Spent all night trying to build my first shack.

[Bandor Tyrell]

Seems rather tedious to place pole-by-pole, stick-by-stick, especially when I don't see many sticks lying about. Also, flax seems in short supply, though I did find some seeds. Do I have to plant them and wait for it to grow just to build my first place to sleep?

[iceman2k23]

I BUILT MY 1ST 3 SHACKS CAMPFIRE RESEARCH DESK CRAFT TABLE WITHIN 1ST FEW HOURS OF PLAYING MY 1 FOLLOWER DOES THE RESEARCH WHILE IM AWAY IM JUST OUTSIDE THE STARTING VILLAGE

[Scooby Doo]

Originally posted by Bandor Tyrell:

Seems rather tedious to place pole-by-pole, stick-by-stick, especially when I don't see many sticks lying about. Also, flax seems in short supply, though I did find some seeds. Do I have to plant them and wait for it to grow just to build my first place to sleep?

Start the game again this time wander around and look at the resources near you. If you set up like you have there are many issues you will run into as I did. Map is divided into sectors that also have different difficulty which I learn the hard way. So becareful of that too. Further along the game you will deploy stations that your villagers use to gather supplies for you. They will even complete buildings if within their skill set

[Bubu]

- Unsheathe your weapon before you start building so you can spam Leftclick
- Flax/Sage/Hemp are abundant in a field South of the starting village
- River reed is abundant in a lake East of the starting spawn

[MesserJoe]

Originally posted by Ho:

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- River reed is abundant in a lake East of the starting spawn

do you mean the lake by the village? Because gathering there is forbidden. Or is there another lake nearby?