# About the guide and its sources

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Checked: 2026-10-23

Mechanics were reviewed on October 23, 2026 against the official website, FAQ and published in-game help. This was a documentation review, not independent gameplay testing. Follow the live game when recipes or rules differ.

An independent English companion to Qaztarrr’s browser survival game at asciilands.io. This is an unofficial guide, not the game developer, game host or an official wiki.

Read the beginner guide, look up controls, follow crafting and building progression, learn combat and town systems, or search the FAQ. The guide includes a local beginner checklist, controls filters, a crafting explorer and a town upkeep calculator.

The guide does not claim a complete item database, tested damage tables or a comprehensive spell catalogue. Walkthrough order and budgeting suggestions are editorial advice. The artwork is illustrative, not a game screenshot or world map.

## Chapters

- [Your first day in Asciilands](https://asciilandsguide.com/beginner-guide): Start Asciilands with a clear route from wood, stone and fiber to a workbench, stone tools, food, a rest point and your first journal goals.

- [Asciilands controls & hotkeys](https://asciilandsguide.com/controls): Find Asciilands keyboard and mouse controls for movement, inventory, crafting, building, combat, spells, fishing and social menus.

- [Asciilands crafting & forge guide](https://asciilandsguide.com/crafting): Follow Asciilands crafting from stone tools to bronze, iron and steel. Compare stations, smelting recipes, forge quality and anvil repairs.

- [Building, decay & a lasting camp](https://asciilandsguide.com/building): Build an Asciilands shelter, understand one-day wilderness decay, maintain structures, use stone supports and protect accessible storage.

- [Combat, inscriptions & spells](https://asciilandsguide.com/combat): Learn Asciilands melee guard, bow controls, stamina management and the path from magic flowers to inscriptions, a Glyph Wand and spells.

- [Towns, Discord login & parties](https://asciilandsguide.com/towns): Understand Asciilands Discord accounts, eight-player parties, town founding, 50-metre plots, permissions, shared storage and daily upkeep.

## Contact and primary references

support@asciilandsguide.com. Contact the guide editors for corrections or questions about this website. For game account help and game bug reports, use the official game community.

- [Official website and FAQ](https://asciilands.io/)
- [Official game and help](https://asciilands.io/play/)
- [Official Discord](https://discord.gg/JwpvBG4p5V)