Dead Sails: A Beginner's Guide

You thought being a ship captain was easy? The new hit game *Dead Sails* proves otherwise. Navigating the treacherous waters while balancing your own survival, maintaining your ship, selling valuables, and fighting off various monsters is no small feat. **Here’s how to become a pro in *Dead Sails* and reach the 100k meters finish line in no time.**

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Beginner’s Guide for Dead Sails Before You Set Sail How To Choose A Class What To Do In Towns Dead Sails Tips & Tricks Tips For Never Running Out Of Fuel How To Survive The Night Which Weapon To Choose Best Items To Collect

Beginner’s Guide for Dead Sails

If you’re new to Dead Sails, fear not. Much like its predecessor Dead Rails, the game is straightforward – you're the captain of a ship tasked with sailing in a straight line for 10 thousand meters between towns to ultimately reach the goal of 100k meters sailed. The key is to keep moving, manage your fuel, and stay alive. Sounds easy, right?

Before You Set Sail

Before embarking on your journey, the in-game lobby offers helpful resources, albeit at a cost. As a new player, you begin with 15 Dabloons, the game's currency. While it's tempting to spend on boats, they're pricey and unnecessary for beginners. Instead of splurging on bandages and weapons, remember that you'll find plenty of these in-game.

How To Choose A Class

Our advice? Invest your 15 Dabloons in a class. These are in-game perks you buy through a loot box system, not knowing which class you'll get. Each purchase costs 3 Dabloons, and with luck, you might get your preferred class on the first try. Dead Sails offers excellent Common and Uncommon classes like Pirate and Gunslinger. Your choice depends on your play style. For a detailed breakdown, check our Dead Sails Class Tierlist.

What To Do In Towns

Upon starting a round, you'll find yourself in a town with your ship docked. These towns appear every 10 thousand meters sailed and serve as your safe havens. Here, you can access various amenities:

• Trading Hut: Sell collected items.
• General Store: Buy supplies for your journey.
• Hospital: Heal yourself.
• Gun Shop: Purchase firearms and ammunition.
• Sheriff’s Office: Earn bounty money from pirate and creature corpses.

Given you start with a blunt weapon like a pickaxe or hammer, there's no rush to buy a firearm. Instead, prioritize purchasing coal; spend all your money on as much as you can. Fuel is crucial in Dead Sails – run out, and your journey ends.

Dead Sails Tips & Tricks

Despite its simple gameplay, Dead Sails presents challenges with various buildings and structures to explore and undead creatures to fight. Here are the key strategies to master the game.

Tips For Never Running Out Of Fuel

Your ship in Dead Sails runs on coal, with each chunk adding 20 percent more fuel. You could theoretically finish the game by buying 5 coal pieces in every town, but where's the fun in that?

As you disembark, you'll find collectible items marked as "fuel" that offer a 5 percent increase. However, the most efficient way to fuel up, besides coal, is using undead corpses. You must kill to survive, and since you can store their bodies in your inventory, why not use them as fuel?

How To Survive The Night

Like Dead Rails, Dead Sails becomes significantly harder at night. With reduced visibility, you must be vigilant against threats. Death means game over.

The safest option is to spend the night in town. Alternatively, purchase Barbed Wire from a shop beforehand. Mounting it on your ship prevents mobs from approaching. Without Barbed Wire, your strategy should be to stop and attack any creature that gets close.

Which Weapon To Choose

Weapon choice is a matter of personal preference. If you prefer melee combat, the starting hammer or pickaxe might suffice initially. However, as you progress and face stronger enemies, you'll need more powerful weapons.

A shotgun is highly recommended for its high damage output, ideal for unexpected combat. For an early-game option, consider the revolver – it's weaker but a good introduction to firearms and often found in buildings.

Best Items To Collect

Everything you collect can be sold, but with a limited inventory of 10 items, prioritize wisely. Here are some key items to focus on:

• Moyai and Bars: Available in diamond, gold, and silver, these are lucrative.
• Healing Packs: Keep these for emergencies rather than selling them.
• Crosses: Sell for 35 cash or use them against the undead.
• Weapons: Either use or sell them.
• Robot Head: Found in houses and banks, sells for 45 cash.
• Holy Water: Found in churches, sells for 25 cash.
• Gold Llama: A rare, high-value item that sells for 150 cash.

Remember, you can stack items on your boat, but they'll fall off if not welded to the surface. Place an item and press the weld button (Z on the keyboard) to secure it.

And that’s the beginner's guide to Dead Sails! Follow these tips, and you’ll become the best captain to ever sail the seas – or, in this case, the small, canal-like river. For a gameplay boost, check out our Dead Sails codes.