How do you use Taverns?

[Star_Kindler]

When I go up to one it just says "Sleeping was not paid for." I've run all over the place but can't figure out how to pay for it. Is it bugged?

[Muladas]

there is an innkeeper in front of the inn in the village that you talk to to pay. Like other NPCs, expect him to go to sleep around 2200. Can't say how long your payment is good for, but I suppose it would be pay in the afternoon and come back before 2400? payment might be 'good' until 0600 or 0700 too.

[Star_Kindler]

Originally posted by feelingluckyusa:

there is an innkeeper in front of the inn in the village that you talk to to pay. Like other NPCs, expect him to go to sleep around 2200. Can't say how long your payment is good for, but I suppose it would be pay in the afternoon and come back before 2400? payment might be 'good' until 0600 or 0700 too.

Oh, so you have to pay during the day before the night when you need to use it? Darn, that's annoying, so you have to plan in advance. They should have like a nightshift npc, or allow you to wake up the innkeeper, that would both make more sense and be a lot easier to use.

[MaanrikV]

if you are sleeping just to advance to the next day ... use your hut (or build another and delete it on waking) ... but your character does not 'Need' to sleep tbh

[Star_Kindler]

Originally posted by MaanrikV:

if you are sleeping just to advance to the next day ... use your hut (or build another and delete it on waking) ... but your character does not 'Need' to sleep tbh

My use-case is if I'm far away from my settlement and need to progress to the day. I guess I could make another hut though, that's a good idea... they're not too expensive.

[MaanrikV]

A few Flax ... some sticks... and you have a sleeping spot Bro :) just make sure its that first hut you can build ^^ .. not the follower tent :)

[Muladas]

build more travel posts maybe? costs a little renown but lets you get around pretty fast (just you not your NPC followers unfortunately).

[c-*****]

Originally posted by Star_Kindler:

When I go up to one it just says "Sleeping was not paid for." I've run all over the place but can't figure out how to pay for it. Is it bugged?

Each tavern has a guy standing outside it ready to do business - you pay him to stay the night. But he goes inside like everyone else around 9-10pm.

IIRC, the first tavern in the first town gives you a free night when you talk with the owner. I don't think it ever expires.

However... there don't seem to be many benefits to sleeping beyond having the screen tell you what day it is and how long until winter. Even on the very first day of the game it makes more sense to build most of your camp and return to town than to sleep.

I have to highly suggest going with the "create more travel posts" suggestion, but I didn't have any for the first couple game weeks either. At least not on my first game - but since they only cost 150 renown, I almost immediately set one near my camp and near each village. Then near each herbalist and crafter. Then in the middle of nowhere. Then while I was exploring. Then....

[Star_Kindler]

Originally posted by feelingluckyusa:

build more travel posts maybe? costs a little renown but lets you get around pretty fast (just you not your NPC followers unfortunately).

Originally posted by c-*****:

Originally posted by Star_Kindler:

When I go up to one it just says "Sleeping was not paid for." I've run all over the place but can't figure out how to pay for it. Is it bugged?

Each tavern has a guy standing outside it ready to do business - you pay him to stay the night. But he goes inside like everyone else around 9-10pm.

IIRC, the first tavern in the first town gives you a free night when you talk with the owner. I don't think it ever expires.

However... there don't seem to be many benefits to sleeping beyond having the screen tell you what day it is and how long until winter. Even on the very first day of the game it makes more sense to build most of your camp and return to town than to sleep.

I have to highly suggest going with the "create more travel posts" suggestion, but I didn't have any for the first couple game weeks either. At least not on my first game - but since they only cost 150 renown, I almost immediately set one near my camp and near each village. Then near each herbalist and crafter. Then in the middle of nowhere. Then while I was exploring. Then....

Thank you, yeah I didn't know you could place those everywhere, I thought it was only one per outpost you make, and I only had one outpost at the time. And the reason I want to sleep is so I can actually see things again, and my followers wake up.