Could people who have managed to make a go of this game please share their wisdom. How do you survive the first couple of days?

Hello everyone! New to the steam community. I really love this game so I've started creating a guide for those who are struggling! I'm going to include every unlockable, every item, etc. I'm also going to include early days suggestions to keep you alive. Is there anything in particular you'd like to see included? I think I'm being pretty comprehensive, but some things are going to take a little longer than others (like which foods raise which stats). Thanks!...

I have quite the pile of raw crab meat but I have no option to cook it on the campfire or in the cooking pot - it shows up as me having '0' crab meat. I thought it might be like coconuts where you need to break open the crabs first before they become an ingredient, but if I try to use 'E' on a dropped crab, normal or quantum mode, I just pick the crab up again. Anyone got any advice?...

OK so I bought the game today on sale and just starting out it said to press G for the map which I did but it is totally confusing. Is there a marker showing where I am on the map as I see none and ho the heck do I refind bases and camps I have set up as I don't see them on the map except the original home icon which I guess is the original starting point?!?!?...

basically, I let the snake bite me, stand on top of it almost, and the spear goes wonky in the corner, and the arrows miss, even at that close range. I guess you could call it a bug. Also, when the arrows are fired, they don't stay to be picked up again. So, no re-use. Maybe that's a bug too. The respawn of banas on the tree, kinda not every 3 or even 4 days. This one tree factually grows zero, which is near the starting point, where there are 4 trees together all with banas showing, and one not growing a...