Progress stuck

[Exile «Foxy» (Ryder17z)]

I'm starting to believe there is something wrong with my savegame.

Scrap isn't passing by like it used to, it's only thin strips of 3-8 pieces every other minute.
I'm strugging with collecting enough resorces to stay alive and repair the raft.

I have tried to get onto an island but they have only spawned with the highest point facing against the stream and the shark really likes to eat my anchor so I haven't had the oppertunity to check them out.
In a previous save, my raft escaped when I was on an island and it turns out i couldn't start anew one, even with the required materials in my inventory. It wasn't fun to find out.

Researched:
Palm leaf, Plastic, Stone, Wood, Rope, Hinge

Please give me some advice here.

[supremegopher]

Starting around day 13, I've gone a whole day or two with NO debris at all. None in sight. So I don't know what's going on with that. Be happy you're getting any debris.

For islands, you should build a sail so you can maneuver around to a good spot and also build a couple raised platforms or stairs to get up onto them. Haven't had a shark attack my anchor, I'll have to keep that in mind. But as far as islands go, I haven't found any worth going to early in the game as I've only found flowers for paint and trees which you need an axe to cut down. Just bust your butt collecting debris when you find it until you've got a steady system going and you'll be fine. Then you can focus on islands and everything.

[supremegopher]

You also want to get 2 or 3 crop beds going with a constant rotation and fresh water. That will keep you alive.

Just found out that there is a wrong direction to travel...apparently you need to build a streamer and follow that. As soon as I changed my direction, I started seeing debris again. You might try that.

[Zaggeh]

If you're not getting any debris at all (second poster), make sure your sail isn't down. If you are sailing against the wind, your raft will be moving so slow that it doesn't spawn debris.

As for OP, relying on debris for scrap doesn't cut it. Take that hook of yours and dive at the base of islands, break apart underwater junk with the hook for scrap.

You will not be able to unlock much more witho it diving.

[Nightrdr69]

I suggest you make a new world set to easy mode so you do not lose items. There are so many guides and YTubes out there that anyone willing to make an effort can develop a "plan of attack".

As for sailing, the streamer helps but is just another tool. If you are trying to sail into the wind, your craft will hardly move (if at all) - that is a good time to get a paddle. You can actually paddle upwind/sideways if you missed an abandoned raft or island. With practice you will be able to "pin" your raft to the island using the wind/sail.

Later on, you can use the above process to get an island to help you turn (spin) your raft to face "forward". Not required except for those of us with CDO.

[Exile «Foxy» (Ryder17z)]

Originally posted by Nightrdr69:

I suggest you make a new world set to easy mode so you do not lose items.

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As for sailing, the streamer helps but is just another tool. If you are trying to sail into the wind, your craft will hardly move (if at all) - that is a good time to get a paddle. You can actually paddle upwind/sideways if you missed an abandoned raft or island. With practice you will be able to "pin" your raft to the island using the wind/sail.

Later on, you can use the above process to get an island to help you turn (spin) your raft to face "forward". Not required except for those of us with CDO.

Already playing on that mode, but the paddle i was unaware of what it's good for.

Originally posted by Zaggeh:

As for OP, relying on debris for scrap doesn't cut it. Take that hook of yours and dive at the base of islands, break apart underwater junk with the hook for scrap.

You will not be able to unlock much more witho it diving.

Eh? i've had 3 miserable attemps to get stuff from islands and twice almost lost the raft.
If you loose the raft, it's basically game over. had it happen on my previous save...

Originally posted by rolfejr:

Starting around day 13, I've gone a whole day or two with NO debris at all. None in sight. So I don't know what's going on with that. Be happy you're getting any debris.

For islands, you should build a sail so you can maneuver around to a good spot and also build a couple raised platforms or stairs to get up onto them. Haven't had a shark attack my anchor, I'll have to keep that in mind. But as far as islands go, I haven't found any worth going to early in the game as I've only found flowers for paint and trees which you need an axe to cut down. Just bust your butt collecting debris when you find it until you've got a steady system going and you'll be fine. Then you can focus on islands and everything.

I haven't seen any more islands in a long time, except for one spawning so far away sideways that i couldn't reach it in time using my sail




All in all, might be necessary to start over, again :P

[Boogey]

Originally posted by Ryder17z \ Hexile «Foxy»:

I haven't seen any more islands in a long time, except for one spawning so far away sideways that i couldn't reach it in time using my sail

Have your sail up (= not active). You use the sail only when you see something worth sailing to. If you are using it all the time you will go out of the debris field/island.