First read the server rules
Before connecting, look at group size restrictions, availability of modifications, and information about wipes. Resetting a map and resetting studied drawings are different conditions; Check them with the administration of the specific server. To get acquainted, choose a mode whose rules you understand. If friends are already playing, agree on the server and meeting place in advance, otherwise the first hours may be spent searching for each other.
Choose a place based on the route, not the beauty
Look around before construction begins. It is important that there is an accessible route to resources and the ability to approach the house from several directions. Being adjacent to a large active group increases the risk of conflict. Don't consider remoteness a guarantee of safety. A small first shelter is easier to build and master than to immediately plan an expensive complex with several floors.
Check access before leaving
After installing the door and access, make sure you can close the base and get back inside. As a group, agree in advance who controls access. Do not show codes or inventory locations in public broadcasts. Take out for a test outing only what you are willing to lose: this will allow you to test the path without the risk of immediately losing all your accumulated resources.
Share the goals of the next forays
Dedicate one outing to mining, the other to getting to know the area. If you're trying to build, explore, and seek combat at the same time, it's harder to spot why you're failing. After losing things, evaluate the route and time of return. The purpose of the beginning is to establish a repeatable cycle of survival; weapons and complex electrical systems can be studied once a stable base has been established.
Sources and checks
Guides are automatically translated from Russian; interface labels may differ. The Russian edition is the original.
