Starting Yland

Washed ashore a mysterious deserted yland you decide to survive, make some basic tools and explore.

## Info

Information

The *Starting Yland* serves as a tutorial for new players to learn the basics of Exploration Mode and to start their journey. It offers 20 different objectives that showcase the various Gameplay features, from Crafting, Alchemy, Taming animals and more. The Player can leave the Starting Yland at any time once they have crafted a Boat or Ship that allows them to sail to the border of the Map and choose a brand new map of Ylands to explore.

Objectives

Below are the objectives available to the player. The first eight objectives need to be completed before the rest unlock.

## First Yland

This is the yland the player spawns on in the North, it has 9 objectives.

### Craft a Rope

1. Collect three Grass from Grass Plants on the ground. The Philodendron Plant and Fern Plant also give grass.
2. Open the Inventory, `Tab ↹` by default, and click on the *Grass*, then select the *Used In* option in the Item Panel on the right.
 Alternatively, press `O` to open the Crafting Menu and use the search bar at the top or find it under the Materials & Resources⇒Components tab.
3. Find and select *Grass Rope* and then click on the *Craft* button. The *Craft More* button allows you to choose how many you wish to craft. Holding `^ Ctrl` while clicking on the Craft button also gives you the ability to choose the crafting quantity.

### Craft a Stone Axe

1. Collect a Stone and a Stick from the ground.
2. Open the inventory and select the *Grass Rope* and then the *Used In* option to display the recipes that use Grass,
 OR open the crafting menu and find the Stone Axe under either the Key Items tab or the Tools⇒Woodcutting tab.
3. Craft the *Stone Axe* and equip it by dragging it onto the hotbar below or using `RMB` on it in the inventory to take it to your hands.

### Explore & Learn

1. Press `M` to open the Map and explore the four marked locations. Hold `LMB` and drag to move around the *Map* and use the `SCROLL WHEEL` to zoom in and out. Press `M` again to close the *Map*.
2. The next four objectives can be completed in any order. Once completed, their Map icons will grey out to signify completion.

#### Explore the Cave

1. Use your new axe to chop down a Palm Tree by holding down `LMB` when standing close to the tree. The main trunk will slowly fall to the ground. Use the axe to chop the trunk up again.
2. Collect a Resin and a stick from the chopped tree. The Logs will be used later and the Seeds can be replanted to grow new trees. Hold `RMB` to pick up multiple of the same item at once.
 Alternatively, find some Flint on the ground and craft a Stone Knife then hold `LMB` to extract the *Resin* without needing to chop the tree down.
3. Once the Resin, Sticks and Grass Rope have been collected the Torch can be crafted. Find it under Key Items or Tools⇒Fire & Light tab.
4. Collect two Flint from the ground and craft a Flint Lighter. It is also under the Key Items or Tools⇒Fire & Light tab.
5. Open the Inventory and select the Torch, then click the *Ignite* button to light it on fire and create a Burning Torch.
6. Equip the Burning Torch and explore the cave marked on the Map.

#### Make a Campfire

1. Collect more Sticks or Wooden Pieces from chopped down trees.
2. Open the crafting menu `O` and find the Unlit Campfire under the Key Items or Workstations tab.
3. Craft the campfire using either of the recipes, it will automatically go into first-person Building Mode. Use `LMB` to place the campfire in the ring of stones.
4. Equip the flint lighter and hold `LMB` while looking at the campfire to ignite it,
 or use `RMB` on the campfire to interact with it and use the *Ignite* button on the lower left side.

#### Get Some Rest

1. Look at the Sleeping Pad on the ground under the wooden shelter and press `RMB` to lie down on it.
2. Select from either Morning, Noon, Evening or Night to sleep. Press the *Leave* button at any time to stop sleeping.
3. Press `RMB` again to stand up or use `W``A``S``D` or `SPACE` to move and exit the sleeping pad.
4. Hold `Q` to pick up the sleeping pad.

#### Learn About Multiplayer

1. Follow the path up to the top of the mountain and use `RMB` to sit in the chair.
2. Press `RMB` again to exit the chair or move or jump to stand up.

### Craft a Bamboo Raft

1. Use the stone axe to chop down some Bamboo Plants and collect 10 Bamboo Sticks.
2. Craft 10 grass rope.
3. In the crafting menu find the Bamboo Raft under Vehicles⇒Rafts & Boats tab and craft it.
4. Place the raft on the water using `RMB`. It cannot be placed on land.

The following 12 objectives can be completed in any order.

### Let's Sail

In order to leave the Starting Yland a Boat or Ship is required, the raft is not suitable for ocean travel. It is advisable to come back and complete this objective last once all other objectives have been completed.

1. Craft 15 grass rope.
2. Craft 5 Poles using sticks and a knife.
3. Collect 25 Logs from chopping down trees.
4. Craft 5 Cloth. The objective Making Cloth on the third yland shows how to do this.
5. Craft a Boat and place it on the water.

To get in the boat, click on it using `RMB`. Press `W` to start sailing forward and `S` to slow down and stop. `RMB` to exit the boat. Sail to the edge of the map, a notification will display alerting that the player can now travel to new ylands, press `M` to open the map and select the *Region Map* tab at the top of the screen. This displays several available ylands, click on one and the new map will be loaded.

## Second Yland

This is the yland closest to the first one, take the raft and paddle directly South. There are three objectives on this yland.

### Getting Resources

Located in a cave on the North side of this yland, marked by a diamond symbol on the map.

1. Pick up the Stone Pick sticking out of the ground in the cave.
2. Hold `LMB` to mine the Clay Deposit next to it. A pristine deposit can be mined a total of 5 times to completely deplete it of all of it's resources. The patch underneath the deposit is also clay and can be mined by digging down with the pick.
 There are two Wooden Boxes nearby which have a few pieces of Coal and Iron Ore in them.

### Learn to Place Objects

From the previous objective, take the raft and follow the coastline to the West and South until you find two stone pillars set in the side of the cliff with an entrance blocked by a metal gate. This objective is marked on the map by a hand symbol.

1. Note the plinth next to the pillars has a fish symbol above it to indicate what is required to be placed there.
2. Head back down the bank to where a Wooden Barrel with Fish Bait inside and a Wooden Fishing Rod are placed near the water and pick them up. The fishing rod won't work without the bait.
3. Equip the fishing rod, aim at the water and press `LMB` to cast the line into the water. Watch the coconut fishing bob and press `LMB` again when it gets pulled under the water to reel it in. Keep going until a fish is caught.
4. Take the fish back up to the plinth and press `V` to enter building mode. Press `LMB` to place the fish on the plinth.
5. The metal gate is now open and the cave is accessible.

### Find About Codex

From the previous objective, take the raft along the coastline towards the East to find a path up the mountain. This objective is marked by a book symbol on the map.

1. Enter the stone structure on the top of the mountain and press `RMB` while looking at the book on the plinth to read it.
 Any time in the game press `F1` to open the Codex for helpful information.

## Third Yland

This yland is directly South of the second in the bottom right of the map and has two objectives.

### Build a Way Up

Near the centre of the yland is a stone building with a fenced off area with bamboo plants, it is marked by a building icon.

1. Chop down the bamboo plants with an axe and collect about 10 or more bamboo sticks.
2. Open the crafting menu, `O`, and find Bamboo Blocks under the Building Elements⇒Blocks⇒Bamboo Blocks tab
 OR use the search bar and type bamboo.
3. Choose a block and place them up the side of the building to reach the top. Bamboo stair blocks were used in this example.
4. Pick up the Stone Demolition Hammer from the table. It can be used to dismantle objects and recover their materials as well as used in other crafting recipes.

There is a Wooden Chest nearby with some Food items inside. Remember to eat to keep from being hungry. A Potion of Flight is next to the chest.

### Making Cloth

Near the West shore is a patch of Cotton Plants marked with a shirt icon on the map.

1. Use `RMB` to pick nine Cotton.
2. Craft 6 poles, 3 wooden pieces, and 3 grass rope.
3. Craft and place a Spinning Wheel, it can be found under the Workstations tab.
4. Interact with the spinning wheel with `RMB` and craft at least 3 Yarn. They take only one second each to complete.
5. Craft 6 more poles and 2 grass rope.
6. Craft and place a Weaving Loom, it is also under the Workstations tab.
7. Interact with the weaving loom and craft a Cloth, each cloth requires 3 yarn and takes 3 seconds to complete.

Cloth is an important material for crafting the boat needed to sail to new ylands. It is also used to craft Beds, Bandages for healing and for various clothing.

## Fourth Yland

This yland is to the West of the third yland and is closest to the bottom of the map, it has only one objective.

### Tame a Horse

On the North Western edge of the yland is this objective marked with a horse icon.

1. Head inland to find a horse statue with Carrot Plants around it.  There is also a cave below the mountain with more carrot plants.
2. Collect 2 [[Carrot]s] and 2 Hay from the withered carrot plants.
3. Craft a Horse Bait, found under Tools⇒Animal Taming⇒Baits tab and place it near the Horse that is roaming near the objective.
4. Wait for a thought bubble with a serving icon (a hand holding a covered dish) to pop up above the horses head.
5. Quickly approach the horse and hold `Q` to tame it to make it friendly and allow it to be named. Keeping the *Form Companion Bond* box ticked allows it to be summoned via the radial menu `Q` at any time.

## Fifth Yland

This yland is directly North of the fourth and has 2 objectives.

### Learn from the Hermit

On the West side of the yland marked by a head symbol, next to some giant Cave Mushrooms is a green robed man wearing a Toadstool Hat called Croota the Hermit.

1. Press `RMB` to talk to Croota and learn from him.

### Gathering Alchemy Ingredients

Follow the Stepstone pathway to the West from Croota to find this objective marked by a potion symbol.

1. Walk up to the strange purple plants that look like tentacles, these are Magic Bushes. Use `RMB` on them to harvest Magic Blossoms.
2. Collect 2 stones and craft a Stone Mortar which is found under Tools⇒Crafting tab.
3. Craft Magic Dust under the Alchemy & Healing⇒Alchemy Materials tab. Every potion requires magic dust as an ingredient.
4. Interact with the Alchemy Table with `RMB` and select any of the Potions to see what ingredients they require.

## Sixth Yland

This yland is to the North West of the fifth, in the top left corner of the map, and has 2 objectives.

### Learn Combat Basics

On the South East side of the yland can be found a wooden tower with a Dummy Target marked by a sword icon.

1. Walk up to the dummy target and press `LMB` to punch it.
2. Hold down the `LMB` to charge up an attack and then let go.
3. Hold `^ Ctrl` to defend and block.
4. Press `⇧ Shift` and any direction key to perform a dodge.

Climb up the tower using the Wooden Ladders and collect the Practice Sword and Bandage off of the table.

### Save the Goats

To the North marked by a swinging sword icon are 3 Pumas, two are patrolling around and one is in a small cave. It is advisable to first craft basic Armor, Weapons, and Category:Aid items before attempting this objective.

1. Hunt down some Boars and kill them, collect the Boar Hide and Raw Meat that they drop.
2. Craft 6 poles and 2 grass ropes, then craft and place a Tanning Rack found in the Workstations tab.
3. Interact with the tanning rack with `RMB` and craft 14 Leather. One boar hide gives 2 leather and takes one second to complete.
4. Craft a Wooden Needle found under the Materials & Resources⇒Components tab
 OR collect a Sea Urchin from the water and craft a Sea Urchin Spine found under the Materials & Resources⇒Marine Resources tab or by simply selecting the sea urchin in the inventory, clicking on the *Eye* symbol in the top right panel and selecting the *Break* option.
5. Craft a Sewing Kit using yarn and the needle or sea urchin spine.
6. Craft the Leather Armor set found under the Apparel⇒Armor⇒Leather Armor tab.
7. Equip the armor by either clicking with armor with the `LMB` and dragging it to the correct slot on the left side,
 or by selecting the armor in the inventory and clicking the *Equip* button on the right side,
 or simply by clicking each one with the `RMB` to instantly have it equip.
8. Attack and kill the 3 pumas using a combination of light and heavy attacks and dodging away when they attack back. Run away and jump up onto a low shrub to get away in order to heal using the bandages.

If the player dies they will respawn without their inventory back on the yland or at the last bed that they slept in. Their inventory will be in a chest where they died and is marked with a gravestone symbol on the map.

## Ocean

There is one objective located in the water near the centre of the map between the second, third, and fifth ylands. It is advisable to craft basic Scuba Diving Equipment before attempting this objective, the Diver's Stand workstation is also required in order to craft these.

### Dive to a Treasure

In the water near this objective marked by a scuba mask icon are several coloured patches on the map. These are different underwater biomes which contain various Sea Life and marine resources.

1. Collect 9 Kelp Fiber from the Seaweed or tall Kelp plants and 3 Porous Sponge from any Coral Sponge in the water.
2. Collect 15 bamboo sticks, 2 logs and Any Hammer (a stone demolition hammer would have been collected as part of the previous objective Build a Way Up).
3. Craft and place the Diver's Stand found in the Workstations tab.
4. Collect a Coconut from a mature Palm Tree using `RMB`.
5. Craft 2 leather using the tanning rack from the objective Save the Goats
6. Interact with the diving stand and craft a Scuba Snorkel, a Breathing Sack, and Kelp Flippers.
7. Equip the three items and swim or raft to the objective.
8. Hold `^ Ctrl` to dive down under water to the sea bed. Keep an eye on the oxygen meter, once it depletes the player will start taking damage and eventually drown.
9. Along the way find Oxygen Coral and interact with them by holding `RMB` to refill your breathing sack's oxygen meter.
10. Locate the broken, sunken boat and find the blue/orange Pirate Chest nearby. Open it to find some loot.
11. Refill the oxygen meter by harvesting more oxygen coral before swimming back to the surface by holding `⇧ Shift`. The oxygen meter will automatically replenish above the surface of the water.

## Secrets

Scattered across the map are several hidden chests to find.

1. On the third yland there is a large open cave under the mountain towards the South East with a spot for a campfire. Towards the back of the cave behind some rocks is a wooden chest that is locked.  The key to unlock it is located on the fourth yland, up on top of the mountain peak and next to a Bird Nest with eggs.  Hold down `LMB` to unlock the chest with the key equipped and then `RMB` to open the chest to find some loot.
2. Between the first, second, and fifth ylands is a very small circular yland with a water hole in the centre of it.  Dive down into the hole to find an unlocked pirate chest with some loot.
3. On the South side of the sixth yland is a cave in the cliff at water level with a sunken boat.  Behind the boat and into the cave is an unlocked pirate chest down under the water surrounded by glowing coral.