Early game

[Lumpypotato]

What is the best way to survive the early game?

[Logan96]

 -For scorched earth the threat of thirst is not as present as you would think. Those little bugs you see flying around can get you a nice drink of water by running up to them.

-The lyamantria (moth) will be your most accessible flyer, which is pretty crucial on scorched as the ground is pretty much littered with aggressive dinos. 

-On PvE focus on sandstone structures. The other buildings will overheat on the inside and make them unlivable. 

-Early on its worth taking the dino army approach. Tame up every dilo and raptor you see, which will help cover your butt from all the aggressive carnivores. 

-Move very cautiously and look around alot...its super easy to go from everything being calm to getting swarmed.

 

With these tips in mind lets make a gameplan:

There are locations that have watering holes. Keep building your dino pack as you cautiously search for one. Once you find one, use your new found pack to clear the location, then go ahead and start setting up your home.  Resources such as wood are less abundant in scorched, so focus on building your essential crafting stations and a small bedroom to respawn in. After that you should spread your pack out a bit, but not too far. They will help keep your territory secure. Last thing you need is that flyer. Lyamantria aren't hard to knock out, a bola and tranq arrows will do, but with berries they take a long time so go for a low level. 

After that you should be setup for a fairly successful run. Keep building that dino pack as you accumulate resources and start looking at the larger carnivores to tame. Eventually you should utilize that watering hole and grow some crops for kibble production. From there it's all about expansion and upgrading to better tames/gear. Good luck!

[Pugsrule123321]

Early game just set up a little tent near green ob. That's what I always do. Tame a Jerboa... and then sacrifice it to the raptors that will inevitably come and try to kill you.