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Base Building
March 3, 2026 at 08:48 AM
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Base building in Windrose lets players construct everything from simple survival shelters to fully developed forts and mansions. The building system uses snap-together blocks including piers, foundations, walls, roofs, windows, and doors. Pieces lock into place cleanly, and a duplication feature speeds up repetitive placement. Press B to open the build menu, and right-click to access the building panel.
Available structural elements include:
Foundations and floors for establishing the building footprint
Walls in various materials and with window/door cutouts
Roofs including flat, angled, and peaked options
Piers and docks extending structures over water
Doors and windows for access and aesthetics
Defensive structures like walls and watchtowers for fort construction
Placing decorations at your base increases your comfort level. Higher comfort directly improves your stamina bar size and stamina recovery rate through a Well-Rested buff. The buff duration increases with your comfort level. During the alpha, players achieved a maximum comfort level of 40.
Decoration categories that boost comfort include:
Furniture: Beds, chairs, tables
Lighting: Torches, lanterns, candles
Decorative Items: Trophies, plates, books
Important: multiple items from the same category do not stack. Placing two chairs provides no extra comfort beyond one chair. Build one of every subcategory in the Decoration menu for efficient gains. Trophies are the exception; they are unique items that do stack, and collecting all animal head trophies yields 12 extra comfort total.
As you explore the archipelago, you can establish outposts in different biomes. These start as simple camps and can be expanded into operational bases with crafting stations, storage, and NPC workers.
Recruited NPCs can be assigned to your base to handle resource gathering, crafting, and logistics. This is entirely optional but reduces the grind for players who prefer spending their time on combat and exploration. NPCs charge for their services, creating a gold sink.
Specific traders can be brought to your base, allowing you to purchase resources directly instead of gathering them yourself. This is another convenience system that respects the player's time.
The Galaxies Showcase (October 2025) introduced old-world estate building sets featuring Spanish and British mansion components. These let players construct Caribbean haciendas, colonial mansions, and other period-appropriate structures. One community member recreated the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars during playtesting, showing the creative range of the building system.
Base building was one of the most-praised features in the Steam Next Fest demo. Players specifically called out the intuitive snap system, smooth duplication, and how structures feel solid and functional rather than decorative. The building tools compare favorably to Valheim's system. Combined with the comfort system and shared storage for crafting, base building is widely considered one of the game's strongest pillars.
