Doloc Town Guide: First Week, Farming & Fishing

The best way to start Doloc Town

The safest opening is to keep the farm small, plant and water the seeds already available, and use the rest of each day for one focused task. Collected version 1.0 footage shows Kasia providing ten Endyam seeds near the start, so there is no need to spend all of the mayor’s starter money on more seed immediately. Speak with the mayor, establish the first crop cycle, and avoid clearing or building more than you can maintain.

First-day money and backpack space

The collected full-release guide footage starts the player with 300 Goldcoin and shows the mayor awarding another 200, creating enough money for the first backpack upgrade. That upgrade is sold by Hult at the General Store and doubles the starting inventory in the recorded build. Kasia’s starting Endyam seeds make the backpack a practical first purchase because the extra slots immediately improve farming, gathering, fishing and exploration.

Use boxes and shelves correctly

Cardboard boxes provide five additional item slots in the collected guides and can be carried during exploration. Accessing a box reduces its durability, but materials assigned to a carried box can be collected into it automatically. A useful pattern is to dedicate one box to wood, stone, soil and coal, then reserve normal backpack slots for tools, food and new quest items.

Lank’s early quest chain can lead to more boxes and a Storage Shelf. The recorded guide shows one shelf holding as many as six five-slot boxes, and opening boxes through the shelf does not consume their durability. Keep crafting stations close to storage because the game can pull nearby materials directly when a recipe is crafted.

Manage energy, health and stamina

Doloc Town separates Energy, Health and Stamina. Stamina is spent on actions such as chopping and mining, Health is reduced by enemies, and Energy represents exhaustion across the day. Sleeping, napping and appropriate food can restore these resources, while reaching zero or staying out too late creates penalties.

Collected 1.0 footage warns that passing out at 2:00 AM leads to a later wake-up with poor recovery. Some chairs allow time to pass, restore stamina slowly and save progress, which is useful while waiting for a shop to open. Blueberries, refillable water bottles and canned food appear as accessible emergency supplies in the recorded early game, but exact recovery values may vary by build and are therefore 待确认.

Build a compact vertical farm

The farm has limited horizontal space, so expansion is designed around platforms. Keep frequently visited planters near the main route and leave access to doors, storage and crafting stations. Buildings can sit on the ground, on platforms or on other buildings, but the doorway still needs to remain reachable.

Never demolish a planter that still contains a growing crop unless you accept losing that crop. The planter and some materials may return, but the planted seed does not. This makes small, deliberate layouts much safer than a large decorative structure that must be rebuilt several days later.

Protect crops from the weather

Plant seeds in planters, water them daily, and interact with a crop to check its growth, water and treatment status. Early planter boxes are temporary, so stronger planters become an important practical upgrade. Use the sickle to harvest multiple mature crops within its range instead of collecting every plant individually.

Weather is more than decoration in Doloc Town. Ordinary rain may help with watering, while acid rain and thunderstorms can damage crops that lack resistance. Check the characteristics shown on each seed and use plastic mulch or protected containers for vulnerable plants.

Choose practical tools and technology

The three basic tools described in the collected guide are the scythe, pickaxe and axe. The scythe cuts grass and harvests crops, the pickaxe breaks rocks, soil and sand and can remove some farm equipment, and the axe cuts trees. Stronger metals allow upgrades, and upgraded tools also remove obstacles that block exploration routes.

Prioritize technology that solves a current limitation rather than unlocking every inexpensive recipe. A Smelter supports metal progression, sprinklers reduce daily watering work, and improved tools grant access to materials and regions that basic equipment cannot reach. The collected technology reference lists Agricultural, Industrial, Life and Animal trees, with the Animal tree opening after Kenenimuu’s tutorial and the Small Barn sequence.

Use fishing and scrap for early income

Fishing and scrap collection are dependable tasks after the farm is watered. Fishing does not require bait in the collected Steam guide, while rubbish piles and dumpsters provide materials that can be kept for crafting or sold at the junkyard. This makes both activities useful when you need money but do not want to expand the crop workload.

Open River Valley and useful travel routes

The Copper Pickaxe is an important early access upgrade because it removes the large boulder tied to River Valley progression. Copper is available in the valley, but the collected footage notes that coal can become the immediate bottleneck when smelting the required ingots. Coal can be purchased from Merlin when necessary, and a later quest can provide a Charcoal Kiln, so spending technology points on that recipe too early may duplicate the reward.

Do not forget the Treaty Port after its first quest disappears from the active list. Repairing the bus stations creates quick travel between the town, outpost and the stop near the farm in the collected guide. The reported repair requirements include substantial wood, stone and other materials, which is another reason to keep common resources rather than selling every stack.

Prepare before longer exploration

Bring food, free inventory slots and the tool required for the route. A combat drone can provide support, and the auto-fire setting lets the drone attack while the player concentrates on dodging. Some creatures are not initially aggressive, so switching to manual fire in a new area prevents the drone from starting an unnecessary fight.

Exploration is also where new materials, characters and story clues appear. Movement abilities such as sprint, double jump and stronger tools open paths that cannot be reached at the start. Sleeping bags can create temporary checkpoints away from the farm, but the exact current price and recipe requirements shown in older footage are 待确认 for version 1.0.

First-week checklist

• Plant and water the starting seeds before leaving the farm.
• Use the first 500 Goldcoin for the initial backpack upgrade if the current build matches the collected 1.0 route.
• Store wood, stone, soil, fiber, coal and scrap instead of selling every stack.
• Complete Lank’s early tasks for storage support.
• Keep the farm compact and leave clear access to doors and machines.
• Check seed weather resistance before acid rain or storms.
• Use fishing and scrap collection after essential farm work.
• Work toward a Copper Pickaxe for River Valley progression.
• Repair useful Treaty Port bus routes when the required materials are ready.
• Spend technology points on the next practical bottleneck, not on unused recipes.

The core Doloc Town loop is straightforward once each day has an order: crops first, one progression target second, and optional fishing or gathering last. This structure protects the farm while still advancing tools, storage, travel and the technology tree. Expand only when the existing routine leaves enough stamina and time to support the next layer.