Also make sure you decide what your playing goals are too.

Make sure you have your settings very very carefully set(including ini files) so that you have everything well balanced. If you want a server that is relatively stable that has all the current biomes in it, then the Volcano map would probably be a decent enough choice. It sounds like you're also trying to use modded content which if its poorly made or hasn't been updated in a long time or you ordered it wrong, can break a server too. The options and settings learning curve is extremely steep and without knowledge of the game extensively, it becomes worse. The world itself however, is extremely beautifull.ДЄs a new player buying a server is a bigger chanllenge that actually surviving on SE. Some other dinos are flying around and have corrupt animations etc. Even if you die they'll keep attacking your base until It's destroyed. also, if they hit your 1 time you're dead through their poison but that's not all. Those new dino types are spawning in mass and are trying to kill other dinos which they can't for some reason. Well, I've bought a server for me and friend and we've tried Ragnarok first but unfortunately, It's bugged as hell. Originally posted by Ayuno:Thanks for the tips guys! I do appreciate that. Tame a jerboa as fast as you can, because they will give you warning against storms. I have also found that punching a cactus, though it does do damage, will actually give you more water. There should be a water vein and some good trees and cacti. It is close to that mountain that is standing away from the rest, close to one of the caves. Another good base location that I found is near the canyon, around a quarter of the way to the northwest end. Building a thatch hut as fast as you can would also be good to protect you from sand storms and the heat. And you can go into the sources of water (with causion) to beat the heat. I would try to find a spawn point of morrelotops. A few ankylos and those big armidillo things. Also beware of raptors, near my base down in the canyon, there was a massive herd of morrelotops. However, beware of kaparosuchus and baryonx, as I believe they spawn down there now. Down there, it has multiple water sources, some getting very big. Down in the canyon is one of your best shots. I remember also going in unprepared for what I was going to face. Although, I will give you a few tips in order to survive better. It is made intentionally to be harder to survive in. This map/world isn't for noobs right? No, it isn't for noobs.

Where do you normally start as new character? I've tried every (easy) option but got killed instantly every time either from a dino or from the heat. I can't find any water source/oceans etc. Originally posted by Ayuno:It's my first time there and It looks very good but the heat is extreme I can't survive a single day.

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