The Book about Everything (but the main game)

A guide containing extensive information on all side missions as well as some general gameplay tips.

Introduction

This is a mainly spoiler-hidden guide to the Deep Woods. It provides some general tips for your way through the main campaign and tries to systematize all information that is necessary to accomplish all side missions. Note that while it does provide hints and tips on how to proceed through the main campaign it is not a walkthrough.

Comments are welcome!

How to Use this Guide

This guide contains two basic sections:

• Basic Guidance:
  Check the Gameplay Tips section for general information on what to pay attention during your playthrough.
  Check the Game Progression section if you feel lost or do not know how to proceed.
  
• Specific Guidance
  These sections serve as references for all things collectible as well as for some other features of the Deep Woods that I felt deserved cataloging.

GENERAL GUIDANCE

Gameplay Tips

These are just some things I found to be helpful in playing the game:

Collecting Stuff

• At the beginning of the game, collect all Scrap and items you can find because
  
  • you will need lots of Scrap for all the upgrades you want to purchase at the Upgrade Mill and
    
  • you can trade items for Scrap at the restored Crow's Nest Shop in the Grove.
• In order to collect as many items as possible clear your bag every time you are close to one of the supplies boxes to make space for new stuff.
  
• Increase the amount of available bag slots as soon as possible by
  
• • finding Kirby (2 additional slots) and
    
  • upgrading your bag at the Upgrade Mill.
  In fact, I'd say upgrading your bag is much more important than any of the other upgrades.
  
• Later in the game exchange valueable items in the shop for Scrap. Bloom Stones are worth a lot.

Spritelings

• Pay close attention to the abilities of the Spritelings you obtained in order not to miss any gameplay mechanics. Check the Book if neccessary.
  
• Instead of switching the "frontline" spriteling type by holding RB and selecting on the wheel you can push RB to flip through your field Spritelings.
  
• Every time you are leaving an area check that there are no wayward Spritelings. Better even check regularly for wayward Spritelings to avoid unneccessary running around.

Side Missions

While the game defines a framework in which to play through the main campaign, it is largely open world and has some noteworthy side missions that you do not have to complete in order to finish the game:

1. Once you reached the Grove and got your first main mission focus on Central Deep Woods and on restoring the facilities in the Grove since that will greatly facilitate your following gameplay. Everything necessary for those facilities is located in Central Deep Woods so you will also get a better understanding of what obstacles the game puts in front of you and how to (potentially) overcome them.
   
2. As to the first main campaign mission, the Twins (Frostfields - North) are the easiest to find followed by Paper Planes (Wispwagon - East) and finally Toothpicks (Crystalfall Coast - West). I suggest making your way through Wispwagon rather sooner than later because it will also allow you to finish the repairs in the Grove. Getting through Wispwagon is easier with Kirby than with only Emberlings, one of which you will definitely need.
   
3. Having found all lost Greenshields Grey Coat will task you with retrieving three lost artifacts which are located in Crystallfall Coast, Frostfields, and Wispwagon. Before doing that, pay attention to what Toothpicks and Paper Planes have to offer you. I found it especially rewarding to play through all of Toothpicks find-and-slay missions (6 consecutive bounties). Scrap Heap also has a lot to offer for a fully stacked Grove Trove (16 relics). However, none of these are required to finish the game.
   
4. For guidance on the side missions check the sections below.

Game Progression

The Wild at Heart is very linear in its first "chapter", i.e. until you reach the Grove. But once Grey Coat tasks you with your first mission it can be difficult to find your path forward. I certainly struggled with the amount of perceived dead ends. For all those feeling the same here are some basic pointers on what you need in order to achieve what goal throughout the game.

Mission 1: Finding the Lost Greenshields

Goal	Requirements
Find the Twins	Emberlings
Find Paper Planes	Emberlings or Kirby
Find Toothpicks	Emberlings and Kirby

Side Mission 1: Repairs in the Grove

Goal	Requirements	Reward
Repair the Spriteling Hearth	None	Possibility to upgrade your maximum amount of Spritelings in the field
Repair the Grove Trove	Emberlings	Possibility to earn rewards by bringing relics to the Grove Trove
Repair the Upgrade Mill	Emberlings	Possibility to upgrade your health, your suction duration, and your bag
Repair Crow's Nest Shop	Emberlings or Kirby	Possibility to to sell and buy items.

• How do I get Emberlings?
  You come across them when you head to the western part of Central Deep Woods. Simply follow them.Do not let some crud stop you from repairing that one windmill.
  
• How do I get Kirby?
  Try and exit Central Deep Wood to the Southwest. You will need 20 Spritelings to remove that boulder blocking the way.

Once you have found all four Greenshields, you will be given a second mission. That will also trigger an expansion of your possibilities to proceed because

• a new type of Spriteling is available in one of the areas that you have already visited, and
  
• the Spriteling Hearth features more upgrades to your maximum amount of Spritelings in the field.

Mission 2: Finding the Lost Artefacts

As you'll easily find out each artifact is hidden in a shrine. In order to access those shrines you have to complete separate collectible missions:

• Frostfield Mission:
  Bring 5 crates to the lake in front of the Frostfield shrine allowing you to reach it.
  
• Crystalfall Mission:
  Bring 60 mussels to Cath allowing you to reach the Crystalfall shrine.
  
• Wispwagon Mission:
  Bring 8 stone slabs to the ground relief in front of the Wispwagon shrine allowing you to open it.

Mission 3: Bring Balance with the Never

There's not much to say here. Before entering the catafalque simply make sure

• to have maximum health because you cannot replenish your health through sleep, and
  
• to equip yourself for battle because you cannot access your stash anymore.

SPECIFIC GUIDANCE

Upgrades & Spriteling Improvements

Upgrade Mill

Once the Upgrade Mill has been restored you can buy upgrades to health, suction duration and your bag. The following table shows the cost of each upgrade available:

Upgrade Level	Kirby's Health	Wake's Health	Warden's Way	Gustbuster	Bag Slot
1	500 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin	500 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin	1500 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin	1500 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin	500 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin
2	1000 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin	1000 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin	1500 Scrap + 2 Heartroot Resin	1500 Scrap + 2 Heartroot Resin	650 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin
3	1500 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin	1500 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin	1500 Scrap + 2 Heartroot Resin	1500 Scrap + 2 Heartroot Resin	850 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin
4	2000 Scrap + 2 Heartroot Resin	2000 Scrap + 2 Heartroot Resin	-	-	1100 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin
5	2500 Scrap + 2 Heartroot Resin	2500 Scrap + 2 Heartroot Resin	-	-	1400 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin
6	-	-	-	-	1750 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin
7	-	-	-	-	2150 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin
8	-	-	-	-	2600 Scrap + 1 Heartroot Resin
Total	7500 Scrap + 7 Heartroot Resin	7500 Scrap + 7 Heartroot Resin	4500 Scrap + 5 Heartroot Resin	4500 Scrap + 5 Heartroot Resin	11000 Scrap + 8 Heartroot Resin

In order to get all upgrades you will need 35000 Scrap and 32 Heartroot Resin.

Spriteling Hearth

The repaired Spriteling Hearth allows you to increase the amount of Spritelings you can take into the field in steps of 5:

Upgrade Level	Total amount of additional Spritelings	Cost
1	5	250 Glint
2	10	400 Glint
3	15	750 Glint
4	20	1300 Glint
5	25	2050 Glint
Total		4750 Glint

The maximum amount of Spritelings in the field is 60.

Heartroot Resin (Treasure Chests)

There is a total of 32 Heartroot Resin to be found in the Deep Woods. You require all of them if you want to purchase every upgrade offered in the Upgrade Mill. Most of the Resin can be found in Treasure Chests scattered all over the Deep Woods, for the remaining Resin you need to interact with the inhabitants of the Deep Woods. Unfortunately, if you are short of Resin there is no direct way of tracking what exactly you are missing. The problem is confounded by the fact that you most probably already have spent most of the Resin you found and did not keep track of how many Resin you found.

However, the following questions guide you on where you need to look / what you need to do to get the remaining Resin if you're still missing some for remaining Upgrade Mill content:

1. Have you already retrieved 10 Grove Trove relics?
   Check the Grove Trove with Scrap Heap to find out.
   
2. Have you already retrieved 15 Grove Trove relics?
   Check the Grove Trove with Scrap Heap to find out.
   
3. Have you found 12 cats?
   Ask Litterbox to find out.
   
4. Have you completed all Bounty missions?
   Ask Toothpicks to find out.
   
5. Have you offended Rubbish with an offer for a deal?
   Now what would Rubbish value the least?

If you can answer all the above questions in the affirmative you are missing

• Treasure Chest Resin,
  
• Resin from Lootbacks, or
  
• Resin that is sold to you byCath.

Now, I could provide you with maps specifying the location of all Treasure Chests with Resin in the Deep Woods. But there is an in-game feature that is much more comfortable and only costs you 1007 Scrap. If you do not know what I'm talking about make sure you finish the mission assigned to you by Cath in Crystalfall Coast and talk to her after that. If you are still clueless:buy the compass from Cath and give it to Paper Planes who will offer you a Treasure Chest map indicating all the chests you have not found yet.

Here's a breakdown of where you will get what amount of Resin:

Who / What	Amount
Scrap Heap	2
Litterbox	1
Toothpicks	1
Rubbish	1
Cath	2
Lootbacks	3
Treasure Chests	22
Total	32

For completeness' sake, there is one Lootback each in Central Deep Woods, in Crystalfall Coast, and in Frostfields.

The Grove Trove

Scrap Heap wants you to find relics for the Grove Trove.

For each relic that you find you will get a special reward so make sure to visit the Grove each time you have a relic transported to the Grove. Here's what you will get for each and every relic found:

Relics transported	Reward
1	100 Scrap
2	150 Scrap
3	3 Kettle Bombs
4	250 Scrap
5	3 Piggy Banks
6	350 Scrap
7	500 Scrap
8	3 Night Lights
9	700 Scrap
10	Heartroot Resin
11	1000 Scrap
12	5 Mesmerites
13	2000 Scrap
14	5 Bloom Stones
15	Heartroot Resin
16	2500 Scrap + Sprite-A-Mins

The following table catalogs all relics "hidden" in the Deep Woods. Note that two of them can only be obtained after one of the intermediary missions has been accomplished. Check the Grove Trove which of the following relics you are still missing:

Relic	Location	Spritelings required	Spoiler-hidden Map
Giant's Tooth	Sunken Grotto	15
Jangly Keys	Central Deep Woods	40
Tangerine Creep	Central Deep Woods	35
Wood Sentinel's Heart	Central Deep Woods	60
Ocean's Eye	Crystalfall Coast	25
Soap Slinger	Central Deep Woods	15
Meeting Stone	Wispwagon	30
Star Child's Cradle	Frostfields	100
Goosebump Casket	Frostfields	10
Skewered Mount	Crystalfall Coast	25
Smelt It's Slammer	Frostfields	20
Treasure Trap	Sunken Grotto	25
Pedal Sleigh	The Heartlands	12
Stinky Shack	Wispwagon	15
Woodland Blade	Central Deep Woods	5
Glitter Globe	Crystalfall Coast	8

Cats

Litterbox wants you to find her missing cats.

For each cat that you find you will get a special reward so make sure to visit the Grove each time you find one of Litterbox's cats. Here's what you will get for each and every cat found:

Cats found	Reward
1	50 Glint
2	100 Glint
3	200 Glint
4	10 Makeshift Fares
5	250 Glint
6	350 Glint
7	400 Glint
8	3 Elder Pears
9	750 Glint
10	3 Bloom Stones
11	1000 Glint
12	Heartroot Resin
13	3000 Glint

If you are looking for remaining missing cats here are some screenshots showing all the cats you can find and where they show up in the Grove once they are found. Use the table to locate the missing cat.

Cat	Location	Spoiler-hidden Map for larger Areas
01	Central Deep Woods
02	Wispwagon
03	Frostfields
04	Crystalfall Coast
05	Frostfields
06	Rattlebrook Gulch
07	The Undergrowth
08	Central Deep Woods
09	Central Deep Woods
10	Wispwagon
11	Sunken Grotto
12	Green Witch Catafalque
13	Central Deep Woods

Bounties

Toothpicks wants you to slay particular Deep Wood creatures in what she calls bounties.

For each bounty that you complete you will get a special reward so make sure to visit the Grove each time you do so. Here is a table describing each bounty and what you will get:

Bounty #	Creatures	Amount to Slay	Reward
1	Shelterhorns	10	250 Scrap
2	Gumblops	25	500 Scrap + 3 Power Tonic
3	Bloat Toads	8	1000 Scrap + 6 Kettle Bombs
4	Brimcaps	50	1500 Scrap + Sturdy Tonic
5	Faeflies	10	3000 Scrap + Recall Tonic
6	Groggthud	1	Heartroot Resin + Warp Jump Capability

To facilitate the bounty hunt the following tables show how many of the required creatures can be found in each area of the Deep Woods:

Bounty #1: Shelterhorns

Bushback

Spoilback

Frostback

Buffback

Lootback

Area	Bushback	Spoilback	Frostback	Buffback	Lootback
The Heartlands	2
Central Deep Woods	4				1
Rattlebrook Gulch	1
Crystalfall Coast		2			1
Frostfields			6		1
Wispwagon				1

Note that Lootbacks do not respawn!

Bounty #2: Gumblops

Gumblop

Blazeblop

Bitterblop

Lotblop

Lilblop

Area	Gumblops	Blazeblops	Bitterblops	Lotblops	Lilblops
The Heartlands	1
Central Deep Woods	6
Rattlebrook Gulch	2
Sunken Grotto				4	9
Crystalfall Coast				5	15
Frostfields			5	3	9
Wispwagon		7

Bounty #3: Bloat Toads

Bloat Toad

Crud Croaker

Torch Throat

Area	Bloat Toad	Crud Croaker	Torch Toad
Central Deep Woods	2
Sunken Grotto		2
Frostfields		1
Wispwagon			4

Bounty #4: Brimcaps

Gloomcap

Bloopcap

Knightcap

Area	Gloom cap	Bloopcap	Knightcap
The Undergrowth	3
Forgotten Path	1
The Heartlands	1
Central Deep Woods	11
Rattlebrook Gulch	3
Sunken Grotto	8		3
Crystalfall Coast		3
Wispwagon			8

Bounty #5: Faeflies

Woodsy Faefly

Frosty Faefly

Area	Woodsy Faefly	Frosty Faefly
Central Deep Woods	1
Frostfields		3
Wispwagon	2

Bounty #6: Groggthud

Groggthud

Area	Groggthud
Central Deep Woods	1
Crystal Coast	1
Wispwagon	1

Book Entries

Note that Entry #16 and #17 can only be obtainedonce the Green Witch's catafalque has been opened.

Entry #	Location	Spoiler-hidden Map for larger Areas
01	Green Witch Catafalque
02	The Undergrowth
03	The Grove
04	The Heartlands
05	Central Deep Woods
06	Central Deep Woods
07	Wispwagon
08	Crystalfall Coast
09	Sunken Grotto
10	Frostfields
11	Frostfields
12	Frostfields Shrine
13	Crystalfall Coast Shrine
14	Wispwagon
15	Wispwagon Shrine
16	Green Witch Catafalque
17	Umbral Lethea

Recipes

The following table shows all valid combinations for a total of 16 recipes. If there is more than one item shown for an ingredient you can pick any of these items to complete the recipe.

Ingredient	Ingredient	Ingredient	Result
			Makeshift Flare
			Night Light
			Kettle Bomb
			Piggy Bank
			Sturdy Tonic
			Hyper Tonic
			Power Tonic
			Smelly Tonic
			Recall Tonic
			Simple Meal
			Speedy Meal
			Hearty Meal
			Kickin' Meal
			Craft Bumbee Honey
			Mushroom Sammy
			Recycled Junk

Boulders

Carryable Boulders

This section is meant to provide a comprehensive overview of path-blocking boulders that have to be carried by more than 15 Spritelings (which is the original field maximum) in order to access an area.

Amount of Spritelings Required	Area	Spoiler-hidden Map
20	The Heartlands
20	Central Deep Woods
35	Central Deep Woods
35	Crystalfall Coast
70	Wispwagon
75	Central Deep Woods

Explodable Boulders

This is a list of all 9 boulders that have to be removed with Kettle Bombs:

Area	Spoiler-hidden Map
The Heartlands
Central Deep Woods
Central Deep Woods
Sunken Grotto
Crystalfall Coast
Frostfields
Wispwagon
Wispwagon
Wispwagon

[meatee]

... Do the Groggthuds not respawn? I'm just down to last bounty and I already cleared them all once. Please don't tell me I can't finish this because I did trove before bounties.

[Gamer's Intuition]

One more recipe: 2x oople + 1 empty bottle = oople juice (heals 3 hearts)

[Innocentive]

Yeah, page 8 is probably the easiest one to miss. Thanks for leaving a comment! :)

[SecretSoupCultist]

You saved my life with page 8 of the book... missed it the first time and explored the whole map before I gave up.