Palia is a fun life simulator game, and one of the best things about setting up in Kilima Valley and adventuring through Bahari Bay is the plot twist. Every player in Palia has their own home plot, a base of operations where they can farm, craft, and cook. That plot is highly customizable, which makes the new Home Tours feature a lot of fun.
Players can submit their own plots for Home Tours and then view other plots that other players have built. I’m notoriously uncreative at this sort of thing; if a crafting game gives me tons of tools and materials to build with, I’ll usually short circuit and make a cube. Luckily, lots of people play Palia have much more refined minds and I loved seeing some of their creations.
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While the game started out with just pre-made rooms, developer Singularity 6 has since added bricks, columns, floors, walls, and other basic building materials that aren’t tied to any larger structure. I haven’t quite figured out how to make these work, but Jay Kromley has managed to create Jurassic Palia. That’s right, it’s a T. Rex made from wooden crates aligned by a careful architect.
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Osirapphir Kath came up with a plot called Night at the Museum, which brought back tons of Animal Crossing memories. I had a lot of fun visiting the makeshift museum; the only thing that could have made it more authentic was Blathers, the anxious owl and museum leader from Animal Crossing. While there is no curator on staff, I appreciate the effort that went into building such a fancy institution.
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For those who prefer speed, Lady Kathleen’s Palia Speedway was a highlight of my tour. The player uses giant stuffed animals to place dragons on the racetrack – which makes sense, I think they look pretty fast – and then goes to the trouble of building custom cars and carts from chunks of stone and PalTech contraptions. Even though the race is frozen in time forever, I love the effort that went into creating such a massive scene.
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As for a simpler concept, this PaliaCraft lot is cool. It borrows some of the aesthetics of World of Warcraft‘s Stormwind City. While it’s tricky to create an entire settlement with Palia‘s building tools, I found the swing in recreating another world on the Palia lot. I’m also a fan of the big fish on the right; that crazy guy adds a lot of character to the lot.
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Palia’s building scene has always been stifled by the fact that a person’s lot is so limited; only they and their allowed friends can view it. The new Home Tours feature is a solid way to explore other people’s lots and gaze longingly at their creative designs. I usually put two building blocks next to each other and that was the height of my ambition; these other lots are a great way to get some inspiration and marvel at the creations of others.