Yeah, I guess two reasons I didn't think to mention it. First is that I feel this mechanic has become standard in most survival games, and second once your higher level you just don't need to bother on lower tier enemies. That said, I should have included it, just forgot! Pinning your comment! I'll probably end up revising this in a few months, I'll be sure to add that in.
@Rogis313 I have a love/hate relationship with using the mortar and pestle as storage lol. On one hand it works great, on the other hand it ruins what little emersion I have left! 🤣
Good video. They are doing a free weekend, so I thought I'd check it out. As someone who's going into this basically blind, the main menu baffled me with the missions, open world and outposts. Add the tech trees, talents, shared loot, multiple currencies, different maps and a ton of other things, I felt very overwhelmed. Your video helped me a lot, thx brother.
@@Lisacortez1 I play the game a lot and didn't find out about it until Thursday afternoon lol. It was just luck that I happened to release this beginner's Guide the previous week. Hopefully that helped people get a favorable opinion of the game!
Same! I also decided to try it this weekend for the same reason. The first "begginer" guide I found started with stuff from previous missions, so not really an actual beginner guide. This is MUCH more helpful.
Well done Benny, a clear and concise guide for beginners on a first game attempt, I wish you had done this when I bought the game a year ago lol, never died in a game so much as this one when starting out. You should be directed to for all noobs to understand the early game start on touchdown.
@dgfhdshfjd I've been thinking about doing that. The tough part about doing that is how much it depends on play style. Plus the build is going to change (you'll respec) as you get into higher tiers. For instance, you'll want to spec into bows early then respec to guns later. But I'll probably put something together on the next couple weeks.
@@benny9Gotcha. Yeah I swapped from Bows to Throwing knives and that was wildly different. Will look forward to that video, hope you cover the non-combat trees too. A lot of them, especially the Repair tree seem not useful.
I needed this. I landed in the conifer region and began collecting items. Didn't know about the oxide, got attacked by a horse, killed horse with an axe. While trying to figure out how to make a knife, got killed by two wolves.
Yeah, the game has really transitioned to primarily an open world game but left the tutorial aspect of the game behind in doing so. They could really use an open world into/tutorial. Make sure you get kills skinned asap or they attract peditors.
28:38 quick tip, you should ALWAYS, and i mean ALWAYS crouch before you even attack no matter what if it cant see you. the stealth bonus of 2.5x that you only get when crouching and stealthy is so op
This really is helpful yeah, especially early on. I'm so used to playing a high level character that I've gotten out of the habit for just shooting deer and lower tier animals.
This video is super helpful!! I stumbled my way through a few days in-game before looking up more info and I appreciate the knowledge for beginners. Thanks Benny9!!
An addition I would add is to build multiple camp fires. You can spread out your cooking for foods that are going off. They also make for handy early game storage without having to use points on boxes. They don't look great, but it saves a point that can be better spent (rag torch for example).
That would also work sure. If you can avoid setting yourself or the forest on fire! Lol. Great suggestion though. Personally that would be a little too much cheese for me, the looks is part of the immersion for me but I'm sure lots of players would love this trick!
Thank you for making those really helpfull tutorial videos, i started on Icarus only 4 weeks ago, and i wish i would seen this video first, i just subcribed to your channel an for sure will be back watching many more. Keep up the good work you Rock Benny9. Tip for my first weapon to unlock on day 1 that was awesome for me was the spear it also give you Javlin so you craft Melee spear and craft stack of wood javelin.... 1 javelin if crouched will kill most animal 1 shot even the large dear = lots of Fur and meat.
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the vids. I really like the variety of play styles available in this game. I never got into spears and all that but one of my group members used to love them. Definitely a useful weapon type. Now we're all speced into firearms but he's rifles and I'm pistols. I love that there doesn't have to be one right build like in a lot of games.
Thanks for the gr8 vid. I was searching for more Icarus gameplay and found your channel. Gr8 content-keep'em coming. Do you do regular gameplay-not how to videos but actual day by day game play from a new start-that's what I like best. Looking forward to seeing more of your content-thx.
I was doing a regular play through but kept running into players with questions which led to more tutorial type videos. Hope to get back to regular game play soon!
You remind me of Paul Saures (sp?) back some 10 years ago making his minecraft videos. Very calm and collected demeanor that makes your videos fun and easy to watch. My wife and I just bought Icarus and we're going to be buying it for our eldest this weekend. I'm already running a dedicated server on the server rack for all of us (including my father in law and 2 friends lol) to play on. Your videos have been really helpful and I just wanted to encourage you to keep up the good work. I've enjoyed each one I've watched. You've got my sub for sure! Would love to see a "Let's Play" from 0 to hero! Thanks again!
Working on that let's play. Up to level 12 I think. Was hoping to get the next episode this week but life happens. I should be finishing a new and improved exotics farming guide this week though!
One note - while the timer is irl, it also only ticks down while in game now. So despite having 7 days for a mission, it's actually 168 hours in that specific world. (Playtime) to complete your task. While some missions are designed with that in mind...most were deaigned before the switch to pausing while offline so give you an absurd amount of time to do it A 30 day mission will let upu play in that world for 720 hours
Don't forget to add support to your structures (posts - you don't need to go crazy though). Without proper support they can collapse on you. It can catch you out especially when building vertically or adding heavy items (workbenches).
You don't need them unless you exceed 2 squares out ot strart going up. In the next vid I add supports before building up. But you're right, I should have mentioned it to about confusion later. Originally was supposed to be one vid but I had to split it for length.
It's always worth starting the skinning animation - it gives xp (experience points). You don't have to take anything. A wolf, for example, can give 700+ xp just from skinning in addition to the xp you get from the kill.
As someone who's definitely not a great gamer, this comment section alone was useful in helping me decide to watch this guide video. 2 minutes in, here's hoping I can wrap my brain around the gameplay - 12 hrs left of Icarus 50% off through Steam
It's a complicated game when you get started. And it's not well documented. Hopefully the video gets you through that tough first few levels. If you have any specific questions don't be afraid to ask here, or the subreddit, or I hear the discord is good (though I don't do discord myself).
@benny9 I bought it. And I'm so excited to get started. If I can play DAoC, I think I'll be ok with playing Icarus 😅 thank you so much for your videos!
Yeah, they don't explain it well. When picking your starting drop zone they do suggest you start in the conifer zone but they could do a better job of warning you. There's even level differences WITHIN the zones. Basically as you travel farther from the drop area the levels get tougher and your more likely to find tougher enemy types.
Storage tip: Use Mortar and pestle for storage is cheap tier 2 storage with 40 slots for everything(better than boxes, i have mortars&pestle all over no more storage issues
Most items yes. And I normally do. Torches you can't, and you can actually benefit from destroying them when they're nearly used up to get half the materials back. At least early on when those materials might matter. As for anything else I might have destroyed instead of repairing, it's probably just because I play too many games and sometimes forget what I'm playing. Lol
Haven't played Icarus yet, keep hearing that this is a great survival game but there is a tremendous amount of walking which is putting me off. Idk if that is still the case or if there have been updates that improve in that area but I will still probably try it out. In any case your vid gave me a decent idea of what I'm getting into early game.
Walking long distances is still a thing but as you progress you can focus your talents on speed which is what my whole group does plus mounts can increase speed. Personally I don't find the travel to be too much but it's enough to where I get why some people find it off-putting. Thanks for watching!
what i cant find ANYWHERE is info about returning to the station from open world. every comment and video contradicts and the wiki contradicts itself... other YT vids say if I fly back to the station then everything on my person gets destroyed, and my base gets wiped and i have to start again, what i dont understand is HOW do i spend the exotics i mine on the open world map if i can't return to the only place that lets me use them??
You CAN fly back to the station and return to your same open world. But, you need to remove any items that came from the planet first. Just drop that stuff in a chest first. Your open world base will NOT be destroyed. That is the first way to spend exotics/ren on items and then deploy them when you drop back down. The other, and better, way is to build an Orbital Exchange Interface. It's a tier 2 blueprint. With that you can call down cargo pods with equipment, purchase equipment while on planet, and send unused or broken equipment back up. It's also the only way to send up exotics when you find them.
Not sure if it’s just me but the audio is out of sync and made this hard to watch. You talked about the best drop spot and it took about 5 seconds for your video to get to the point where you dropped the pin
Thank you for this video. I am playing it because of the free weekend to see if I like it because its very expensive to buy all the dlcs. Already I am cursing it!!!!! I cant even place the door. It says it needs to snap. Yet when I craft a wooden wall and push R to get the variants, Instead, it rotates it and I get a plain wall and not a door frame and yes Ive unlocked wooden wall and door. I also see no options for storage and cant find fuel to start a fire. Ive lost count of how many tiimes I have died because I hadnt yet even been able to make a bed! It gets dark fast and stays dark forever where because I have no fuel, I dont even have lighting. So far, its a bitch of a game with no guide a quite a tough level for starting out. Even when Im buildidng something then decide not to, how the heck do you cancel out of crafting it?! I started in mission mode. Should I restart in open world?
Let me see if I can help out with a few of these issues. First, you don't need all that DLC. The base game has tons of content already. Start with that and wait until the DLC goes on sale again if you're ready for more by then. The door only fits in the door variant of the wall. You need to hold R to open the variants options. Storage crates are available in the tech tree where you unlocked the walls. You can burn wood in fire pit as fuel. You need to build that first of you haven't already. For light, there's a torch that can be unlocked in the tech tree as well. The first few levels are tough as you try to unlock those basic survival items. If you stick with it I think you'll find it rewarding. But it's certainly not for everyone. I would start in open world mode and see if you can follow along with my new player guide. And don't worry about wasting your time, any levels and unlocks you already received on missions carries over to any other mission or open world. Good luck!
@@benny9 Hello Benny. THANK YOU for taking the time to explain it all to me. Are you going to be doing a full play through because if you are then I would like to purchase the base DLC and follow you with it! I do hope your health is on the mend as well!
@-Free.Spirit- sorry to hear about your stream account! It happened to me once and they reinstated it pretty quickly so hopefully they get it sorted out soon. Yes I will be continuing with the New character playthrough series I started with this video. I already released a video on Friday that continues this one and I have another waiting to be edited! Plus don't forget to read these comments from my viewers, a lot of great tips coming in from the community!
Interesting. That would make sense but I thought that's how it started out originally and they changed it to real world days. I'll have to test it once I'm back at my PC. It's been a long time since I've played in mission mode.
I tried to reply and I think I broke TH-cam. Trying again: So I don't recall when they added it but it was a while ago now. Didn't used to be as large a deposit as the exploration missions but my group have had multiple over 250 exotics now. There are normally 3 on any giver open world map at a time and they replenish with a meteor shower event after you clear 2 of them. They also have the exotics boulders in caves (and sometimes just outside the caves) as well.
Hi, Played 20 hours over this free weekend of Open World. I would say some thigns are good and some are bad. Impression is mixed. Graphics are pretty good. Enviroment effects towards player good, weather penalties towards player and structures I did not like. Needing to level to be able to unlock recipes did not like it took forever. Being too slow and therefore could not travel more than two squares from base did not like Mined the hell of 6 nearby caves and unlocked bunch of stuff that basically did not change gameplay a lot. Played with a friend for around 20 hours and he got barely level 30+. We unlocked bunch of stuff and many of them are complicated to craft for no reason. Most of those things did not change the gameplay at all. Not really impressed with the game. Made stone house, better tools and weapons, one drill, did few hunting missions, made canteen and oxygen tank and tamed a horse by accident which helped with ore transport. Thats all, the way the game is played did not change much from level 1.
It's not for everyone. I think the progression is right on par for what most survival players are looking for. Not that the game isn't without issues, but I think pacing is just right for a lot of people. Once you unlock missions around level 10, I think the game gets really interesting. But doesn't sound like it's your thing and that's ok. We're spoiled for choices these days!
The XP and everything you do snowballs quickly.. I failed to beat my first mission attempt after about twenty hours of flailing around blindly. By the third mission I was surpassing my progression in game one within an hour. Then adding a few of the first exotic items has me dropping in better prepared than I was after the first 20 hours.
@ghs57 this is what I love about the game. It really rewards your effort. This one is a slow burn but feels great when you hit those milestones. Though I do get that some people want faster gratification. The game isn't for everyone.
Best tip no one says crouch to get a stealth shot and get 2.5 damage to insta kill most animals with a bow!!!!!!! no one has mentioned it
Yeah, I guess two reasons I didn't think to mention it. First is that I feel this mechanic has become standard in most survival games, and second once your higher level you just don't need to bother on lower tier enemies.
That said, I should have included it, just forgot! Pinning your comment! I'll probably end up revising this in a few months, I'll be sure to add that in.
@@benny9 also mortar and pestle is cheap tier 2 storage with 40 slots for everything, i have mortars&pestle all over no more storage issues
@Rogis313 I have a love/hate relationship with using the mortar and pestle as storage lol. On one hand it works great, on the other hand it ruins what little emersion I have left! 🤣
This is by far the best beginner's guide for Icarus. Thanks!
Thanks, appreciate it!
@@benny9 does this game have 3rd person view option?
@korc25 Yep, it's C key by default. I don't know how well it works, I only ever use it for screenshots. Lol
You wouldn't believe how difficult it was to find someone that explained wtf I was looking at with the game mode options, you're a hero
Really glad I could help! It's a great game, if you can get past the steep learning curve and poorly documented systems! Lol
Good video. They are doing a free weekend, so I thought I'd check it out. As someone who's going into this basically blind, the main menu baffled me with the missions, open world and outposts. Add the tech trees, talents, shared loot, multiple currencies, different maps and a ton of other things, I felt very overwhelmed. Your video helped me a lot, thx brother.
Seriously glad I could help! Hope you have a blast this weekend!
LMAO i came here cause i have seen a 50% discount on the game. i TOTALY overseen the free weekend.....
@@Lisacortez1 I play the game a lot and didn't find out about it until Thursday afternoon lol. It was just luck that I happened to release this beginner's Guide the previous week. Hopefully that helped people get a favorable opinion of the game!
Same! I also decided to try it this weekend for the same reason. The first "begginer" guide I found started with stuff from previous missions, so not really an actual beginner guide. This is MUCH more helpful.
Well done Benny, a clear and concise guide for beginners on a first game attempt, I wish you had done this when I bought the game a year ago lol, never died in a game so much as this one when starting out. You should be directed to for all noobs to understand the early game start on touchdown.
Thanks, really appreciate it. I know how that feels. Lol
Just got the game, this guide really helped as a new player.
Glad to help!
I was wondering if you might do a video on the Talent trees and which ones are best for specific builds.
@dgfhdshfjd I've been thinking about doing that. The tough part about doing that is how much it depends on play style. Plus the build is going to change (you'll respec) as you get into higher tiers. For instance, you'll want to spec into bows early then respec to guns later. But I'll probably put something together on the next couple weeks.
@@benny9Gotcha. Yeah I swapped from Bows to Throwing knives and that was wildly different. Will look forward to that video, hope you cover the non-combat trees too. A lot of them, especially the Repair tree seem not useful.
@dgfhdshfjd I also don't find the repair tree useful. Lol. But yeah, I plan to include the non-combat talents.
I needed this. I landed in the conifer region and began collecting items. Didn't know about the oxide, got attacked by a horse, killed horse with an axe. While trying to figure out how to make a knife, got killed by two wolves.
Yeah, the game has really transitioned to primarily an open world game but left the tutorial aspect of the game behind in doing so. They could really use an open world into/tutorial. Make sure you get kills skinned asap or they attract peditors.
Been with Icarus since the beginning, and I actually learned something! Good video! Might want to put the month in the title - it does help.
Not a bad idea. A lot has changed since the beginning of the year.
28:38 quick tip, you should ALWAYS, and i mean ALWAYS crouch before you even attack no matter what if it cant see you. the stealth bonus of 2.5x that you only get when crouching and stealthy is so op
This really is helpful yeah, especially early on. I'm so used to playing a high level character that I've gotten out of the habit for just shooting deer and lower tier animals.
This video is super helpful!! I stumbled my way through a few days in-game before looking up more info and I appreciate the knowledge for beginners. Thanks Benny9!!
No problem, happy to help!
An addition I would add is to build multiple camp fires. You can spread out your cooking for foods that are going off. They also make for handy early game storage without having to use points on boxes. They don't look great, but it saves a point that can be better spent (rag torch for example).
That would also work sure. If you can avoid setting yourself or the forest on fire! Lol. Great suggestion though. Personally that would be a little too much cheese for me, the looks is part of the immersion for me but I'm sure lots of players would love this trick!
Very nice video, i was kinda overwhelmed when i tried this game yesterday so i might give it another shot now after your video, cheers :)
Glad I could help! A lot of fun once you get the hang of it.
Thank you for making those really helpfull tutorial videos, i started on Icarus only 4 weeks ago, and i wish i would seen this video first, i just subcribed to your channel an for sure will be back watching many more. Keep up the good work you Rock Benny9. Tip for my first weapon to unlock on day 1 that was awesome for me was the spear it also give you Javlin so you craft Melee spear and craft stack of wood javelin.... 1 javelin if crouched will kill most animal 1 shot even the large dear = lots of Fur and meat.
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the vids. I really like the variety of play styles available in this game. I never got into spears and all that but one of my group members used to love them. Definitely a useful weapon type. Now we're all speced into firearms but he's rifles and I'm pistols. I love that there doesn't have to be one right build like in a lot of games.
I’ll join the Benny Hype train. I’ve been checking out some of your building tips for a fresh perspective. Much luck prospector 💪🏼
Lol, welcome aboard! Luck to you as well!
A very good guide. thank you
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for a great new starter guide.
Happy to help!
Very helpful, thank you!
Happy to help!
Thanks for the gr8 vid. I was searching for more Icarus gameplay and found your channel. Gr8 content-keep'em coming. Do you do regular gameplay-not how to videos but actual day by day game play from a new start-that's what I like best. Looking forward to seeing more of your content-thx.
I was doing a regular play through but kept running into players with questions which led to more tutorial type videos. Hope to get back to regular game play soon!
@@benny9 Sweet-Can't wait to see them
You remind me of Paul Saures (sp?) back some 10 years ago making his minecraft videos. Very calm and collected demeanor that makes your videos fun and easy to watch. My wife and I just bought Icarus and we're going to be buying it for our eldest this weekend. I'm already running a dedicated server on the server rack for all of us (including my father in law and 2 friends lol) to play on.
Your videos have been really helpful and I just wanted to encourage you to keep up the good work. I've enjoyed each one I've watched. You've got my sub for sure! Would love to see a "Let's Play" from 0 to hero! Thanks again!
Working on that let's play. Up to level 12 I think. Was hoping to get the next episode this week but life happens. I should be finishing a new and improved exotics farming guide this week though!
@@benny9 Life comes first! Always! I got 3 kids and they keep me pretty busy haha. Looking forward to it!
@alphaobeisance3594 I have three teenagers and a 3 year old. The fun never ends! Lol
@benny9 14, 6, and 3 here. The two Littles are constantly at each othets throats 🤣
@alphaobeisance3594 🤣 18, 15, 13, 3. The 3yo is just spoiled. Lol.
One note - while the timer is irl, it also only ticks down while in game now.
So despite having 7 days for a mission, it's actually 168 hours in that specific world. (Playtime) to complete your task.
While some missions are designed with that in mind...most were deaigned before the switch to pausing while offline so give you an absurd amount of time to do it
A 30 day mission will let upu play in that world for 720 hours
This is what I meant. Thanks for doing a much better job at explaining it. Lol
Don't forget to add support to your structures (posts - you don't need to go crazy though). Without proper support they can collapse on you. It can catch you out especially when building vertically or adding heavy items (workbenches).
You don't need them unless you exceed 2 squares out ot strart going up. In the next vid I add supports before building up. But you're right, I should have mentioned it to about confusion later. Originally was supposed to be one vid but I had to split it for length.
It's always worth starting the skinning animation - it gives xp (experience points). You don't have to take anything.
A wolf, for example, can give 700+ xp just from skinning in addition to the xp you get from the kill.
Bestiary points as well. Good suggestions.
As someone who's definitely not a great gamer, this comment section alone was useful in helping me decide to watch this guide video.
2 minutes in, here's hoping I can wrap my brain around the gameplay - 12 hrs left of Icarus 50% off through Steam
It's a complicated game when you get started. And it's not well documented. Hopefully the video gets you through that tough first few levels. If you have any specific questions don't be afraid to ask here, or the subreddit, or I hear the discord is good (though I don't do discord myself).
@benny9 I bought it. And I'm so excited to get started. If I can play DAoC, I think I'll be ok with playing Icarus 😅 thank you so much for your videos!
@TheMojaveDragon yes. I think you'll be fine then. 😆
Thanks Benny
No prob!
I didn't know there was a level difference between zones. Started top left, everything is 70. I died about 20 times before I got a bed roll down.
Yeah, they don't explain it well. When picking your starting drop zone they do suggest you start in the conifer zone but they could do a better job of warning you. There's even level differences WITHIN the zones. Basically as you travel farther from the drop area the levels get tougher and your more likely to find tougher enemy types.
10:36 for survival start
Thanks, I should do chapters but I haven't had time yet. Appreciate the assist!
@benny9 great video B. Its a crime you don't have more followers. Keep it up!
@reevestrav3355 appreciate it!
Storage tip: Use Mortar and pestle for storage is cheap tier 2 storage with 40 slots for everything(better than boxes, i have mortars&pestle all over no more storage issues
I havent tried but a mortar&pestle storage in a hollowed out rock for shelter will be perfect for emergency storage or hidden stache
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You dont need to build a new item when it breaks. You can repair it.
Most items yes. And I normally do. Torches you can't, and you can actually benefit from destroying them when they're nearly used up to get half the materials back. At least early on when those materials might matter.
As for anything else I might have destroyed instead of repairing, it's probably just because I play too many games and sometimes forget what I'm playing. Lol
@@benny9 we talking about what he said not everything ever.
With the talents that are shared between your characters? Do you get some back if you delete some of your characters?
It's just the respec points that are shared. I doubt you would get those back if you delete a character but I haven't tried...
Haven't played Icarus yet, keep hearing that this is a great survival game but there is a tremendous amount of walking which is putting me off. Idk if that is still the case or if there have been updates that improve in that area but I will still probably try it out. In any case your vid gave me a decent idea of what I'm getting into early game.
Walking long distances is still a thing but as you progress you can focus your talents on speed which is what my whole group does plus mounts can increase speed. Personally I don't find the travel to be too much but it's enough to where I get why some people find it off-putting. Thanks for watching!
what i cant find ANYWHERE is info about returning to the station from open world. every comment and video contradicts and the wiki contradicts itself...
other YT vids say if I fly back to the station then everything on my person gets destroyed, and my base gets wiped and i have to start again, what i dont understand is HOW do i spend the exotics i mine on the open world map if i can't return to the only place that lets me use them??
You CAN fly back to the station and return to your same open world. But, you need to remove any items that came from the planet first. Just drop that stuff in a chest first. Your open world base will NOT be destroyed.
That is the first way to spend exotics/ren on items and then deploy them when you drop back down. The other, and better, way is to build an Orbital Exchange Interface. It's a tier 2 blueprint. With that you can call down cargo pods with equipment, purchase equipment while on planet, and send unused or broken equipment back up. It's also the only way to send up exotics when you find them.
@@benny9 thanks man! appreciate you clearing that up for me. the exchange interface sounds good
@snowandlightsmusic it's when the fun begins, that at the mission device you unlock right before that.
Not sure if it’s just me but the audio is out of sync and made this hard to watch. You talked about the best drop spot and it took about 5 seconds for your video to get to the point where you dropped the pin
@@jpwoodworks9228 It's TH-cam. If you restart the app or refresh your browser it might fix it. The video itself is in sync.
Thank you for this video. I am playing it because of the free weekend to see if I like it because its very expensive to buy all the dlcs. Already I am cursing it!!!!! I cant even place the door. It says it needs to snap. Yet when I craft a wooden wall and push R to get the variants, Instead, it rotates it and I get a plain wall and not a door frame and yes Ive unlocked wooden wall and door. I also see no options for storage and cant find fuel to start a fire. Ive lost count of how many tiimes I have died because I hadnt yet even been able to make a bed! It gets dark fast and stays dark forever where because I have no fuel, I dont even have lighting. So far, its a bitch of a game with no guide a quite a tough level for starting out. Even when Im buildidng something then decide not to, how the heck do you cancel out of crafting it?! I started in mission mode. Should I restart in open world?
Let me see if I can help out with a few of these issues.
First, you don't need all that DLC. The base game has tons of content already. Start with that and wait until the DLC goes on sale again if you're ready for more by then.
The door only fits in the door variant of the wall. You need to hold R to open the variants options.
Storage crates are available in the tech tree where you unlocked the walls.
You can burn wood in fire pit as fuel. You need to build that first of you haven't already.
For light, there's a torch that can be unlocked in the tech tree as well.
The first few levels are tough as you try to unlock those basic survival items. If you stick with it I think you'll find it rewarding. But it's certainly not for everyone.
I would start in open world mode and see if you can follow along with my new player guide. And don't worry about wasting your time, any levels and unlocks you already received on missions carries over to any other mission or open world.
Good luck!
@@benny9 Hello Benny. THANK YOU for taking the time to explain it all to me. Are you going to be doing a full play through because if you are then I would like to purchase the base DLC and follow you with it! I do hope your health is on the mend as well!
@-Free.Spirit- sorry to hear about your stream account! It happened to me once and they reinstated it pretty quickly so hopefully they get it sorted out soon.
Yes I will be continuing with the New character playthrough series I started with this video. I already released a video on Friday that continues this one and I have another waiting to be edited! Plus don't forget to read these comments from my viewers, a lot of great tips coming in from the community!
I believe mission are now in game days vice real world days following feedback.
Interesting. That would make sense but I thought that's how it started out originally and they changed it to real world days. I'll have to test it once I'm back at my PC. It's been a long time since I've played in mission mode.
Wait what, vein of exotics in open world?
I tried to reply and I think I broke TH-cam. Trying again:
So I don't recall when they added it but it was a while ago now. Didn't used to be as large a deposit as the exploration missions but my group have had multiple over 250 exotics now. There are normally 3 on any giver open world map at a time and they replenish with a meteor shower event after you clear 2 of them. They also have the exotics boulders in caves (and sometimes just outside the caves) as well.
this game is so confusing
It certainly can be. If you need help the Reddit community is great. r/ICARUS
Hi, Played 20 hours over this free weekend of Open World. I would say some thigns are good and some are bad. Impression is mixed.
Graphics are pretty good. Enviroment effects towards player good, weather penalties towards player and structures I did not like.
Needing to level to be able to unlock recipes did not like it took forever.
Being too slow and therefore could not travel more than two squares from base did not like
Mined the hell of 6 nearby caves and unlocked bunch of stuff that basically did not change gameplay a lot.
Played with a friend for around 20 hours and he got barely level 30+. We unlocked bunch of stuff and many of them are complicated to craft for no reason.
Most of those things did not change the gameplay at all.
Not really impressed with the game.
Made stone house, better tools and weapons, one drill, did few hunting missions, made canteen and oxygen tank and tamed a horse by accident which helped with ore transport.
Thats all, the way the game is played did not change much from level 1.
It's not for everyone. I think the progression is right on par for what most survival players are looking for. Not that the game isn't without issues, but I think pacing is just right for a lot of people. Once you unlock missions around level 10, I think the game gets really interesting. But doesn't sound like it's your thing and that's ok. We're spoiled for choices these days!
The XP and everything you do snowballs quickly.. I failed to beat my first mission attempt after about twenty hours of flailing around blindly. By the third mission I was surpassing my progression in game one within an hour. Then adding a few of the first exotic items has me dropping in better prepared than I was after the first 20 hours.
@ghs57 this is what I love about the game. It really rewards your effort. This one is a slow burn but feels great when you hit those milestones.
Though I do get that some people want faster gratification. The game isn't for everyone.