With the  recent  updates, and the availability of Ylands on steam Dec. 6 2017, some of the previous tips  are no longer appicable It can be frustrating  arriving, not  knowing whats what and ending up as  a predator meal. Hers some tips ...not  spoilers.. 1) Note  your  spawn point and  construct  something to help identify it. This is so later on when you v have items you can  come back and enhance it with items   needed to survive. During the game,  visit it often and place  some  containers...  put in the containers  superseded weapons... ie   stone  spears    wood spears     etc.  Also put in some  basic  clothing,  a torch, flint lighter,  food  axe  knife and wood pieces  etc. place a marker thats  hightly  visible...and  also add a lantern. if you are so inclined  maybe a small log  shelter.  Some  wooden  spikes will  help to act as a  anti predator  barrier. 2) Upon  Initial  arrival, look for  grass flint, stone and  sticks.  Craft a knife . then you can fashion a wooden spear .. great for initial defense.  Collect and  store feathers for  later weapons, and stock up on food. 3) Predators....  if you see sharks near the shore  they could be   guarding an escape  route for a  land  predator  or  two nearby. When  exploring  do not  run   everywhere...  take  small  movements,  keeping to higher areas so you can look down on any predators and  scan around you 4) weapons ..  spears   are  essential early in the game for  close in defense.    as your crafting   expands.   grab a  sabre....  very  effective against  wolves and  pumas etc.  Crossbows are the best for long  range stealth attack on bears,  but not for  wolves as they will rush you and the  bow /  crossbow  reload  time is  not  quick enough 5) Predator  characteristics... bears  will awaken and  search for your scent ...   keep back and   kill at long range with a bow/crossbow..   close in combat with a sabre if a surprise attack. Wolves    will growl and warn ....wait then attack ..a sabre  is the best,  a   spear  2nd choice. Try to move to a higher  open area  otherwise your weapon will miss the beast and  strike  nearby  objects  instead.  Wolves are on packs ..if you find one,  scan for others    usually   3  or  4     sometimes more.  Sometimes  they lurk near other predators  like   bears or  pumas etc!  Pumas and   leopards  etc   give little  warning and  spring  surprise attacks   and  can be  hard to see ..if  you are at a safe distance   a  bow/crossbow   is effective.  Again  after  killing one,  scan for other predators  before  claiming the hide and meat. 6)Storage of items in your base .. I craft stone letters    to identify whats in any container ..which i place around the walls  (  cu = copper, fe=  iron  Sa   = saltpeter,   etc     also  cabinets with tools ) Place a  container  with  wood  pieces and  any ores  close to  your  smelter/ forge/.kiln 7)  doors...  construct them to keep unwanted  animals  out..  place near them  spears to grab in an emergency 8)  Build your  base on a shoreline where there's a  deep water area  nearby ... construct a   dockyard where you can  build  your ships and  use place tp put in temporary  wooden poles as a barricade   around your  dock  entrance to keep sharks  out  while  you are  building. Construct a tower  on your  base    fitted with  lanterns or  other forms of   lighting,  to make   your  base  locatable   from land or  sea approach. Place   columns with lamps  at the  entrance of your dock  as a guide. 9)  construct  multiple  weapons and their  ammo for  placement on you  base, ship, and  spawn point..  so you have  something to   use  if you  lose a battle  with a predator  etc.  When  exploring, only  take with you  essentials... 10 )  craft a map  and pencil and place in dynamic  area ..  to  record  where you are.. check map often to see where you are in case you get " terminated"  and therefore you will have an idea where t your tombstone is  and you can recover  your  items.  Check to see if your penci is not   broken ..if it is your map may not  update 11) when stopping to read map or  eat,  choose a elevated point where you can have  uninterrupted  360 degree view around you,  to  thwart any surprise attack by  lurking predators. 12)  sharks  will attack your  boat especially  if  you are sleeping on it.. or  away from the helm  feeding... place helm and  any sleeping  bed a  good  distance from stern.  If you put a brazier on your ship  to keep warm,   make sure its  covered 3 sides from the weather.   Put containers  around the sides of  you ship as a  barrier  to prevent   falling off  your  ship. whew   that's all for  now    others will ad more tips  for  sure.   have  fun! Addendum: If you encounter a  strange  bug or  glitch,  copy   your   logfile  to an  area in the forums  before you try and re log ..( its location etc   can be found in  correspondence  there)   ..that way the developers  will see the data that caused  the  issue,  as that file  is  automatically  cleared  on log in