Survival Guide - Your first day: Difference between revisions

Notice: This is a work in progress rewrite of the survival starter guide. The overall goal is to write a guide that is as concise as possible.

 

Find flint or loose stones (basalt, granite, andesite, obsidian or peridotite). <code>Sneak + Right click</code> on solid ground to create a [[knapping]] surface. Choose the tool to create from the menu. ''We recommend an Axe and a Knife.'' Using a stone in the active hand, <code>left click</code> on the orange boxes to remove them from the stone and shape the finished blade or tool head. When the last orange box is removed, the completed tool head will transfer to the player's hotbar. Press E to open the inventory GUI and access the crafting grid. In the grid, combine the stone tool blade with a stick (handle) to create the finished tool. Sticks can be collected from the ground or by breaking leafy branches using <code>left click</code>.

Berries and Meat are good options on the first day. <code>Right click</code> bushes to harvest ripe berries. Meat can be harvested from dead animals, then cooked using a fire pit. <code>Sneak + Hold Right click</code> with a knife in hand to harvest animals.

Be aware that in Vintage Story, hostile mobs exist. For protection, craft stone weapons using the knapping system. Different weapons have different ranges.  Spears are the strongest long range weapon in the stone age, but break quickly. Create a stone spearhead by knapping, and combine with a stick (shaft) in the crafting grid to craft the spear.  Knives, axes, or just plain sticks can all be used as weapons, but these have shorter ranges than the spear. In an emergency, small stones can be thrown at mobs.