Society Selection & Creation
Now comes your first big choice! Do you want to start your own society, or join one that already exists?
For most new Cultivators, I'd suggest joining one of our recommended societies. They have plenty of space and resources, and their more established footing makes them an easier place to begin. And there's something heart-warming about being welcomed by others.
But if you're looking for a challenge, starting a new society is a fine path too. Just know it asks a little more of you: you'll need to find food and water and establish yourself enough that your Seedling can survive while you're logged off. That takes some time and care, and if it isn't done right, your Seedling may not make it.
Remember! That you must have at least 3 players to start your own society. If you already know who you are going to start with, great. Simply click start a new society. If you do not, you have a few options. You can either use the lobby system in-game; just click “start a new society,” then “Match me into a lobby.” Alternatively, head on over to our Discord, where you can find some like-minded players to join you!
If you would like to join an established society, you can find a good one in our Society Recruitment Channel on Discord.
If you are creating a society, click “Create a new lobby”.
From here you will be brought to the world map, select an available island from the menu on the left hand side of the screen.
You can then see some information on the selected island. Giving you an idea of its population.
Once you have found a suitable island. Select it and you will be brought to a screen that allows you to choose the location of your society.
The red icons on this map are the Kernels of other societies and the yellow, indicates the tiles the other societies have expanded to occupy.
Click somewhere on the map to choose a location. This will bring up a list of the resources available to you in that starting location!. Be aware that not all locations will have the same resources available to them.
Each of these resources will be in some way needed as you develop, but the critical ones for the very beginning of the game are Water, Food, Lumber and Stone. Picking a location without one of those will severely handicap your ability to progress.
When you are ready, click deploy and move on to Seedling Creation.
PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS WHERE YOU PASSWORD PROTECT YOUR SOCIETY WITH “SET AS PRIVATE SOCIETY”, YOU CAN NOT CHANGE THIS UNTIL A LATER TIER OF GOVERNMENT