Blue Prince: How To Move the Foundation

While the Foundation in Blue Prince is permanent and remains static for every run, there is a way to move the room using a specific mechanic. 

Although Blue Prince follows a rogue-like mechanic and resets progress at the end of each day, certain elements remain permanent. The Foundation is one of them—it doesn’t reset at the end of the day. Its placement on the blueprint grid and the elevator activation progress remain static for each run. While this may seem like an advantage, it also comes with a drawback, especially regarding the placement of the Foundation. Since the Foundation is the most important room in your layout, its placement plays a crucial role in your progression.

Placing the Foundation at higher ranks requires you to rebuild your blueprint up to that rank each day. On the other hand, placing it too close to the starting point or at the edges can also significantly affect your run. You might wonder whether you can move the Foundation somewhere more accessible after placing it. Several mechanics in Blue Prince defy its own rules. On that note, although the Foundation is permanent and static, you can move the room using this trick.

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How To Move the Foundation in Blue Prince

You can relocate the Foundation in Blue Prince using the following method:

• Start by drafting the Shrine as the outer room, which can be accessed after you open the West Gate. 
• Enter the Shrine and offer 13 or 30 coins in the bowl to receive the Blessing of the Monk effect. This grants the ability to draft a room from your house as the outer room for the next day, if you call off the day while inside that room.
• With the Blessing of the Monk active, end the day while standing inside the Foundation.
• On the next day, draft the Foundation as the outer room. However, you won’t be able to access or activate the elevator there.
• Simply call off the day again. The next day, you will find a letter from Anne Babbage, the Home Manager, in the Entrance Hall. You will also find a special item called Repellent placed on the table. It temporarily removes any room from the house and the drafting pool for one week. 
• Use the Repellent by pressing the designated button while standing inside the outer room Foundation. This temporarily removes the Foundation from both the draft pool and the house for 7 days.
• Once the effect expires (after 7 days), the Foundation will reappear in the drafting pool, allowing you to place it in a new spot.

You can track the effect of Repellent on a specific room via the Room Directory. While the Foundation is unavailable, you can focus on solving other puzzles and unlocking permanent additions in the meantime. You can also simply skip those days by calling them off. Currently, using the Blessing of the Monk and the Repellent is the only way to move your Foundation in Blue Prince.

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