The problem is, not every creature spawns in every set of islands. I went an entire chapter with no axe to harvest wood with, because an island on which a Gloomharrow should spawn, didn’t show up.īefore we get into my problems with the procedural generation though, let’s back up a little. So you are always balancing whether you carry enough food to get by, at the risk of not having enough later, or carrying more than enough and risking it rotting. Luckily, if you find an island with lots of animals, you can drive back there later, because animals respawn on a 24 (in-game) hour basis. Resources do not respawn, however, or at least if they do I never encountered it. This makes resources for repairing/building your boat or crafting gear somewhat scarce. You have to be very careful what you do with your resources and when you use them so you don’t screw yourself later. This actually became a problem for me because I found that certain island types didn’t spawn as often during my playthrough. This made it difficult to repair my boat and still have resources to build onto it or upgrade it the way I might have liked. Granted, when it comes to crafting and things of that nature, I have very specific (sometimes excessive) needs. Let’s get into the boat building so I can explain what I mean. You can build them in multiple ways, using things such as hulls, decks, masts/sails, bag stands, hull armor, spikes, and more. As you collect new types of resources, you learn new recipes with which to craft new things for your boat or character. You start out with a grass canoe and eventually, you can build grass decks, hulls, and more.Īfter a while, you will graduate to bamboo and wood. These types of materials are more durable and can take more damage from rocks, coral reefs, or even sea creatures you may encounter. This is most important during the challenges that mark the end of each chapter.Įvery part of your boat/raft/etc can take damage, so you’ll constantly need to keep materials on you to repair it if it takes damage. A shell fragment can be picked up from the body of a Pondwomper.As you progress through the islands, you climb towers that have keys. Metal hull armor can be made with two crude metal and two grass rope. Wooden hull armor can be built with two wood and two grass rope. A scale hull armor can be crafted with one shell fragment and two grass ropes. Spikes will protect the player’s boat against sealife that intend to make it a quick snack before it reaches the shore.Īrmor can be added to hulls as well to increase durability. Metal hull spikes can be made of two crude metal and one grass rope. Wooden hull spikes can be made with once grass rope and two wood. A bamboo hull spike can be built with two bamboo and one grass rope. Hull spikes can be built to add protection to a ship. To find crude metal, players should look in the swamp areas for rocks with cracks in them and dig them up with a hammer. A bag rack can also be made to secure a bag on the boat with one bamboo, one Plainstalker horn, and a grass rope. A wood chest can be used to store seven items, and is made with two wood and one crude metal. The grass basket can store three items and is made of four thick grass. The bamboo bucket can store five items, and is made with two bamboo and one grass rope. A bamboo bucket, grass basket, and wooden chest can all be used to store items on the ship.
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