Talk:Guides/Surviving Shipwrecked/@comment-77.232.36.204-20160310133204/@comment-27874766-20160310134835

This somewhat simple design always works well for me

You might be able to see by the minimap that the base in on an island that has some variety to the surrounding biomes. Generally I build in a jungle because there will usually be plenty of snakes for monster meat, and almost all plants can be easily placed here. Pirate parrots will also land in jungles frequently dropping dubloons. However there are arguments for other biomes, like in the volcanic turf biome, the krissures will provide light and a way to cook food without using fuel, and no lure plants will spawn here. Being near a swamp can be nice because of fishing holes.