Tips and FAQ
Handy tips, settings, and answers to common questions.
Quick tips
- Check the stats tablet on the front of the stand whenever your human seems unhappy.
- Turn on Tips (Settings > Tips) for short hints when something comes up.
- Gentle pats fix a lot: they build trust and calm stress.
- Lost something? Press Right B to reset. Everything outside the habitat goes back to its spot.
- Run low on credits? Send crafts down the tube, do a job, or enter an event.
- Keep a spare box of Human Chow. Boxes run out.
- Put the craft table in early. Crafts are your main source of credits.
Settings
The game menu is on the left menu button.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Sound and voice volume | Sound effects and the humans' voices, separately |
| Needs speed | How fast needs go down |
| Help text | On-screen help, including the next step at the mutation station |
| Tips | Short hints now and then |
| Stand | The habitat on its stand, or on your desk |
| Move the habitat | Place the habitat somewhere else |
| Scan room | Open the headset's room setup |
The game menu itself has Resume, Reset lost items, Clothes and blankets, Name your human, Settings and Main Menu. Main Menu has Humans (everyone you have owned), New human and Quit game.
FAQ
Can my human die? No. Illness can get serious and health can bottom out, but nobody dies.
My human will not use the bed (or bowl, shower...). Make sure it is inside the habitat, upright, not held, and not facing the glass or blocked by other furniture. Check the tablet too: a human may be too sick, too tired or too grumpy for some things.
My human got out! They will head home on their own after a while, or you can pick them up and put them back. If they sawed a hole in your floor, touch the hole (or point at it and pull the trigger) to repair it, and the ship sends them back up the tube.
Where did my order go? Orders appear over the delivery post. If nobody takes one for a while, it is set down on the floor beside the post.
How do I get a new human? Store or eject the one you have. With nobody out, the abduction panel comes up on Earth. If you are on another planet, fly to Earth first.
Can I bring back a human I ejected? No. Ejected humans are gone for good. Store them in a cage instead if you might want them back.
The window will not stick to my wall. The game needs your room from Space Setup and permission to use spatial data. Try Settings > Scan room.
Does the game need the internet? No. Everything is saved on your headset.
How do I undo mutations? The Reversal Serum from Zynthar Home Supply. See Mutations.
Why is my human so puffy and miserable? They got an unfinished brew from the mutation station. It wears off in about a minute. Finish a brew in the beaker with a powder for a real mutation.
My human fell asleep and will not wake up. They took a craft pill. They sleep for about a minute after their two crafts, and nothing wakes them. Let them rest.
Contact
Questions, bug reports or ideas? Email befuddlebug@befuddlebug.com.