Crafting Guide

How do you get started with crafting?

The developer’s crafting lesson introduces gathering materials and making a container before moving on to dressings. It is a guided example rather than a promise that a particular recipe or route is best in every run.

The lesson says nearby items can be used as ingredients. Check the recipe and the materials shown in-game before committing useful equipment.

How do you keep track of recipes and items?

The tutorial describes pinning recipes to follow them and favouriting items to prevent their use in crafting. Use those controls when you want to track a target or protect equipment you intend to keep.

What does Intelligence change?

The tutorial associates recipe requirements with Intelligence. It describes gaining Intelligence experience through first-time crafting and blueprints, and warns that attempting recipes above your current level can have consequences. We have not independently verified failure probabilities, so check the game’s own feedback before trying a difficult craft.

How does the water lesson work?

In the tutorial scenario, a canteen is used to collect groundwater and a campfire to boil it. This example does not establish that every container or liquid works the same way. Pr1vateLime also discusses collecting and heating water in a version 1.0 playthrough; the precise patch is unknown.