Welcome to Habitarium! Whether you’re already playing or considering diving in, you might be wondering why you should spend your time earning Neopoints through traditional means. The answer is straightforward: Habitarium can be incredibly profitable if approached correctly, and it requires minimal effort. This guide will show you how to generate Neopoints while you sleep—let’s get started!
THE STRATEGIES
HARVEST ONLY WOOD, MUD, AND STONE
Focus your efforts on gathering wood, mud, and stone. While you can collect small amounts of grass, water, and pollen for decorative purposes, it’s not essential. Your houses will take care of your P3s’ health, hunger, and energy, so there’s no need to waste time buying food and nectar.
YOUR P3 RATIO: MAXIMIZE YOUR WORKERS
Nesters:
Nesters are crucial for producing eggs, but don’t rely on them for significant XP gains. Depending on your play style, you only need between 1 to 8 nesters to maintain your population.
Workers:
Workers are your most valuable P3s. They offer the highest XP earning potential and produce the resources you need. Unlike nesters, they require minimal maintenance; just place them in houses a few times a day. Aim to keep a small number of nesters and soldiers while maximizing your worker count.
Soldiers:
While soldiers protect your P3s and resources, having too few means your workers might attempt to fend off pests, risking their lives. Depending on your strategy, you might only need 0 to 4 soldiers.
NO SOLDIERS, MORE WORKERS, MORE XP!
This strategy is both effective and lucrative. Surround one tree, marsh, and rock with decorations on three sides, leaving one square open for workers to harvest. Place your workers in this open square and cover them with another decoration. This method protects your resources and workers from pests, allowing you to eliminate the need for soldiers.
Utilize the edge of the screen to your advantage, and I recommend using dandelion seeds as decorations—they’re tall and easy to grab. Avoid clovers, as they obstruct access to your workers.
UPGRADE NESTS, GET XP
Upgrading your buildings is an excellent way to gain XP. Constructing a building grants you 200 XP, while upgrading it gives you 300 XP. Soldiers can help with this process, so once you have ample resources (~level 25+), focus on purchasing and upgrading nests, as they’re the cheapest buildings. You can save your level 2 nests until you reach level 40, at which point you can upgrade them again.
NEST, THEN HARVEST
Instead of the tedious task of checking eggs every hour, consolidate your efforts into one busy week. Build 46 upgraded nests while maintaining a strong worker force. Once your workers are depleted, hatch all your nesters. By checking your eggs just five times daily, you can accumulate around 400-500 worker eggs, giving you at least 10 weeks of worry-free harvesting!
Note: You’ll always need one nester. Put him to work and forget the rest for now.
This setup will allow you to stack nests to avoid pest attacks. Just remember, having all 46 nesters means you won’t be able to repair your nests without buying seed hammers, so keep a few soldiers handy if repairs are needed.
LEVEL 3 NEST CONDITION TIME
- Perfect: 50 min
- Broken: 120 min
LEAVE YOUR HABITARIUM OPEN!
Keep your Habitarium open in a tab while using your computer. Check in hourly to harvest eggs (if nesting) and ensure your P3s are well-rested. Leaving it open overnight is essential for fast leveling and maximum Neopoint gains. Before bed, harvest eggs and restore your P3s’ health.
Adjust your computer settings to prevent it from entering sleep mode or activating the screensaver. After eight hours, most P3s will be sleeping, but you’ll have made significant progress overnight.
Energy Saving Tip:
When leaving your Habitarium open overnight, set your screensaver to a blank black screen and reduce the brightness to conserve energy.
OPTIMIZING YOUR SETUP
At level 50, you’ll notice that purple gems only spawn in your original 10×10 map. Keep this area as open as possible, placing your nests, buildings, and decorations on the expanded map to maximize gem spawning potential.
Be mindful that larger items take up more squares. Avoid blocking your P3s with these items to optimize gem spawning. It’s also a good strategy to keep your unused houses in your bag to prevent decay and avoid the hassle of forgetting P3s inside them.
HABITARIUM EXPLAINED
RAIDING:
I recommend avoiding raids if you want to focus on leveling up quickly. Raids don’t offer XP and yield minimal resources. Effective raiding requires more soldiers, which reduces your worker count and XP potential.
LEVEL 50
Upon reaching level 50, you’ll earn purple gems for every 1000 XP you gain. Each gem is worth 500 Neopoints, and you’ll need to collect them manually. Typically, you can earn a gem every 4-8 minutes based on your setup, making 24/7 operation highly profitable.
AVOIDING LOCKOUTS
Lockouts can occur when your Habitarium becomes overloaded, either from excessive items in your bag or too many purple gems refreshing at once. Once locked out, you can’t access your Habitarium. To avoid this, regularly delete unnecessary items from your bag. Only keep essential decorations and a manageable number of eggs.
Lockouts typically happen after exceeding 60 pages of combined items. Additionally, refreshing the page with purple gems out can cause lockouts. Always collect your gems before closing the window, ideally every 8 hours.
If you notice your Neopoint count isn’t increasing while collecting gems, check your connection and ensure you’re logged in—this is a sign you may be on the brink of a lockout.
PREPARING FOR THE NEXT LEVELS
Stockpiling resources is a great way to prepare for upcoming levels, as it’s safer than stockpiling eggs. Upgrade your storages to level 3 and store them in your bag to conserve space. If you accumulate too many full storages, either discard them or gift items to players on the Neoboards.
When new levels arrive, upgrade and discard nests using your accumulated resources without needing to construct new ones.
TAKING A BREAK?
If you plan to leave your Habitarium for more than a week, ensure you have enough eggs to restart your population. Store all buildings in your bag to prevent decay and let your P3s rest. Upon your return, collect your blue gems, hatch your eggs, and set up your buildings again without issues.
EARNINGS CHART
The following tables compare harvesting to nesting, illustrating the relative profitability of each strategy and the value of upgrading nests.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can my P3s die if I don’t feed them?
P3s can die from either reaching the end of their lifespan (around one week) or if their health drops to 0 due to pest attacks. Neglecting your P3s won’t prevent you from receiving the 150 XP gem.
What happens if all my P3s die?
If all your P3s die, you will receive a random hatched nester, soldier, and worker to restart your population, regardless of the number of eggs in your bag.
What can I do with extra built nests/storage units?
Discard any unnecessary items to avoid lockout. You can only gift unbuilt items to others on the Neoboards.
What happens when I place a full storage in my bag?
Your resource count on screen will decrease, but they remain full in your bag. Remove them to access resources again.
All my Pinchet nesters died. How do I get more Pinchets?
If a nester species dies, wait for Professor Milton to randomly give you that egg when you level up, or you’ll receive that P3 by running out of nesters.
The pests keep attacking my nests, and my soldiers won’t kill them!
This is a glitch. Fence your nests in with decorations to resolve the issue.
I upgraded my workers to level 2. Is this permanent?
Yes, once you upgrade a P3, that upgrade is permanent for all future generations of that occupation.
Should I buy Houses or Hospitals?
This is a matter of personal preference. I prefer houses as they accommodate more P3s, reducing space usage. The time difference for healing in a hospital versus a house is negligible.
What do Barracks do?
Barracks function like hospitals or houses but can only house soldiers. It’s a myth that soldiers can leave a Barrack freely.
Does the location of my storage affect my harvesting speed?
No, workers harvest at a consistent rate regardless of storage location. However, moving your storage closer or using decorations to reduce walking animations can help with lag.
My buildings are still decaying, even though they are blocked off!
Buildings decay about one level every other day, independent of pests.