Introduction:
Don’t Starve is an absolutely marvelous indie game if you like dark and gloomy themes and just want to relax on a weekend, who knows it might even brighten your day. A perfect setup for a multiplayer game where you have to frequently adapt to whatever the game throws at you just like normal life. Co-ordination and allocation of tasks is a key aspect when playing with a group of friends to make things. This guide will help you get a perfect start as it emphasizes on materials and tools required to make it feel seamless and also a brief introduction to what can be considered an ideal spot to build your camp at.
Phase I – Basic Requirements:
Tools:
The first few crucial items required are Torch, Axe, Pickaxe and an optional item would be Garland which helps keep your sanity in check well unless you are playing as Wurt. So to craft the above items we will require the following materials:
- 3 Flint
- 5 Twig
- 12 flowers
- 2 Cut Grass
The above are the minimum requirements and you will need to find more as your tools break down. Flint can be found lying around in the Grasslands and Rockyland biomes, Twigs can be found in Grasslands. Cut Grass can be found in the Grasslands and Savanna biome.
Food:
In the beginning just keep picking up berries and carrots that you will find along the way. Keep consuming them to restore your hunger whenever it gets low. Along the way you might find seeds that birds will desperately try to eat, pick them up and store them for now. To kill a moleworm drop a flint on the floor as he pops out and tries to take it, you can kill it to get a morsel.
Camp Location:
An ideal spot would be at a location where there are lots of spiders, spiders preferred since they drop silk and spider glands apart from monster meat. The camp has to be placed a little bit further from these spots. In case you are playing as Wendy then a frog camp would be ideal.
Tips:
Save tree cutting for logs at night. Just before night time approaches make sure to be in a forest biome or a spot with a few trees, the moment its night light a tree (right click on a tree with torch equipped) on fire and start cutting trees with your axe that are further way.
Make sure to collect the charcoal from the burnt trees. If its burning (slight steam rising from it) just collect it once to put off the fire then collect it asap again.
Don’t pick extra stuff like flowers(more than what is required to make a garland), nitre, mushrooms, annoying mandrakes and dark flowers. Focus on getting to the Science Machine and setting up camp.
If you were unable to craft a torch make sure to run towards the entrance, the Florid Postern.
Phase II – Building the camp
Now on to the next part where we need to setup our camp. First and foremost we need to build a Science Machine to prototype the Backpack, Shovel, Crock Pot, build a Fire Pit and an Alchemy Engine.
- 22 Logs
- 28 Rocks
- 2 Twigs
- 9 Gold
- 6 Charcoal
- 2 Flint
For this we need to find the Rockylands area. In this area there will be two types of Rocks one is a plain looking one and the other will be the one which has golden veins across its surface. We need to break down the one with the golden veins as they drop gold, rocks, flint and nitre. Don’t pick up nitre for now.
Once you have all the necessary items mentioned in the list above proceed to the location with spiders, if you haven’t found one yet just build a temporary Science Machine and just craft the Backpack for now, then farm the extra gold, logs and rocks for the one to build at your base.
In case you already have a good spot for your base, build the science machine and craft the Backpack and equip it. Next craft the Fire Pit, then the Crockpot, Shovel and finally the Alchemy Engine. It is much easier to craft now in Don’t Starve together as you can find the item you need and click on it and if the materials that are part of the recipe themselves need to be crafted they will show a “+”. You can hover over them to find out what materials are required.
Next we have to gather the berry bushes to plant them at the base. Here we use the Shovel to dig up the berry bushes (if you don’t have inventory slots make note of the locations and come back once you have the backpack). Make sure you don’t forget to prototype it at the base near the science machine. Use rotten food to fertilize the bushes
Food:
The easiest crockpot recipe for hunger is the one for Meatballs (1 meat + 3 veggies) and to restore health it’s Trail Mix (1 roasted birch nut + 2 berries + 1 twig). Spider Glands are also a good source of healing and can be used to make Healing Salves.
Tips:
Build the base a little bit away from the trees, water, frog ponds, spider nest, beefalo and pig houses.
Don’t venture into the swamp unless you are feeling brave or build a base in the swamp.
Conclusion:
Now that you are through with the initial phase, don’t waste time staying at the base for too long. Go out and explore. Plan ahead by checking for the next thing to do for which a few example would be crafting the Prestihatitator and the Shadow Manipulator. Also you can herd the Beefalo and adopt pets and don’t forget to find and fight the bosses. Apart from this you will have to prepare for Winter and Rains get proper equipment which will be discussed in further posts. Also don’t forget that there is an entire map of underground cave systems waiting for you to explore.
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