Your first day: establish a base and unlock Memories
Quick answer
Make a Workbench and Furnace, prepare basic gear, then activate Memories at the Forgotten Temple before a long exploration trip. Your world’s landmarks determine the route.
“How to Make a Workbench (Crafting Table) Hytale Quick Guide” by PazarGamingGuides · Jan 13, 2026 · Early Access launch day (uploaded 2026-01-13); predates Updates 1–7
Chapter I / Update 7 launched October 12. Earlier starter recipes remain dated source guidance; the installed build is not independently tested.
For a first learning world, Kingy recommends leaving Hardcore off.
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Establish a useful return point
Use inventory crafting for the first Workbench: 4 Tree Trunks and 3 Stones. Add a Furnace for ore and a Tanning Rack for hides. These facilities turn exploration loot into equipment.
Kingy’s suggested priorities are a visible shelter, a clear storage system and one equipment goal for the next trip. Put building materials away before leaving so ore and drops have room.
Older footage · checked Oct 25, 2026 · before Hytale Update 7 (Chapter I), October 12
On screen: The inventory screen opens on Pocket Crafting with Workbench selected; the recipe card lists Any Tree Trunk and Any Stone with have/need counts, and hovering the Workbench icon brings up its description.
Check the guide’s version notes before following older footage.
“How to Make a Workbench (Crafting Table) Hytale Quick Guide” by PazarGamingGuides · Jan 13, 2026 · Early Access launch day (uploaded 2026-01-13); predates Updates 1–7
Before entering a nearby cave, hold a torch in one hand and your pickaxe in the other. Walk in through the cave mouth; the torch is the only light inside.
If specialist stations are missing, check the main Workbench tier. If a recipe is visible but unavailable, read its materials and station requirements. A more expensive weapon does not automatically solve a crafting unlock.
When a recipe will not craft, open it on the Workbench and read each material's count, as with the Copper Pickaxe's Copper Ingot, Any Tree Log and Plant Fiber. Then check the Workbench tier panel on the right.
Start Chapter I when you reach the Forgotten Temple
Chapter I is available for new and existing Exploration Mode worlds. Explore the Temple’s Goblin Lab, then use the Chapter screen’s objectives. Keep this chapter entry separate from the older Memory totem route.
Go to the Forgotten Temple and pass its stone statue into the dark passage beyond. Keep going until you reach the goblin-built stairs with purple banners; the Goblin Lab is at the top.
“How to Fix The Goblin Generator in Hytale Chapter 1 | [Goblin Workbench]” by Pure Game Guides · Oct 13, 2026 · Chapter I / Update 7 release build, uploaded October 13
Sources · 5Official · Walkthrough · checked 12 Oct 2026 · Research checked 12 Oct 2026
Chapter I: Out of the Breach — launch announcement and patch notes ↗October 12 Chapter I release; existing/new Exploration worlds, Forgotten Temple Goblin Lab, Goblin Breach, Goblin Repair Kit, portal UI/commands, Memories and World Events. Minigames follow shortly after launch. Official statements; installed build and platform rollout not independently tested.Official ·
Workbench crafting recipes ↗Starter bench recipes; not the inaccurate generic anvil-repair description.Walkthrough ·
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0:01–0:09 · 8 sThe first Workbench in Pocket Crafting
4:03–4:25 · 22 sEntering a cave with a torch and pickaxe
0:02–0:31 · 29 sFrom the Forgotten Temple's statue to the Goblin Lab doorway