Salem

Well i got a request for a video that sounded kind of fun, someone wanted me to make a video of what should be some of the first skills to get within your first week or so in salem, and why. Obviously what you choose to do later in game changes things, and once purity gets implemented it will effect it too. But heres a chance to post your opinions on your starting build ideas, why they are a good idea, and just have fun with it. Once enough suggestions are given i will post the video here(in hopes i dont butcher it ^_^) and maybe some of the first things you do when starting out in the world! Have fun, get creative, and try to keep it clean

PS: apologies if this thread should be somewhere else.

Eegore wrote:Well i got a request for a video that sounded kind of fun, someone wanted me to make a video of what should be some of the first skills to get within your first week or so in salem, and why. Obviously what you choose to do later in game changes things, and once purity gets implemented it will effect it too. But heres a chance to post your opinions on your starting build ideas, why they are a good idea, and just have fun with it. Once enough suggestions are given i will post the video here(in hopes i dont butcher it ^_^) and maybe some of the first things you do when starting out in the world! Have fun, get creative, and try to keep it clean

PS: apologies if this thread should be somewhere else.

Going to be writing an entire section on the first steps skill, silver investments and humour wise. Early game won't be influenced much since we've been more or less told forageables will never get purity back. I wouldn't worry about starting work on your video, I think early game development isn't going to change much from here on out. I will write out a sketch of my beginner skill tree perhaps tomorrow but it's late right now for me. Hermit vs Settlement player also influences how they should develop.

I highly recommend getting childish things first and then survival skill second lol

Bluestone wrote:I highly recommend getting childish things first and then survival skill second lol

Thats the video right there, perfect!

Go straight for blacksmithing/mining if you want to raid/pvp. Farming if your planning on being peaceful and making mega bucks after the time investment. Hunting is somewhere in between, good for making a quick buck at the start mainly from the sale of backpacks and there are many things you can sell to Boston.

Always go for a wander, survey the surrounding area first at least a 30mins walk in all directions. Forests are great at the start for foraging and picking up inspirationals.

Leanto's can privately store 2 objects, not many people know this.

Gluttony up when you can, do it evenly, 10 in each biles is a good start.

Fishing is a good source of ybile and BB foods early on, berries on a straw for blood, sizzled slug, lean rabbit for phlegm, wiches hat for BB.

You can make silver by making savage charms (Indian tracking) cricket teams (self defence, small game hunting) and selling hides & pelts.

First thing you should buy is a writ of homesteading (settling) especially if you have friends who you plan on playing with. This gives them the option to teleport straight to your claim by talking to the wilderness guide.

Droj wrote:Fishing is a good source of ybile and BB foods early on, berries on a straw for blood, sizzled slug, lean rabbit for phlegm, wiches hat for BB.

This is the most important thing to stress IMO. Higher biles makes things SO much easier.

I've gotten 5 or 6 points of Phlegm off of fish. The only thing I haven't gotten significant amounts of off fish is blood, and that's because I haven't caught the right ones. So yeah, fishing is definitely one of those "must have" skills.

MagicManICT wrote:I've gotten 5 or 6 points of Phlegm off of fish. The only thing I haven't gotten significant amounts of off fish is blood, and that's because I haven't caught the right ones. So yeah, fishing is definitely one of those "must have" skills.

There's a couple fish recipes that work for that. I think fish on the rocks can do blood? Anyway:

Survival Skills >
Free Wildy port >
Did you get screwed (y/n - Did it stick you on a mountain, etc) >
Walk from boston or walk from new leanto (you will not be living where it dropped you, that's just to get you away from boston) >
Colonial tradesmanship (curios) >
Foraging (food/curios) >
Lore of the Lumb (cut up blocks for curios) >
Hiking (leanto > new home if required!) >
Exploration (Food/curios) >
Indian Tracking (money!) >
Swimming (only because of jesus walking without phlegm at the moment)

These are the bare line basics required by a wandering forager. There's absolutely no reason to truly settle down until you've achieved this. All of the skills are reasonably easy to acquire without any true storage space either. I always look at things from the perspective of a solo hermit because it's easier to include other people than to look at things as a group and have them try to figure out how to live alone.

Thanks for all the replies guys! appreciate it, ill will be putting something together here soon.