I’ve restarted a couple times. Just to learn the game really. And I tried making a base at first because that’s what you can do. It got overwhelming fast. Eventually I restarted and I’m on my current run I’m doing so much better with a better grasp on the game.

This time I got a house in the city south of the Hub. Shrek? Lol idk, stupid scifi city names. Anyways so I had a couple people running the copper ore job nearby, and another doing lvl 1 research. Making cats and expanding minds. Eventually I needed lvl 2 research of course, but the damned thing doesn’t fit in the long house. So I was forced to build a storm house up on the hill nearby, as close as I could to Squeak.

Research building with lvl 3 table, done. Oh no I need light. Windmill, done. Ceiling fan, done. Food storage, a bed, done done. All this time I also have people still doing the copper job and running to and from Snek to store it for sale…

Then I find a copper ore right next to my research building! Oh man. Ok. So now I need storage at the outpost so they can work efficiently. New building, done. Copper storage, done. Bandit raid, none of my crew died, done.

I know this is probably old hat for most people, but as a new player is a great feeling to organically start a settlement out of necessity instead of coolness. Cuz it’ll be cool, but it also has needed function.

Alright, I just popped this communities cherry. How did your first real base start?