Enshrouded: A Beginner’s Guide

Enshrouded is a survival and action-adventure game very much in the style of Valheim — you’re placed into a large world filled with otherworldly enemies and a lot of land to explore on the map[techraptor.net]. In this guide, we’ll teach you the basics of surviving the Shroud[techraptor.net] and walk you through the opening hour of the game, Read on to learn how to get started with Enshrouded!

1. Food Slots: This shows the three food[techraptor.net] buffs that you currently have active and how long is left until they expire. You can see specific details of each buff in the Character Screen under “Status details…”
2. Mana Bar: This shows how much Mana you have. You won’t really need to worry about Mana until you get some magical weapons later in the game.
3. Health Bar: This is your bog-standard Health Bar. If it drops to 0, you die. You can increase the size of your Health Bar by eating certain Foods to buff your Constitution stat; typically, cooked Meat will boost your HP.
4. Compass: This shows you which direction you’re currently facing.
5. Tracked Quest: Any tracked Quests or pinned Waypoints will appear on the Compass as a diamond-shaped icon.
6. Current Quest Objective: This shows you a summary of your current Quest objective. You can read more details about it by opening your Journal.
7. NPC: Any NPCs[techraptor.net] you have near your base can be located by looking for their speech bubble.
8. Stamina: This is your Stamina meter. As with Health, you can increase it by eating certain foods. If it runs out, you won’t be able to run, dodge, use your Glider[techraptor.net], or perform certain attacks.
9. Hotbar: Your Hotbars are where you store all of the equipment and consumables that you might want to use on the fly. You have two Hotbars by default. If you die, you won’t lose any items on your Hotbar.
10. Building Indicator: If you’re at one of your bases[techraptor.net], you’ll see this indicator telling you that you’re in an area protected by a Flame Altar[techraptor.net].

Now we’ll move on to the starter guide portion of this Enshrouded guide! Here’s a walkthrough that will cover the opening moments of the game.

Your adventure begins with creating your character’s appearance. You’ll then pop out of a strange-looking pod and find yourself in some kind of temple.

This is the Cinder Vault, a place where your people have slumbered until they could awaken and save the world. Walk outside and commune with “The Flame,” the large burning torch in the center of the room. This will unlock the recipe for the Flame Altar[techraptor.net] and open up the door to the outside.
The large tower in the distance is an Ancient Spire — this is a location that serves as a permanent Fast Travel point on the map[techraptor.net] after you unlock it. It’s also a great place to use your Glider[techraptor.net] once you get one.

For now, run to the left and follow the path down into the caves.

You’ll see a Torch on the ground at the entrance of the cave. Pick it up and head inside. There’s a dropdown up ahead, but turn left first — you’ll see some rubble and a tooltip about breaking terrain.

We don’t have a Pickaxe just yet, so pick up all of the Explosive Powder Balls nearby. Stand at least 15 feet (5 meters) back and throw one at the top of the rubble. Try to jump over it; if you can’t make it through, throw a second Explosive Powder Ball to open up the hole wider.

You’ll find a chest on the other side of the rubble with a Level 1 Hatchet inside. This is a good melee weapon to start off with, so grab it and then walk further into the depths.

You’ll eventually encounter a mysterious blue fog below you in a darkened area of the cave. This is the Shroud[techraptor.net], a deadly mist that can eventually kill you. This is also where you’re going to encounter your first enemies.

Carefully walk into the Shroud and take out the enemies within, one by one.
These creatures shouldn’t be too much of a challenge. If you do suffer a run of bad luck and die, you’ll respawn nearby and you’ll be able to attempt passing through this area again.

Make your way through this short bout of Shroud and you’ll exit the cave a little closer to your goal of setting up a base.

Immediately outside of the Shroud cave is an abandoned town called “Longkeep.” Longkeep has a fair amount of loot that you can pick up. Inspect everything and take the time to destroy any bundles, crates, barrels, or containers — they can all drop something useful.

You can also find your first Well here — this is a good source of Water in the early game. Grab as much Water as you can so you can keep your Stamina regeneration up. When you’ve finished looting this area, head down to the marked area in the plains below.
You can pick up loose rocks on the ground to get Stone in the early game.

Now that you’re at the location for your base[techraptor.net], your first order of business is to collect Stone. Collect at least 5 Stone, then press V to open up the crafting[techraptor.net] menu. Craft a Flame Altar and place it on the ground.

The Flame Altar defines the borders of your base. You can also press X on the keyboard to sit down next to it and gain the Rested buff. Once the base is built, you’ll be given a Quest to rescue your first NPC[techraptor.net] — but we’re going to do a little preparation before that.

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