Enshrouded Beginners Guide: First Steps in 1.0
Place a Flame Altar (your first level-up), free the Blacksmith (your second), upgrade the Flame to 2 to open the rest of Springlands, and pick up its Shroud Roots and Elixir Wells for skill points before Revelwood.
- Start regionSpringlandstypical enemy Lv 5
- Skill points there145 roots + 3 wells × 3
- Points per level2cap 50
- Next regionRevelwoodFlame 3 · Lv 13
Your first steps
Tick each step off — the ticks stay in this browser.
Place your first Flame Altar1st level-up
Keen's 1.0 changelog: "The first level-up is now designed to happen when placing the first Flame Altar."
What to look for in the crafting menu.game imagery © Keen Games; files from Enshrouded Wiki (Fandom) 
Free the Blacksmith2nd level-up
"When following the quest line, the second level-up should then trigger when freeing the Blacksmith." — Keen, 1.0 changelog.
The Blacksmith. The Ancient Vault he is found in is on the map under the craftspeople step.game imagery © Keen Games; files from Enshrouded Wiki (Fandom) Upgrade the Flame to 2opens Springlands
Costs 5 Resin, 5 Penny Bun, 5 Bones, 5 Shroud Liquid, 1 Spark, 5 Animal Fur (1.0 files). It opens the rest of Springlands. What each Flame level unlocks beyond that is in the tips.
The lit Flame.game imagery © Keen Games 
Collect Springlands' 5 Shroud Roots and 3 Elixir Wells+14 points
A Shroud Root gives 1 skill point and an Elixir Well 3. Low Meadows, inside Springlands, adds 4 more roots.See them on the map
Free the other craftspeople as you find themmore workshops
Alchemist: crafts magic armour and brews potions; Hunter: crafts ranged armour and survival gear; Carpenter: crafts anything made of wood; Farmer: cooks food and teaches farming and animal taming. Pages for the Alchemist, Carpenter and Farmer. Source: Survivors on enshrouded.wiki.gg.
The five Ancient Vaults the Survivors table names for the Blacksmith, Alchemist, Carpenter, Hunter and Farmer — Springlands and Low Meadows. Tap to open the first on the interactive map. 
Pick a spot for your basebase
8 spots, one per region, picked from the 1.0 map files with the plants and ore around each. Take the one for the region you are in: Enshrouded base locations.
The Springlands spot: the ring is the 250 m its counts are taken in. The other 7 are on the base locations guide. 
Spend your points on a starter buildplanner
Starter — First 10 Levels: What to buy before you pick a class: one cheap node from each side — Counterstrike, Fire Resistance, Brute, Marksman — plus Well Rested. Fits in the points level 10 gives.
Move on to RevelwoodFlame 3
Typical enemies there are level 13 (mostly 11–15), against 5 in Springlands. The upgrade costs 10 Wax, 10 Salt, 5 Spark, 10 Shroud Wood, 10 Flintstone, 25 Mycelium (Material), 1 Scavenger Matron Helmet.The whole order
Watch it done
Springlands on the map
Pick a side of the tree
There are no classes: the 1.0 tree has 243 nodes in 4 areas, and you can mix them. Nodes per area in the 1.0 files:
| Build | Class | Points | Written for |
|---|---|---|---|
 Starter — First 10 Levels | Hybrid | 18 | Level 10 |
 Fire Mage Starter | Mage | 27 | Level 15 |
 Sword & Board Tank | Warrior | 50 | Level 30 |
 Ranger Sniper | Ranger | 39 | Level 25 |
After the route
The route is the order. What to know besides it — 212 skill points and where they come from, damage types, respec, co-op, mistakes to avoid — is in the 22 Enshrouded 1.0 tips.
FAQ
How do I level up early in Enshrouded?
Follow Keen's 1.0 design: "The first level-up is now designed to happen when placing the first Flame Altar; this is not strict science, of course, as players are free to follow their own path. When following the quest line, the second level-up should then trigger when freeing the Blacksmith." Each level then gives 2 skill points, up to level 50.
What class should I pick first in Enshrouded?
There are no classes. The 1.0 tree's nodes by area: Warrior 64, Ranger 74, Mage 74, plus a shared core of 19. The Starter build takes one cheap node from each side before you choose.
Can I play Enshrouded solo?
Yes. On Automatic enemy count the game scales enemies to the party: "When Automatic is set, the amount of enemies is scaled depending on the size of the party in a multiplayer game. As “party” counts every player actively playing in the vicinity. Players in other areas of Embervale are not counted as part of the party."
When should I leave Springlands?
When you can pay for Flame 3, which opens Revelwood: typical enemies there are level 13, against 5 in Springlands (1.0 files).
What's the first skill I should get in Enshrouded?
Whatever your first build needs — the Starter — First 10 Levels build lists one cheap pick per side that fits in level 10's points. Plan it in the skill-tree planner.
Related guides
Enshrouded 1.0 Tips: 22 Things to Know
22 Enshrouded 1.0 tips, each from Keen's 1.0 notes or the game files: levelling, the Flame, skill points, the new region, armor and co-op.
Enshrouded Multiplayer & Co-op (1.0): Play With Friends
How to play Enshrouded 1.0 with friends: up to 16 players on PC and 8 on PS5, the new host permissions, and how enemies scale with the party.
Enshrouded Base Locations: 8 Spots on the 1.0 Map
8 Enshrouded base spots, one per region, picked from the 1.0 map files: plants and ore around each, enemy spawns nearby, and a link to it on the map.