The poster is annoyed that pals turn build placement red just by standing in the way, even when it's a pal they carefully built around. They wish shooting a pal, even at the cost of SAN or trust, would send it retreating to the farthest corner of the base for a few minutes, and that follower pals fetching items or helping in combat would stay outside a 45-degree forward field of view.
A player asked whether the mining base effect still applies when placing several Anubis pals, all nicknamed 'Girlfriend1,' there. They also asked whether pals need to be paired (e.g., by gender) for the bonus to work.
A player asks whether pals without the insomnia trait need beds to avoid mental strain, and whether the type of bed matters. They also ask if a ranch needs an infirmary, and whether farming/handiwork tech upgrades noticeably help ranches too.
After a level cap unlocked water bases, the poster quickly built one with stone foundations but wasn't happy with the look, and switching to glass foundations didn't help either. They're wondering if painted wood foundations would look better and are asking what other players use for their water bases, noting they haven't unlocked the futuristic or ancient-civilization foundation sets yet.
The poster built a farm stacked in three tiers, but the topmost crops aren't being harvested, and is asking if this is a bug. This is a user report with the cause unconfirmed.
The poster spent the whole weekend struggling with base building and says they're left feeling deflated (a 'reality check' letdown) about the result. As a small silver lining, they mention a wandering Mingijad nearby that they find very cute.
The poster built a mining base behind the church spot that's supposedly popular, but found it visually cluttered and felt it was a waste to be right next to a teleport point. Climbing up above the Wind Deer waterfall, they found a spot with plenty of ore and an open view, though no trees, and are considering relocating there.
The poster asks whether it's okay to set up only a single feed box for Pals instead of one on every floor of their base. They're frustrated that Pals on the ground floor climb all the way to the top floor to eat and want to know why.
With Grenwell defeated and the World Tree next, the poster wants to relocate their main base and asks for location recommendations. They also ask what the standard way is to divide roles across their now four bases.
A user said they're growing lettuce and tomatoes at the same 3:3 ratio. However, lettuce is overflowing in storage while tomatoes accumulate at only about a fifth the rate, and they asked what might be causing the imbalance.
The poster says running several breeding farms at once makes it confusing to tell which ones have finished "passive concentration" (breeding to stack desired passive skills). They vent that they still need to pull a Meduna.
The poster crafts a fresh drone launcher, fills its stack to 30, retrieves it, then pulls out only 1 charge at a time to keep the stack topped up. They're asking whether this is actually a valid way to reduce durability loss.
The poster asks whether it's fine to lay foundations first on sloped, uneven terrain and then place a Pal Box on top. They also note that foundations sometimes turn red and refuse to place when laid in a row, even when nothing appears to be blocking them.
The poster asks whether the 'Ancient Clinic' is truly essential. They suspect they simply haven't felt its benefit yet since their labor/work system is still at a basic level.
Since stairs are normally built on top of a foundation, the poster asks whether it's actually possible to attach stairs underneath an already-placed foundation, as shown in a screenshot.
The poster shares a base build with four structures made for a single Monochrona living without any companions. The post playfully describes the pal as looking lonely and friendless, all on its own.
The tip: summon a mount, step a bit away, hold F to whistle, then press B to open the build tab — building and demolishing (C) both work normally this way. The poster adds that painting works, but for some unknown reason changing the paint color doesn't.