Crafting and building guide: every recipe

Open your pack with I to craft. Everything below is made from things you find lying in the forest: wood, stone, cloth, rope, herbs and hides. This table lists every recipe, what it needs and what it is for.

Start here

A good order for the first day: bandage (cloth), rope (4 cloth and a knife), a stone knife if you did not find a pocket knife (2 stone and 1 wood), an axe (2 wood, 2 stone, 1 rope), and a campfire kit (4 wood, 3 stone). With a lighter you can then light the fire, cook and sleep safely. Tools wear out: sharpen a knife or axe with a stone, restring a bow with rope, and clean a gun with a cleaning kit.

Tools and weapons

Recipe	Needs	Also needs	Time	Notes
Stone knife	2 × Stone, 1 × Wood	none	2 s	Knap a flake and bind a handle.
Rope	4 × Cloth	a knife	2 s	Cut and twist strips of cloth.
Axe	2 × Wood, 2 × Stone, 1 × Rope	a knife	5 s	A stone head lashed to a branch. Fells trees and breaks the tower hatch.
Shovel	2 × Wood, 2 × Stone, 1 × Rope	a knife	4 s	A flat stone lashed to a pole. Digs firebreaks against a wildfire.
Fishing rod	1 × Wood, 1 × Rope	a knife	3 s	A pole, a line and a bent hook.
Torch	1 × Wood, 1 × Cloth	a lighter	1 s	Cloth wrapped on a stick, lit.
Wooden bat	3 × Wood, 1 × Cloth	a knife	3 s	Carve a club and wrap the grip.
Spear	2 × Wood, 1 × Stone, 1 × Rope	a knife	3 s	Hunt and defend yourself.
Bow	2 × Wood, 2 × Rope	a knife	4 s	A bent branch strung with twisted cord.
Arrows (x3)	1 × Wood, 1 × Stone, 1 × Cloth	a knife	3 s	Shafts, flaked stone points and cloth fletching.

Traps

Recipe	Needs	Also needs	Time	Notes
Snare trap	2 × Rope, 1 × Wood	a knife	2 s	A noose that catches small game.
Spike trap	5 × Wood, 1 × Rope	a knife	4 s	Sharpen stakes and lash them into a frame.

A snare catches small animals such as rabbits, squirrels and foxes that run into it. Set it on a path they use, then come back later. A spike trap hurts whatever steps on it, including you: crouch near it, and remember where you put it.

Medicine and cooking

Recipe	Needs	Also needs	Time	Notes
Bandage	2 × Cloth	none	1 s	Tear cloth into a dressing.
Splint	2 × Wood, 2 × Cloth	none	2 s	Two straight sticks and cloth strips.
Herb poultice	3 × Wild herbs, 1 × Cloth	none	3 s	Crushed herbs in a cloth. Stops bleeding and eases infection.
Herbal tea	1 × Clean water, 2 × Wild herbs	a lit campfire nearby	8 s	Steep herbs in hot water. Settles a sick stomach.
Herbal tonic	1 × Clean water, 6 × Wild herbs	a lit campfire nearby	15 s	Willow bark and yarrow brewed strong. Cures an infection (6 herbs).
Cook meat	1 × Raw meat	a lit campfire nearby	8 s	Safe to eat and much more filling.
Cook fish	1 × Raw fish	a lit campfire nearby	6 s	Grilled on a stick.
Smoke meat (x3)	2 × Raw meat	a lit campfire nearby	25 s	Slow-smoked strips that are light and keep. Takes a while at the fire.
Boil river water	1 × River water	a lit campfire nearby	10 s	Boiling makes it safe to drink.

Shelter and base

Recipe	Needs	Also needs	Time	Notes
Campfire kit	4 × Wood, 3 × Stone	none	2 s	A ring of stones and fuel.
Shelter kit	6 × Wood, 2 × Rope, 4 × Cloth	a knife	6 s	A lean-to with a cloth roof. Keeps the rain off and the wind out.
Shelter kit (hides)	5 × Wood, 2 × Rope, 2 × Animal hide	a knife	6 s	A sturdier lean-to roofed with animal hides.
Bed	3 × Wood, 5 × Cloth	a knife	6 s	A frame with a straw mattress.
Bed (hides)	3 × Wood, 2 × Animal hide	a knife	6 s	A frame with a hide mattress.
Storage chest	8 × Wood, 2 × Rope	a knife	8 s	A lidded box that holds 30 stacks.
Wall section	5 × Wood, 1 × Rope	a knife	6 s	Logs lashed upright. Base building.
Fence section	3 × Wood, 1 × Rope	a knife	3 s	Posts and rails. Base building.
Spiked fence	4 × Wood, 1 × Rope, 1 × Stone	a knife	5 s	A fence with stakes. Hurts what touches it.

A wall stops you, animals and bullets. A fence stops you and animals but not your view or your shots. A spiked fence hurts anything that touches it, you too. A bed inside three walls counts as a sheltered place to rest. A chest holds 30 stacks of anything with no weight limit. Place each piece by using it from your pack, and place the next one near the end of the last.

For getting out

Recipe	Needs	Also needs	Time	Notes
Raft	10 × Wood, 5 × Rope	a knife	12 s	Lash logs together. Heavy, but it floats. Route B.

The raft is for Route B. The other routes need parts you must find, not craft. See the escape routes guide.

Tips

Most recipes need a knife (a tool you carry, not used up, but it wears down).
Hides come from hunting. They make a sturdier shelter and a better bed.
A stone sharpens knives and axes, and rope restrings a bow or a fishing rod: carry a few of each.
A recipe you cannot make yet is greyed out, and its ingredients show which ones you are missing.