Windswept Hills
The tutorial biome: berries, ore in the open, and the first palbox that should not move three times.
Windswept Hills is the grassland you spawn into. Catch workers here, not a raid boss. Lamball, Cattiva, Chikipi, Foxparks, and Pengullet cover food, mining, kindling, and watering. Build the palbox on flat ground with room for beds, a berry plot, and a chest line — a cliff-edge castle looks good until pathing dies. Zoe's tower is the first real check. Fast-travel statues exist so you can leave and come back; do not abandon a working base because a YouTube pin is 400 meters away.
- When to live here
- Hours 0–15, and as a forever production hub
- Weather
- Mild — no heat/cold kit required
- First tower
- Zoe & Grizzbolt once you have a combat party
Key spots
Spawn plateau
Flat enough for a palbox. Leave corridors. Chests in doorways are how Pals stand still.
Ore and tree lines
Early mining and lumbering. Assign dedicated Pals; a 'do everything' Pal will wander.
Small caves
Spheres, ancient notes, and a first dungeon. Do not take your only transport Pal in and leave the base empty.
Great Eagle statues
Unlock them while you explore. Fast travel is the real mount.
Zoe's tower
Bring a party that is not your mining crew. Type and levels matter more than a fancy gun.
Play notes
- Catch a handful of gatherers before you obsess over IVs or a legendary spawn video.
- A second combat party in the palbox is cheaper than dragging Foxparks into a boss and watching the kiln go cold.
- If raids already hurt, lower raid frequency in world settings before you rebuild the walls in marble.
Setups for Windswept Hills
Windswept Hills · First 30–60 minutes
First Palbox
Flat ground, room for beds and a berry line, statues nearby. Move once if you must — not four times.
Best for: New worlds that keep relocating the base for a nicer view
Windswept Hills · Hours 1–8
Early Work Crew
Kindling, watering, planting, mining, lumbering, transporting — dedicated Pals, food, and beds. Combat is a different roster.
Best for: Bases that look busy and produce nothing
Any base · Each raid timer
Raid Defense
Walls, a roof over production, a watch Pal, and world settings you actually chose. Legendary eggs do not live on the lawn.
Best for: Open-air crafting floors that lose the kiln every raid
Towers · One tower visit
Tower Clear
Separate combat roster, type swap, food, and a gun or Pal skills you can use. Towers are Ancient Tech, not a side chest.
Best for: Parties that walk Zoe with the mining crew and a grey spear
Home base · Ongoing factory
Cake and Egg Loop
Cake ingredients first, then the farm, then incubators at the right temperature. Breeding is a production line.
Best for: Players who built a breeding farm and then starved the ranch