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Direct-answer guide

How to choose an efficient starter team

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The short answer

Choose early Pals by the jobs your team must cover—not by rarity alone. Start with gathering and transport, add food or heat support, then keep one reliable combat option. Replace a Pal when a specific job becomes the bottleneck.

Cover four needs first

RoleWhat to checkReplace when

GatheringYour most-used early materialsProduction waits on input

TransportMovement and carrying uptimeItems pile up at workstations

Food / heatCooking and temperature needsSupport work blocks progression

CombatReliability against nearby threatsFights slow exploration

Use this progression loop

List the next two upgrades you are pursuing and the materials they require.
Assign one Pal to each recurring base bottleneck before adding specialists.
Test the team through one full production cycle and one exploration run.
Change only the weakest role, then repeat after the next technology unlock.