How to loot
If you are losing health from starvation or dehydration, you can “eat bandages” instead. Never run out of Seeds! Keep 20 on you or in a Container near a Trap.īandages are crafted from (plant fiber) Cloth and (cactus fruit) Alcohol. This is the single bottleneck in the game – if you run out of Seeds, you’ll be unable to trap animals and starvation will prevent you from sleeping without dying. To get enough, you may have to pick up all the Plant Fiber you see, then shed all but one stack. Seeds is a low-chance resource from picking up Plant Fiber. Apply Clay in the shade, wait 5 seconds, and this is enough to move on. Be aware that crafting Aloe Cream consumes twice the Clay, so carry ~5 Clay at all times, but only 1 Aloe Cream for an emergency. Near the endgame, you will need to cook an Uncooked Mortar on a Campfire, as it’s the only way to progress, but until then it’s not vital.Ĭlay is extremely important! It will prevent Sunburn, for which you have only a few seconds to apply Aloe Cream as treatment before dying. It’s a good idea to have 2-4 Bone in your Inventory, in case the Refuge with the Crafting Bench doesn’t have a Mummy near it. If you can’t craft a certain tool, check what you need to craft an Improved or higher version. Always have an extra spare Stone Knife or two in your Inventory! (Crafted from Plant Fiber and Rocks at a repaired Crafting Bench.)Ĭrafting the lowest tier tools starting out will automatically shed low-tier ingredients from your inventory. The Stone Knife is extremely important, because without it, you can’t harvest crafting ingredients from trapped Viscachas. The Pickaxe is the only way to remove blocking Boulders. The Axe is important because it can take a while to get one, and it’s the only tool with which to get Unrefined Wood from Furniture. Tools do not stack, so each tool will take a slot. If you’re encumbered, you can leave them in an already looted container in a Functional Refuge (a base where you have a repaired Station – Bed, Campfire, Crafting Bench). If you can, always pick up Found Tools as they will save Energy – as well as the need for crafting ingredients and a Crafting Bench to craft them. These are the things you should have in your Inventory or in nearby storage for day to day survival, not important loot to progress the story (see Obstacles for this). Tip: Setting the Hold option to Tap instead will help you loot quicker.
HOW TO LOOT FREE
See Unimportant Loot.ĭon’t miss the free Tools, like the Pickaxe! See Important Loot. Take All until you are >50kg encumbered, go to a shade, apply Clay, and shed common items such as Plant Fiber, Rock, and Bone and move on. Obstacles and Endgame (Spoiler Warning)Īt the plane crash, loot everything quickly.Resource Respawn Times for Traveling and Staying.