Tips for a new player?

[OasisOfGalaxies]

Hey, i just started playing today! Frankly I have no idea what I'm doing, does anyone have any tips/suggestions? I'm really confused!

[bigmoe808]

First Rule to The Isle:

Trust No One

Second Rule to The Isle:

Not Even Your Own Species

Third Rule to The Isle:

Try Again.

You're going to get frustrated, but that's ok, never give up and learn from your mistakes. People will kill you, for resources or ♥♥♥♥♥ and giggles. This is okay. Your goal is to survive, that comes down to you first and them second.

With that out the way, there are two versions of the game Legacy (which is no longer being worked on) and Evrima (which is a little bare bones). You'll have to re-download to switch between them, but you can do this via right clicking the game in your library and picking Properties. It's even possible, from what I heard, to create a shortcut for one so you don't have to do this.

Now, the merits and demerits to either:

• Legacy
  1. More playables/content. Players are more familiar with it.
     
     
  2. Is not being developed, unbalanceable, and can be a buggy mess, also Chinese cheaters-lots of em
  
  
• Evrima
  1. More mechanics, a future of being developed and adding more playables/content.
     
     
  2. Also a buggy mess, slow development, and questionably balanced

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[Rhibirr]

My main tip is learn the map before anything else. It may seem boring to go to an empty unofficial but you'll be better off if you take a little time to just learn where things are. Pteranodon is a great tool for Evirma specifically though the hunger at the start is a little brutal. You might have to try several times to steal someone's kill if you're using a full server but once you get that meal in it's much easier. Always hit Z before landing as a Pteranodon to avoid crashing.
In Evirma the center is the most populated spot. For good reason. Most foods can be found there.
That wiggly line when you sniff is still a compass like Legacy. The up point is north and the down point is south.
Learn plains before you go deep into forests. Forests are get lost zones though they can be useful for loosing predators.

[GnomeHoarder]

hey there, i am new myself. Bought the game la few weeks ago and have been playing a little hear and there. The tip above to learn the map has been a huge one for me. I was constantly lost and had no sense of direction, i still get lost in the woods. Spawn center of map and try hunting AI for the time being till you get a feel.

Make as little noise as possible when your a juivie. i have yet to be betrayed by anyone and so far all my encounters with my own kind have been great accept one carno that wasn't in my group and ate me as a baby carno. I normally play utah and have yet to try a herbavore.

It is a survival progression game and your a dino so do dino things.

Also as a new player discover oasis and be prepared for caos. I also play on an unofficial server for evrima called the zoo. Always a decent amount of people on and all generally helpful in your own species.

[Red Baron]

my Tip Refund the Game

[Princess Nicol]

I am kinda a new player but i got used a bit to the game.
Heres what helped me the most :

1) Have a map always open when you play and put your localisation on it
if you play legacy : https://antroll.github.io/the-isle-info/map-v-three.html
if you play evrima : https://vulnona.com/game/the_isle/#side/cfg

2) Always plan to go or be close to a water source

3) Playing herbivore is more easy at start because :
-food is everywhere
-Herbivore are stronger in 1v1 on the evrima game
-I feel playing fast small herbivore such as gallimus or dryosaure are easier at begining. They can hide easily and they outrun most herbivore and carnivore. They are hard to catch. They are pretty safe.
-In evrima nothing can kill a dryosaure unless you get ambushed, hes fast , small and pretty agile. very safe dinosaure to start with and explore the game

4) If you feel very unsecure, localise water, drink, search food by pressing Q and hide. repeat until adult. In evrima you have to press Q longer to scent the food.

5) Playing carnivore is very rough, you are always hungry, you have to always search food, and everyone want to kiil you, herbivore as much as other carnivore. Also carnivore are weaker when you play solo

On legacy when you are hungry , ai spawn close to you, you can hear them : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8afdhcC7Z4U

On evrima : AI spawn twice a day, 80% of the ai is eated in 30 mins to 1 hour post spawn. So after that you have to find player to eat. Most people are in the center of the map around the oasis. Youc an log off and return when AI spawn if you are about to die. AI spawn at 18h30 and 6h30.

6) safe logg off
legacy : esc and wait the timer
evrima : press H and wait

7) die and repeat, you will learn what not to do.

8) if you play on evrima, i would say if you hear a pachycephalosaure or an utahraptor, run far away or hide, they are extremly aggressive towards anything that move. They mostly wanna kill everything, everytime, so at start try to avoid them. Tenon, dryo, stego and carnotaure are less dangerous, weaker and the players of theses dinosaurs are likely more friendly.

[Wolf]

i try crtl v cords on this site but din't work
https://vulnona.com/game/the_isle/#side/cfg
click cords in game, ctrl v in location, click show, nothing happens.

[CraftyM2016]

Originally posted by OasisOfGalaxies:

Hey, i just started playing today! Frankly I have no idea what I'm doing, does anyone have any tips/suggestions? I'm really confused!

Assume everyone will betray you and you will never be disappointed. Ever that's all it is now. People are always looking for an angle, to play you for your weaknesses. Only thing about this game that has anything to do with Dinosaurs, are the looks. Everything else, it's just massive lizards with insane people controlling them and killing whoever they want for the sheer fun of it with no sympathy for anyone or anything. This game is one of the worst games on Steam. You've spent your money to play a game that behaves like the deepest pit of hell. Kindness is all but a memory in this game now. Good luck.