---
type: User Story
title: "US-006: Reduce the base teleport warm-up"
description: Let players reduce and eventually eliminate their base teleport warm-up by building inside their base.
status: in-progress
---

# US-006: Reduce the base teleport warm-up

As a **player with Base III**, I want continued building to shorten my `/base` warm-up so that returning home becomes increasingly convenient.

## Acceptance criteria

- [ ] Warm-up progression requires Base III.
- [ ] The qualifying placement counter from the Base III unlock is retained and used cumulatively.
- [ ] Only Survival-mode placements inside the base's current horizontal and vertical bounds count.
- [ ] A configurable 200 total placements grants the initial 30-second warm-up by default.
- [ ] A configurable 1,000 total placements reduces the warm-up from 30 to 15 seconds by default.
- [ ] A configurable 2,000 total placements reduces the warm-up from 15 to 5 seconds by default.
- [ ] A configurable 12,000 total placements removes the warm-up by default.
- [ ] Each tier must be earned sequentially, and progress is preserved when the base is relocated.
- [ ] An instant warm-up does not bypass destination safety validation or cooldown enforcement.

## Related

- [US-005: Unlock Base III teleportation](us-005-unlock-base-teleportation.md)
- [US-008: Unlock Base IV visitor access](us-008-unlock-visitor-access.md)
- [US-011: Configure and persist progression](us-011-configure-and-persist-progression.md)