Survival: Fountain of Youth - Starting Items Tier List

I have been shipwrecked. Now I must not must survive until I find my shipmates. My treasure is still out there somewhere. Will I be able to discover the Fountain of Youth?

Survival Fountain of Youth is a single player game designed by Odinsoft and published by Twin Sails Interactive.
Being played on PC.

0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Difficulty Levels
1:37 - Navy Coat
3:10 - Gun Bag
4:16 - Iron Spear
5:49 - Iron Axe
6:48 - Iron Knife
8:09 - Improved Fishing Rod
9:10 - Leather Backpack
10:55 - Iron Flint
12:48 - Bog of Food
14:38 - Bag o' Medicine
16:28 - Completed List
17:52 - Thanks, Questions, & Outro

[frillen]

Your top tier items match what I found the most useful items during the demo, however I did it a bit different than you, maybe it is because the early access has some different features, but in the demo I found it useful to select the backpack and jacket for normal difficulty, use the jacket for a day or 2 and then dismantle it so that I could repair the backpack 2 times with the resources.
However I also have to admit that the iron flint was a really nice item to have, and if I was playing in easy mode then it would be a no-brainer choice with the backpack and jacket :)
It was only the first time trying the demo I accidentally chose the axe, that I regretted a lot, all the other things lower on your list, I never once considered them, and yet so many youtubers the backpack and some of the lower tier things, well pretty much all of them were blinded by high tier weapons and tools which wouldn't last long, also the fact that hardly any of them read the hints and tips in the game that makes it a much smoother start, and instead complain about how the game needs to be more informative 😂

Anyways thanks for the time you spent on this informative video, and although it doesn't really add much news to what I learned through the demo, it sure as hell can be a good guide for a lot of new players... Thanks Thakard :)

[jordanbrannan]

this is the 2nd video i have watched of yours and its awesome :)

[gameplaysralcraft]

There is not much coverage on this game, so thanks for all the helpfull guides that you make.

[random]

Great guide! You TOTALLY changed what I thought I would begin the game with on Normal difficulty. 😀

[rz]

Hahaha glad i remember the survival expert that commented on survival games, matches/firestarter is just a godsend.

[RoseDragoness]

My S tier on normal difficulty is backpack and flint&steel. In normal, getting sick isnt that bad and early sickness have abundant of cures around. The backpack is irreplaceable until you get to make hides, which for me quiet long. The more you can bring stuffs around, the more time you save kind of deal. Flint&Steel because early on players likely do not know about cattails and failing to light torch can waste so much time

[gundleyG]

My choice was the firestarter and the coat - on easy I would take the backpack. Thanks for explaining the rest - I was courioud what the pistol may be.

[dynamystic]

Not sure about early access but in the test phase both the backpack and peacoat could be scrapped for leather which is what both need for repair.

[TricksterPoi]

In my opinion the best starting item to bring until we could "make" items by row are
Navy Coat: Which gives best protection until it worn down.
Leather Bag: Allows to carry stuff, best to repair it since replacing it would be hard.
Iron Flint: Ables to start fires easy, although you can find and make lesser firestarters though
Iron Axe: Chopping becomes useful, secondary for combat
Iron Knife: For skinning animals, secondary for combat
Medicine: While herbal medicine takes some searching, this is so-so to pick
Rations: No need as food is easy to forage if you search enough
Ammo: Pretty useless at early game
Fishing Rod: Useless if you don't aim at fishing for food

[Quincy_Morris]

The biggest problem with the pistol is it’s a 300 year anachronism to have a caplock gun in 1513 when caplocks are an early 1800s invention. Should be a wheelock.

[jarednixon]

Like the list my list is about the same from the demo what about sailing vessels what are your thoughts

[Kausten]

Old Video i know.. But i was curious.. The Pistol.. No way to find more ammo for it, or make it?.
Also Easy difficulty allow you to carry more than on Normal?. If so, how much more can you carry on Easy versus Normal?.

[JokerDR]

I think the navy coat is op and they should probably nerf it. Or replace it with a chest leather piece.

[stanleyclark]

The spear is actually great. Sure people who played the demo as much as you can sit and block all day. But I've seen all the new videos of YT content creators and I can tell you they suck at combat. And the durability is low because hitting stuff doesn't use up 15 dura like when you chop down a tree with the axe. That's how they balance it.

[datalore]

Hmmm "let me tell you why you're wrong" with two simple words that would sound a lot better "I think" insert those at the correct place and that statement seems a lot better.