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Methodology: How to Find Good Base Locations? (dormi.zone)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/nomanssky

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Just booted up the game again after a significant time away and figured I'd try doing something new; building a more robust base rather than something that's just practical.

Thing is I'm used to searching only on the basis of practicality. So, how do you find nice locations to build something aesthetically pleasing rather than just fit for purpose?

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[–] kat_angstrom 5 points 1 month ago

Always nice to have an Electromagnetic power source nearby

[–] essteeyou 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm pretty simple on this front:

Visibility over a good distance
Proximity to water so it looks nice
Pretty flat so I don't have to worry about hills and stuff inside my base

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks, I'll keep these in mind as I'm searching.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

My favorites are:

top of a plateau or cliff
beachside with a sweeping view of the water
elevated above a busy grassland with interesting creatures to watch
angled to catch a sun/moon rise over interesting landscape
inside a very stormy area or with aggressive animals where I can safely watch it all through the glass