Can't be near some really nasty things, like fungal towers.
Can't be near an area with a ton of enemies. Even if they can't get to you, it slows stuff like sleeping and crafting down. Some places have enemies at a higher z-level, like towers or subways, and they are a pain.
Underground area for dealing with portal storms and helping to mitigate temperature issues.
A nearby source of water is nice. Underground even nicer.
Scrapable wood furniture or fences or whatever is nice.
From all the bases I have made ( military outpost, firehouse, firelook, evac shelter, one from scratch) I take location into consideration.
So for example, in the current game I have a fire house base that is close to exodii and evac center, next door to a home improvement warehouse ( really nice when I started to build expansions as it has a lot of useful stuff and construction material bundles- got 200000 units of cement from the cement bundle), has potential for me to dig down and access the railway system and sewer system and since I cleared it out in year 1 spring, I have an easily accessible supply of a lot of random stuff from disassembly.
Since I have played around start near an evac center, makes a lot of material available and makes vehicle construction a lot easier as I can just trade some high value items and get most of my vehicle gear from Smokes ( welding gear, rods, tools, etc)
I found the firehouse is probably one of the quickest bases to get up to basic function, fairly secure as it only has one entrance room plus the 2 garage doors. It is limited on its funtionality and a bit lean on storage space it makes a fine compact base.
Military Outpost bases can be really secure as it only has metal door entry, and you can make your followers make a defensive trenches around the bases, also because it is built in the wide open you can see wandering hordes easier.
I find the moment I make an anvil, is the point where I can move from survive to thrive
Do you start with a build that’s able to pop those in? I tend to have to build up skills and get the right tools before I’m able to install them. (Although sometimes I get lucky and find an intact vehicle with a bunch of them right away.)
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