There are few games quite likeSpiritfarer. Where games likeAnimal Crossingsee players forming connections with lovable animal people,Spiritfarertakes the connections a step further by having players care for them, learn about their lives, and eventually let them go - all while providing several funskills to unlock.

AsSpiritfarerfeaturescountless useful items, it can be difficult to keep track of their uses in crafting and upgrading - this guide will help players see the exact cost of Gwen’s lodge and its three improvements that, when they’ve all been crafted, will unlock the ‘Fully Improved: Gwen’ trophy / achievement.

Spiritfarer maple tree cutting minigame

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How To Build Gwen’s Lodge

Gwen is the first of many lovable characters encountered in Spiritfarer. Theblack-coffee-lovingdeer brings an endearing sarcasm and hatred of jellyfish, and with the protagonist Stella already having an existing friendship with her, it’s easy to see why they bonded.

A few hours into the game, Gwen will ask the player to build her a lodge - this will increase her happiness, and requires the following crafting materials:

Spiritfarer improvement menu for Gwen’s lodge

2x Limestone

How To Improve Gwen’s Lodge

Whether it’s to complete the ‘Pretty on the Inside’ quest or just to do something nice for a friend, players will want to improve Gwen’s lodge. Somerequired resourcesare only obtainable after advancing some quests and improving crafting stations, so if players have no idea how to get some of the resources they need, it’s worth pursuing some quests in the meantime.

Some crafting stations are required to generate the resources that the lodge’s improvements use - they are as follows:

4x Maple Log

When the final upgrade has been crafted, Gwen’s happiness will receive a permanent four-up-arrow increase, and the ‘Fully Improved: Gwen’ trophy / achievement will unlock.

Spiritfareris available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch.