Winter Hood Quest Guide

## Introduction:

So... Ya want the winter hood but you don't know how to get it. Or maybe you need help in some area of the quest. I mean, I wouldn't blame you, the winter hood is kinda nice to have in your inventory, and look pretty cool on your avatar (not to mention those stealing abilities). The winter hood quest is actually kinda easy ( and trust me, at first, it really isn't). No worries! This guide is here to help you!

This guide will teach you all the steps you need to complete the winter hood quest, from spawning to walking back from winter feeling proud. In this guide, I'm not going to cover crafting recipes, as this guide is strictly for learning how to get the winter hood. Plus, I would hope you know basic crafting recipes, and if you don't, then maybe you might want to read up on that before doing this.....

#### Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Spawning and Preparing

A. Starting out ( what to gather)

B. Hunting to mining to crafting

C. Quick Q & A

1. Heading for Winter
2. Setting up in Winter
3. Surviving and Completing the Quest
4. After the quest (what do you do afterwards??)

#### Spawning and preparing

For this quest, **timing is *key.*** I personally recommend you spawn at the very end of the night. I know a lot of people would say, *"That doesn't make any sense! Timing is key right? You would have to wait for night to be over before you can start the quest!"*. And in some ways, you are absolutely right! But, think of it like this: Whenever you spawn in the nighttime, you spawn with a fire. Now, that fire could really help you out here. Actually, it might even *save* you time. So, if you spawn just before night ends, you can get the fire, and boom, you've now got and extra fire in your inventory. Now sure, you will spawn at night, but it would be towards the end so, you really wouldn't waste that much time. If you really want to maximize your time, mine resources during that sliver of night to get you ahead of the game. Now, it's day and you should have that extra fire (and if you used it, that's fine), and maybe even some stone and wood. *NOTE: You do NOT have spawn at the end of night, but I would recommend it. Remember, this is how I got the Winter hood. It is OK if you don't do some of the same things I do, this guide is just to help out :)* Now you have to go and start to prepare for winter. Start by getting enough wood for a sword, and a shovel, while collecting berries along the way. Use any workbenches you see along the way. Remember that as you are doing this, head for the beach, as that's where you will make your bottle. Also remember that half a day is 4 mins, so no taking your time. Also, don't hunt for animals along the way, **unless** you feel that you have enough time. Sure, hunting for animals will get you more food, but it'll also take time, and time is very valuable. Once you make it to the beach, you should have a fire (either the one you had from the night, or another one). Make the bottle using that fire, and refill your thirst bar too.Try to place the fire near the ocean, so you get warmth too. Once you have done all that, got straight for winter. Make sure you have a fire on hand ***before*** you go into winter. Make sure you also have at least 10 berries before going into winter.

#### Q & A

Here are some answers to any questions you might have:

Q: Should I get gold?

A: Honestly, you won't have enough time to mine gold, as you are already on a tight schedule. Not to mention it'll take up space

Q: Should I get a bag?

A: Once again, you simply won't have enough time to get one.

Q: Should I hunt animals?

A: As previously stated before, I would recommend you *not* hunt for animals, as you won't have enough time, and the meat and fur will take up space.

Q: What about stone tools?

A: Depends. If this is your first time ever doing the quest, no. It might take you too much time, and it's best not to risk it. Its optional thought, to be honest, and when I did the quest, I did get a stone pickaxe. If you do get stone tools, do what I did and upgrade you pickaxe first, as you will gain more resources with the stone pick.

#### Setting Up in Winter

Now you have made it. You should have the following in your inventory ( or at least close to it ): A pickaxe, a sword or spear, a shovel, a bottle, berries, and fires. There are 9 slots in your inventory, and the following only takes up 6 slots. You might have extra stone or wood, so that's 8 slots.The 9th slot will be used for when you collect ice. once you get into winter, you may want to set up base in the following places:

The place I would recommend is at the bottom near the trees, close to the border between winter and forest. The reason this is such a good spot is that you're very close to the trees (trees = wood, and protection). Plus once you finish the quest, you won't have to travel that far to get back to the forest. Also, there are rocks and even gold nearby so resources aren't a worry. Now that you've picked a spot, place the fire down and mine for ice, as your water bar is getting kinda low. Now, all you're concerned about is surviving. What to do? Ideally, at night you craft and mine, and at day you hunt. This rule of thumb still applies to this quest, but we can bend the rules a bit ;) First things first, ***only*** hunt at night if you are in need of food. 3 meats should last you one night, so if you have at least 3 meats, don't travel during the night. The reason is because it is cold during the night, so your cold bar will go down fast. It's even colder because you are in winter with no cold protection. If you do find yourself hunting at night, always have 2 fires with you. One in case you get too cold, and another for when you actually hunt the animal. I hope you know how to hunt winter animals, and if you don't, practice before you do this quest, because if you don't, you will die. I'll still give a quick rundown though of how to kill an animal in the winter (if you already know this, skip down). First put down your fire, then lure the animal over to the fire (this can be done by simply hitting the air with your weapon). Once you have the animal, simply circle the fire around and around while attacking the animal. Remember that Arctic Foxes are faster than bears and wolves, so don't hit them repeatedly, or they will catch up and slowly do damage to you. Bears on the other hand are slower, so you can hit more. Once the animal dies, put down another fire, as fires do not last long and when you cook the meat, your fire may burn out and you will freeze to death. Now that we've covered how to kill animals properly, we can go back to learning how to survive. Don't forget about your water gauge either, and mine ice as you need it. During the whole time, constantly look at your gauges to see what you need more of. Also, upgrade your tools too!

*NOTE: When you enter into winter do not go near any other players, as they can be hostile and have better equipment than you.*

#### Completing the Quest!

Huzzah! The quest has been finished, and you're beaming with pride. You've gotten the Special fur, and have survived 4 days in winter. I've got to tell you, it isn't very easy surviving and everything. Now is one of the most crucial parts of the whole quest: Entering into the forest. That may sound like the easiest thing ever, but it isn't. In fact, that's actually probably he hardest part of the whole thing! When you come into the forest, people will be able to tell that you have done a quest, and that you will be making the quest item soon. You will be very vulnerable, and people will try to kill you. Trust me, it happened to me. Like I stated earlier, be very careful.

#### Now what?

Now you've done the quest, safely made it back, and are wondering what to do next. Go for gold tools, a bag, and then a hood. Don't wear the hood though, just make it. Later on, go back into winter, collect winter furs for your hood, and diamond for diamond string. Get Diamond tools, and even go for amethyst! After that, make dragon gear if you've done the quests, and make an awesome base! I don't know, it's your game, your creations. But for real though, as soon as you get back from winter, get gold tools and a bag. I forgot about the book! Welp, get that too!

And that is all I have for you.... I really do hope this has helped you, and thank you for reading this in - depth guide on how to get the winter hood. Thanks again for reading :D