The Habitat
The glass habitat, its stand and supply shelf, furniture, floors, lids, gadgets and the space window.
The habitat and stand
The habitat is a glass tank on a stand, with a supply shelf on its right where everything you own waits when it is not in use. You choose its spot and height when you place it, and the headset remembers that spot between sessions. To move it, use Settings > Move the habitat, or move mode (hold the trigger on the glass, stand or shelf for 3 seconds). Everything in and on it comes along.
Prefer it on a desk? Turn the stand off while placing (Right B).
Furniture
Take something off the shelf and set it down inside the habitat. Your human uses each piece on their own when they need it. Make sure it is upright, inside, and not facing the glass.
| Piece | Used for |
|---|---|
| Food bowl | Eating (it has their name on it) |
| Water cooler | Drinking. Fill it with the pitcher |
| Bed | Sleeping. A crocheted blanket can replace the quilt |
| Shower | Washing and singing |
| Toilet / Litter box | The bathroom |
| Craft table | Making crafts |
| Display table | Showing off crafts |
| Garden box | Growing carrots |
| Couch | Relaxing, and naps when there is no bed |
| Armchair | Sitting and resting |
| Floor lamp | Light. Point at it and pull the trigger to switch it |
| Exercise wheel | Running (fun up, energy down, and sometimes a tumble) |
| Workout bench | Fitness training |
More furniture is for sale at the planets' stores. See the Store Catalog.
Floors
Habitat Makeover on Zynthar Prime sells new floors: carpet, astroturf, a wood floor, wood chips and pebbles. Set the roll or sack down inside the habitat and it rolls or pours itself out. The floor that was down before comes back to you rolled up, so you can swap back any time. Your human has an opinion about each one.
Lids
- Light Lid: lights across the back, a big opening at the front, and a switch on the side. Tired humans sleep worse under the lights.
- Escape-Proof Lid: a locking grille. Shut, nobody gets out over the glass and your hands cannot reach in. Open the latch to reach in.
Set a lid on top of the glass and it clicks into place. Putting one on takes the other off.
Sharper Zynthar gadgets
Gadgets from Sharper Zynthar do things while they are in or near the habitat. The lamp and the bonsai drone help your human rest, the aquarium keeps boredom away, the crystal calms nerves, the sphere keeps them clean longer, and the statuette and mirror lift their mood. The rest are decor. Wall pieces stick wherever you let go of them. You can only buy one of each.
The space window
The window shows space and whichever planet you are visiting, lit by its sun according to your real time of day. Use move mode to stick it onto any real wall. After you eject a human, keep an eye on it.
What is saved
Everything is saved automatically, every 20 seconds, when the headset pauses and when you quit: your human, the humans in storage, furniture and crafts in and around the habitat, messes, the garden, the water and food levels, where you put the window, console and other units, the floor and the lid.