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Check to see if you have exposed stone nearby | Check to see if you have exposed stone nearby | ||
| − | Mention when punching wood to focus on oak or spruce rather than birch trees as birch logs should be saved to be used as a fuel | + | #Mention when punching wood to focus on oak or spruce rather than birch trees as birch logs should be saved to be used as a fuel |
| − | If there is punch wood until you have 13 planks | + | #If there is punch wood until you have 13 planks |
If there isn't punch wood until you have 15 planks | If there isn't punch wood until you have 15 planks | ||
| − | Make crafting table | + | #Make crafting table |
| − | Make 6 shafts for 13, 8 shafts for 15 | + | # Make 6 shafts for 13, 8 shafts for 15 |
| − | 13: Make 2 wood pickaxes | + | # 13: Make 2 wood pickaxes |
| − | 15: Make | + | 15: Make 2 wood pickaxes and a wood shovel |
| − | If you need to use the shovel to expose stone | + | #If you need to use the shovel to expose stone |
Mine 2 cobblestone | Mine 2 cobblestone | ||
Make 1st stone axe | Make 1st stone axe | ||
| − | Cut down and chop 8 logs if you know you will be able to remember where your crafting table was before nightfall | + | # Cut down and chop 8 logs if you know you will be able to remember where your crafting table was before nightfall |
Cut down and chop 10 logs if you think you will be likely to get lost | Cut down and chop 10 logs if you think you will be likely to get lost | ||
| − | If you made a shovel (and you still have uses on it), the nearest chicken should be protected by digging a 2 hole deep hole underneath the chicken. Place a dirt block over it. This provides a nearby chicken to start a chicken farm later. | + | # If you made a shovel (and you still have uses on it), the nearest chicken should be protected by digging a 2 hole deep hole underneath the chicken. Place a dirt block over it. This provides a nearby chicken to start a chicken farm later. |
Use rest of your axe on nearby animals | Use rest of your axe on nearby animals | ||
| − | Go back to your crafting table (or find a new area to make a shelter | + | # Go back to your crafting table (or find a new area to make a shelter |
Make 14 shafts | Make 14 shafts | ||
Make 3 wood pickaxes (and a crafting table if you need to). | Make 3 wood pickaxes (and a crafting table if you need to). | ||
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Mine 1 cobblestone | Mine 1 cobblestone | ||
Make stone shovel | Make stone shovel | ||
| − | Finish your shelter with dirt blocks | + | # Finish your shelter with dirt blocks |
Mine 5 cobblestone | Mine 5 cobblestone | ||
Make 1 stone pick, 1 stone axe | Make 1 stone pick, 1 stone axe | ||
Mine 6 cobble | Mine 6 cobble | ||
| − | Reorganize inventory and wait until undead stop burning | + | # Reorganize inventory and wait until undead stop burning |
| − | Leave shelter, cut and chop 1 log | + | # Leave shelter, cut and chop 1 log |
Hunt until your axe runs out of durability or you get the hungry status | Hunt until your axe runs out of durability or you get the hungry status | ||
| − | Go back to shelter. If you need to make another stone axe | + | # Go back to shelter. If you need to make another stone axe |
Cut wooden logs until nightfall | Cut wooden logs until nightfall | ||
| − | Make stone pickaxe | + | # Make stone pickaxe |
Mine 6 cobblestone | Mine 6 cobblestone | ||
Make 2 stone pickaxes | Make 2 stone pickaxes | ||
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Make furnace | Make furnace | ||
Cook food. Eat | Cook food. Eat | ||
| − | Start building up supplies of stone tools | + | # Start building up supplies of stone tools |
| − | Next day go back to hunting. Get more wood when you need to | + | # Next day go back to hunting. Get more wood when you need to |
| − | Mine in your base at night. If you found brown mushrooms, turn your base into a brown mushroom farm | + | # Mine in your base at night. If you found brown mushrooms, turn your base into a brown mushroom farm |
Once nearby animals are dead and you have enough food, use daytime to find surface coal/iron | Once nearby animals are dead and you have enough food, use daytime to find surface coal/iron | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 7 June 2014
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WIP
Last updated for 3.72 on June 17, 2012.
I searched for hours to find any cohesive up to date guide on how to start out in BTW and came up short. Everything i found was horribly old, or i had to browse between several pages to find recipes and such. So, here it all is. I'll try to be concise and to the point. Feel free to edit for grammer and such!
Itamarcu: The guide is not complete yet. I fixed a few mistakes and grammar errors, although someone should probably change the name of the page to "Beginners' Guide" or "Beginner's Guide".
Viewpoint on "Beginner's Guide"
I've added a limitation on the scope of this guide in the head, as a guard against its growing in size over time. I strongly think this page should serve the surgical purpose of explaining the absolutely most central features of BTW, focusing on "what do I do?" versus "how do I do it?" - that's answered on specific feature pages.
This guide should not cater to those who know what to look for and where in other places but would rather not, and should absolutely not degenerate into anything FAQ-ish.
This guide should ideally not restate details found on specific item pages - links should suffice. It should explain principles and mod "flow", not specific methods.
Also this guide should not be written excessively informally. I don't object to the second person singular on this page, but colloquialisms should be avoided - a wiki is a wiki.
I will, if I have the time, be going over this guide and revising it, particularly in matters of tone and organization.
Shmooooo 21:37, 21 June 2012 (MDT)
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Hello, I'm the author thus far of the beginners guide and i dont entirely understand some of what your saying in your post there. Especially the second person part. If you would please go http://sargunster.com/btwforum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4581&p=76136#p76136 and provide more instruction i would be happy to attempt to update my writing style.
Why is there a focus on mining the 1st day in this guide?
In this guide, the focus on the first day is mining. I can not understand why
In BTW, your time limits are all food related
Once you settle in a area, your time limited resources are animals. There is no urgency to mine cobblestone early game other than to replace your tools
Thus I propose the advice be changed to
Check to see if you have exposed stone nearby
- Mention when punching wood to focus on oak or spruce rather than birch trees as birch logs should be saved to be used as a fuel
- If there is punch wood until you have 13 planks
If there isn't punch wood until you have 15 planks
- Make crafting table
- Make 6 shafts for 13, 8 shafts for 15
- 13: Make 2 wood pickaxes
15: Make 2 wood pickaxes and a wood shovel
- If you need to use the shovel to expose stone
Mine 2 cobblestone Make 1st stone axe
- Cut down and chop 8 logs if you know you will be able to remember where your crafting table was before nightfall
Cut down and chop 10 logs if you think you will be likely to get lost
- If you made a shovel (and you still have uses on it), the nearest chicken should be protected by digging a 2 hole deep hole underneath the chicken. Place a dirt block over it. This provides a nearby chicken to start a chicken farm later.
Use rest of your axe on nearby animals
- Go back to your crafting table (or find a new area to make a shelter
Make 14 shafts Make 3 wood pickaxes (and a crafting table if you need to). Mine 3 cobblestone Make stone pickaxe Mine 1 cobblestone Make stone shovel
- Finish your shelter with dirt blocks
Mine 5 cobblestone Make 1 stone pick, 1 stone axe Mine 6 cobble
- Reorganize inventory and wait until undead stop burning
- Leave shelter, cut and chop 1 log
Hunt until your axe runs out of durability or you get the hungry status
- Go back to shelter. If you need to make another stone axe
Cut wooden logs until nightfall
- Make stone pickaxe
Mine 6 cobblestone Make 2 stone pickaxes Mine 8 cobblestone Make furnace Cook food. Eat
- Start building up supplies of stone tools
- Next day go back to hunting. Get more wood when you need to
- Mine in your base at night. If you found brown mushrooms, turn your base into a brown mushroom farm
Once nearby animals are dead and you have enough food, use daytime to find surface coal/iron
