The Survivalists Beta Survival Tips
Hey survivalists!
Today we have some tips to help you survive in the beta! If you want anything else to be shown, be sure to let us know in the replies below!
[h2]Bed Making[/h2]
Sleep is important!
To create the bed you will need to first open your blue print menu, 'RT' on controller or 'R' on keyboard and select the 'Flimsy Bed' and place it where you want it. First you must add some comfy padding to the bed which you can craft from the personal crafting tree, access with 'D-Pad down' on controller or 'C' on keyboard. Add this to your placed blue print and select your multi tool and craft the base for the bed. After this is completed, you must add a makeshift bed sheet which can also be crafted from the same spot as the padding. Once crafted, select in your inventory and add to the top of the beds base. Voila!
[h2]Saving[/h2]
Beds are important, that's why making them is tip #1! To save the game you must return to a bed. Activating a bed will give you 3 options. To sleep, save and save + sleep. Sleeping will advance time, so depending on the time of day you might want to save but keep the game in the morning state. The other thing the bed does after sleeping in it, is saving your respawn location which defaults to your initial starting area near your shipwreck. So if you want to make sure you return to your new base, use a bed!
[h2] Training Monkeys [/h2]
To train a monkey you first need to enter the monkey menu, which is 'LT' on a controller or 'Q' on a keyboard. They can mimic anything you can do. Some things require a tool to complete like crafting, where the monkey will need a multitool, which you can throw to them by selecting in your inventory and pressing 'X' on controller or 'R' on keyboard. To train a monkey you must press 'Y' on a controller or 'E' on keyboard then hover over the monkey you want to train. You can also hold the button down to expand the selection field to train multiple monkeys at once. A banana countdown symbol will appear above the monkeys head, this indicates they are in learning mode. You must then perform the action you want them to copy before the timer runs down, for example here we pick up meat off the floor and put it in the chest to train the monkey to collect and store resources.
[h2] Monkey Combat Training [/h2]
To train a monkey in combat you must do the above, but hit a hostile enemy with a weapon and it will train the monkeys in combat. To increase their combat power, be sure to give them a suitable weapon! In the full version of the game, you will be able to craft training dummies for the monkeys to learn on rather than enemies.
[h2]Mobile Storage[/h2]
A lot of survivalists have been asking about extra storage that they can take with them. Well, here it is! You can pick up a chest with 'A' on controller or 'Spacebar' on keyboard and use the same input to hand it to a monkey to carry. Make sure the monkey is following you in the monkey menu and then you have mobile storage. To take the chest back you just need to use the same inputs to grab from them, then it is 'B' on controller or 'F' on keyboard to drop the chest on the ground.
We hope these quick tips have helped and that everyone is having fun with the beta!
Keep up to date with all the latest Survivalists news below:
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Today we have some tips to help you survive in the beta! If you want anything else to be shown, be sure to let us know in the replies below!
[h2]Bed Making[/h2]
Sleep is important!
To create the bed you will need to first open your blue print menu, 'RT' on controller or 'R' on keyboard and select the 'Flimsy Bed' and place it where you want it. First you must add some comfy padding to the bed which you can craft from the personal crafting tree, access with 'D-Pad down' on controller or 'C' on keyboard. Add this to your placed blue print and select your multi tool and craft the base for the bed. After this is completed, you must add a makeshift bed sheet which can also be crafted from the same spot as the padding. Once crafted, select in your inventory and add to the top of the beds base. Voila!
[h2]Saving[/h2]
Beds are important, that's why making them is tip #1! To save the game you must return to a bed. Activating a bed will give you 3 options. To sleep, save and save + sleep. Sleeping will advance time, so depending on the time of day you might want to save but keep the game in the morning state. The other thing the bed does after sleeping in it, is saving your respawn location which defaults to your initial starting area near your shipwreck. So if you want to make sure you return to your new base, use a bed!
[h2] Training Monkeys [/h2]
To train a monkey you first need to enter the monkey menu, which is 'LT' on a controller or 'Q' on a keyboard. They can mimic anything you can do. Some things require a tool to complete like crafting, where the monkey will need a multitool, which you can throw to them by selecting in your inventory and pressing 'X' on controller or 'R' on keyboard. To train a monkey you must press 'Y' on a controller or 'E' on keyboard then hover over the monkey you want to train. You can also hold the button down to expand the selection field to train multiple monkeys at once. A banana countdown symbol will appear above the monkeys head, this indicates they are in learning mode. You must then perform the action you want them to copy before the timer runs down, for example here we pick up meat off the floor and put it in the chest to train the monkey to collect and store resources.
[h2] Monkey Combat Training [/h2]
To train a monkey in combat you must do the above, but hit a hostile enemy with a weapon and it will train the monkeys in combat. To increase their combat power, be sure to give them a suitable weapon! In the full version of the game, you will be able to craft training dummies for the monkeys to learn on rather than enemies.
[h2]Mobile Storage[/h2]
A lot of survivalists have been asking about extra storage that they can take with them. Well, here it is! You can pick up a chest with 'A' on controller or 'Spacebar' on keyboard and use the same input to hand it to a monkey to carry. Make sure the monkey is following you in the monkey menu and then you have mobile storage. To take the chest back you just need to use the same inputs to grab from them, then it is 'B' on controller or 'F' on keyboard to drop the chest on the ground.
We hope these quick tips have helped and that everyone is having fun with the beta!
Keep up to date with all the latest Survivalists news below:
The Survivalists Facebook Team 17 Twitter Team 17 Facebook Team 17 Discord