If you’ve been playing 100 Days at Sea and felt like your base was looking a little too empty, the new Decorations Update gives you a pretty fun way to change that. Instead of adding another tool or survival mechanic, this update is all about making your base feel more like your own.
There are chairs, skeletons, barrels, grass patches, storage shelves, trampolines, fridges, and plenty of other items you can place around your base. Some decorations are also tied to progression, so you won’t have access to everything immediately.
Here’s how the new decoration system works and what you need to know before you start spending your resources.
100 Days at Sea Decorations Update – Unlock & Use Decorations
The first thing you need is the brand-new Decoration Table.
You won’t have access to it right away. You need to reach Bonfire Level 3 before you can unlock the table.
Once you’ve reached that level, you can craft the Decoration Table and place it inside or around your base.
After placing it down, interact with the table to open the decoration crafting menu. This is where you’ll find all of the available items.
How to Get Resources for Decorations
You’ll need resources to craft many of the decorations, so make sure you have a decent supply before going through the entire menu.
One easy way to gather a bunch of resources is by visiting the oil rigs.
The oil rigs contain large crates that can give you a good amount of resources. If you’re planning to craft several decorations at once, spending a little time looting these areas beforehand can save you from constantly running back and forth.
I recommend collecting more than you think you’ll need. Once you start looking through the decoration menu, it’s surprisingly easy to find several things you want to place around your base.
How the Decoration Crafting Menu Works
Once you open the Decoration Table, you’ll see a pretty large selection of items.
Some of the early decorations are relatively simple, while others look much more like endgame rewards.
You’ll find things such as:
- Barrels
- Skeletons
- Grass patches
- Chairs
- Storage shelves
- Trampolines
- Fridges
- Other decorative objects
There are also decorations that appear to be connected to certain badges or progression requirements.
For example, some of the more interesting-looking decorations seem to be associated with bosses and different regions, including the Lava Boss and Ice Region Boss.
So don’t be surprised if you can’t craft everything immediately. Some items are meant to be unlocked as you progress further through the game.
Some Decorations Cost Pearls
Not everything requires regular resources.
Some decorations can be purchased using Pearls, so it’s worth checking the entire crafting menu before spending everything you’ve collected.
If you’re trying to build a specific-looking base, you may want to save your Pearls instead of immediately buying the first decoration you see.
The decoration system gives you quite a few options, so having some currency saved for an item you really want can be useful.
How to Place Decorations in Your Base
Once you’ve crafted or purchased a decoration, you can place it around your base.
The nice part is that you aren’t restricted to a strict grid.
You can position the decorations pretty freely, which makes it much easier to create your base exactly how you want it.
Want to put a chair next to your storage area? Go for it.
Want to fill an empty corner with grass and skeletons? You can do that too.
You can move things around until you’re happy with the layout.
How to Rotate Decorations
Some decorations won’t face the direction you want when you first place them.
Fortunately, rotating them is simple.
If you’re playing on keyboard, press R to rotate the decoration.
This is especially useful when you’re trying to make several objects line up nicely or you’re creating a more organized-looking base.
It may seem like a small feature, but you’ll definitely use it once you start decorating properly.
Are the Decorations Functional?
This is probably the biggest thing to understand about the update.
For the most part, these new items are purely cosmetic.
They aren’t replacing your actual gameplay equipment, and you shouldn’t expect them to function like normal utility objects.
For example, the decorative storage shelf doesn’t work like a regular storage system. You can’t simply place it down and start storing your resources inside it.
The same applies to objects such as the chair and fridge. They’re there to make your base look better rather than provide a major gameplay advantage.
So think of this update as a base customization system, rather than a new survival mechanic.
The Trampoline Is a Fun Addition
One of the more interesting decorations is the Trampoline.
When purchasing it, you can even receive one for free, and you can craft another one afterward.
Once you’ve placed it down, you can actually jump on it.
Don’t expect some massive launch across the entire map, though. The jump is fairly modest, but it’s still a fun little addition to have around your base.
And because you can place decorations wherever you want, you can experiment with different spots for it.
Decorations Can Make Your Base Feel Much Better
The biggest appeal of this update isn’t really any single decoration.
It’s the fact that you can finally make your base feel more personal.
Before this update, you could have a perfectly functional base, but it might still look a little plain. Now you can fill those empty spaces with objects that actually give the place some character.
You can make one part of your base look like a storage area, another section more like a living space, or just throw random goofy decorations everywhere.
Honestly, the skeletons and other silly-looking objects can make for some pretty funny base designs.
Are All Decorations Available Immediately?
No.
Based on the decoration menu, some items appear to be locked behind badges and progression.
Some decorations seem connected to bosses or specific areas of the game, meaning you’ll need to continue playing and completing different objectives before you can access everything.
So if you open the Decoration Table and see several locked items, don’t worry. It doesn’t necessarily mean you’re missing some secret crafting material.
You may simply need to unlock the relevant badge or progress further.
100 Days at Sea Decorations Update Tips
If you’re just getting started with the new system, here are a few things I’d recommend:
Reach Bonfire Level 3 first. You need it to unlock the Decoration Table.
Gather resources before crafting. Oil rigs are useful places to collect large amounts of resources from crates.
Check the entire menu. Don’t spend everything immediately because some decorations require Pearls.
Look for locked decorations. Some items appear to require badges or progression.
Use R to rotate objects. This makes positioning decorations much easier on keyboard.
Don’t expect decorations to provide storage. Many of the items are purely cosmetic.
Experiment with placement. You aren’t forced to use a strict grid, so take advantage of the freedom.
Save some Pearls. You may find a decoration later that you like much more than the first one you buy.
The Decorations Update is a nice little addition to 100 Days at Sea, especially if you’ve already spent a lot of time building up your base.
It’s not an update that’s going to completely change how you survive, since most of the new items are cosmetic, but that’s not really the point. The goal is to give you more freedom to make your base look the way you want.
Once you reach Bonfire Level 3, unlock the Decoration Table, gather some resources, and start experimenting. There are plenty of items to play around with, and more decorations can be unlocked as you progress through the game.
And if your first base ends up looking ridiculous because you filled it with skeletons, barrels and trampolines… well, that’s part of the fun.