Recognize the Rake
Rake
The terrain-shaping tool — used here for one small, gentle plot.
Keep the plot small — and back up first
Terrain work inside the altar’s building area persists, which is exactly why a careless pass is expensive. Back up the world before reshaping ground you care about.
Choose a small plot on a gentle slope. Large terraces, deep pits and underground work follow different rules and are not what this page covers.
Match the height, flatten the face
The two decisions are the target height and the tool angle: pick the height you want, then turn the Rake’s face until it sits nearly parallel to that intended plane.
If a pass leaves bumps, first check whether the tool face has drifted off the target plane — then flatten the face again before moving on.
Level section by section
Small, checked passes beat one aggressive sweep.
Pick the target height
Choose the plane the finished plot should sit on.
Flatten the tool face
Nearly parallel to the intended ground.
Start from the flat edge
Work from ground that already reads as level.
Check each section
Use the HUD’s radius and depth prompts to keep passes small.
Stop when the slope fights back
Players report steep ground turning into steps instead of a clean ramp. If your passes start stepping, or the work would run outside the altar’s coverage, stop and re-plan the plot rather than forcing the tool.
This page deliberately skips the Rake’s old unlock history, large-scale landscaping and fill quantities — the task here is one small plot done cleanly.