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Focus on gathering meat and thermal clothing before winter hits, as resources become much scarcer.

Build up to three Sawbenches early on. These convert wood logs into planks, which are required for almost every construction project.

By day 10, build a dedicated horde base away from your main home. Use spike traps and barbed wire fences to exploit enemy pathing. Key Tips & Tricks The Infected

Efficient crafting is key to progressing past the "sticks and stones" phase.

Use the Itempedia (book icon) or the manual crafting table to quickly build items without manually memorizing every recipe. Early Game Milestones Focus on gathering meat and thermal clothing before

Place a Water Basin outdoors to collect rainwater. Note that this water is "dirty" and must be boiled before drinking.

Locate the broken ATV in the south of the map. Repairing it requires four tires, two iron ingots, and gas cans, but it drastically improves your ability to loot distant towns. By day 10, build a dedicated horde base

Build a Campfire near a natural water source and construct a Shelter over it to prevent rain from extinguishing the flame.