How To Make Peeps Happy In Before We Leave

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Where To Find Happiness Levels

Negative Factors On Happiness

Positive Factors On Happiness

An essential step to keeping your islands running smoothly in Before We Leave is peep happiness. Happy peeps will work efficiently, while unhappy peeps can work up to twice as slow. With your resources spread across several islands and planets, it may be hard to maintain happiness across your entire population.

In this guide, we are going to go over everything you need to know about peep happiness, including every way you can raise it. At the start of the game, you will not have to worry about peep happiness as much. As the population grows though, peeps will start to have certain expectations. First, let's take a quick look at where you can find the happiness of your peeps.

Where To Find Happiness Levels

menu with peep happiness displayed for island 3 on planet 1

There are two ways to check on the happiness of your peeps. First, you can click directly on a peep and check out their happiness levels on the lower righthand side of the screen. Here, you will see a graph of the peep's happiness since they first started living on the surface, as well as information as to what is influencing their happiness.

You will also be able to check the happiness of all your peeps per island from the menu at the very top of the screen. By clicking on the island number, a menu will appear with all the stats of the island that you are currently on. Switching over to the peep panel will display the happiness of each peep on the island, allowing you to look at overall happiness levels.

Negative Factors On Happiness

There are several negative happiness factors that you will want to avoid. Overall, some of the factors we talk about can't be fully avoided, such as hard work or slight pollution. Below, you can see each negative factor, as well as how much they impact a peep's overall mood.

Factor	Description	Happiness Change
Hard Work	Some jobs are just harder than others, and this is unavoidable.	-1
Slight Overpopulation	This moodlet will be present when the population of your island reaches 60.	-1
Slight Pollution	Certain buildings will emit pollution, which can be seen on the ground. If there is only a bit present, a peep's happiness will slightly decrease while walking through it.	-1
Harder Work	Peeps with this moodlet are working a bit harder than they would like, but you can balance this out by providing methods to increase happiness and balance their mood out.	-2
Overpopulation	This moodlet will be present when the population of your island reaches 100.	-2
Pollution	This is the 'medium' stage of pollution, affecting the mood of peeps that walk through it.	-2
Very Hard Work	This applies to peeps who work a very hard job. You can avoid this by boosting the peep's happiness with other factors, but keep in mind that hard work may be hard to avoid.	-3
High Overpopulation	This moodlet will be present when the population of your island reaches 140.	-3
Heavy Pollution	This is the highest level of pollution. You should avoid having peeps walk through this area, and place housing and farms at a distance.	-3

As you can see, pollution can have a strong influence on your peeps. Pollution can be subdued with cleaners that unlock through the research tree, however, you will want to place high traffic areas far from where pollution is. If peeps are unhappy walking through a polluted area, they will definitely be unhappy living on polluted land.

Now that we know the factors that decrease happiness, let's take a look at all the ways to increase it.

Positive Factors On Happiness

There are several ways to increase peep happiness. For the most part, these factors deal with material objects, such as food or clothes. Below, you can see the different categories of positive happiness factors, as well as what activities pertain to each.

Food

Food-based happiness factors are a great way to quickly boost the happiness level of your peeps. Below, you can find these positive food-based factors, as well as a description and how well it boosts a peep's happiness.

Factor	Description	Happiness Change
Fruits	Fruits serve as a food option and can be unlocked once you research Gardening. Fruits come from an orchard. Orchards can only be placed on fertile land, which the starting island does not contain.	+1
Tea	Tea serves as a drink option and can be unlocked once you research Gardening.	+1
Vegetables	Vegetables serve as a food option and can be unlocked once you research Gardening.	+1
Bread	Bread is a food option that can be unlocked once you research Baking.	+2
Milk	Milk is a drink option that can be unlocked once you research Farming.	+2
Meal	Meals are a food option that can be unlocked once you research Cooking.	+3
Smoothie	Smoothies are a drink option that can be unlocked once you research Cooking.	+3
Good Meal	This is essentially a better version of the meal listed above, main in an upgrading Kitchen.	+4
Good Smoothie	Similar to the Good Meal, this is an upgraded version of the smoothie that can be main in an upgraded Smoothie Maker.	+4

Experience

fountain near desert tiles at night time

These are factors that deal with situations rather than concrete items.

Factor	Description	Happiness Change
Open Space	This refers to any open tiles that are near the peep. In general, peeps like to feel at peace with nature rather than confined in a tight village.	+1
Musician	Musicians are villagers that wander around town, boosting peep happiness. You can unlock musicians by researching Music.	+2
Fountain	Fountains have an AoE, boosting the happiness of peeps that are within this area. You can unlock this by researching Fountains.	+3
Party	This is an event that takes place at the Meeting Square. Peeps will stop working and visit the square to relax and spend time with others.	Maximum Happiness!

Clothing and Jewelry

Lastly, let's look at clothing and jewelry-based factors.

Factor	Description	Happiness Change
Wearing Clothes	Clothing is a necessity for those living on islands with deserts. With clothes, your peeps will take fewer breaks and work more efficiently. Additionally, peeps with clothes will have a higher overall happiness level.	+1
Wearing Good Clothes	These are higher-quality clothes that can be made by upgrading your tailor.	+2
Experienced Luxury	To experience luxury, your peeps will need access to jewelry, which can be crafted at the Market, which can be unlocked by researching Glasswork.	+2