Hearthroot Online

Manual post

Starter Path

A manually written guide for the first useful loop through gathering, crafting, homestead, and combat.

getting started
manual guide
progression
Updated
2026-07-02
Type
Manual post

Overview

Start with the journal, then let the item loop teach the rest of the game. The early path is mining copper, smelting bars, smithing gear, planting crops, and selling or upgrading around the bottleneck you feel first.

First Session

  • Mine Copper Ore until the first mining journal task is ready.
  • Smelt Copper Bars and keep enough fuel for the next smithing recipe.
  • Craft Copper Sword or Copper Shield before pushing deeper combat.
  • Plant the starter crops and keep Compost for longer grow timers.

What To Check

Use generated item pages for exact sources, sinks, Merchant value, quality support, and recipe links. This post is intentionally hand-written, while the numbers it points to come from the game data.