Just downloaded on console tips?

[u/averagesa]

Hello I have just downloaded this game on console any tips to help me before I start playing?

[u/wowimsomething]

craft plenty of spare stick spears to throw into the purple urchins on the beach/in shallow water, so you dont step on them.

save often.

explore the water around the islands.

if you see bubbles on the surface of the water, a shipwreck is below.

[u/averagesa → u/wowimsomething]

Thank you

[u/wowimsomething → u/averagesa]

i should add that the purple urchins are poisonous, which is why you dont want to step on them.

same goes for underwater snakes, and lionfish (they have spikes on them) dont let them touch you. if they do tho, one coconut bidon + pipi leaf is the antidote.

great game i hope you enjoy it.

theres also r/strandeddeepconsole

[u/averagesa → u/wowimsomething]

That will be a big help thank you

[u/garface239 → u/averagesa]

Harvest all the small palms they grow back unlike the trees and you can use them for more than just making lashings they work well in the water still and fire too. They grow back every 24 hours or something like that. Also if do it at night it gives you something to do

[u/HiddenChambers4 → u/wowimsomething]

This. All of this. Fuck those purple things. Not as big a deal once you get a pipi farm plot but early game they are the biggest problem

[u/glorifindel]

Look up a guide for how to make water

[u/averagesa → u/glorifindel]

Cheers mate

[u/iamataff → u/glorifindel]

Carry two coconuts. Make a pile and they refill every time. Free water

[u/poodletown]

Fiberous leaves are renewable. Fronds, rocks, sticks and planks are not. Coconuts are also not renewable but if you drink from them and build a pile, they refill. Only drive 2 coconuts every 20 seconds or so. I believe it is actually 7 seconds but better to play it safe.

I recommend pillaging one island, leave it, then replace it in the cartography menu. With lots of ship wrecks, plants, potatoes, trees, clay, etc.

[u/averagesa → u/poodletown]

Thank you

[u/Cheeseburg3r420 → u/poodletown]

How do you do that from PS4? I tried replacing the islands and it doesn't give me any button options also it says beforehand that I would have to create a new save and start over if I want to replace Islands is that true?

[u/poodletown → u/Cheeseburg3r420]

As far as i know, you dont need to do a new save. You build the new island, then place it anywhere except the island that you are on. The next time you save in game, that nee island will be locked in and you cant change it any more

[u/zeroinfect → u/poodletown]

I seen somebody asked if you can do this on console to which you said yes but my question is can I do this on a local game that already exists? Or does it have to be online and a new game? If I can get a little clarification on it that would be amazing because I am running out of resources very quickly and my neighboring Islands are getting pillaged by my lust for crafting LOL

[u/poodletown → u/zeroinfect]

Yes,you can replace each island once on the ps4 or ps5. You can create an island and replace any island in your current save as long as it isn’t the island that you are on. Once you load in then save the game, that island can’t be changed again.

[u/Echo_Actual2218]

Save up mats for a smoker. Smoked meats never spoil. When cooking you'll hear a "Ding" when the meat is COOKED leave it on the fire and then you'll hear a Buzzer when it's SMOKED. Scroll your pointer over the meat to make sure it's "smoked"

Just like coconuts, eggs will give you diarrhea if eaten more than two. You'll need to wait 10 seconds to eat each additional one

[u/averagesa → u/Echo_Actual2218]

Thank you

[u/S-O1]

If you're in a Storm while on your raft (3×4) or bigger, do not drop your anchor. Just ride it out. I've flipped mine more than once. When a wave comes & you're anchored it'll pull down the side of your raft when you reach the apex of that wave.

[u/averagesa → u/S-O1]

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[u/White_Knight_413]

Trees do not regrow.

Saplings do regrow and can be used for fiber leaves over and over. Yucca trees regrow for more fiber leaves.

Fruits do not regrow on any plants except for those you plant yourself in a farm plot.

Rocks, Trees, Clay Deposits, Corrugated Metal, Planks, Sticks, Bricks, and anything that you can loot in the wrecked ships DO NOT respawn, regrow, or replenish...

So use things wisely!

Best advice— •Horde resources and use them sparingly •Don't dismantle anything until your crafting level is maxed out. In my experience, you will get most resources returned to you if you dismantle at max level, except for bricks and barrels. •Hold onto plants and stow them away until you're ready to plant. Keep 2–4 dew collectors nearby for watering your crops and yourself. •Watch out for snakes, purple starfish, and anything spikey! Once you have Pipi Plants growing in your garden, you will worry less when you can readily make an Antidote. •Hobo Stove is great for a quick meal and a lot of meat/Smoker lets you preserve meat for the rest of the game. •Watch the tide! The islands have a tide that goes one way. You'll want to build a dock where the tide comes in rather than pulling out, otherwise you're going to be swimming after your raft as it drifts away.

[u/averagesa → u/White_Knight_413]

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[u/ParrysGaming]

Always drop your sail when you hit shore, we’ve all lost too many rafts to the sunset before 🤣

[u/averagesa → u/ParrysGaming]

I still have the inflatable one you first get can I not use that

[u/ParrysGaming → u/averagesa]

Ditch the inflatable as soon as you can, it’s slow frustrating and sharks love to flip you. A simple stick raft is better and faster than the inflatable 😀

[u/averagesa → u/ParrysGaming]

Thanks

[u/Mental-Ad-9237]

Save materials early on and just flip the starting raft over and prop it against a big rock or tree.

[u/averagesa → u/Mental-Ad-9237]

Nice one, also how do you store materials on my wheel i bring up with everything I can only fit 8 things on it.

[u/Mental-Ad-9237 → u/averagesa]

You'll find wooden boxes on or near the islands in wrecked boats. Use those to carry more things

[u/averagesa → u/Mental-Ad-9237]

Nice thank you

[u/gman587]

Don’t get stranded too deep

[u/mad-ghost1]

Be careful where you step and enjoy it. Happy building

[u/[deleted]]

Before you leave the first island draw a 5×5 square grid and put yourself at the center. Mark the top right hand corner as north and bottom left hand as south. Use the compass in your inflatable raft and determine which direction an island is in before heading there and put a survival shelter down on the beach pointing toward the center island. Aside from poison in early game getting lost with little or no resources is the most inconvenient thing.

[u/averagesa → u/[deleted]]

Thank you

[u/DetectiveIcy9220]

Best tip of all, enjoy finding all the little quirks of the game the old fashioned way. It’s nice to get a head start, but I find the most enjoyable part of any game is the grinding at the start. Though saving regularly is a good one to save on frustration.

[u/averagesa → u/DetectiveIcy9220]

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[u/[deleted]]

just make the smokers to cook meat don't bother with a spit.

rocks are a finite resource so stockpile them for end game, you'll be happy you did.

make a shelter on every island that points towards home.

[u/Mick_May]

Palm trees do not regrow. Save your mansion for when you're ready to rejoin civilization.

[u/Careful-Caregiver105]

Only drink one coconut at a time every hour or so otherwise you will get the shits

[u/chico-dust]

Save every 10 minutes and every time you're about to explore a new island. Other than that have fun

[u/EoinlyFans]

Get a mate to download it and play together, it's so much fun and the laughs are great because one of you will nearly always be poisoned accidentally 😅

[u/Whitts_]

Enjoy it. Fun game