Habits that make survival and progression smoother — capture, base and combat shortcuts that save real hours over a full playthrough.
Capture & Pals
- Grab every Lifmunk Effigy you pass — capture rate is king.
- Weaken to a sliver and throw from behind for the best catch odds.
- Chain-catch species for Paldeck bonuses and stat boosts.
- Keep a flyer for travel and a Handiwork Pal (Anubis) for crafting speed.
Base & economy
- Assign the right Pals to the right jobs and keep them fed to avoid work slowdowns.
- Build a second base at ore/coal early to never run out of ingots.
- Place chests beside workstations so Transporting Pals keep production fed.
- Raise the Palbox tier before your base gets overcrowded.
Combat
- Always bring the counter element to a tower — it roughly halves the fight length.
- Reload behind cover; most deaths come from eating an AoE while exposed.
- Swap your active Pal mid-fight to match the enemy and refresh Partner Skills.
- Keep a shield and healing on your hotbar for every boss attempt.
Quality of life
- Set a bed and Feed Box in every base so no worker ever downs tools.
- Unlock and use fast-travel statues liberally as you explore.
- Keep sorted chests near workstations to keep production topped up.
- Condense spare duplicates instead of releasing them — free permanent stat upgrades.
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