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Surviving The First Day


General Help & Tutorials

Master the basics of survival, crafting, and multiplayer in Survivoid!

  • Pointer and Selection: Use your right hand to point at menu options. Press the right trigger to interact with menu.
  • Drag & Drop: Use the right pointer/trigger to move items.

Creating/Joining Worlds

  • Create a World:
    • Open the Main Menu (right-hand pointer + trigger).
    • Select "Create New World" → Choose mode:
      • Survival: Scavenge resources, fight zombies.
      • Creative: Unlimited resources, flight mode (press right stick).
      • Free Shooter: Combat-focused.
    • Set privacy:
      • Private (solo)
      • Friends Only
      • Public (anyone can join, use to meet new players).
    • Name your world → Click "Play".
  • Load a Saved World:
    • Select "Load World" → Choose between Survival or Creative saves from the main menu
  • Delete a World:
    • Highlight the world → Press both white buttons (Quest controllers).

Multiplayer

  • Friends List:
    • Use "Add Friend" to connect, or give your friend your “Friend Code” for him to add you.
    • Friends’ worlds appear under their name with a "Join" button if online.
  • Public Worlds:
    • Enable "Public" to let anyone join via "Join Random World".

Saving & Exiting

  • Save Progress:
    • Open Main Menu → "Save World Now" (optional, save frequently. Alternatively, don’t save if world has unwanted changes, like a visitor destroying it).
  • Exit Safely:
    • Open Main Menu → "Exit World” (NO automatic save).

Game Modes Overview

  • Survival Mode
    • Description: The core experience. Gather resources, build shelters, craft tools, and fend off zombies.
    • Features:
      • Manage Health, Hunger, and Breath.
      • Zombies attack at day and night; use weapons/torches to survive.
      • Resources are finite – collect wood, food, and materials.
    • Goal: Survive as long as possible.
  • Creative Mode
    • Description: Build freely with no threats.
    • Features:
      • Infinite Resources: Place voxels (blocks) endlessly.
      • Flight Mode: Press the right stick to hover/fly.
      • Block Breaker Tool: Destroy voxels instantly.
      • No zombies, hunger, or breath penalties.
  • Free Shooter Mode
    • Description: Pure combat focus.
    • Features:
      • Infinite Ammo/Weapons: Rifles, grenades, RPGs, and more.
      • Survival Mechanics: Health and hunger apply, but no building.
      • Zombie hordes swarm aggressively.

Basic Controls

  • Right Hand:
    • Stick: Press up to jump and down to crouch, and press left or right to rotate.
      • Press In (Creative Mode): Toggle Flight Mode.
    • A Button: Select or deselect items in your hand.
    • B Button: Throw items from your hand; hold to throw multiple.
    • Grab Button: Interact with objects like torches/doors or open/close menus.
    • Right Flush Button: Recenter your view (press and hold).
  • Left Hand:
    • Movement Stick: Move your character.
    • Grab Button: Hold two-handed items with both hands for better control.
    • X Button: Press to cycle through quick items; press and hold to manage your mini-inventory (drag items with right pointer + trigger).
    • Left Flush Button: Open the main menu.

Survival Mechanics

  • Health/Hunger/Stamina (Left Arm UI):
    • Outer Circle: Health (damage). Replenish with bandages, blood bags, etc.
    • Middle Circle: Hunger (replenish with food). Keep full to regenerate health.
    • Inner Circle: Stamina and Breath (drains underwater or while sprinting; rest to recover).

Crafting System

Crafting Areas

  • Personal Crafting Grid (2x2): Accessible through your inventory, this grid allows you to craft simple items like campfires, workbenches, etc.
  • Crafting Station (3x3): For more complex items, place a workbench or other crafting stations in the world and interact with them to access a 3x3 crafting grid.

How to craft

  1. Open the Crafting Menu at any crafting station (right-hand grab button), or for simple recipes, open menu (left-hand flush button).
  2. Recipes:
    • Simple recipes (e.g., campfire): Uses 4 slots crafting interface.
    • Complex recipes (e.g., arrows): Uses 9 slots crafting interface.
  3. Crafting Steps:
    • Drag materials into slots.
    • Click "Craft" or physically knock ingredients together (fun option!).
  4. Collect Crafted Item: Once the pattern is correct, the crafted item will appear. Collect it into your inventory to complete the process (just standing close to created item is enough to collect it).

Crafting Tips

  • Recipedia: Access the in-game Recipaedia or the wiki for a comprehensive list of crafting recipes and their required materials. (right side of in-game menu)
  • Safety First: Be aware that crafting is not paused; ensure you're in a safe location before crafting.
  • Inventory Management: Keep your inventory organized to easily access materials and crafted items.
  • Use mini-inventory: it’s the easiest and fastest way transfer items to and from your inventory to the crafting station.

Surviving Your First Day & Night

  1. Gather Wood:
    • Punch trees to collect wood (even bare-handed!).
    • Use collected wood to ccraft a Campfire (provides light, uses 2 wood on 4-slot or 9-slot crafting menu) and Workbench (unlocks tools, uses 4 wood on 4-slot or 9-slot crafting menu).
  2. Craft Essentials:
    • Wooden Tools: Axe (chop trees faster), Sword (fight zombies), Pickaxe (mine stone).
    • Torches: Place them around your base to ward off darkness.
  3. Build a Base:
    • Use wood to create walls and a roof.
    • Lock yourself inside at night to avoid zombies.
  4. Manage Threats:
    • Attack zombie limbs (arms/legs) to slow them.
    • Eat food (corn, bananas) to restore health. They currently fall off killed zombies.