I decided to restart on a new world after the H&H update and managed to find a nice little island near the starting zone. It's my first attempt at an island base and it's still very much a work in progress, but I'm quite happy with it so far. I'm still in the bronze age, so things don't look super pretty right now. Still trying to figure out how to make the roof more visually appealing.
It took several thousand rocks (I'd guess well over 4000) to build up and dozens of hours collecting said rocks and other materials (I wish I had kept track). In case anyone is curious, I do use some mods for aesthetic purposes: HD Valheim, Candymanns Realistic Foliage, MoreGates (for the windows and doors), Plant Everything (for the bushes by the front entrance). No building assistance mods.
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