MV: How to recreate a pyramid

[DestinNotDustin]

Hey everyone! I'm reaching out because I'm having a bit of difficulty recreating the pyramid from VX Ace into MV. Every attempt to use the "rooftop" tile (forgive my lack of terminology), it connects it with the similar rooftop tile, breaking the immersion of a pyramid. Is there any way I can go about resolving this? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[TheAM-Dol]

This is due to how the auto-tile system works. In order to bypass auto-tile, you can hold shift, right click a placed tile to copy it, then left click to place that copied tile. This is copying the tile 1:1, so it is bypassing the engine's auto-tile system.

 

[KelIy]

Auto tiles can be funky like that. This seems like a job for the shift key.

Spoiler: Shift Click Quick

This is a useful mapping technique. If you want more information on it, this old tutorial has some good info. To my knowledge, it applies to MV and MZ as well. Sadly, the images appear to be broken now. The WayBack machine has a version of the thread with the pictures, luckily.

EDIT: Oh darn, I got beat to the punch!

 

[TheAM-Dol]

EDIT: Oh darn, I got beat to the punch!

But your description is better than mine anyways. Lots of pictures. Very helpful

 

[DestinNotDustin]

You two are incredible! I never knew the shift key could be used in this fashion. Thank you!
Now to figure out how to get these shadows on the right hand side.

Y'all wouldn't happen to know a technique that could apply here?

 

[TheAM-Dol]

Use the shadow pen

You can also add "shadow tiles" into your B, C, D, or E group which I find less annoying to use than the shadow pen, but it does use up one of your valuable tile layers.

edit:
Shadow tiles

 

[DestinNotDustin]

Today I learned! Thank you