Basically think of this as your starting shack, and you can build a full size house after.Īlthough you can certainly play the game alone, finding allies will make the experience both more enjoyable, and easier. 2x2 is more than enough to contain a bed and some chests for storage. Regardless, your first house should only be a few squares in size. You just need somewhere to hide and store your items.ĭepending on your server, building a house can be slow, or quite fast. It doesn't have to be pretty, or even big. One of the most important things to get early on is a house. Lastly, you can find nests with eggs in them, which will give you quite a lot of food. Large grubs can also be seen on the ground, they look like huge, white worms. They won't do much, but it can buy you a few minutes when you're about to die of hunger. Small bugs can be found when harvesting grass. There are other, more temporary options however.
Cooking requires a firepit, which can take time, time you don't always have. Meat has to be cooked before you eat it, or else you get food poisoning.