My cosy little home, near the sea

[ThatTonybo]

Hello! First post here on the forums, still pretty new to this game.

This is about my 8th world I've started, took 5 attempts before I survived the first day, and a couple more to learn. I had another world where I got to copper age, but it took until winter, so I decided to start a new world with my learnt experience and to properly enjoy the game.

Anyway, here's my house I've just finished up:

I'm not really an experienced builder, but had a lot of fun building this little cottage/home for myself.

The outside features a little farm, where I'm in the progress of growing some flax, spelt and other veggies I've found/bought seeds for, as well as a little shed, which I've been using for storage of excess materials, I did intend to use it as a blacksmith (hence the fireplace) but I'm building a separate building for that now.

Inside is where I focused way too much on. Haven't learnt to chisel yet, but I've used heaps of beams and decorated as best as I can. I do have a few mods installed as well, like one that lets me put way more stuff on the bookshelves. I'll let the pictures show (turned up to high FOV for screenshots), but I particularly love my kitchen...

Downstairs, I've got my food cellar (looking a bit empty, better change that soon... been too focused on building) and my storage room:

Still in the copper age, just found my first bits of tin though so we're moving ahead! Not too sure what to build next/work on, but I'm having great fun and really enjoying the process. What a wonderful game this is, haven't been addicted to something so much in so long

Maybe I'll build a barn next, get some animals. Or a dock, haven't explored out into the sea yet...

~ Tony

 

 

[BlackMoonHowling]

I like the layout a lot, it’s very quaint 

[Maelstrom]

On 8/23/2025 at 5:32 PM, ThatTonybo said:

Hello! First post here on the forums, still pretty new to this game.

This is about my 8th world I've started, took 5 attempts before I survived the first day, and a couple more to learn. I had another world where I got to copper age, but it took until winter, so I decided to start a new world with my learnt experience and to properly enjoy the game.

Welcome to the insan... errr Vintage Story!  

 

On 8/23/2025 at 5:32 PM, ThatTonybo said:

This is about my 8th world I've started, took 5 attempts before I survived the first day, and a couple more to learn. I had another world where I got to copper age, but it took until winter, so I decided to start a new world with my learnt experience and to properly enjoy the game.

Checks out.   You're addicted already.               Welcome to the insanity.  

Btw, I think it took me a half-dozen worlds before I started my first "forever" world run.

[ThatTonybo]

3 hours ago, Maelstrom said:

Welcome to the insan... errr Vintage Story!  

 

Checks out.   You're addicted already.               Welcome to the insanity.  

Btw, I think it took me a half-dozen worlds before I started my first "forever" world run.

Haven't touched any other game in a while, honestly. Certainly been addicted!

I'm not even sure if this will be a 'forever' run, but I am trying to get to winter, properly starting to store some meals and such. And figure out what the hell I'm doing during winter too.

[Maelstrom]

I did the same.   My last test world I made it through a winter and the next summer to open up the late game mechanics (steel making first introducted in 1.15) which was temporary "test world" number 6 or 8.

[ThatTonybo]

Couple more pictures along my adventures... made a bakery, baking a heap of bread for a long journey.

Setting off on that journey in my new sailboat, which is responsible for local deforestation around my house, haha

And found some bunnies along the way!

[jesterthewise]

This is beautiful! What did you do for the chimney?

[OBAMFSpike]

Hey cool! Now I have a better idea of what you meant by no minmax. Way neat. Very much appreciated as ive built homes a majority of my life. Look forward to building with you on something. I really enjoy teamwork.