Core Keeper Base Guide: Where to Build, First Stations and Useful Mechanics

Where should you build your base?

• Start around the Core: it's your starting point. In front of the Core is an unbreakable ancient waypoint, which becomes your teleport hub.
• Later, far away too: when you reach a new biome, build a small outpost there with a portal (or waypoint) and a bed (how to teleport).
• Watch out for enemies: enemies break breakable blocks and attack cattle. Enclose your base with walls.

First stations to place in your base

Station	What it does
Chest	Stores materials (18 slots; large chests have 36)
Basic Workbench	Your first workbench. Make the copper workbench and others here
Furnace	Smelts copper, tin and iron ore into ingots
Cooking Pot	Cooks a dish from 2 ingredients
Salvage and Repair Station	Repairing, reinforcing and salvaging
Bed	Sleeping in it sets where you respawn when you die

See the crafting station list for what each station makes.

Mechanics that make your base convenient

• Craft from nearby chests: stations can use materials from chests within 10 tiles (up to the nearest 20). Materials in the 21st chest or further can't be used.
• Quick stack: the quick stack button moves items into nearby chests (up to the nearest 20) that already hold the same item. Leave one of each item in a chest and it stays the destination for that item.
• Sort by color: recolor chests with a paint brush or place signs to make their contents easy to tell apart.
• Invite merchants: build a room and a merchant moves in so you can buy and sell (residents (merchants)).

Expanding your base

• Layout: for arranging stations, chests, farms, cattle and mob farms see base layout.
• Looks: for floors, walls, furniture, lighting and colors see base design tips.
• Automation: automating ore, wood and farming grows your materials while you stay at base (automation guide).

Mechanics from the Core Keeper Wiki (Fandom) pages "Guides/Getting started", "Chests", "Merchants" (CC BY-SA 3.0).