Solo player tips

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Pick a smaller, lower-population server and set realistic goals. A remote spot means fewer door campers.

Start small. It is easier to expand than to shrink, and big bases cost more upkeep.

Keep several small bases and spread your loot instead of one big stash.

Fish, cut fish for low grade fuel and sell fish. Compost horse dung and sell the fertilizer. Run a small tea farm.

Place sleeping bags around the map with a stash and a cheap weapon beside each.

Bank rare guns straight away. Do not risk a semi-automatic rifle in a night fight.

Learn ladder, syringe and garage door early. Researching ladder hatch and floor grill together saves scrap.

Do not wood-door the base if you will be away long. Wood bases are raid targets.

Recycle before your inventory fills, but not until you are close to your build spot.

Treat unknown players without a green dot as hostile, except on hardcore.