Start with the axe (and a hammer)
You can’t get anything done in Grounded before figuring out how to make the axe or the hammer. Both tools are necessary to gather the materials needed to craft just about anything of worth, but you’ll probably want to start with the axe to save on analysis charges.
To make either of these, you’re going to need to grab some stuff off the ground. Sprigs are, well … sprigs. They’re about half the size of you, have stems, and can be plucked with your bare hands. Anything that sprouts up that isn’t a clover is usually a sprig.
Recipes:
- Pebblet Axe: 3x Sprig, 2x Pebblet, 1x Woven Fiber
- Pebblet Hammer: 3x Sprig, 4x Pebblet, 1x Woven Fiber (2x 3 Plant Fiber)
Pebblets are the rocks you see just about everything. You can gather batches of them once you craft your first hammer, but you should have no trouble finding enough pebblets lying around for smaller tool and item crafts.
Woven Fiber is the only prerequisite craft on the list. To get this, you’ll want to analyze Plant Fiber at the Field Station as outlined above. Plant Fibers are the small leafy or root growths barely protruding from the earth. They’re everywhere, but they’re actually easy to miss if you’re sprinting about.