMods unlocks the kind of impossible architecture that earns thumbnails: cliff-edge command centers, floating glass biodomes, observation decks dangling over the ocean stage of terraforming. It also makes time-lapse builds far easier to plan because you are not fighting the red outline for every piece. For comparison-style videos with Subnautica or Raft base builds, Free Zoning lets a creator stage equally dramatic shots on a Planet Crafter save.
What options does Free Zoning (Build Anywhere) include?
Build Anywhere
Place buildings anywhere you want — even if the game says the spot is invalid! No more red outlines!
Instructions
Note that in game the build will still show red instead of green, ignore it and just left click, it will still build! :)
Free Zoning is a free The Planet Crafter mod from ProjectMods that removes every building placement restriction in the game, so any structure can go on any surface, mid-air, or inside terrain.
System Requirements
What features does Free Zoning (Build Anywhere) include?
- Wipes out every placement restriction so red outlines never block your base layout again
- Lets you stick buildings on cliff faces, inside rocks, or floating in mid-air over the canyons
- Toggles on and off cleanly so you can return to normal placement rules whenever you want
- Works for every structure type — heaters, drills, biodomes, ore extractors, the lot
- Keeps power and oxygen connections functional even when buildings are placed in weird spots
Best For
- Builders chasing cinematic base photos who want structures clinging to cliffs and floating over lakes
- Content creators filming impossible architecture builds that wouldn't survive vanilla placement checks
- Returning players who already finished terraforming and want a creative-mode style sandbox build
- Completionists trying to squeeze T2 drills into tight ore veins that vanilla placement refuses
- Casual players who just want their wind turbines exactly where the view is best, rules be damned
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Spoiler Alert (End Scene)
Play any of the game's endings on demand. Pick an ending from the list, press play, and watch the finale at your departure platform - then get bounced back to your save so the launch doesn't retire it.
Huge Backpack
Resize your backpack from 0 to 250 slots. Carry everything. Sort button is your new best friend.
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Immortal Spaceman (Infinite Stats)
Max out your health, water, and oxygen permanently. Toggle each one individually. Surviving was never the hard part anyway.
