Dev Diary #283 5 Things I Wish I Knew - Adventures of a New Dev

[rihapat 238]

Ahoy Ylanders,

My name is Patrik, and I am a marketing specialist for Ylands since March. I am chilling with Nikki and Anna in our new office, and you might remember me from our spring stream with Anna.

As of today, I've spent almost 50 hours in Ylands Adventure mode, and I wanted to share with you the 5 things I wish I knew before I started playing.

 

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1. Do NOT venture to more advanced Regions unprepared

The first 10 hour of my gameplay? Well, those pretty much resembled DayZ. Trying to lure wolfs away from my loot box so I can quickly grab my stuff and ride away on my horse Rockyta. Why? Cause I thought it is a brilliant idea to skip Arid and sail to the Far East right away. I've never been so wrong.

 

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2. Blueprints are super cool

It's an understatement to say that I am a poor builder. Yet, once I discovered and understood Blueprints, the game instantly became 10 times more enjoyable for me and I started grinding resources to have some fancy ship to cruise the seas and to live in. Also, Blueprint workstation should be placed on land. Not in the water. Yes, even if you are building a ship. On the bright side, I drowned only twice. Or was it just a bad dream? 🤔

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3. Reset specific ylands

After I mined all the iron and cut down all the trees for the much needed first epic ship Blueprint, I felt ashamed. The look of the devastated land was simply, well, devastating. I felt like I destroyed the home of every living creature and that I need to be punished. Luckily, with a hit of a button, nature was nourishing once more, all the pain and devastation was gone, and all the resources were up for grabs again!

btw. I didn't discover this tip on my own but thanks to 0utsiDer2522 and his cool giveaway video. The concept of which, as you might notice, I also kinda totally ripped off for this diary. Thanks Outsider!

 

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4. Recipes are important

I have spent almost 20 hours grinding the resources for a Blueprint I chose. Traveling to other regions to get access to the other ores and resources. All that just to figure out that the Blueprint I am building needs recipes that I do not own. Sadly, the ship is still left unfinished. Well, Random Encounters, here I come!

 

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5. Ylands Wiki

What the hack is Tubular Porifera, how to get my hands on some Devil's Teeth and what is needed to craft a Bear Bait? It's all there! With how complex of a game Ylands is, this is the true gold mine. All thanks to the one and only handofthesly, feel free to join and post correct Ylands info on your own! Link HERE.

Oh! I almost forgot about this one, more sails = higher speed of the ship (not infinitely ofc). The hours I spent on a primitive ship sailing 1 knot per 6 days were excruciatingly long.

Anyway, that's it from me. What would be your advice for starting players? Please let me know, since I need it. 😁 Stay Classy, adventurers, see you on our Discord server or directly in the game.

- Patrik / Pogoer