Start - Now?

[Elassaria]

Hey together,

my friend and I startet a hour ago - did those tutorial missions (drink...eat..) and then - no new mission appeared?
We were walking around that zone now.. stuck at invisible walls, found no way together (we were not able to find us on the map).

So the question ist - what now?

How can we find us and play together?
How can we go away from that tutorial map, or is this the normal map?

Elassaria *and goes to bed now*

[bananza]

Its the normal map.

And you should party your friend and move toward the arrow (blue or red)

[xTrainx]

if you are just starting, one of you could make a wilderness beacon and the other can make a new character to spawn over, also the invisible walls means you are both at the end of the world map, so you can continue by going the oposite direction, you can also add your friend as a friend by pressing control+b and setting your own hearth secret, and making your friend add you by putting the same hearth secret where it says add friend by hearth secret, this will allow you to party your friend and an arrow will appear that will tell you where your friend are

[Granger]

the invisible walls means you are both at the end of the world map

More likely you encounter claims of other people, you should get the message 'this area is claimed by someone'. Near the map you'll find some buttons to highlight that claims (village and personal ones), so you can move around them.

[Elassaria]

Okay... I figured now (with the help of a guide I found) a few steps.. but hanging now with the problem of "I need a string.. tree chopped down, nothing - chopped bush, nothing..

Any advice?

Also - was it a good idea to store a cock and a hen "for later use" ?

[Granger]

To get string put some points into exploration and eat some perception food, you'll then find taproot and nettles (which both work as string).

Chicken spawn all the time, no need to store them (they'll die anyway outside a chicken coop).

[Elassaria]

I made my Exploration Skill to 5 - so.. what is "perception food", some special berrys?
Do you have a picture how taproot looks in the game? I see many roots around me - but cant click on them.

Edit: found a spindly taproot - do you mean that?

[Potjeh]

http://ringofbrodgar.com/wiki/FEP_Table - it's incomplete, but you can still find some PER food on it

As for roots, don't even bother looking for them on the main screen (or other forage for that matter), useful things tend to blend in with flavor objects there. Instead keep an eye on your minimap, you'll recognize the root when you see it. You can right click and pick items on the minimap as well.

[Elassaria]

Short question now - how can I create a wilderness beacon?
My friends will die soon (mad boars.. swamps and so) so.. but I cant find that beacon in my menu.

EDIT: Found it how to craft.. now I need to find clay - yay

[Potjeh]

Dig in shallow water to get clay.