A practical guide for surviving Sburb
Sburb sucks. Like, a whole lot.
But it can be easier to survive if you prepare properly.
Survival requires a few things
Upon starting the game, immediately put a container of water and some food into your inventory. Though tap water will still run in the incipisphere, food will not replenish. You might be away from home for a long time or your food might get stolen by underlings, so being able to eat and replicate via alchemization means you’ll never go hungry.
Pro tip: if you’re on Prospit, you can always get free food and transport to your land. You can restock your house as your dreamself if you must.
In Sburb, there is a very good chance that you are going to have to rest or sleep in some less than ideal places.
You could be caught in eternal rain, in freezing caves, or some other terrible conditions. To survive, you need shelter.
Ask your sprite about their Shelter feature. Activating the pendant they gave you or simply having them within 12 feet, will cause the Shelter effect to take place, creating a stable environment.
While Shelter is active, a light forcefield is generated, blocking out rain and keeping the area at about 71 degrees fahrenheit (or about 21 celcius). Note, it can only be activated in designated Safe Spaces and not Hazard Zones. You can’t just jump into lava and expect to be fine.
If you only have their necklace, like if they are busy doing something for you, the Shelter effect is much smaller. Rather than a 12 foot sphere it is only 6.
You can’t do everything at once. When trouble comes a knockin’, you gotta be ready. Your house needs to be protected from any underlings trying to ruin it. The ability to keep things safe while you aren’t there is also incredibly vital. You can establish controlled territory and consort supply networks with safe passage. The ability to say “don’t fuck with me” and not worry, is a valuable as hell.
First, you need barriers.
Fences, walls, etc. Board the windows and barricade doors you don’t plan to use.
Second, deterrents. Ways to keep things away without needing to use them. Turrets, canons, spike pits, etc. Useful as hell, hard to get around, and typically effective even without being used. Glaringly obvious things that make attacking seem like a bad idea.
Pro tip: Adding pretty much anything with a camera will make it a turret
Third, traps. If you really need it, traps make a great last line.
When you go exploring you’ll need a couple things. You should always try to alchemize before going on long trips.
Remember! You need! Food! And! Water!
Here is a basic packing list
A weapon. Can be literally anything as long as you have the strifekind. If you already own a weapon, perfect. If not, pretty much anything goes. Don’t be afraid of getting creative!
Armor. This is a bit tricky if you don’t have anything available, but basically try to alchemize something tough with your clothing. Wooden doors mixed with hoodies are a common start.
Pro tip: mixing miscellaneous metal is always a good start. Alchemizing clothing with a jar of coins or a bunch of silverware always works for starting on, before you can buy material from consorts or Prospitians or stealing from Dersites.
A way to get to high places. Your lands terrain can be wild and Prospit/Derse has a lot of tall structures.
Grapple guns can easily be made with hair blowers and rope.Spring shoes are super easy, all you need are some slinkies and shoes. You can usually jump a good 12 feet or so with them.
Remember, in Sburb, pretty much everything goes! Get creative! Get inventive!
A way to get down safely. To go with the big heights, there might be big falls and your way up might not work for a way down. Hover boots, airbag bombs, any way you think will soften a fall.
A way to find your way. Ask your sprite about their map feature. 95% of sprites have this feature. They’ll give you some sort of orb that follows you around and when you need a map, just press the orb. It’ll show you everywhere you have been.
A way to get around. If you aren’t a capable hiker or simply have a need for speed, you need to find a way to get around. Making vehicles can be tough and might not be viable for a long while unless you already have a car, a bike, a skateboard, etc
Here are some tips and tricks for exploring your land!
- Remember the senses and try to alchemize something to help you scope things out. Make binoculars, build a radar system, make tracking drones, you get the idea
- Do not enter a cave or any place with low visibility. Even though you might have plenty of light sources, secluded and empty areas are spawn points and caves are a particular common one. Just stay away unless you are ready for a really rough time
- Don’t explore for more than 3 hours at a time. Sburb has a built in countdown for spawns. The longer you stay away from your house, the more things ramp up. It’s pretty low level goons until about 3 hours, so save 3+ expeditions for a bit later when you have better defenses and faster transportation
And there you go! The basics for not immediately dying in Sburb! Good luck out there!
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