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Help me choose a right biome for new home

Help me choose a right biome for new home
Posted 2024-10-21 07:25:32
#1307918
Hello. I really can't decide what biome should I chose for my pack's home. I'm thinking about 3 of them.
1. Taiga:
- More herbs to find during forage
- Quite close to challenging biomes so I can have 3 hunting parties* and get more exp
- It's only a difficult biome

2. Tundra:
- only a few herbs
- it's a challenging biome, close to glacier, and I can have 4 hunting parties*

3. Glacier:
- hardest biome, a lot of Exp for hunters, I can have 4 hunting parties*
- almost no herbs

I really have no idea which one would be the best. Any help?

* by saying "I can have x hunts" I mean that I'm able to hunt 10 times with one party during one rollover
IceGiant🇵🇱
#144912
Posted 2024-10-21 08:18:25 (edited)
#1307954
i live in tundra (and have always chosen tundra for all 5 past leads i've had!)
i prefer it because of similar reasons you listed- for hunting you get tundra, taiga, glacier, and CF for your 4 parties, which has worked wonderfully for my setup! tundra and glacier are exp bombs and my parties are established enough that i get medium trails in both, but when i have a new lower level hunter who takes over a retiring hunter, CF and taiga are great to use on that party so my new low level member doesn't drop my trail scent sizes!
yes, the lack of herbs suck but that's why i'm in so many groups! i exchange herbs for other items in the groups i'm in, which makes up for the sparseness of the northern biomes (i am so grateful for the groups and people who contribute ahhhh c:)
the biggest reason i prefer staying in tundra is because of the map loss when your lead dies- i don't let a lead die in glacier (and rainforest) because then you only have glacier and tundra (or RF and swamp) open! you miss out on the 3 fully explored biomes when you die in glacier or RF, so i stay in tundra (which allows me to have glacier, tundra, and taiga open when my lead kicks it), this saves time on scouting and it also benefits hunting since i have the max 4 parties (and it SUCKED when i died in glacier and could only send out 2 hunts at a time, lesson learned lol)
i will say, i've lived in RF and swamp before during the middle of my leads age either for diversity in food/herbs or for decor, i definitely personally noticed a difference in pack sickness- specifically with my hunters! it seems they are more prone to illnesses in the northern biomes so if your herbalist isn't too active, this is definitely something to factor into your decision as well! as for RO sickness, i'll get a pup with pox here and there, but nothing crazy! i don't have much of an issue with this since i'm a severe PREcrastinator and have a large medicine stock lollll but i wanted to mention this because i personally noticed a difference in the upper northern biomes when it comes to illnesses!

i think your decision should depend on how frequently you send out hunts, as well as your hunters stats- if they get larger/more successful trails in taiga, then stick to taiga. if you get successful trails in tundra/glacier, then stick to tundra! should also factor in how dire your herb stock is- if you don't prefer having to grind extra hard for herbs, then avoid tundra and glacier

as a tundra lover, i have managed just fine! my hunters bring in the exp and food, and i lean on groups to help me with my herb shortage! even these past few days in winter i've been doing just fine, so if you're worried about success rate, take a look at your parties stats and feel free to compare to mine! i think you'll be just fine if you choose the northern biomes as a home :)
Natsume
#72212
Posted 2024-10-21 15:31:49
#1308258
I've made the taiga my home for many generations and I doubt I'll go somewhere else for long, if ever. The taiga is perfect for me. There's a decent variety of herbs to be foraged here, easy access to more difficult biomes for stat grinding, and my pack never goes hungry. Even when I switch leads and lose most of my map, I still have access to three biomes for my hunting parties. Illnesses and medicines are fairly easy to keep up with if I don't get lazy about it. And my scouts can re-open the entire map in a week or two, especially if I remember to provide them with Dingbats that I stock up on during Cataclysms. Of course, my pack is quite high-statted, so they can do alright anywhere. When fully leveled, my hunters can even bring in 30-use walruses from the glacier.
spotpc
#9204
Posted 2024-10-24 21:55:03
#1311668
I would like to move to taiga or tundra some day but I'm worried my hunters won't be successful in their hunting. Does that just depend on their stats/level? Like will they get better with time?
Christmas Caff 🎅🏻
#2327
Posted 2024-10-24 22:04:59
#1311670
Honestly, if you do enough explore, you won't need great hunters. It depends from your pack size but around 2-3 rounds of explore in glacier let me find enough food for my pack (around 30 wolves). I use hunts just to level up my hunters.
IceGiant🇵🇱
#144912
Posted 2024-10-25 06:28:57
#1311851
The success rate of your hunts depends on the difficulty level of the biome you are hunting in, the synergy of the hunting party, the stats of your hunters, and the proficiency of your hunters. All these things can be changed to greater or lesser degrees to raise your chances of success. Hunters will gain stats and proficiency as they go on more hunts and level up. The more often a party hunts together, the better their synergy will be, assuming there are no personality conflicts getting in the way. If you find that your party is not succeeding as much as their stats and proficiency suggests they should, check for personality conflicts. If they all get along okay, then try sending them to an easier biome.
spotpc
#9204
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