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Early Game

Resources focused on the first major progression stretch, starter teams, and fast upgrades.

guideEarly to Mid Game

Habitat Restoration Guide

Prioritize Habitat Restoration when it improves route quality, unlocks better gathering value, or helps you chain useful exploration loops alongside...

Stage
Early to Mid Game
Next step
What Habitat Restoration does
Updated March 15, 2026
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guideEarly Game

Best Monsters Early Game

Prioritize monsters that cover attack types, stay cheap to build, and still provide value into the next story stretch, especially stable speed and te...

Stage
Early Game
Next step
What makes a good early monster
Updated March 15, 2026
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guideEarly to Mid Game

Best Budget Gear Upgrades

Start with one dependable weapon upgrade and one low-cost defensive piece. Iron Blade, Bone Horn, and Bone Helm are strong early value because they s...

Stage
Early to Mid Game
Next step
What budget gear should do
Updated March 15, 2026
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materialEarly to Mid Game

Ancient Bone

A route-efficient bone material tied to early-to-mid repeatable gathering loops and budget crafting branches that stay useful longer than many starte...

Source
Bonepiles
Used for
Bone Horn
Updated March 15, 2026
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questEarly to Mid Game

Bonepile Sweep

A repeatable gathering quest built for short bonepile routes, Ancient Bone farming, and low-cost early crafting progression.

Objective
Collect bonepile samples
Reward
Ancient Bone progress
Updated March 15, 2026
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faqEarly to Mid Game

What Is Habitat Restoration

Habitat Restoration appears to be a progression-oriented system tied to improving exploration value and route usefulness, rather than just...

Topic
systems
Next step
habitat restoration guide
Updated March 15, 2026
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faqEarly Game

What Are the Best Monsters Early Game

The best early monsters are the ones that cover attack types cleanly, stay cheap to support, and keep helping through the next story stretc...

Topic
starters
Next step
best monsters early game
Updated March 15, 2026
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faqEarly to Mid Game

Where to Find Ancient Bone

Ancient Bone is easiest to farm on short bonepile routes, especially if you activate a repeatable gathering quest so each loop pays out bot...

Topic
materials
Next step
ancient bone
Updated March 15, 2026
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faqEarly Game

What Should I Craft First

Craft one dependable weapon upgrade and one low-cost defensive piece first. For most early runs, that means a straightforward weapon like I...

Topic
crafting
Next step
best budget gear upgrades
Updated March 15, 2026
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faqEarly Game

What Are the Best Early Genes

The best early genes are the ones that improve coverage, consistency, and control on the team you are actually using now, especially simple...

Topic
systems
Next step
best early genes guide
Updated March 15, 2026
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guideEarly Game

Beginner Guide

Start with one power, one speed, and one technical Monstie, spend early bottle caps on bag upgrades before cosmetics, and do not overcraft gear that...

Stage
Early Game
Next step
Read the bottle cap farming guide.
Updated March 14, 2026
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guideAny Stage

Bottle Cap Farming Guide

Prioritize repeatable supply quests near dense gathering nodes, then spend the first batch of bottle caps on account-wide storage and utility upgrade...

Stage
Any Stage
Next step
Best repeatable farming loops
Updated March 14, 2026
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walkthroughChapter 1

Chapter 1: Mahakala Village

Clear the first village requests, pick up iron ore on the way out, and do not leave the chapter without one stable weapon upgrade and a balanced Mons...

Stage
Chapter 1
Next step
Read the chapter 2 walkthrough.
Updated March 14, 2026
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monsterEarly Game

Velocidrome

Early game monster entry with location notes, easy drops, and why it remains useful longer than many starter species.

Weakness
Consistent technical counters
Drops
Velocidrome Hide
Updated March 14, 2026
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materialAny Stage

Bottle Cap

Permanent-progression currency page covering where to get bottle caps fast and what to spend them on first.

Source
Repeatable quests
Used for
Bag upgrades
Updated March 14, 2026
See farming route
materialEarly Game

Iron Ore

Common but essential ore used across early weapon upgrades and route-efficient crafting plans.

Source
Mining nodes
Used for
Iron Blade
Updated March 14, 2026
See farming route
buildEarly Game

Best Early Game Team

Balanced team recommendation focused on role coverage, low-cost upgrades, and clean progression through the first story chapters.

Best for
Balanced starter team
Stage
Early Game
Updated March 14, 2026
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faqAny Stage

How to Get Bottle Caps Fast

Run repeatable supply quests, pair them with short gathering loops, and spend your first batch on permanent upgrades instead of cosmetics.

Topic
currencies
Next step
bottle cap
Updated March 14, 2026
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faqEarly Game

Where to Find Iron Ore

Use the short mining loop near the early Mahakala routes and reset after the dense ore cluster instead of clearing the whole area.

Topic
materials
Next step
iron ore
Updated March 14, 2026
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faqEarly Game

Best Starter Monstie

The best starter pick is the one that fills missing role coverage for your first balanced trio, not necessarily the rarest option you can h...

Topic
starters
Next step
best early game team
Updated March 14, 2026
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guideEarly to Mid Game

Egg Pattern Guide

Prioritize rare dens, trigger retreats on monsters tied to your target egg pool, and only reroll when the smell or weight suggests a meaningful upgra...

Stage
Early to Mid Game
Next step
How to read egg quality
Updated March 13, 2026
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skillEarly Game

Technical Gene (S)

Budget technical coverage gene for players building around safer early counters and role coverage.

Type
Passive Gene
Best Use
Role coverage builds
Updated March 13, 2026
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weaponEarly Game

Iron Blade

Straightforward early sword path with stable attack gains and easy material requirements.

Weapon
Sword
Crafting
Iron Ore
Updated March 13, 2026
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armorEarly Game

Bone Helm

Simple early head slot option that fills a defensive gap with very low crafting pressure.

Slot
Head
Crafting
Monster Bone
Updated March 13, 2026
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materialEarly Game

Velocidrome Hide

Starter hide material used in cheap armor and support weapon crafts for the first story stretch.

Source
Velocidrome hunts
Used for
Bone Horn
Updated March 13, 2026
See farming route