To play a portable game, you cannot settle permanently. You utilize the feature (modded or vanilla-expanded mechanics) or simply move caravan to caravan.
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In the old days, a caravan was a slow, agonizing crawl. But with the new 1.6 upgrades To play a portable game, you cannot settle permanently