Raft: Tips for the first hours of play – Raft

Being considered a survival game, the game premieres on rafting are important and shape the rest of your adventure. Thus, thanks to our personal experience on the title of Redbeet Interactive and Axolot Games, we have concocted a guide listing some tips for your first steps on Raft.

Some tips for the start of the Raft adventure

Collect as many resources as possible

It may seem ridiculous to remind you of this, but it is very important to gather as many resources as possible on rafting. At the very beginning of your game, you will basically have to focus on collecting wooden planks, scrap or plastic parts, but also palm leaves. These elements float in the ocean. Note that barrels and red chests are very interesting, as they give a significant loot. Thus, we can only recommend that you allocate a lot of time to this activity.

Watch out for sharks

true predators, the Sharks regularly appear on rafting. The latter will inflict damage on you if you dive into the water, and will not hesitate to break certain parts of your raft. Thereby, be careful not to stay too long in the water and constantly watch out for shark attacks. On this subject, we told you how to temporarily get rid of sharks, on Raft, in a dedicated article.

Expand your raft, as you go

At the very beginning of your adventure on rafting, you will find that your raft is very small and narrow. Therefore, you will need expand your boat, As things progress. Don’t think too big, right from the start. Take it step by step. Indeed, expanding your raft will require a lot of wooden planks. However, this resource is also necessary for certain constructions, which will ensure your long-term survival.

Focus on certain builds/crafts

In the first hours of play, you will have access to a fairly substantial list of items and constructions to craft. This tends to grow as the adventure progresses. However, some of them are more important than others.

Here is a list of builds to manufacture, which we believe are essential for your first steps on rafting :

• A simple purifier
  • This will allow you to purify the sea water and obtain fresh water that is perfectly drinkable.
• Single cooking grid
  • This construction allows you to cook fish, and therefore have edible food.
• Bed
  • Useful for sleeping, recovering health and getting through the night.
• Established
  • The workbench is very important, because by studying some resources you can get new crafting plans.
• A little storage
  • If you feel the need.

According to U.S, weapons and toolsto have absolutely from the beginning on Raft, are the following:

• Hook
• Hammer
• stone ax
• Rod
• Spear

As a reminder, version 1.0 of rafting was released during the month of June 2022. The game is available on PC, from the Steam platform.