These tips are for the first time player, or any newly started game. They assume you do not have a lot of resources and have not yet built a permanent house. * Find a decent place for your shelter before the sun begins to set. Predators will be on the prowl as soon as it gets dark and a decent amount of time is required to dig or build a sufficient shelter before the sun sets. * Get into the habit of sleeping in the strongest clothing you have and keeping your best weapon in-hand. Unless you are in a very small shelter, an animal could spawn inside with you! * Until you have good clothing and a fair supply of material, it is easiest to survive if you stay in or very close to desert biomes. You will not freeze, it does not rain, you can see farther away (no trees) and you can usua