Palia Housing Customization

From Eris, Senior Producer

Housing Customization I have SO MUCH fun running through and getting new furniture, decor, bugs and fish to fill out my home and make it my own. It’s been a blast working to create all of those beautiful assets.

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Will there be different tiers of housing? Say Large, Medium, and Small? And will there be any limitations on how much furniture you can add?

Housing is a massively important feature in Palia and we want to bring loads of customization options throughout development. You’ll be able to build small rooms to large rooms, if you have the right blueprints and materials, of course! With different housing styles, you can completely change the look and feel of your house as well. We do have a limit in place for furniture in your housing plot, but fear not - it’s a very high number!

[Housing] How much creativity will we be able to pour into our housing and decoration?

This is an area close to our hearts and critical to the identity of Palia. Our goal is to always be expanding the creative possibilities available for players to customize their housing plots. So expect a robust system at launch that continues to regularly expand with new content and systems over time. For example, we started the pre-alpha without the ability to customize wallpaper, but added it halfway through. Now it’s a new system we’ll be producing new content for regularly.

[Housing]Will we be able to express ourselves through the exterior of our houses? For example, the choice of putting a structural beam in a different place, expanding the house to a side of choice, having a multitude of room shapes to choose from, etc.?

There will be a lot of choice to be had in your home’s design, including the exterior. Additionally, wherever the system is at launch is just the beginning and we expect the player base will help us decide which new housing customization features we’ll prioritize first.

- Aidan

[Housing] Will there be multiple aesthetics (themes) possible to decorate a home in? Like rustic western with stump chairs and rough wood? Gothic Victorian with black candles and lace? Hodge podge colorful with multicolored patched furniture?

One of the big themes of the game is “making your home uniquely yours”, so we’re working to build as many different types of furniture as possible. We also don’t plan on stopping anytime soon, so if there’s not an aesthetic that works for you now, just wait, we’ll be continuing to make more and more styles for you to make your house feel like your home!

[Housing] For those of us who are "interior design challenged" will there be starter templates that we'll be able to build our houses from?

Eris: Okay, first of all, I feel so seen by this question because this is DEFINITELY ME when playing other games. One of my favorite parts of our housing system is how we go about giving players the tools to interact and set up a nice and attractive place of their own.

When you start building out your home, it begins as an empty space just waiting to be filled. As you progress in your Furniture Making skill, you’ll unlock recipes for more decor pieces to choose from. They are categorized in themed sets, so it’s entirely possible to have your whole home be the Log Cabin set, for example. Or you could mix and match from a number of themes as you unlock more options.

While the rooms won’t come with “templates”, we’ll have different room sizes and add-ons that will allow players to build some pretty nice-looking homes. Perhaps you can find inspiration from visiting a villager’s home or that of your friends and others in game as well! We really want to encourage players to share their creations and have others be inspired by that.

Aidan: To add to this, we wanted the housing customization in Palia to be accessible and easy for anyone wanting to decorate their home—and have it look good. But there are also some advanced options for those wanting a bit more control and expression. We think the system we have in place is a good balance that will appeal to many players, and can’t wait for more people to check it out.

Ashe: If you want to see screenshots of rooms (and other adventures) from our Testers, check out our blogs recapping Alpha 1 and Alpha 2!

[Housing] Will there be customization beyond the house? (Garden, Backyard, Etc)

Gutterfoot: Yes, we have lots in store planned for outdoor housing customization for Palia! You’ll be able to have fencing and walkways, with all sorts of customization styles available, including different styles and sizes to choose from. Another thing I am personally looking forward to is adding in flowers and other types of decorative plants. Right now we have gardening, and these are all harvestable crops. I know people want some flowers and other flora to freshen up their home plots, and we’re working on that! We’ve got lots of fun things in store.

[Housing] Will Player's Houses Be Instanced Or Present In The Open World?

Gutterfoot, Sr. Game Designer: Currently, player’s homes are instanced, which allow anyone on your friends list to come and visit to cook, garden, and more together. From your plot you will be able to jump into global chat, access your friends list, and fulfill friend requests. We talk a lot at the studio about how we can build on this, increasing a players’ immersion in the world of Palia. And we are currently working on even more features around how you can play together at your home that we’re excited to share in the future!

[Housing] Are houses location-based (select house by a river, for example)?

Gutterfoot, Sr. Game Designer: While we don’t have any plans for location-based homes right now, we absolutely love this idea and have had lots of great discussions around this. We have gotten lots of great feedback from testers around the environment in the home plot, and we hope you enjoy what we have to offer! 

[Housing] Not sure if it’s been asked, but is there any plan to add aquariums and terrariums to show off all the fish and critters we can catch?

Eris: Psst, a version of this is already in the game!