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What to Do First

What to Do First: use the right page before the route turns messy.

A starter reference for turning the first hour into a stable base, craft, and route routine.

Database entries answer the first practical question. Once that answer is clear, the linked full page should take over.

Best linked page

Open the first-steps guide

ProgressionAug 2026beginner / progression / starter

Player problem

Open this when a new save feels busy but nothing actually is moving forward.

Where to use this

Use this page before opening deeper boss or material guides.

What you need first

A fresh save and willingness to follow one short route before branching out.

Next click

Use this entry to decide where the next click should go.

Database fields

Use these fields like a quick lookup before opening the longer guide.

Progression

Role or purpose

beginner

Progression

Where or unlock

Use this page before opening deeper boss or material guides.

Progression

Best use

Getting the first base loop stable before drifting into side tasks.

Progression

Next page

Open the Glurch entry

How to use this entry

Use this page to narrow the task, then move into one stronger route page.

Start here when a new save feels busy but nothing is moving forward.

  • Getting the first base loop stable before drifting into side tasks.
  • Choosing the next beginner page only after the real first-hour route is done.
  • Reducing early waste on food, fiber, ore, and starter crafting.
Open the first-steps guideBack to Progression

Common mistakes

  • Opening advanced guides before the first base and craft loop is stable.
  • Exploring too widely before storing materials and marking the return line.
  • Treating every early pickup as equally urgent instead of building one routine.

Visual cue

What to Do First visual

Tags

beginnerprogressionstarter

Related entries

Open another entry only when the question actually changed.