I haven't played in years.
I initially thought it would be cool to set up a base inside a redwood forest because "COMFY" forest canopy, but it turns out the canopy is shaded enough that monsters just spawn constantly. The whole time I tried to build a house I was getting buttfucked by bone arrows and rocks and the monster from Stranger Things until I got fed up with it and moved all my shit to the grassy plains near the forest instead.
My base sucks and my farm is probably way too small eh? And now that I've got big supply of copper and brown coal I'm not entiiiirely sure what the next goal should be.