New Game start question.

[iddy926]

I just bought the game, and I hate to say it but I am stuck at the beginning, I place the bonfire, next says to place bed.... Well I cannot do that. It says needs to be build on a floor. I Build a floor, try to put the bed and I get same message. I build floor, four walls and a door, try to place bed same message. So I need someone to explain it to me like if I was a 2 year old. Because sincerely I don't know what to do. And if it is so complicated that on the second thing it ask you to do is not doable then I guess is not the game for me. It is frustrating. I have watch several videos and people place bed anywhere. So I figure since video was 8 month ago maybe that change. Please help. Will really like to be able to play the game.
Thanks in advance and sorry for the rant.

[Limdood]

It is likely you've accidentally gone "up" a floor.

The game lets you build in 3d, but can only show one floor at a time. There is a small up and down arrow on the top left of the bottom bar....right above the "wardrobe" button that you click to build things.

It seems quite possible that you are trying to build a bed while on a floor that doesn't exist yet.....like you are accidentally on the second floor and trying to build the bed in mid air.

The number in between the arrow keys should be showing "0" for ground floor. Click down until it shows 0 (or you can use the keyboard shortcuts, default R to go up a floor and F to go down). You should now be able to place a bedROLL.

To place a bed, you'll need to research furniture (little laboratory bottle in the top right of the screen....you don't want to delay working on that too long...you can't plant crops until you research farming!), but from what you're saying, it sounds like you're in the very early section of the game, and it wants you to place a bedroll.

Note that once you place and build it, you'll need to select a colonist and right click on the bedroll to tell them to "own" it.

[iddy926]

Originally posted by Limdood:

It is likely you've accidentally gone "up" a floor.

The game lets you build in 3d, but can only show one floor at a time. There is a small up and down arrow on the top left of the bottom bar....right above the "wardrobe" button that you click to build things.

It seems quite possible that you are trying to build a bed while on a floor that doesn't exist yet.....like you are accidentally on the second floor and trying to build the bed in mid air.

The number in between the arrow keys should be showing "0" for ground floor. Click down until it shows 0 (or you can use the keyboard shortcuts, default R to go up a floor and F to go down). You should now be able to place a bedROLL.

To place a bed, you'll need to research furniture (little laboratory bottle in the top right of the screen....you don't want to delay working on that too long...you can't plant crops until you research farming!), but from what you're saying, it sounds like you're in the very early section of the game, and it wants you to place a bedroll.

Note that once you place and build it, you'll need to select a colonist and right click on the bedroll to tell them to "own" it.

Yes is very early beginning of game. I will look at the floor number to be "0". Did not know that was a thing. Will let you know if it worked. Thanks

[resieg]

May be you could post a screenshot ...