it start off they drop you off when you select the server ect you want to be on in a potato sack.
you go around and select the plot you will use as HQ. then you go out and collect rocks and sticks to make a tree chopin axe and a pickaxe. you then make a construction hammer to make tougher things.
the first thing you make is a basic carpenter’s table and a wood chopping block to process all the wood into various planks and wooden pegs. as you grind out the levels you are able to make a stone anvil, basic blacksmiths, fletching(arrows and bows), tailoring and a leatherworking table.
from the basic blacksmiths table you grind out the levels from the ore you find and using a charcoal kiln. you will find impure iron ore first. looks for dark hills on the map.
if you think you want to wear metal armor well sorry you cant you gotta grind tailoring and leather working to the tier 2 resources just to wear the first thing. for tailoring you need a spinning wheel and a loom while LW you need a tanner or two to process the mats. at the LW table for every 3 small hide you have turns it into a large hide. then you take 8 of the large and put into the tanner and after while you get 8 rawhide which is nice 8 for 8.
also make a shield its special feature has a stun and the game allows weapon switching in combat.
the game start all you weapon skills at 1 except for bows which is 0
heres all the weapon skills
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at the Blacksmiths table you will eventually need to create a iron anvil and a basic bloom with other mats to make a basic forge to make the items for weapon and armor smithing. and you will start out with a pike. you grind out the levels in the weapons to make iron versions of the tools and weapons that you have.
thats just the stuff ive done. if you wanna make bread one of the steps has you make a windmill
the game is very grind intensive and im kinda sad alpha ends on the 30th