A tip is to spam a lot of mounted creatures for coziness level in ur home if u get 3 u get a mutation called hauling strength which makes u able to carry more
Theres a large shovel by the picnic table that has a rock at the bottom that you have to blow up and it gets you on the seat of the table then run around the back to get to the other side of the table and on the cooler there's a button where the handle of the cooler is and hammer that and you'll be able to get up there
For Towering/building up you can use half grass foundations and walls Only cost 2 grass and it's faster to build if you get your hauling strength mutation up
Any spicy infused weapon can auto cook food, btw. Same with any salt weapon, instead that'll turn them into jerky. If you dont know how to infuse weapons, it just needs a certain chip from the haze and the sandbox for upgrading No spoilers from me ;)
