u/ShortViewBack2daPast

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I've always struggled with this game, get carried away with base building and don't do enough cave diving or exploring..

Well, I'm really giving it my all this go. Found out you can give Virginia the guns and she has unlimited ammo, and she's been AMAZING for helping with defense with the pistol so far..

The only issue is, she's gone like 60%-70% of the time. I swear she's almost always gone when I get attacked, and only reappears AFTER the danger is gone and the conflict has ended. Is there any reliable way to get her to stay at camp, or close to the player??

Bonus question: Is there any method for building a base entry that is ideal for her and Kelvin's pathfinding? They seem to get caught up on the walls of my base ALL the time, the pathfinding in this game seems truly awful..

Thank you for your advice!!

Any advice? The fact that things constantly ramp up every single day with no options in the settings to alter this (As far as I can tell) is really frustrating for a player like me..I don't like spoiling or using guides unless I absolutely have to, but it feels like that might be necessary to prosper in this game...unless I want to fail again and again learning on my own.

Any way to lessen the advancement of enemy waves every day that attack your base? I just want to learn and explore and build.

Any semi-cheap areas to build in, or strategies to make playing solo and building a lot less of a headache after a couple weeks?