Survival Tips to lasting as long as possible.

Here are some big tips to surviving for as long as possible. Note you will die a lot before you can really use this information and practice and experience is often the biggest help to learning how to survive.

Hunt EVERY CRITTER you see that moves. Every critter like rats, cats, boars, etc. The more animals u kill, the more meat. Early on food is everything and will often be your death.

Explore EVERYTHING ABOVE GROUND. Every map refreshes its wood, straw, scattered random food and critter holes, and of course critters. There are plenty of guides saying not to waste energy or food but they are all wrong. If you dont clear our zones, you miss out on their bounty when they refresh. Also more exploration means more critters and plants means more food. This doesnt apply to caves, they are dangerous and will kill you. Be cautious in caves and clear only at your pace. Idk if caves restock stone and other resources.

DO NOT FIGHT THE GUARDIANS UNPREPARED!!! Make sure you are well rested, no diseases, fatigue full before fighting the first tablet guardian. Make sure you have ample armor and accessories before fighting the second tablet guardian for the dimensional tablet. Dont touch the 2nd tablet guardian without health potions, spells ready, firepit right under boss for a few extra points if fire damage per turn. Every tablet guardian is a stat check on you and everything you can do to help in the fight matters here more then anything else. Most of your unprepared deaths will be to these bosses.

DO NOT TAKE THE TREASURE AFTER THE 2ND TABLET BOSS ROOM!!! There is a guardian in there stronger then the boss you just struggled to fight. If you mess with that item, you will be attacked, and you will die. Just come back waaaay later.

Dont be afraid to go back to base at any time. If you get a disease, camp up or go back to work it off. Farm nearby resources while recovering. Revisit old locations every couple of days to farm more trees or critters or food.

This is a survival game, every single resource you find helps. Build 5-10 baskets so you can hold everything. Build extra pouches asap. Save every tree, branch, straw, hemp, etc. Worms are super useful once you have a fishing rod. Save those worthless seeds for after you get farming plots, trust me every saved one matters. If you are about to loose a food cook it and eat it so you can store the newer ones you get.

use one branch to make staves for repairs. Use 2 cloth to make hats for armor repairs or use 1 hide 1 stick for helmets. These items are stupid cheap and renewable, and are the best for repairs. Anything broken or cursed or unknown but obviously weaker you can use for repairs or trading. Always have a single save that focuses on surviving as long as possible for the survival rewards and for the character unlocks.

save elven coins for trading for bags or valuable equipment. Craft 1 stick into a staff for trading normally. 6-8 sticks worth of staves can often net you anything a merchant has to offer and when in excess supply are easy to part with and farm more of. This will often be your emergency supplies trick with food merchants or to get powerful gear from equipment merchants.

When in doubt, use everything of value in your inventory and storage. If your diseased and far away, eat that licorice. If your weak, use those bandaids and sleeping bags. If you get trapped and cant escape, use that health potion if the alternative is death. Survival is all that matters. Your items dont matter if your dead. Remember until you have all of the characters and totems maxed every day you survive counts for more unlocks and rewards.

ruins 2 will be a big cutoff point for a lot of people. Once you hit that ruins you will either beat it just barely or die horribly. Once you succeed you will die horribly in the next locations either exploring or going into the next caves. Upgrade all your weapon and armor benches to make new and stronger gear. You will die horribly without it.

the round caves that require rope are all connected. They will become a highway for you to fast travel. The enemies there are exceptionally hard. Be very careful in there. Unsure if stone and iron respawn there. If it does anywhere, its likely there.