# Gameplay

**URL:** https://discourse.stonehearth.net/c/gameplay/4.md

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## [About the Gameplay category](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/about-the-gameplay-category/7)

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**Author:** [@Ponder](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Ponder)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/about-the-gameplay-category/7 "2013-06-10T02:41:30Z")

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For everything related to the gameplay experience of Stonehearth, be it queries, questions, discussion, or just a great story you wish to share with the community.

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## [Where is there a more detailed explanation on benifits of masterwork quality items?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/where-is-there-a-more-detailed-explanation-on-benifits-of-masterwork-quality-items/44312)

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**Author:** [@giladthebut](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/giladthebut)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/where-is-there-a-more-detailed-explanation-on-benifits-of-masterwork-quality-items/44312 "2025-11-09T07:34:26Z")

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I made a silver platemail suit and it came out as a “masterwork” that i can sell for almost 900 gold. I can craft another but are there any benifits that the armor gets for being high quality? do the hearthlings get extr…

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## [Extensible fireplaces](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/extensible-fireplaces/44299)

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**Author:** [@Peregrine\_Dot](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Peregrine_Dot)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/extensible-fireplaces/44299 "2025-10-16T20:46:33Z")

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Long-time player, coming back to ACE after a while and seeing all the great new content! Question: how do you get fireplaces to extend? I’ve tried all sorts of clicks and drags and random keys, but nothing changes. I’v…

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## [Tree of Life - WIP Build -Updated](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/tree-of-life-wip-build-updated/21173)

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**Author:** [@Simica\_Na](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Simica_Na)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/tree-of-life-wip-build-updated/21173 "2025-06-16T21:31:13Z")

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Current State: so I am currently working on creating a town built in a large tree, the town itself is called ‘Tree of Life’ I want to create a city within it. having multiple large trees that can be used as homes, s…

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## [Assorted questions regarding base game + ACE](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/assorted-questions-regarding-base-game-ace/44079)

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**Author:** [@Magnus](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Magnus)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/assorted-questions-regarding-base-game-ace/44079 "2025-05-03T11:19:33Z")

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Hey there, played this game a while back and decided to come back to it and start a new run with Ace installed. Also went for hardmode cause I’m probably crazy and dumb, and a couple of things had me confused (and I not …

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## [Sepherd not feeding animal in barn](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/sepherd-not-feeding-animal-in-barn/44068)

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**Author:** [@Khanh\_Le](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Khanh_Le)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/sepherd-not-feeding-animal-in-barn/44068 "2025-04-29T11:08:33Z")

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it’s autumn and been raining for many days. when it starts to rain, my sepherd put all animal into barn, then the animal’s hungry for days and just die. the sepherd only put food in the manger in the pasture zone, i trie…

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## [İ cant gain food](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/i-cant-gain-food/44000)

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**Author:** [@Tugra](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Tugra)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/i-cant-gain-food/44000 "2025-03-10T13:20:13Z")

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My town’s population is 14. I need 500 food units for more people, but I can’t afford it. I have two farmers, one cook, and one trapper always working, but my food supply remains around 250-300 units. I can’t increase it…

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## [Stream Deck Icons](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/stream-deck-icons/43952)

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**Author:** [@Chrissy\_van\_Chaos](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Chrissy_van_Chaos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/stream-deck-icons/43952 "2025-01-25T02:25:07Z")

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Hello, I took the time to map the most common workbenches to hotkeys, so they can be controlled via the Stream Deck. The RAR file contains the images I cropped from the game. I know they’re not the best quality, but if…

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## [Hearthling Farms & Homes](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthling-farms-homes/43945)

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**Author:** [@Chrissy\_van\_Chaos](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Chrissy_van_Chaos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthling-farms-homes/43945 "2025-01-19T14:39:35Z")

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Hello, I have three smaller farms for you here. These are the first buildings I’ve uploaded. In this version, they are still designed for the game without the ACE mod, but this might change in the future. I hope you like…

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## [Issues with The Spring Castle Mod in Stonehearth](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/issues-with-the-spring-castle-mod-in-stonehearth/43744)

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**Author:** [@whitesmaverick](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/whitesmaverick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/issues-with-the-spring-castle-mod-in-stonehearth/43744 "2024-07-29T18:09:53Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m having some trouble with The Spring Castle mod for Stonehearth. Specifically, I’m encountering \[describe your issue here—e.g., problems with loading, crashes, missing assets, etc.\]. Here are some detai…

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## [Rainiel, The Emerald City](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/rainiel-the-emerald-city/43689)

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**Author:** [@Jes1208](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Jes1208)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/rainiel-the-emerald-city/43689 "2024-05-28T06:10:02Z")

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Hello, just want to share my current playthrough in progress. Anyways, I’ve completed the tavern/brewery for my brewer, bed and breakfast (hotel and cookery) for my cook and guests, clock tower for my engineer, emp…

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## [Haru-Jo, The Spring Castle](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/haru-jo-the-spring-castle/14554)

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**Author:** [@Kythandra](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Kythandra)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/haru-jo-the-spring-castle/14554 "2024-05-24T15:08:14Z")

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Here are the pictures of my last kingdom, This thread is very heavy on images. I hope you enjoy them. General view of the Castle: \[image\] The Tenshu or castle keep: \[image\] \[image\] Tenshu interior: \[image\] …

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## [Anyone have any templates?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/anyone-have-any-templates/43636)

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**Author:** [@Hannibaru](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Hannibaru)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/anyone-have-any-templates/43636 "2024-03-09T08:39:29Z")

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I’ve been trying to find templates but i don’t have the steam version and i attempted using steam cmd to download with a guest account but that didn’t work either, also most links of this forum don’t work Thanks in adva…

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## [StoneHearth members and developers](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/stonehearth-members-and-developers/40798)

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**Author:** [@ChiriacRobert-Adrian](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/ChiriacRobert-Adrian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/stonehearth-members-and-developers/40798 "2020-04-02T11:47:01Z")

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Hello, if you see this message maybe you think what is this. The answer is that we (me and my cousin) are searching for playing this game multiplayer but we dont have money so buy it because corona virus and our parents…

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## [Someone up for multiplayer?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/someone-up-for-multiplayer/40732)

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**Author:** [@kasmat](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/kasmat)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/someone-up-for-multiplayer/40732 "2020-03-14T12:41:09Z")

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I´ve played solo campaign many times, but it always bores me out pretty quickly. I once tried multiplayer and it set my heart on fire again, so I´m asking… Is there someone who would also loved to play Stonehearth multi…

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## [Question about purified gong](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/question-about-purified-gong/43574)

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**Author:** [@koobdie](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/koobdie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/question-about-purified-gong/43574 "2024-01-23T16:11:04Z")

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So Ive gotten to the point in a save where I can’t play for longer than 10 minutes without crashing, I’ve been trying to do a save to get the purified gong then reimbark, will that even work? and on top of that would che…

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## [Weapon selection](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/weapon-selection/43559)

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**Author:** [@phil](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/phil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/weapon-selection/43559 "2024-01-05T02:09:36Z")

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HI,everyone! Is there a way to make the character use the selected weapon instead of the automatically selected weapon?

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## [Playing early dev stages](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/playing-early-dev-stages/43429)

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**Author:** [@BlueAries00](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/BlueAries00)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/playing-early-dev-stages/43429 "2023-11-11T05:52:10Z")

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I have started loving Stonehearth again, but I was late to the earlier stage and want to experience these earlier stages. I don’t care that they will be buggy but I want to see and even play earlier stages if possible. B…

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## [Game shutdown after 3-5 mi̇n](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/game-shutdown-after-3-5-mi-n/43323)

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**Author:** [@apple1](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/apple1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/game-shutdown-after-3-5-mi-n/43323 "2023-07-12T12:08:39Z")

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The game shuts itself down after 3-5 minutes without any errors. Please help

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## [I don't get any more missions](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/i-dont-get-any-more-missions/43287)

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**Author:** [@No\_soy\_Master](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/No_soy_Master)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/i-dont-get-any-more-missions/43287 "2023-06-15T23:06:35Z")

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I failed the dragon mission and I no longer get any rabbit mission does anyone know why it could be and I’m playing with someone and that person is given the missions until the end of the rabbits. but nothing to me.

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## [Make water lava?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/make-water-lava/43286)

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**Author:** [@koobdie](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/koobdie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/make-water-lava/43286 "2023-06-09T18:57:27Z")

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so in the comments of the volcano land biome on steam, people are talking about going into the files to make water do fire damage, I was wondering how to do that, or if there was another way to implement lava into the ga…

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## [I can't plant mushroom](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/i-cant-plant-mushroom/43280)

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**Author:** [@phil](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/phil)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/i-cant-plant-mushroom/43280 "2023-06-05T00:14:01Z")

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So I finish the mission and get the mushroom planter.But I can’t use it to plant mushroom. I want to know what that red icon mean? Is it means I do not have the seed? If I am right,how can I find the seed?

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## [Bolt of Silk Cloth](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/bolt-of-silk-cloth/43233)

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**Author:** [@Manuel\_Romero](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Manuel_Romero)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/bolt-of-silk-cloth/43233 "2023-06-02T19:11:57Z")

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How do you craft/get a Bolt of Silk Cloth for the Phoenix Paladin Regalia? Did i miss a quest? I already have many of the Ancient armor fragment but can’t fine a way to craft or buy it from some merchant. Is it a loot o…

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## [Animals Parading](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/animals-parading/43177)

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**Author:** [@lemonandtea101](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/lemonandtea101)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/animals-parading/43177 "2023-04-04T17:37:19Z")

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So the poyos and sheep are following the shepherd literally everywhere… to the point where they’re starving themselves. It’s kind of funny if it wasn’t so tragic! Is there a way to keep them penned in? Currently they jus…

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## [Instant Event triggers?](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/instant-event-triggers/43178)

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**Author:** [@Alby\_Eon\_Skylar](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Alby_Eon_Skylar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/instant-event-triggers/43178 "2023-03-23T15:14:40Z")

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Was playing on ACE and got the dragon egg event. Sadly my game crashed during the fight and couldn’t get it to respawn, is there any way to instantly trigger these events and if so which one is the event I mentioned?

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## [List of commands for unlockable Town Quest Recipes - to be used on Debug Tools](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/list-of-commands-for-unlockable-town-quest-recipes-to-be-used-on-debug-tools/40776)

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**Author:** [@Slashkoln](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Slashkoln)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/list-of-commands-for-unlockable-town-quest-recipes-to-be-used-on-debug-tools/40776 "2022-07-29T21:17:43Z")

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Hi guys, As a person that has lost lots of recipes previously, i felt sorry for those in the same situation (also some of the recipe names are completely non intuitive - trial and error, or get it from a reembarkation s…

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## [Question about Equippable Potions](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/question-about-equippable-potions/43167)

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**Author:** [@Manuel\_Romero](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Manuel_Romero)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/question-about-equippable-potions/43167 "2023-03-17T16:56:39Z")

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I don’t know if this is a bug or not but i have always wandered how equipable potions work and a few days ago manage to see this: I had an archer waiting for medical attention in a treatment bed about to be incapacitate…

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## [New Town Day 2 - Show your work!](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/new-town-day-2-show-your-work/43116)

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**Author:** [@Stoneheartfan](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Stoneheartfan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/new-town-day-2-show-your-work/43116 "2023-02-27T20:08:05Z")

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Hi everyone, It’s been about 5 years since I posted any work around building, Today I started a little town, wanted to share a bit of it with you all! nothing special, just thought it might be nice to share some work and…

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## [Personal space question](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/personal-space-question/43097)

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**Author:** [@iurev](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/iurev)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/personal-space-question/43097 "2023-02-15T15:21:18Z")

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if theres a way of see the hearthling personal space yet, please let me know :slight\_smile:

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## [Undergroun gameplay](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/undergroun-gameplay/43084)

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**Author:** [@iurev](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/iurev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/undergroun-gameplay/43084 "2023-02-13T11:01:50Z")

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With the arrival of the dwarves being closer, I wonder if the game will be ready for an underground city, I’ve played this way several times and I can say that it’s a buggy mess, the hearthlings even manage to dig a cons…

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