Getting Started: Difference between revisions

After launching [[The Blockheads]] app, tap the "SINGLE PLAYER" button on the main screen. Select the "NEW WORLD" button on the next screen. If you'd like to name your world tap the "WORLD NAME" field, replace or change the default name as desired, then tap the "PLAY" button, and the app will randomly generate the world your Blockhead will inhabit.

The next thing you'll need to do is bring your Blockhead into the world (a process called "warping").

[[File:Warping in at Night.png|thumb|300px|Phred the Blockhead warping in at night]]

You'll see a tiny part of the wold displayed on screen and the rest will be dark until your Blockhead has explored it. In the center of the known area is a blue level 1 [[portal]].

# Choose the [[gender]] of your Blockhead by tapping either the "MALE" or "FEMALE" button.

# The game will offer a randomly selected gender appropriate name and look for your Blockhead. If you're satisfied or impatient to get on with actually playing skip the next step.

# If you'd like to customize your Blockhead, tap the "RANDOM" button until the look is satisfactory, then change the name as desired. (The name randomizes with each button tap, so it must be edited afterward.)

Your Blockhead will appear and more of the immediate surroundings will be revealed.

Now that you've got a [[world]] and a [[Blockhead]] to live in it, you'll need to take care of your Blockhead's basic needs. Fortunately, your Blockhead is not without [[Starting Equipment|resources]].

Before it can use anything more than what it finds, your Blockhead will need to [[Crafting|create]] various [[Crafting Surface]]s. To create them, it will need a [[Workbench]], which can be obtained from the [[portal]] if it carries a [[Blocks|block]] of [[dirt]]. This is easy to obtain, either by having the Blockhead beat on the ground until it gets one or by using the [[spade]] it should be carrying to do the same thing faster. Other [[items]] can be [[Harvesting|gathered]] in a similar fashion as needed. Now just tap the portal and "warp in" a Workbench.

Like you, your Blockhead has a fundamental need for warmth, [[shelter]], and food. Satisfying those needs before nightfall is a good way to start.

Some [[climate]]s can get very cold, particularly at night. This can adversely affect a Blockhead. A version of warmth would be a [[campfire]], [[clothing]] or a [[torch]].

The simplest item to obtain that will keep a Blockhead warm is a [[Campfire]], a craftable item made with a [[Workbench]]. Placing a campfire in a [[shelter]] will result in a happy Blockhead from the light and warmth. But beware, campfires can also burn down any wooden structures placed too close to them.

Various different [[clothing]] can also be crafted to keep your Blockhead warm, such as the fur coat and fur boots which are the most beneficial. They can be crafted on a [[Tailor's Bench]].

Later in the game a [[shelter]] can be as elaborate as you want (and can) make it. For now you'll want to direct your Blockhead to gather the necessary [[:Category:Resource|resources]] with which to build a shelter.

When [[Astronomy|night]] sets, a source of [[light]] will comfort a Blockhead. Most standing sources of heat will also provide light, as will a [[portal]], various [[gem]]s, [[campfire]] or [[Basic Torch|torch]] until better sources become practical. Light does not inhibit a Blockhead from [[sleep]]ing.

Although the game world is mostly safe for your Blockhead, it's still possible for it to be attacked. Fortunately, [[door]]s, [[trapdoor]]s, and even two-block vertical cliffs are enough to block wandering [[:Category:Creature|animals]] and are easy to incorporate into a shelter.

Eating food fills up your [[Blockhead|Blockhead's]] [[Hunger Bar|hunger]] and [[Health Bar|health]] bars. <!-- If used when the hunger bar is full it will fill a depleted [[energy]] bar instead. --> Remember, food is fuel and medicine.

Your Blockhead will begin the game with a small supply of [[:Category:Food|food]]. Your options for adding to your food supply depend on the available [[:Category:Creature|creatures]], [[:Category:Plant|plants]], [[Seasons|season]], and chosen [[Veganism|dietary limitations]] of your Blockhead. Your Blockhead can kill creatures and or collect the fruits of trees and plants when they are in season.

Eventually a Blockhead's [[Energy Bar|energy]] will be depleted and its actions will slow down. At this point it will need to be told to [[sleep]], although that can be done as soon as its energy bar is at least half gone. Creating a [[Wooden Bed|bed]] will speed up the sleeping process, and improved beds help even more. If sleep is put off, a Blockhead will eventually stop its actions and collapse into exhausted sleep as soon as it can.

Congratulations! With light, shelter, food, and a place to sleep, a Blockhead has all its basic needs met. Where to go from there is up to you, the player.