Craft the ranged tools, track the gate, open the damaged door, follow the first safe zones, repair camps, and fight the first Runebird without rushing.
Open the relevant profession or reward screen and claim the Basic Tools Manual. The manual is what moves the required tools into your crafting flow.
After claiming, confirm that the Slingshot or related recipes appear at Worktable I.
Completing the objective is not enough if the manual remains unclaimed.
Open Worktable I and select the Slingshot. Gather or process every missing part shown on the right, then craft with an open inventory slot.
Put the Slingshot on the hotbar before entering the forest so you are not rearranging inventory beside enemies.
Use the live recipe panel if an Early Access update changes the materials.
Craft or place the Ammo Maker, select Stone Ammo, and produce more than the exact minimum. The door, enemies, and missed shots all consume ammunition.
Collect the completed stack and confirm it is in your bag before starting the trip.
Arriving with only a few shots can force a full return trip after opening the first obstacle.
Open the map at Home and place or track the Moonlit Forest entrance. Follow the marked road toward the southern gate.
Top up stamina and clear bag space before crossing the threshold; the first useful trip should include loot, not just sightseeing.
Do not follow the deep-forest map before you have actually opened the entrance.
Equip the Slingshot, stand where both glowing points are visible, and shoot each one. Watch for the objective update or door reaction after the second hit.
If nothing happens, reposition and make sure the shot landed on the glowing target rather than the surrounding wall.
A shot can visually pass close to the target without registering; use a clean angle.
Once inside, move through Evernight first, then toward Gate of Life and Dreamfall. This order keeps the route readable and brings you to the first useful camp and combat areas.
Do not chase every side path on the first visit. Learn the main line, activate what you can, and return with better gear.
The forest map is visually dense; rely on activated landmarks and your own marker.
Repair or activate the Gate of Life camp when the interaction becomes available. Camps break the forest into manageable trips and make later routes easier to understand.
Use the pause to check ammo, health, bag space, and the next objective.
Running past the camp can turn a small mistake deeper in the forest into a long recovery walk.
Keep moving around the Runebird rather than backing into terrain. Fire during the gap between its attacks, then reposition.
The goal of the first fight is safe repetition, not maximum damage. Preserve health and ammo so the forest trip remains useful after the battle.
Standing still while aiming is the easiest way to trade unnecessary damage.
You should now have the unlock, materials, or route this guide is built around. Keep the next guide open only when you are ready to continue; there is no reason to rush every profession in the same day.
See where this fits on the route board →The route follows the annotated in-game door, map, camp, recipe, ammo, and Runebird screens. General crafting behavior is supported by the current wiki.gg crafting overview.
