In this guide, you will learn tips for expanding the hut, why crafting is so important, what materials are useful for survival, and how to safely explore the forest.
Start expanding your hut
At the beginning of the game, you wake up in a fairy forest. Just a few meters away is an old hut that you need to expand as you play. If you go to the front door, you will see a list of materials required for expansion.
While searching, you can press the T key to see the objects you want.
Step by step, you will unlock more and more rooms until you have a total of six rooms on two floors:
- hallway
- Kitchen
- Crafting room
- Pantry
- Greenhouse
- Restroom
At the beginning, focus on opening all the rooms, as this is the only way to make progress in the game. The crafting area is especially important, as you can make an ax and a pickaxe, and get more materials for other rooms.
When the hut is complete, you will find four boxes on both floors with ample storage space for your belongings. You can also decorate your home by crafting plants or statues.
Where can I find rare materials?
You can find materials by walking through the forest or by finding in-game clues that mark the right places on the map. If you did not find any information, and there are not enough materials, move north to Harz. If you need limestone, head northwest and then into the cave.
Since you will find locked boxes in the forest from time to time, you will need tools such as an ax, a pickaxe, and a lockpick. Also look for tall, mostly ruined masts, as there will be a lot of loot underneath in the form of steel cables, nails, ropes, etc.
Correct diet
Just like in real life, your character needs food, warmth, sleep and good health. Adequate nutrition plays an important role in maintaining all four points. For example, honey has a warming effect and completely restores health. On the other hand, some types of fungi cause poisoning.
For information on the characteristics of individual products, click on the corresponding object. If mushrooms, vegetables, and other ingredients are good for use, you will see the effect on the left when eaten raw, and on the right when cooked.
If you want to combine multiple characteristics, mix multiple ingredients on the stovetop for even more benefits. The mushroom itself saturates the body, and in combination with radishes and wild berries, it helps with unwell or colds.
Dangerous animals
There are many different types of animals in the game depending on the mode. Most of them are peaceful and are unlikely to interfere with you. Deer, birds and rabbits are quite shy neighbors in the forest, which cannot be said about bears and bees. If you get too close to the bear, an open eye will appear above you, approximately in the middle of the screen. If you see this symbol, it means that a bear is wandering somewhere nearby.
Rest assured that most of the time the bear will sense you in the distance. If he is about halfway towards you, lie down on the ground and carefully try to sneak past the bear. If a yellow question mark is added to the top eye above the bear, you have no choice but to hide well or run quickly.
If you are injured, try to escape. It is important to get out of the bear's field of vision as soon as possible. Therefore, never run straight ahead, but try to hide behind a large rock or several trees. To heal, make a first aid kit with two old towels.
If you come across a hive, smash it with an ax. From it you can get beeswax and honey, which will be useful to you.
Keep in mind, however, that bees defend their homes and attack aggressively. In this case, also try to run away as quickly as possible. Pay attention to the background noise: as soon as you stop hearing the buzz in the background, you can exhale.
Forest Orientation Tips
Once you have the materials you need, make a compass. It shows you which direction you are running and helps you orient yourself better. However, the direct route is not always the best.
The path to the north is blocked by a large river, which is not easy to cross. If the water is too deep, your character will start to swim. Pretty soon, you'll find yourself on the other side of the river - but your heat meter will start to decrease rapidly until you finally freeze. Instead, find a ford on the river where you can cross to the other side.
To move faster in the forest, the developers added a run option using the Shift key. But even in this case, your character is quickly depleted of breath, which subsequently turns into fatigue. So don't run all the time and give yourself and your character a short break between runs.
