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First run
New Player Route
What to start with, what to prioritize, what to ignore — from level 1 to the World Tree.
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0/24 · 6 phases
est. time60 h (~)estimate
New Player Route
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Settings & temp camp
0 of 2 done
Two minutes of settings worth hours, then a throwaway camp — not a base.
▶ Current objective
0.1Tune your world before spawning
Settings locked in — and you know which ones skew the comparison with the guide's timings.
Details
This route's estimated times assume normal difficulty with no multipliers. “Time-saver” settings are perfectly legit: just note your times will no longer be comparable.
- Time-saver settings
- faster incubation, reduced death penalty, more frequent supply drops, moderate resource boost, reduced weightestimate
- Performance warning
- more bases and more Pals per base degrade performanceestimate
- Comparability
- don't mix vanilla runs with modified-settings runsestimate
0.2Drop a temp camp, not a base
Palbox, chest, campfire and beds placed. Nothing more.
PalboxFeed BoxSKIPBig pretty base in the early gameDetails
This first camp is disposable: you'll move to an ore spot. Every minute of decorating here is wasted.
SKIPBig pretty base in the early gameverified
Your base is good enough. Leave now. Upgrade nothing until you've caught a mount — the location will change anyway.
- Priority technologies
- Pal Sphere, campfire, primitive workbench, chest, bed, stone tools, berry plantation, feed box, ranch, bowestimate
Getting started
0 of 8 done
LV 1–15estimate
Missions, the right catches, first base, first mounts, Tower 1.
Solid checkpoint + small squad~10 hestimate
1.1Follow the missions, always
No mission skipped: they gate progression.
Details
- Missions
- big XP sources AND blocking: fast travel, spawns, progressionverified
1.2Make the optimal starter catches
The backbone of your first work team is caught.
Cattiva
Vixy
Pupperai
Foxparks
Pengullet
Lamball
Chikipi
Daedream
Rushoar
Tombat
IncineramDetails
- Best Boy (Pupperai)
- +10% melee damageestimate
- Rushoar (mount)
- +500% stone destructionestimate
- Tombat
- Mining lv. 3 — buffed in 1.0estimate
- Incineram
- lv. 10, single spawn spot — big early carryestimate
- Best Boy (
1.3Set up the XP loop
You catch 5 of each species then switch species, systematically.
Details
- Optimal XP loop
- 5 catches of one species, then SWITCH speciesverified
1.4Place your first base + passive arrow line
Base placed, passive arrow production running.
RobinquillSKIPBig pretty base in the early gameDetails
Food, ranch, spheres, arrows: once these four lines run, your base is good enough. Leave now — fun building waits for endgame.
SKIPBig pretty base in the early gameverified
Your base is good enough. Leave now. Upgrade nothing until you've caught a mount — the location will change anyway.
- Prerequisite
- High Quality Workbench + Handiwork lv. 2 Palestimate
- Rate
- ~1.5 s/arrow — XP to the player and the teamestimate
- Early variant
- Fire Pal + campfire loaded with red berriesestimate
1.5Spend your stat points (two schools)
You've picked your allocation school — Weight, Work Speed, Stamina first.
Details
Guides disagree; both schools are laid out — pick one and own it.
- Guide consensus
- Weight, Stamina, HP — quality of life before raw damageestimate
- fandomwire school
- Stamina firstestimate
- mobalytics school
- Weight firstestimate
- Work Speed early
- only if your Pals don't cover crafting yet — otherwise a wasted pointestimate
1.6Unlock your first mounts
One ground mount and your first flyer are unlocked.
Eikthyrdeer
Nitewing
Celaray
ChilletDetails
- Eikthyrdeer
- lv. 12 — double-jump mountestimate
- Nitewing
- lv. 15 — first flyerestimate
1.7Grab every effigy on your path
Reflex installed: no
Lifmunk Effigy left behind.KEEPLifmunk/Pal EffigiesDetails
KEEP
Lifmunk/Pal EffigiesverifiedFeed the Statue of Power: global capture rate.
Pays off: Statue of Power
- View on map
1.8Tower 1
First tower boss defeated.
KEEPAncient Technology PointsDetails
KEEPAncient Technology Pointsdatamined
The budget is tight all the way to endgame: don't blow them early.
Pays off: Triple Jump Boots, Soralite Quarry, Ancient Hatchery, Wing Pack
Triple Jump Boots (lv. 70)6 ptsdataminedSoralite Quarry (~lv. 72)7 ptsdataminedAncient Hatchery (~lv. 76)8 ptsdataminedWing Pack (lv. 80)9 ptsdatamined
- Tower boss timer
- 5 minverified
- Ancient Technology Points on first clear
- 5 ptsverified
Industrialization
0 of 5 done
LV 15–30estimate
Mining base, firearms, first cakes, Towers 2–3.
2.1Build a dedicated mining base
Second base placed on an ore spot, continuous production.
Details
- Logistics principle
- resource → processing station → output chestestimate
- Example lines
- mining → furnace → ingot chest · plantation → kitchen → feed box · ranch → ranch chestestimate
- Layout rules
- short distances, no stairs, wide doors, food separate from industry, per-Pal work prioritiesestimate
2.2The 5 traps that cost hours
You know what you're NOT building before endgame.
Details
- Trap #1
- building a big pretty baseestimate
- Trap #2
- crafting every technology “just to see”estimate
- Trap #3
- investing in Work Speed when your Pals already cover the workestimate
- Trap #4
- condensing a temporary Palestimate
- Trap #5
- starting mass breeding before the right cakesestimate
2.3Switch to firearms
First firearm crafted and supplied.
STOPCrafting mid-tier firearmsDetails
STOPCrafting mid-tier firearmsestimate
Don't blow your resources on a weapon that gets replaced two tiers later. Wait for a stable tier before investing.
2.4Farm Alphas and dungeons
Alpha Pal and dungeon rotation in place — catching, not killing.
KEEPDuplicate blueprints/schematicsKEEPSkill Fruits / Ripe Awakening StarfruitDetails
KEEPDuplicate blueprints/schematicsestimate
Not consumed on learning: a late-game item combines duplicates into rarer versions — keep every duplicate.
Pays off: Late-game combining into rarer versions
KEEPSkill Fruits / Ripe Awakening Starfruitestimate
Required for star-rank promotion — never consume one at random.
Pays off: Star-rank promotion
- Alpha Pals
- CATCHING pays far more than killingestimate
- Alpha respawn
- 15 min (~)estimate
- View on map
2.5Towers 2 and 3
Two more tower bosses (10 Ancient Technology Points).
KEEPAncient Technology PointsDetails
KEEPAncient Technology Pointsdatamined
The budget is tight all the way to endgame: don't blow them early.
Pays off: Triple Jump Boots, Soralite Quarry, Ancient Hatchery, Wing Pack
Triple Jump Boots (lv. 70)6 ptsdataminedSoralite Quarry (~lv. 72)7 ptsdataminedAncient Hatchery (~lv. 76)8 ptsdataminedWing Pack (lv. 80)9 ptsdatamined
- Ancient Technology Points on first clear
- 5 pts/towerverified
Breeding and midgame
0 of 3 done
LV 30–45estimate
Basic breeding, Towers 4–5, dungeon loops.
3.1Start breeding (1.0 rules)
Breeding farm running, with cakes matched to the goal.
KEEPMutation-passive Pals (Babysitter, Immortality, Skymarcher, Idiosyncratic)Details
Forget every pre-1.0 guide: the combos are entirely reworked. Exact cake effects: source status D/E.
KEEPMutation-passive Pals (Babysitter, Immortality, Skymarcher, Idiosyncratic)datamined
Ultra-rare Mutation passives (breeding, combat, sky-island traversal) — keep every carrier.
Pays off: Mutation breeding
Base mutation rate1%dataminedWith Deluxe Vegetable Cake3%/egg (+2 pts)datamined
- Breeding combos
- ALL reworked in 1.0 — pre-1.0 calculators obsoleteverified
- Mushroom Cake
- +chance of better statsdatamined
- Vegetable Cake
- 2 eggs at oncedatamined
- Deluxe Vegetable Cake
- +mutation chancedatamined
- Cake cadence
- a new cake every 15 levels from level 30estimate
- View on map
3.2Towers 4 and 5
All Palpagos towers cleared.
KEEPAncient Technology PointsDetails
KEEPAncient Technology Pointsdatamined
The budget is tight all the way to endgame: don't blow them early.
Pays off: Triple Jump Boots, Soralite Quarry, Ancient Hatchery, Wing Pack
Triple Jump Boots (lv. 70)6 ptsdataminedSoralite Quarry (~lv. 72)7 ptsdataminedAncient Hatchery (~lv. 76)8 ptsdataminedWing Pack (lv. 80)9 ptsdatamined
- Ancient Technology Points on first clear
- 5 pts/towerverified
3.3Chain dungeons
Dungeon rotation for Training Manuals, Skill Fruits and blueprints.
KEEPSkill Fruits / Ripe Awakening StarfruitKEEPDuplicate blueprints/schematicsDetails
KEEPSkill Fruits / Ripe Awakening Starfruitestimate
Required for star-rank promotion — never consume one at random.
Pays off: Star-rank promotion
KEEPDuplicate blueprints/schematicsestimate
Not consumed on learning: a late-game item combines duplicates into rarer versions — keep every duplicate.
Pays off: Late-game combining into rarer versions
- Catch-up
- Training Manuals in sanctuaries and dungeonsestimate
Feybreak and economy
0 of 3 done
LV 45–65estimate
Feybreak, the Gold Coin Press money printer, endgame prep.
- View on map
4.1Feybreak and its tower
Feybreak region explored, Bjorn &
Bastigor tower cleared.KEEPAncient Technology PointsDetails
KEEPAncient Technology Pointsdatamined
The budget is tight all the way to endgame: don't blow them early.
Pays off: Triple Jump Boots, Soralite Quarry, Ancient Hatchery, Wing Pack
Triple Jump Boots (lv. 70)6 ptsdataminedSoralite Quarry (~lv. 72)7 ptsdataminedAncient Hatchery (~lv. 76)8 ptsdataminedWing Pack (lv. 80)9 ptsdatamined
- Feybreak Tower (Bjorn & Bastigor)
- -1294 / -1669estimate
- Feybreak Tower (Bjorn &
4.2Build the economy
Gold production automated.
Gold Coin PressDetails
- Gold Coin Press
- 48 lv.estimate
- Gold sources
- surplus Pals, useless drops, chests, dungeons, Vixy ranch, merchantsestimate
- Ammo: buy or craft?
- no universal rule — compare purchase price vs materials + work time + Pal opportunity costestimate
4.3Prep the endgame
Stocks built,
Bellanoir raid attempted, Legend chains scouted.KEEPBellanoir raid lootKEEPLegend-passive Pals (
Jetragon, 
Frostallion, 
Necromus, 
Paladius)KEEPAncient Civilization Cores/PartsKEEPDuplicate blueprints/schematicsDetails
KEEP
Bellanoir raid lootestimateExclusive Training Crystals, IV/Stat Fruits (Power/Life/Stout) for perfect-stat breeding, Ultra Slabs, boss eggs.
Pays off: Level catch-up + perfect-stat breeding
KEEPLegend-passive Pals (
Jetragon, Frostallion, Necromus, Paladius)estimateThe Legend passive cannot be rolled: breeding chains only — keep every carrier.
Pays off: Legend breeding chains
KEEPAncient Civilization Cores/Partsestimate
Required by Ancient/Legendary crafts — sources: Oil Rigs and raids.
Pays off: Ancient/Legendary crafts
KEEPDuplicate blueprints/schematicsestimate
Not consumed on learning: a late-game item combines duplicates into rarer versions — keep every duplicate.
Pays off: Late-game combining into rarer versions
- Special Cake
- forces inheritance of all 4 parent passives — ~lv. 74datamined
- Exploration team
- fast mount, catcher Pal, status Pal, main fighter, biome flexestimate
- Boss team
- elemental DPS, status, tank or shield, mobility, second DPSestimate
Endgame
0 of 3 done
LV 66–80estimate
Sunreach, the Panthalus chain, the World Tree: the same path as the Veteran Route, detailed step by step over there.
Solar Light Quarry72 lv.estimateAncient Hatchery76 lv.estimate
- View on map
5.1Sunreach
Modules disabled, Auri &
Shaolong defeated, Soralite farm started.KEEPSoraliteDetails
KEEPSoraliteestimate
Sunreach's endgame ore, smelted at the Ancient Furnace only.
Pays off: Endgame crafts (Ancient Furnace)
- Plasma Multicutter unlock
- 66 lv.estimate
- Auri & Shaolong
- 68 lv.estimate
- The 6 defense modules
- each marked by a light beam — purple teleport orbs if you lack a flying mount; validation: the central tower's whirlwind disappearsestimate
- Sunreach priority order
- 1. watchtowers & fast travel · 2. missions · 3. catches ×5/species · 4. Soralite · 5. new schematics · 6. Shaolong &
Renjishiestimate
- View on map
5.2
Panthalus chainPanthalus caught, World Tree terminal activated (Panthalus in the active party).
BeakonKEEPAncient Technology PointsDetails
KEEPAncient Technology Pointsdatamined
The budget is tight all the way to endgame: don't blow them early.
Pays off: Triple Jump Boots, Soralite Quarry, Ancient Hatchery, Wing Pack
Triple Jump Boots (lv. 70)6 ptsdataminedSoralite Quarry (~lv. 72)7 ptsdataminedAncient Hatchery (~lv. 76)8 ptsdataminedWing Pack (lv. 80)9 ptsdatamined
- Panthalus
- 70 lv.estimate
- Capture
- guaranteed at the last sliver of HP — weak to Electricestimate
- Sequence
- Researcher on the Deserted Islet (west of the No Man's Trail FT) → 4 Echobones marked on the map → flute on any workbench → blue stone to summon → talk to the Researcher again after the catchestimate
- View on map
5.3World Tree and Sealed Calamity
Guardians down, door open, Zenara &
Astralym defeated.Gas MaskKEEPWorld Tree Holy WaterKEEPRadiant GemsKEEPPaloxite + Mythical WoodKEEPAncient Relics (Glistening/Decayed)Details
KEEPWorld Tree Holy Waterestimate
Keeps World Tree resources from vanishing AND doubles as a craft input — save it with a rainbow-passive Pal.
Pays off: World Tree farming + craft inputs
KEEPRadiant Gemsestimate
The core of the Awakening mechanic — farmed in the depths of the World Tree.
Pays off: Awakening
KEEPPaloxite + Mythical Woodestimate
Key inputs of the Ancient Relic Recycler, harvested in the World Tree.
Pays off: Ancient Relic Recycler
KEEPAncient Relics (Glistening/Decayed)datamined
Never toss one: feedstock for the Ancient Relic Recycler to roll legendary passives.
Pays off: Legendary passives (God of Destruction, Dimensional Leap…)
Ancient Relic Recycler unlock74 lv.datamined
- Guardians
- 3 × lv. 78 — the journal near the second barrier marks them on the mapestimate
- Key Spheres required
- 8 — granted automatically, one per tower boss: nothing to farmestimate
- Zenara & Astralym
- lv. 80 duo, TYPELESSestimate
- World Tree priority order
- access → Paloxite → Holy Water → Radiant Gems → exclusive passives → Awakening → final Palsestimate