is there a way to mark.name islands

[LMS fred]

need some way to identify what island I am on. any suggestions ??

[seven]

You know all those labelmakers you find? Now you have a use for them.

[LMS fred]

and what do you use to put a label on it

[seven]

You use the label maker to label things. What I typically do when I go to a new island is make a shelter, campfire and water still. A little base on each island so I can sleep/logout conveniently. Then I'd point the label maker at the shelter and give it a name. I draw up a map outside of the game and mark the islands.

[seven]

I just name the islands with letters and numbers rather than think of names. Here is the map of the game I recently finished. It came out pretty close to the actual map.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3261893355

[LMS fred]

thanks, I should be able to tell where I am as soon as I get a few more coords. thanks for the map.

[seven]

Your map will be different. That was just to show how I used the labeling. I think they all follow the same general pattern though.

[Slickamover828]

You can use the Cartographer in the main menu. it will show the island your on as red. use your compass to hop islands and when you back out you can double check the cartographer again

[KaisEmpire23]

Let tree grow big

[fuzzybunnyslippers]

One possible strategy... Once I pick a "home base" (and I have the resources to do this), I'll make a tall house, that is easily seen from at least the next isle over. A house with a roof (several stories high) is usually easily seen from about 1 to 1.5 islands away.

Then, as I explore outwards... I'll often make other tall houses...but specifically place them on the shoreline 'facing' where home island direction is. That way, when sailing, (unless I want to), I don't have to land anywhere to get my bearings. "ah-ha, I've been here before, home is that-a-way", and can just keep sailing on.

I'll also do similar for when I find a boss to fight (and I'm not ready to fight them yet). sail to closest island, and make a structure 'pointing to' that boss, so it's a little easier to find them again once I'm ready.

[2tecs]

i pick a home base, then everytime I sail to a new island I lay down a stick with a rock (looking like a ! ) pointing towards the island I just came from. Maybe not the best over all but is almost a fool proof way of finding your way back home.
and like the earlier posts, you can use that label maker on things like your stick on the ground, giving them names like ''resources this way'' or ''home base this way'' or whatever you want.