single player question (creative)

[KitsuneShiro]

Last time I played and was mostly learning how to game mechanics work, i wore out all my starter tools and didnt have a way to fix them. As a solo player I wasn't multitasking enough.

Any suggestion for starting out on a creative world completely solo. maybe like a way to trade one resource for another.

I do understanding this is designed for multiplayer, but I tend to take long breaks from games and then come back. So I think single player game would be best for me, that way I am not restarting over and over.

Edit: Also, since I want to set this up for a long term game. Are there any mods that would be recommended gettting setup?

[Zera_Fox]

There is no way to 'trade one resource for another'. First step I always take, whether Multiplayer or not is to locate some iron.
You need iron for everything, including new tools from your starter stuff. Making Crude Replacements isn't ideal so getting new replacement tools is ideal to get done early on.

Not to mention you'll need that iron for nails and so much more anyway.
You can essentially 'live in the mine' until you manage to get things situation to start building your own house as well as other things.

But always Iron #1. From there you can make a large-cart and venture off if you wanted to in relatively 'safe' manner as opposed to foot.

EDIT: Wurm is only known for long-term. Unless you set your Skill or Action timer rates high, you'll get long-term out of the game without mods.

[KitsuneShiro]

I guess prioritizing mining is the best idea.

By long-term I mean take long breaks and come back to my game. I wouldn't expect an online server to keep my stuff around.

I don't really know anything about mods for this game. I wouldn't be looking for any drastic game changing mods, more like mods that life a bit easier for the a single player game. I didn't get very far the last time I played.

I would really like to know my position on the map, for example.

[Zera_Fox]

Originally posted by KitsuneShiro:

I guess prioritizing mining is the best idea.

By long-term I mean take long breaks and come back to my game. I wouldn't expect an online server to keep my stuff around.

I don't really know anything about mods for this game. I wouldn't be looking for any drastic game changing mods, more like mods that life a bit easier for the a single player game. I didn't get very far the last time I played.

I would really like to know my position on the map, for example.

First you'll need to get the mod-loader, but I suggest the Live Map mod for that one.
This is a link to the mods my server uses, they're all great Quality of Life:
https://iron-nexus.enjin.com/forum/m/48032290/viewthread/31530917-mod-list/post/134145845#p134145845

But I'll strongly Recommend:
Dig Mod
Harvest Helper
Fire Burn Time
and anything listed under the Suggested Mods.

At the top of that thread is where you can find the modloader location, just follow the steps on it's page to install and when done use the forum's search bar to locate the ones listed that you'd like.

Be careful though, not all mods are for both Client and Server. Some are only Server Mods.

EDIT: You mention taking long breaks, how long is a long break? :P

[KitsuneShiro]

I don't think I have played Wurm unlimited in like 8 months. It was overwhelming when I started last time.

I play Ark and tend to get bored when it feels like I am doing chores. Not sure if Wurm will feel like this with the animals etc.

[KitsuneShiro]

ok. I have the client and server modloader installed. I got the livemap (client) mod to work. Now I just need to pick the other mods.

[Zera_Fox]

Originally posted by KitsuneShiro:

I don't think I have played Wurm unlimited in like 8 months. It was overwhelming when I started last time.

I play Ark and tend to get bored when it feels like I am doing chores. Not sure if Wurm will feel like this with the animals etc.

It's not the animals so much as it is the game ingeneral.
Wurm is a Long-Term, Build and Harvest. If you thought ARK was 'chores', Wurm isn't a game for you I'm afraid.

Not unless you jack your rates up real high and essentially play it in Creative Mode with instant actions and skill gain through the roof.

[KitsuneShiro]

Ark I play on a server, so time keeps passing.

Wurm I plan to shutdown when I don't want to play.

[KitsuneShiro]

I have the fire burn time mod working, that one I at least know how to check.

For the WurmServerModLauncher, are the mods that come with it (copied into the server mod folder) working by default? (hitching post, cropmod, bagofholding etc)

[Zera_Fox]

Originally posted by KitsuneShiro:

I have the fire burn time mod working, that one I at least know how to check.

For the WurmServerModLauncher, are the mods that come with it (copied into the server mod folder) working by default? (hitching post, cropmod, bagofholding etc)

You need to individually download and install their .properities files.
Without a matching .Properties file the mod won't be enabled.

[KitsuneShiro]

Thank you for your help.

[KitsuneShiro]

Thank again Zera_Fox. I got everything setup.

And I don't really find Ark to be a chore, except when I want a break but have to keep logging in to feed everything. Like when I got the flu last month and couldn't play for several days and then didn't really want to get out of bed for another week.

Edit: and I left all the server settings default, I wasn't really sure what to change.