Once Human: see tips for beginners in the free PC game

Recently, Once Human has arrived on PC completely free of charge for those who love survival games with online aspects. Of course, games like this can always have so many mechanics that new players don’t know exactly what to do first and what to focus on, so we’ve prepared a guide with tips for beginners in Once Human!

There are a few things that will help you along the way, but there are also some tips that you should keep in mind before you start playing for real. Check out all our recommendations Once Human Right below.

1. Pay attention to character creation

It is important to select your character’s weight carefully.Source: Starry Studio/Reproduction

Em Once Humancreating your character is more important than just superficial choices about their appearance. One of the attributes you should pay attention to is the weight you select for them, something that usually doesn’t make much difference in other games, but that changes the following factors in this game:

• Under 65 kilos: Has more stamina and moves faster, but carries less weight and deals less melee damage to enemies
• Weight between 65 and 85 kilos: can carry more weight, has high stamina recovery and has reduced damage to the torso
• Over 85 kilos: can carry even more weight and deals a lot of melee damage, but has less speed in its attacks and movement

As you can see, each weight category has its advantages and disadvantages, so we suggest you choose the one that best fits your style and playing preferences. If you’re in doubt, the middle category is more balanced overall.

2. Find the communication towers

As soon as you start playing, you will notice that there are some communication towers around the map. Don’t waste any time and start going after these towers to activate them, as they serve as a type of fast travel between them.

You can travel between towers and even to your baseSource: Starry Studio/Reproduction

You can see the icon for these towers on your map, so just mark them and start your travels. This will make your adventure much easier, especially since you can use these towers to travel to your base at any time.

3. Set up your base near resources and change locations often

Anyone who has played survival games before knows the importance of building a base and this also applies to Once Human. Our main tip is that you shouldn’t worry about finding the perfect area for your base, as the ideal is to keep changing the location throughout your adventure. The game makes this easy and offers an option to move the entire base to a new location, something that would be wonderful in other games of this type.

It is possible to build very impressive bases in Once HumanSource: Starry Studio/Reproduction

Still, we suggest you set up bases near important resources whenever possible. That way, you won’t have to travel too far when crafting items, equipment, consumables, and weapons.

4. Improve the essentials first

There’s no doubt that any game that features a skill tree can be confusing. After all, you might improve something that doesn’t matter so much at first and then find yourself lacking other skills soon after. That’s why we suggest you focus on the following at the beginning of your adventure:

There are a few things you should definitely hone at the beginning of your adventure.Source: Starry Studio/Reproduction

• Infrastructure: Disassembly Techniques and Smelting Essentials
• Crafting: Essential Tools
• Logistics: Stoves
• Building: Wooden Support

Since the game doesn’t support our language, we’ve left the recommendations in English so you can find them more easily. In any case, these improvements are very useful to help you build tools, equipment, food, and even structures for your base.

5. Don’t leave the main plot aside

In online games, it’s always very tempting to skip the main storyline and do other things with your friends. Still, we suggest you do your story missions whenever possible, as this will give you some benefits.

You can play Once Human alone if you prefer, but you will naturally encounter other players.Source: Starry Studio/Reproduction

In addition to learning more about the game and getting good equipment, you will also unlock the motorcycle as you follow the storyline. The best thing is that it doesn’t take long to get it and this will greatly help you explore the map quickly.

6. Choose the right server

Just before starting your adventures in Once Humanyou will need to choose a server. You can join a PVE server (without fighting other players) or a PVP server (with confrontations between players). This is entirely up to your preference, but I would recommend starting with PVE to learn more about the game’s mechanics without running the risk of being attacked by other people. Of course, if you like an extra challenge, there is no problem in starting the game in PVP right away.

We recommend that you choose your server carefully, especially if you want to play with friends.Source: Starry Studio/Reproduction

The important thing to note here is that you can’t switch between servers, so if you want to play with your friends, ask them what server they’re on before joining a random one. Otherwise, you’ll have to make a new character and start from scratch on a different server.

7. Build the improved crossbow

Right at the beginning of Once Humanyou get a crowbow, which is already a pretty decent weapon, but we recommend you build the upgraded version (Tier II or higher) as soon as possible. Just set up your base and build the “Gear Workbench” to do so.

This recommendation is valid for a few reasons: it is possible to recover ammunition from enemy bodies, it has good damage and is good for eliminating enemies and animals from a long distance. All of these factors are very useful at the beginning of the game, especially since you don’t have many resources or an idea of ​​what weapons and equipment you will use later on.

And so, were you able to take advantage of these beginner tips in Once Human? Leave your comment on Voxel’s social networks telling us what you thought of this free PC game!