

You might not have enough to build the base you have in your imagination, but with enough time put into the game, you can get pretty close to a sprawling island fortress. Keep in mind that metal and other resources are finite in Stranded Deep. There is no need to build this massive sprawling base, really, but you might want to experiment with some of the construction materials and create an aesthetically pleasing home. Items will despawn if you leave them out in the open, although you can place some items underneath a roof to add a few aesthetic touches (lanterns, planks, etc).

A base does not provide any sort of buff or boost, and the size of your base makes no real impact on how successful you'll be in the game.īoth of these can be achieved by just building a small 2x2 house with a Sleeping Bag and a couple of chests inside.

With these in your inventory, you can adventure far away from your base with little worry.There are really only two benefits of building a base in Stranded Deep: having somewhere to shelter from the sun, and somewhere to store your items. You can drink right from the still if needed, but it’s much more useful when you either make Coconut Flasks (Lashing and a Coconut), Leather Waterskin (two Leather, one Wood Stick at a Tanning Rack), or Clay Bottle (one Lashing, two Clay at a Furnace). Once you’ve gotten the materials for a Water Still (which requires one Lashing, three Rocks, and one Tarp), you can craft it for a permanently refilling source of clean drinking water. Berries should be farmed by planting bushes nearby, and coconuts can be hoarded indefinitely without spoiling. Both are important to move around and hoard, since they’re your only sources of water early on. Coconuts are there purely to quench thirst, and berries are more of a hybrid food. You’re going to start getting the hydration you need out of coconuts and a tiny bit from berries.

The Still and Clay Bottle is what you want for the endgame, and the Water Still alone is a great upgrade for any base camp. To store that water for long journeys, you can create flasks, leather waterskins, or clay bottles. Then, once you can craft a Water Still, you can use that to get clean, drinkable water. First, you’re going to need to knife coconuts and berries to handle your thirst. To get water in Stranded Deep, you’ll need to work your way up the tech totem pole. However, getting clean water is an important step to your survival, and we can help you get there. To get water in Stranded Deep, you’ll need to know what the game expects of you, which is not an easy feat. Something that can be problematic in survival games like these is managing your thirst meter. You’re expected to take additional steps – and overcome additional hurdles – to do things that other games let you have freely. Stranded Deep is a brutal survival game, even if you have your wits with you.
