We have 3 important tips for you before you start housing in World of Warcraft. This way, you can save yourself frustration and a lot of repetition.
Housing in World of Warcraft is live and everyone wants to dive into their own home right away to fill it with decorations and unleash their creativity. However, it might be better not to jump right in and first familiarize yourself a bit with the feature. Here are 3 tips for you to consider before you start housing.
Farm house level before you really start
It might feel a bit against the urge to start right away – but it is worth it. Because when you level your house, you not only unlock larger limits for decorations but also new features, such as new types of rooms.
You can increase your house level by adding decorations of at least uncommon quality to your collection for the first time. For this, you earn house XP, which gradually increases your level.
The reason is simple: If you set up your house now and put in many hours of work, only to realize that a completely different room layout would fit much better, you will have to start the work “from scratch” again. To avoid this, it might be worth going on a world tour after the introductory quest first.
So before you start decorating and furnishing, take some time to visit the various vendors in the world and add one or two pieces of furniture to your collection.
Use objects in unexpected ways
Even though this is a very general tip, try to think a little “out of the box” when decorating your home. Most objects have multiple uses, where you can really let your creativity run wild.
Keep in mind that you can rotate and move objects in all sorts of ways or let them partially disappear into walls. Here are a few examples that might inspire your creativity:
- Some carpets have a nearly monochromatic texture on the back, which you can dye. Flip the carpet over, enlarge it to the maximum, and overlap several on the floor to create a whole new floor texture for your rooms.
- An upside-down Zandalari bed can make for an interesting wall decoration, while you can create your own moon fountain from stones and water.
- The back of a fountain can create a nice pedestal if you only lift a small piece of the bottom area out of the ground.
Let your imagination run free and experiment with all kinds of decorations. A seemingly boring chair could end up allowing chic details.
Turn chairs into objects to make everything sitable
A tip that has been used a lot in the beta over the past few weeks is simple, yet brilliant.
You can buy and use many chairs when housing. The chairs also have the typical interaction, so your character uses the correct “sit on something” animation when clicking on a chair in the house.
But here’s the trick: You can also hide chairs in other objects and equip them with a “sit animation”. Here are a few practical examples:
- Sofas do not have their own sit animation. Just take 3 chairs, shrink them to the minimum size, and push them next to each other into the sofa so that the chairs are no longer visible.
- Want to be able to sit on the edge of a bed? No problem! Just push a chair into the mattress and it will work.
- Other furniture and decorations can also be repurposed in this way. Have you built a stylish moon fountain that you want to sit on? Again, a chair will help, which you simply push into the rocks.
Keep in mind that you should only let the chairs “barely disappear” into another object, so that you can still interact with them. You also need to experiment a bit with the orientation of the chair.
If you have more cool tips and tricks for housing, please write them in the comments and share your knowledge with the community. With the new housing feature, you can truly unleash your creativity – and best share it with everyone else.
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