When do you move out of the starting biome?

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[Shurenai]

I'm a weirdo, I basically don't. Only time I visit other biomes is when looting/questing, or when I want to use one of those other biomes as a starting biome which is rare.

I plant my roots, And near those roots I stay.. I don't feel it to be as absolutely imperative to rush the higher tier biomes for loots as other players seem to.

[Oktokolo]

I only like the greenlands and desert. So i normally don't venture into the snow or wastelands.

[JimmyIowa]

Usually right after the end of the horde on day 14.

Reasons: By then I have a motorcycle which makes finding the biome I want and moving my current loot / farm much easier. And right around that time I am starting on tier 4 trader jobs, where the loot bonus from a higher biome really makes a difference. And moving right after the blood moon night gives you 7 days (or whatever your setting is) to set up shop in the new place before the next one.

[JoeSloeMoe]

As soon as humanly possible - its annoying that we cant select a different starting biome. It takes days to find the desert, then move all the stuff I've accumulated. Often I first have to grind first level jobs so I can get a bike to go find the desert. The only other option is to DM and tp my way around - I assume TFPs are ok with that though, if not, I dont care. Like a number of other things in the game its just not fun and for a company that calls itself Fun Pimps, they seem to have lost some of their original enthusiasm for making a fun game.

[Azure]

when the other players want to, if i'm solo i don't unless i find a really cool place while exploring

[ItaAndy]

Once you feel you're ready/know the game/have the experience. I play solo, and I like to venture around and get to know my surroundings, I love the forest and the desert (easiest biomes lol) I sort of like the snow biome, but I hate with a passion the lumberjacks, since you see them every 5 seconds, and I have a love/hate relationship with the wasteland (the endgame biome) but thanks to that biome, I have the best memories in this game lol

a few days ago, I saw a radiated demolisher roaming around the poi I was looting, so you can only imagine how that went, luckily I survived, but when I went to get the main loot, out of NOWHERE, damn screamers started to spawn and as you may know, screamers spawn more zombies, and since im high leveled and my gamestage is near 200, yeah, that wasnt fun at all. I laughed, I cried, I ran like a little girl, I killed, I cameback got my loot, was scared for my life, and got on my motorcycle and got the hell out LOOOL #funtimes

[daggaz]

I immediately dig a burrow, straight down. There I remain, gnawing at the roots of plants, for seventeen years before emerging, briefly, in all my glory, before disappearing once again.

[thestile]

I think I start going to the wasteland between day 20-30 to start looking for better loot.

The forest biome has such a low loot level for a very long time, even if you don't die and set back your game-stage. If you don't get good gear from the trader or questing, you kind of have to leave the starting area to get higher tier drops.
I don't really care about snow or desert. My latest map that I created, I got rid of the snow biome and made about 15% desert and 20% wasteland, and the rest is forest.

[Moses Jones]

If you mean physically leave it for the first time, that's usually as soon as I clear my lvl 1 trader missions, and get sent to another.

If you mean create a second base, that's much later. Usually after the day 14 horde. By then I've generally explored enough to know the lay of the new map, and have an idea where a good, central spot is, with access to all the biomes. Someplace where I can be near a trader, have a crafting base, and a horde base, and which has a place to plant trees that can fully grow, either a strip of dirt, or a nearby forest biome border.

Occasionally it will be after the day 21 horde, if progress is going slowly, as far as my construction abilities. I don't want to invest in a second base, that I'll have to rebuild heavily after a horde night, because I didn't have the resources, or knowledge. I'll stick with my older, one.

Basically I move when I can cleanly shift over and be ready to defend within the 7 day gap.

[MisterSpock]

Day 3. Ive got a shotgun and an AK and a bike.

[pApA^LeGBa]

That only depends on my spawn point. In our latest playtrough we were close to snow and desert, so we visited both on day 3.

If it´s further away, it´s usually as soon as i got a minibike or motorcycle.

[Flakstruk]

I dislike all but the forest biome to be honest

[projectmayhem]

I dont ever feel the need to leave the forest. So usually when the other players are ready.

[MoistGamer]

I like to be able to see the game I'm playing, so desert and forest for me. Desert only to get shale really. Reasons?
1. I can't see in the snow biomes nor the wasteland (worse). You cant see 2 feet in front of the gyro in either one of those. It's not a difficulty issue, it's a quality of life issue. Sheer annoyance.
2. The game doesn't offer incentive going into either biome. Coal Nitrate Iron and Lead are everywhere. I only go into the desert to get shale. Wasteland and snow biomes are basically useless as they exist today. I dont necessarily care about the better loot either, I've never been one to need that golden SMG nor DE .50. You get them in the forest biome when your GS/LS is high enough anyway.

As it sits I use 1/4 of the giant useless map. Even something as simple as... (making this up) Solar cells only spawn in wasteland loot, and coal only spawns in the snow biome loot... would give me a reason to explore the rest of the map my PC generated.

[Semirotta]

I usually stick around the starter town, but make horde night base into burned area where the loot tier is higher. Sure the enemies too, but its not like thats a problem. You can easily handle zombies, bears etc.