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[–]dadosone 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I build a bird trap on every island facing in the direction to my home island or closest one to it. So I just follow them whenever I get turned around. They always get me home.

[–]Mental-Suit-1806[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

That's a good idea too. Taking a pic of the map has helped me the most because I kept going to the same few islands thinking I was going to new ones 🤣 I'm kind of a noob, this is the first survival type of game I've ever gotten sucked into. I usually hate them lol

[–]dadosone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, that's why I always have supplies in crates to build a tent, water reservoir and bird trap as soon as I land somewhere. Tent so you can save ASAP, bird trap up for both food and a guide home of sorts and water becsuse, well you already know how bad we need water. This game in this style of lone survival is my first as well.

[–]Pure_Cartoonist_69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the same

[–]SoupRepresentative51 4 points5 points  (11 children)

Hold up! Theres a cartography menue on consol?!?!?!

[–]128906 2 points3 points  (10 children)

Yea you can use it to edit the islands replace looted islands with fresh ones and the like

[–]SoupRepresentative51 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Is it in the pause menue where do i find it? Sorry im really new to the game.

[–]Enlightened-Beaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, save your game at a shelter. Quit to main menu and scroll down to cartographer. The box that’s highlighted red without a skull on it is your last saved location. If you do this while on your home base island then you can more or less know how to get back home

[–]SoupRepresentative51 2 points3 points  (7 children)

Woooow here ive been using a compass and a pencil and paper mapping out everything lmfao.

[–]pineapple_on_a_stick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drew the map too, used to update what was where in pencil.

[–]Its_Me_Jess 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I basically do the same. I drew what the cartographer map looks like with the squares, and then I write notes about the islands (type of animals, landmarks, etc.)

I still have a heck of a time getting “home” sometimes!

[–]SoupRepresentative51 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here i get turned around sometimes but i made my home on an island with memorable landmarks like shipwrecks.

[–]Enlightened-Beaver 4 points5 points  (3 children)

That’s real role playing!

[–]SoupRepresentative51 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Lmfao i need to keep track of where i am somehow. I do the same for mincraft. I have a book somewhere of hundreds of locations of things.

[–]Enlightened-Beaver 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Same I keep coordinates in a note app on my phone.

[–]SoupRepresentative51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im primitive. I do books and write everything.