How do I go it alone?

[gravesmerch]

wardrobe indeed, i have noob sets for sewing, carpentry, exploration, later you can add a disposable full set for leaving base

I've seen 4 ore this world so far total and I either don't understand prospecting or am being fucked over by it

couple worlds devs turned Bronze into hermit wall... Wine glance is too rare for prospecting alone, you either go lvl3 for better chances but then hardness is a thing, so you eventually trade with big groups for a pickaxe as a last resort

[ascote]

Uh... first tip, don't expand content too far otherwise your game will become a chore. With the exception of a claim and a palisade, avoid going for what needs to be done and go for what you want to do, what's fun. Game has far too many interdependent activities that will lock you out of life if your priority is what you need to advance your character. Try some fishing, try some mining, do some hunting, some gathering. I would suggest some moderation when it comes to animal husbandry and silk farming, those activities will burn you fast.

[mrM]

couple worlds devs turned Bronze into hermit wall... Wine glance is too rare for prospecting alone, you either go lvl3 for better chances but then hardness is a thing, so you eventually trade with big groups for a pickaxe as a last resort

An observation from mining in 2 different level 2 mines in opposite parts of the map:

Wine glance seems to group in smaller clusters more spread out this world. So it should be easier to find, but you won't find a lot of it in one node (make sure to mine song when you find some initially). This favors random spot checking in a cave system rather than strip mining. Hopefully your level 2 mine is connected to a cave or you might be out of luck. I spent 30-40 lead bars strip mining until i found a cave on L2 myself. Good luck

[Aerona]

Wine glance seems incredibly rare, I've found enough lead and tin to pave my entire claim with them but I still don't have access to bronze. I think it's safe to say at this point that hard metal is not something anyone can take for granted until and unless they get lucky. Trading could be a way out.

[Miss_Min]

Wine glance seems incredibly rare, I've found enough lead and tin to pave my entire claim with them but I still don't have access to bronze. I think it's safe to say at this point that hard metal is not something anyone can take for granted until and unless they get lucky. Trading could be a way out.

You do know that wine glance is only on L2 and lower, yes? you're not going to find it without a minehole.

[Aerona]

I've heard that, yes, but a mine hole isn't required to detect what's on level 2. Level 1 is accessible from the surface and Rustroot detects ore on the level below. About half of the ore I've found has been on level 1 and half on level 2, but it's mostly lead and tin otherwise either way.

[melissa23211]

My buddy recently quit, so now I'm playing by myself.

I was just recently murdered, and am in the process of building my character back up. I was unable to recover my body, as whoever broke into our base took it with them. I also don't think I'd be successful in a PVP endeavor. Just not really that kind of player.

I've gone around and fixed the mistakes that led me here, there are now visitor gates on all of our doors, and exiting our mine hole. I've also created a key alt and a claim alt. So my keys are inaccessible. (At least as inaccessible as I'm capable of making them, given my current knowledge of the game)

So what do I do now?

I'm not interested in making multiple characters and running alts, that kind of playstyle is overwhelming to me and this game just isn't that serious for me.

So with my one, lone character - do I just develop all of my skills evenly? Develop all of my stats evenly?

What are some strategies I can use to keep my hunger at a decent level, given that I'm going to be doing all of the manual labor around my base, all of the farming, all of the mining, all of the hunting etc. by myself?

What are some strategies you've used to keep all the things that need to be done organized and prioritized, without becoming daunting?

Looking for any advice, any previous experience being a lone player.

And also learn to play here and become invincible.

I totally understand where you are coming from, managing everything on your own can be extremely difficult. A friend of mine was in a similar situation and one thing that helped him was to focus on the most important tasks (like farming and crafting) and set small daily goals so it didn't seem too daunting.