Build a base beside the Core
Break nearby roots for Wood. Make torches, a wooden pickaxe and a Basic Workbench, then place usable tools on your hotbar. Keep a lit route back to the Core as you explore.
Mine the sparkling copper deposits in the early dirt area. Smelt the ore in a Furnace and upgrade your tools through the workbench chain. Add storage, a Cooking Pot and a Salvage and Repair Station so food and durability do not stop your next trip.
A small plot of tilled soil, planted seeds and water can support your supplies. Keep the first base practical: equipment you can repair and food you can replace matter more than decoration.
Reach tin and iron
Explore the Clay Caves for Tin Ore and the Forgotten Ruins for iron. Check your tool and the wall type when mining stalls. You do not need to defeat every boss before improving your equipment.
Defeat the three Core bosses
A practical route is Glurch, then Ghorm, then Malugaz. This is a recommendation, not a forced order. Glurch’s statue provides scanners for the other two.
| Boss | Item to return |
|---|---|
| Glurch | Glurch Eye |
| Ghorm | Ghorm’s Horn |
| Malugaz | Stolen Crystal Heart |
Hive Mother is an optional fight; her reward does not replace Malugaz’s Heart.
Open the Great Wall
- Place each progression item in its matching Core statue.
- Speak with the awakened Core and follow its exploration dialogue.
- Touch the Great Wall to open the route beyond it.
In multiplayer, each player should complete the dialogue. If all three items are placed but the wall remains, check that step before repeating a boss. Once outside, use the boss progression guide for the next stage.