Your first day: establish a base and unlock Memories
An equipment and exploration order for a new unmodded world.
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Crafting
Build the right workbench and unlock Tier 2
A compact station directory and a checklist for missing recipes.
Turn hides into leather for your first Backpack
Build the rack, match the hide type, collect its output and avoid outdated Backpack costs.
Resources
Find Iron and turn it into useful equipment
Cave preparation, smelting and how to choose the next material trip.
Progression
Unlock Memories and plan your next reward
Activate the Forgotten Temple, restore discoveries and see the next milestone.
Beyond iron: Thorium, Cobalt and Adamantite
Choose the right zone, pickaxe and companion material before leaving base.
Ancient Gateway: unlock, craft and use portal fragments
Unlock the Ancient Gateway and read Chapter I portal entry limits, timers, return commands and save-persistence rules.
Travel
Craft Teleporters and connect named destinations
Craft and connect named Teleporters, then diagnose inactive destinations and immediate return trips.
Inventory
Craft and activate the Backpack upgrade
Fix the common “crafted it, but no new slots” problem.
Equipment
Repair Kits and Goblin Repair Kits: choose the right repair
Compare the new Goblin Repair Kit’s maximum-durability benefit with dated ordinary-kit recipes and inspect the right damaged item.
Farming
Start a farm and build an Essence of Life supply
A practical first crop loop with current tree and tool changes.
Fix stalled farms, missing seeds and locked tools
Current soil, watering, harvest and workbench rules, with a short diagnostic sequence.
Creatures
Tame animals with the correct food
Food pairs, the taming prompt and interactions after taming.
Exploration
Use map markers and keep routes tied to your world
Record useful locations without relying on another seed’s coordinates.
Multiplayer
Join friends and troubleshoot missing invitations
Join friends, distinguish server access from connection failures and configure dedicated-server backups.
Setup
World settings, mods and Chapter I save compatibility
Check World Events, preserve an existing save before Chapter I, and keep mods and downgrade compatibility tied to the installed build.
Chapter I
How to Start Hytale Chapter I on an Existing World
Begin Chapter I in an existing Exploration Mode save through the Forgotten Temple and Goblin Lab, with release, backup and missing-entry checks.
Updates
Hytale Chapter I is out: October 12 release and patch guide
Start Chapter I through the Forgotten Temple, compare Goblin Repair Kits, and check released portal changes and Minigames timing.