Best Open World Base Locations on Prometheus.?

[Tanyon]

Gonna start open world. Looking for a few tips on where you guys think building is good?

Probably start doing the missions from this base as well.

So looking for location ideas.

TY

[william_es]

I am personally looking at the southern end of the grasslands. The purple sky does not bother my eyes, as it does some people.

This gives you close access to the pillars (swamp on west of side of map), arctic steppes (snowy area in southwest), and marsh to the east.

The marsh also leads to the volacanic areas too, which is where we're allllllll be going to spending a lot of time chasing red exotics eventually. I plan to build some way stations across the marsh directly to the volcanic regions.

This makes a long run to the snow area to the north, but that isn't a place I'll spend much time If I can avoid it, because of two words: Snow Stalker. If you haven seen one yet, I won't ruin the surprise. These things make the polar bears look like rabbits.

A close second would be in the pillars... it's not a bad place. No super apex predators that will insta kill you. But.... it's a swamp. The weather events are Putrid Gasses, Acid fog, Acid Rain. Not exactly the most pleasant or fragrant place to set up a permanent base.

[Cucu]

J7 at the north-west side of the river. Close to the swamp biome, but don't go too close, there are drifters in the passage. North-west at the river is right.
Close to all biomes, good visibility (compared to the swamp), mild storms, often required resources nearby. Moas just run into your house more often than you can lose one.
Lava and Ice are just 3 map tiles away.

[Natjur]

Since the swamp and grassland caves do not have all the metals (but the tunnel connecting biomes do, it limits good base locations if you want all metals

I went for L4 right next to the cave that connects to the lava area, the tunnel has 200+ ores and I wanted to build in the swamp

You can also go to the grassland via I4 tunnel

[PuluSus]

This place here in grid G7 lower right corner beside the river, has a tunnel that goes under the hill and has a cave in it + 2 deep mining ore deposits. River is also wide enough to place plenty of water wheels for that sweet electricity. Close access to swamps and snow area and not too far away from volcanic biome.
https://i.imgur.com/DNL6z9R.png

[Tanyon]

Originally posted by Cucu:

J7 at the north-west side of the river. Close to the swamp biome, but don't go too close, there are drifters in the passage. North-west at the river is right.
Close to all biomes, good visibility (compared to the swamp), mild storms, often required resources nearby. Moas just run into your house more often than you can lose one.
Lava and Ice are just 3 map tiles away.

Yea I picked J7 I built on that lake next tot the river.

Curious are the drifters dangerous? I see them in the sky (completely freaked me out the first time) but they don't seem aggressive..

[WhoopinOnYou]

Originally posted by william_es:

Snow Stalker. If you haven seen one yet, I won't ruin the surprise. These things make the polar bears look like rabbits.

In my first encounter I got mauled. I took a shot at it from a distance thinking it was just some normal one-shot kill animal. I quickly noticed my stealth shot only tickled its nose. He then called in all of his buddies that just kept coming and they all feasted on my flesh.

Now that I know what I'm in for, I avoid them at all costs. lol

[TheRanger7]

Without spoiling anything, I'd build a base in the regular Grassland Biome, near water, and use that as your starter base. Don't get too elaborate, because as you progress through missions you will find better base locations.

Also, friendly piece of advice that no one told me. Always carry a minimum of a wooden hammer with you to repair structures as you come across them. You'll thank me later.