Don't Starve 5 day guide

       The first things a player should do is keep a look out for spiders and other animals and to try to avoid them until you obtain weapons and traps. The first thing a player should look for is basic materials such as twigs, seeds, flower pedals, flint, and logs. The twigs, seeds, and flower pedals can be collected without any assistance of other tools. Try to collect and fill the slots for twigs and grass which is 40 per slot. The first thing a player should attempt to build is an axe to obtain wood for a fire and a pickaxe to obtain flint. A player can create both an axe and pickaxe without further need of other tools. To create an axe or pickaxe go to the left side of the screen to the tools tab in which you'll see the options of tools and requirements. Try to keep in mind that tools have only so many uses such as the axe only having 100 uses and the pickaxe 33. The next thing a player should do is cut down trees while observing and surveying the map. It is good to learn your surroundings because that will help you survive. As you explore it will start showing up on your map so you can see the areas which you have already been. While exploring if you come across a path its good to use those because they make you run faster. One thing to keep an eye out for is an area that looks like some ruins because it will have a free spear to use which is one of the most powerful weapons in the game. Another important thing to keep in mind is where you last saw certain animals such as frogs, rabbits, and beefalo so you can build traps later for a food source.

      Once you obtain 12 flower pedals craft a garland in the dress slot to the left of your screen. The garland will help you keep your sanity. By the time you have gathered close to 40 for all of the basic materials it should be close to night time. To survive the night build a fire pit in the light slot to the left of your screen. While choosing a place to built it make sure it is away from other animals and creatures. Be careful not to stray away from the lit up area or you will be attacked by random creatures of the night. While waiting for the day try to collect other materials around the fire and cook and eat berries until your stomach is full. Eating raw berries won't fill up your stomach as much and they won't fill your health at all. 

      Once the new day starts begin looking for gold which can be typically found around grave yards. Gold can also be found on the jagged dirt with some lines. While looking for gold try to maintain close to full slots for basic materials.

      At this point around your 2nd to 4th day start looking for dry grass areas because that's where beefalo would be while at the same time keeping an eye out for gold. When it comes down to building a base its good to have a dependent food source near by making the beefalo locations keys. Once you have found a good area just outside of the dry grass with many resources and animals find a safe location away from other animals but close enough to access them in a timely manner. Once you have chosen a good location go to the list on the left side of your screen to the light tab and choose to build a fire pit. After building your fire pit pick a spot near it to build your science machine which is built by going to the list on the left side of your screen and choosing the science tab. Once your science machine is up go to the left side of your screen again to the refine tab and craft four boards and two cut stones. Pick a spot near your science machine and go back to the left side of your screen and build an alchemy engine in the science tab. Once it has been built go to the list on the left side of your screen to the survival tab and build a backpack which will give you more inventory space. Stand near your newly built alchemy engine and go to the list on the left side of your screen and build a shovel, pitchfork, and razor in the tools tab. Once they are built clear out the area around your stuff by digging up resources such as the bushes, saplings, and grass tufts. Pick three locations near your camp site and plant the bushes together, saplings together, and grass together. After doing that burn down six trees by building a touch in the fire tab. Once the 6 trees burn down collect the charcoal left behind and go to where you placed your machines and build a crock pot which can be found in the food in the list on the left side of your screen. Keep in mind that food made in the crock pot doesn't expire once it pops up to the top. Next to that build a chest which can be found in the structure tab. Around this time should he the end of the 5th day.