Survival Guide - Your first day

Notice: This is a work in progress rewrite of the survival starter guide. It aims to be as short and as concise as possible.

Controls

Character

W A S D	To move around
Space	Jump
E	Backpack Inventory
C	Character Inventory (Clothes and other Gear)
Shift	Sneak
Ctrl + W	Run
G	Sit down
Q	Drop currently held item
F5	Cycle through camera modes (first person, third person, overhead)

User Interface

tab	Show/Hide chat overlay
T	Begin typing in the chat overlay
F4	Show/Hide user interfaces
F6	Show/Hide user world map
B	Show/Hide block info
N	Show/Hide block interaction help
V	Show/Hide coordinates
F12	Make a screenshot

Your first day

Player Spawn

Where you appear in the world is your "spawn location". If you die in the game, you will reappear at your spawn location until you find a way to reset your spawn point later in the game. Please note that sleeping in a bed does not reset your spawn location.

Map

You can open your large world map by pressing M. Press M to close the map again. You can track your location in the world on your minimap and using your X, Y, Z coordinates (Display by pressing V) You can set a waypoint to mark any place of interest you find while exploring. The command to set a waypoint is /waypoint add color name. It may be a good idea to set a marker for your spawn point when you first appear in the world. For example: /waypoint add red spawn. A red dot will appear on your large map and your minimap when you are close to the location.

Stone tools

Scavenging time!

A knapping surface

Find flint or hard stones (basalt, granite, andesite, obsidian or peridotite). Sneak + Right click on solid ground to create a knapping surface. Select what tool you want to make. We recommend an Axe and a Knife. Chip away the orange boxes until all are gone. You now have a tool head, combine with a stick to create the actual tool.

Player Hotbar and Inventory

Your hotbar contains a single left hand slot, 10 right hand slots and 4 inventory slots. You can hold items in your left hand. It's a good idea to move your torch to your left hand so that you have a light source. Your inventory can only contain 10 items at any given time (essentially your hotbar is your inventory) until you add containers to your 4 inventory slots. You only have 10 inventory slots in the beginning (your hotbar). For starters, expand your inventory with mobile baskets. You need to harvest reeds which like to grow near lakes.

Food

Berries and Meat are your best bet on your first day. Meat can be harvested from dead animals with a knife, then cooked on a fire pit

Light / Cooking

Once the sun sets, you might want to create a fire pit as a source of light and for cooking. Get the following resources:

• Collect dry grass: Break tall grass with a knife in hands
• Collect fire wood: Break trees with an axe and put the axe and log in your crafting grid to create firewood from logs

Now Sneak + Right click on solid ground with the dry grass in hands to place a fire pit. Then Sneak + Right click with (4) firewood in hands to complete the fire pit.

Congratulations, you can now cook meat and create new torches by heating sticks.

Self defense

Be aware that in Vintage Story, different weapons have different ranges. Use the knapping system to craft a spearhead or two. Combine the stone spear head with sticks to craft the spear. Spears are the strongest long range weapon in the stone age, but break quickly. In an emergency you can use knives, axes, or just plain sticks as weapons. You can also throw stones at mobs.