25 Tips for Stranded Deep | Survival Guide

I have spent a lot of time in Stranded Deep recently and this video is the result. Here are 25 tips covering a range of elements in game that I hope will enrich your experience in this great survival game.
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[@codywallace839]

BIG TIP!!!: Replace the palm fronds under your water still and they refill! 🗝🗝🗝

[@senna2288]

Thank you

[@ZiggyTopp]

Took me forever to figure that one out, I was so frustrated being on another island for 3 days, watching a storm roll through, and not having water in my still.

[@Downs-Indroam]

I just started playing this a week ago and thought the ONLY way they refill is with palm fronds or fibrous... they refill on their own when it rains? Awesome haha

[@michaelpearson9]

Yes about to come and say the same thing

[@mdaddy1126]

I was killing palm trees constantly until I realized you could just use fibrous to refill them instead. These always regrow with the young palm trees.

[@seansteele1990]

I will admit pointing the shelter at the last island you came from is the one tip I took from this video.

[@alexhutchins6161]

Same. I didnt really care for the rest. I will stick with the large raft thank you.

[@Xralfixx]

@@alexhutchins6161 far easier to carry a sht load of supplies with a bigger raft

[@5orgen51]

Even better, label the shelter for directions home

[@kurthooke2043]

Yeah umm add fibres leaves to your water still, I only played it today and knew that

[@dennisvincent94]

How did you do 20 tips and now 25 tips and not know how to make water? I’m going to assume that you misspoke since you have palm fronds laying around which can be used to make water.

[@kurthooke2043]

Why you asking me

[@kurthooke2043]

I didn't make the video

[@dennisvincent94]

@@kurthooke2043 Sorry for the confusion. I was making a public comment and was trying to address the person who made the video. It boggles the mind that he could have two videos with tips on playing Stranded Deep but did not know how to work the water still.

[@kurthooke2043]

@@dennisvincent94 all good mate

[@KalpeshPatel78]

One more tip. Once you kill the predators, don't skin them. Boars, Sharks, Mega crabs. If you don't skin them, they will not appear in that area till you have not got rid of the carcass. Sometimes you might want to create a safe place (and I hate when the pigs / boars kick around the stuff I have collected.

[@PitstopHead]

Excellent tip!

[@5orgen51]

Crabs are always knocking my crates over after I stacked them

[@HRZPhoenix]

This man really started the game without the tutorial and played 200 hours without lifting shit 🤣😂🤣 I'm dying

[@iSanderkin]

So tru. Build a small ship. Nah i got a big raft with container shelves and crates. Yes it turns a bit slow but i have 30x4 spots. Not including what i can carry on me. Building a shelter from what i can tell holds no value. You dont need to wait for rain for water. Catch birds is a waste. Just catch a grouper. They are slow, take too hits and you get medium meat.

[@ChubSsw9]

I just started the game I'm on like day 2 and I knew that shit 😆

[@andrewscotty8042]

I know right hahaha. U can even pick items up and throw them

[@andrewscotty8042]

How doesnt he know that the fiberous leaves and palm flawns can be put at the bottem of the water still and produces water aaahahahahaha

[@jahrastaeasygaming2372]

Ok... really funny.. he made a mistake. Guys just trying to help. :p lost world we live in yaal demons now a days.

[@BennisKanal]

You don't need that bird snail it's not very efficiently for getting food. Just build a fishing spear and go diving. Within less than a minute you can nealry fill up your whole inventory with fresh fish.

[@SarahJeanWalker]

I love the bird snare! I set up 5and always have a pile of birds.

[@MrFroudinho]

SarahJeanWalker pointless as it’s only small meat.

[@shonarae7283]

Spearfishing is half the reason i play lmao

[@scottysavage3747]

And it's a good way to stay out of the sun. Two birds with one stone

[@seanowens3153]

@@MrFroudinho if it provides food its hardly pointless...

[@justinmcdonald3376]

You can drag the rafts, sharks, trees you’ve cut down. You can drag almost everything. You can put palm leafs in the water still to for water

[@HNTEisKING]

I almost choked on my lunch when he said you collect water from the rain 😂😂😂

[@brorepairs]

Lol and when he said you have to build your raft at sea 😭😂

[@jacobd4955]

You can also use fibrous leaves so once you've got a couple of farming plots with Yuka plants water is really easy to come by

[@christianmiller6046]

Wait you can do what with palm leaves and water stills?

[@weedman8024]

@@christianmiller6046 yea you can take whole palm tree bunches and carry them to your still and chop them up to the smallest size select them and aim your cross hairs at the lower side of the still legs and it will show you you can place them haha this is going to save you hours dude ..you really only need two stills on home base as some water skins and your all set for the trips to other islands on that water and coconuts

[@MrDazed]

I got this game cause I loved the forest, and thought it would be less stressful, was I ever wrong.

[@TheTw4life]

Lol, 100% same here

[@craigousmickey9886]

I find it relaxing if you turn the animals to passive and it extremely stressful when animals are set to attack you. I switch between the two, dependent on my mood and if I need to relax or not.

[@alexandrastatia4409]

Same lol forest was easier 🥲

[@Ethan-xr9wb]

Bro just got this game after finishing the forest. Now because of this comment im terrified

[@goldenbypass6644]

I have a natural phobia of sharks lol I hate it scarier than outlast 2

[@MrJimijoe]

THANKS just got this game seems like it has potential big fan of survivor/builder games like this

[@PitstopHead]

No problem. It’s a great game

[@calondd834]

@Justinas Buivis epic games didn't make this game

[@mattsandow3048]

It has so much potential it needs so many updates though

[@tx_outlaw7951]

I am waiting on the download now. Really interested in this game

[@mikeoxlong2604]

On day 58

[@MIDEVILKING26]

POV your here because it’s ps plus game of the month for may

[@Dark_Mishra]

Same. Just downloaded it today.

[@user-eq1bh2fy2q]

Same

[@joeseesu]

how do you know??

[@sam.setzer4936]

Yep just got it

[@manuelbolanos9314]

Wanted it since it was put on the ps store

[@lisanoetzelmann4945]

the container shelves hold the wood container crates you have all over. the wood containers can also be renamed.

[@lisanoetzelmann4945]

you can also drag things around so when you make your first raft piece just make it and then grab it and drag it to shore. you can do this with all the animals and almost any object in the game

[@5orgen51]

Yes, label the containers. Plus, I learned to leave and label a shelter on every island. Label the island NESW etc. For directions to your main base.

[@justinflanigan1856]

Game definitely needs a better storage system

[@lorna8794]

agreed.

[@nicholaseckel6589]

As for your drinking water... you can add 4 fibrous leaves as well as the palm leaves to your drinking water condenser. And it'll fill up with water relatively quickly. So you only need maybe 2 or 3 at max to keep you pretty maintained with a constant water supply.. hope it helps..

[@PitstopHead]

Nicholas Eckel great info - thanks

[@rcmenacegaming4168]

You can also use the palm fronds which is better early game cause you need as many fibrous leaves as you can get to make all that rope.

[@toiletmanzz1886]

@@PitstopHead how did you not know that? I started yesterday and know that

[@joshuahutchison9177]

Lmao. Makes tips video, gets told how to play game in comments hahaha.. Seriously the water collectors did it for me

[@connormaguire4537]

“I’ve sunk over 200 hours into this game over the years”. *me realising he’s collected water through rain and coconut water for 150+ hours*

[@GeminiGames]

Awesome video, but it’s killing me that ur floors are all facing different ways 😂

[@billyfaffler]

Probably not the first to say this but, you can stack crates in the crate shelf, fill a water still with fibrous leaves or palms to have them fill up without rain, and drag things with the right mouse button. Great video, I learned a lot, thanks!

[@operationlemonostrich7058]

Thank you!

[@ttrestle]

11:44 - Don’t forget the label maker! They’re great for describing what’s in each crate.

[@______6057]

I was like why do i need to rename stuff in a survival game when i read the onscreen tip. Then i realized once i had 15 crate boxes.🤦‍♀️

[@HRZPhoenix]

8:55 or just look at the time on your watch pressing F, the sun comes up at 5 : 45

[@94jakep]

Raft building: throw a spear in the ground directly beneath you and prop the raft up on that. It will let you build on the side that is lifted up.

[@______6057]

I threw a spear at Wollie.. 😹 i was shocked when it stuck. Then i realized i could throw spears into the ground around my hut to make it look even cooler.🤦‍♀️

[@miniharvin1141]

I've wanted to play this game for a very long time now. Finally got it last week and remembered how terrified of open water I am lmao😂🤦🏻Whenever I fall off my raft or see that damn shark I panic lol

[@rickperry3165]

What? You don't have to wait for it to rain to fill your water stills up........ You put fibrous leaves under it (4) or palm tree leaves. I thought everyone knew that

[@demonikz7458]

Within the first hour of playing on my first island I ventured to there was two big crabs chasing me I was so scared. Threw my 4 spears at one and they all broke without damaging it. I ran to get another stick, got another spear and actually just went up to them and attacked it maybe 3 times each. It was very easy, but soo scary at first 😂😂

[@SarahJeanWalker]

Lol! They freaked me out initially too and I thought they weren’t killable

[@lorna8794]

hahaha in my first safefile I tried to climb a tree and walked around with a broken leg for the first 4 days in the game getting really frustrated because it didn't go away. I didn't know I needed a splint to attach to my broken limb. xD after I found that out I was attacked by a crab and didn't know how to fill up my health and my watch was constantly beeping. then I got a sunstroke not knowing the trees didn't give you any protection. not having a water distiller because I was on a different Island I tried to drank myself full with coconut water and had diarrhea boy it was a rollercoaster I can tell you that... xD

[@Savage_Gamer777]

@@SarahJeanWalker 😂😂😂

[@4EverNezuko5]

I was screaming my head off they’re jump scare material they come out of nowhere with pure aggression 😂😂

[@curtisemrich9281]

Idk of it's the same for you guys but groupers are one hits and usually two medium meats

[@AndreaStratton1985]

You can get the water still to fill up by loading palm or regular leaves in the bottom of it!!

[@MegaCasey09]

Hes had diahhrea for 200 hrs

[@MrThugBasher]

This game will be free to purchase on the Epic store from this afternoon GMT, it will only be available for 24 hours & then move on to the next title...Been interested in playing SD but I purchased Green Hell instead. Cheers for the video.

[@billriddle9215]

Watched several of these already and this one is by far the best...Thank You.

[@PitstopHead]

Thank you Bill 😊

[@drspockwa]

Thanks! The crab strategy was helpful as well as the deconstruction information.

[@jahrastaeasygaming2372]

The sneak behind the crab is a great tip. They always catch me slippin in da hood.

[@tallons37]

tip #16 and #20 you can put containers (or wooden crates) on the container shelf's three at a time you can also put the container shelf's on your raft with that tiny raft you have in the vid you could put two container shelf's on that raft with six container that gives you18 slots for storage while your going from island to island for resources

[@adzster4761]

Thanks for the tips man 👍🙂 Great video, awesome game. And don't feel too bad about the water still thing - I played countless hours before I realised I could place the palm fronds underneath 🤣

[@aidanmanning1878]

You can put container boxes on the storage shelf

[@Alucard-fw6yp]

The wooden shelves hold the containers. Makes it better for having them on your raft. You can also drag the bigger things you kill to an area of your preference and they won't go off if you don't skin them (skin them when you need them)

[@falcondive7]

Thanks for all the tips man! I recently got this game, and wanted to start a YT series but didn't know too much about the game, but this video helped out a ton!

[@HRZPhoenix]

Read some of the comments tho man alot of his tips are real bad and very wrong this is almost cringe to watch from a player who plays the game alot

[@canipetthatdawg9377]

You’re supposed to put palm fronds and fiber leaves In the water still🤦🏾‍♀️😂😂

[@SarahJeanWalker]

Also, the label maker is great for the crates!

[@stuartanderson1735]

It is indeed! I also use it to label shelters, i.e. 'Island 13' (start island on the 5x5 grid) etc. It happens to be Island 13 by coincidence, doesn't it!?

[@petemitchell_1336]

You put wood containers on the container shelf for storage instead of on the floor. And use the label maker to change the name on the container so you know what’s in it

[@mxter]

11:50 you can set names to boxes with a Label Maker, very useful.

[@lunartransport5461]

You can put palm fronds in the water distiller base to generate water. You can also drag the raft base back into the water to work on it further

[@ARustyGamerPlayz]

You know the container shelf is for the containers right you put them on it ????

[@HRZPhoenix]

Lol

[@saimoon3]

😂

[@alvarosousapt1070]

Great tips, mate. Thanks a lot!

[@rid_7787]

The first ever stranded deep vid that is actually useful thanks alot

[@PitstopHead]

Thanks 😊 I’m glad I could help

[@cb6384]

When you find a crate, bring it back to camp, then save. Only after saving open your crate, if you don’t like what’s inside, reload from last save, and try again, the contents will be different. Rinse and repeat until you’re satisfied with the contents

[@serghost_ph565]

Thank you for giving these tips.Im just an newbie in this game

[@kerbangol.8386]

I just started playing yesterday got about 2 hours in and realized that you can put the palm fronds in the water still and it's what makes the water during the non-rainy days. Four fronds fit inside. Just like your reloading your fire with wood, you can reload this water stills with fronds.

[@always1add1bacon14]

3:30 " That's not a knife.... This , is a knife 🔪 " , a poke fun but honestly this is a good video ! Keep up the great content 👍 !!!

[@luke5029]

the crab turns .. the crab turns!!

[@thierpetersen7907]

The waterstill collectors you have to ‘fuel’ them with palm leaves or fibrious leaves

[@x1yue]

You can put the storage crates on the storage self plus you can also put it on your raft. Each storage self holds free storage crates.

[@YasminMaria100]

Making your raft bigger helps for shelving to put crates for storage when visiting other islands! You can bring back loads at once then☺️

[@PitstopHead]

Good tip!

[@5orgen51]

Correct, but the raft becomes heavy and hard to maneuver

[@user-fn2qf6ps9w]

Crates can now hold five different items for each. A ration will supply a full daily dose of food and water. NORTH is 45 degrees to the right on the map. Make a bed and keep it on the raft. Lanterns light spaces or small areas. flashlights show you the way always carry two. I usually build a 5 X 5 raft. the middle 3 rows consists of tires and barrels on the outside. Steam has crafted islands for the PC game. I have well over 3000 hours invested in this game. If you just want to craft you can play the safe game.(never die + tame animals) Save often. Use the map. More tips Palm fronds and palm tree leaves can be used to replenish the water stills. they can also be used to fuel the fires (yes they can burn) The spear in your hands prevents you from grasping any object (put it back in the backpack) You can build rafts on land but the edge you are working on must be elevated.

[@PitstopHead]

Great tips!

[@Ben-ph7pv]

Having a lot of meat smokers is helpful cause if you leave meat in smoker it doesn't go bad

[@JeremyR1]

Maybe late but you can put ferns and fibrous leafs into the bottom of the water catchers. And also you can find label makers around the map that you can use to label your box’s or anything else. Good luck yall!🤘🏼

[@HellyKlooster]

That was so cool, thanks for tips 🙂

[@MrFroudinho]

Once level 7 crafting you get all the resources back when you break something.

[@voose3839]

U can refil water stills with palm fronds and fiberous leaves. They arent a rain collector. They DOUBLE as a rain collector. But they make water by refiling them the way you would with your fire

[@lordsherifftakari4127]

tip update Shelves hold three wood chests and chests can be named to ID what's in them. Chests now hold 5 stacks of stuff in them. Shelves can also be built on your Raft allowing for bulk cargo shipment from islands back to your main basecamp. don't be as worried about keeping your Raft small as one can NEVER have enough Storage. Bouy's, Tires & Barrels can be caged with spears between shelves on your Raft to bring back. build item stacks for stuff like Palm Fronds, Yucca leaves, sticks, Logs, Rocks, clay, Coconuts & Rope can be neatly piled in stacks. Water Collectors do not rely solely on Rain to fill, put Palm Fronds or Yucca Leave under them and they will refill

[@jacobharris103]

Just a tip for rafts i tend to build 2 one small for quick movement and exploring than a bigger raft with container shelves so i can collect everything on a island and bring it mo my main island

[@PitstopHead]

Excellent tip! Thanks

[@brycehurst8752]

For the water collectors if you place covers like the palm fronds or the small leaves forgot what they are called but those make water for the water collector for the first one

[@majorperk2275]

I found this vid very helpful, I'm halfway through

[@Anthony-eg7pw]

So do you just pick what island you want to build on? And just travel to the others? Any tips for where to build??

[@GT_BLOKE]

“Not extinguishing the fire is a waste of wood” me who already harvested every island “ I like your funny words magic man”

[@halolime117]

“200h plus” Press X to doubt

[@serghost_ph565]

lol

[@julienpeter5263]

X

[@handlesaredumb1]

Almost every island has stone all over it but you can't harvest it, it's infuriating that I'm surrounded by rock but have no rock.

[@danieljohansson1353]

Tip, you can lift stuff by right clicking and holding on to any item. Build your raft at shore then lift it out to sea, or bring the shark in to shore before skinning it, the meat will not be spoiled if you just let the shark lay on the beach.

[@HRZPhoenix]

This man really started the game without the tutorial and played 200 hours without lifting shit 🤣😂🤣 I'm dying

[@iSanderkin]

I was so confused why he would build anything out at sea. 🙅🤦

[@cainwallace]

Adding the palm leaves as fuel for water stills was a W update

[@McBenjiBoo]

You can build the raft base and floor on the ground and drag it into the water. The rudder and additional bases stuck onto the original one will need clearance from the ground so best to do when in the water.

[@baltogames1501]

You can also pick up one end of your raft using the drag function and stand it on its side or end. This way you can attach your rudder, anchor, etc... while still on land.

[@mattalford3932]

You can throw heavy stuff really far on ps4 lol. Even tires. Cracks me up lol.

[@TheChimpoko1]

I feel like I'm competing in the strongman competition. Today's event, 'Barrel Tossing'!

[@Nostromo-kl7nk]

Great tips for strander deep. Very usefull for me. 👍

[@Bibi-bk9ry]

Pitstop head: jumps into the water to collect a few sticks Shark: Ima pretend I didnt see that

[@jordanadillon]

my eyes got bigger at "TRIPLE Your Load"

[@asbjrnseimbech3339]

U need to put palm leaves under the water still and then they can pickup water without rain

[@toomuchtalk2006]

I was going to build more water stills until I saw that I could just add palm fronds to the bottom.

[@HRZPhoenix]

Yeah some of his tips are very wrong

[@iSanderkin]

I recommend building at least three of them. To drink, refill or for growing.

[@willo9372]

Definitely still need a couple. Once you have a few farms you'll need the extra water to grow stuff 👍 like the dude above me said, get atleast 3 and get more as you see fit.

[@Phanorder1]

by rightclicking on your raft or any item for that matter you can drag it with you, so if your raft gets stuck or stranded at the beach you can just pull it back into the water by rightclick(hold) and move with your curser or character, helpfull vor any one just starting

[@PSYOP90]

You can place the boxes on shelves and there is a label maker to label them it can be found in ships

[@AY-hq4qz]

You can use a label maker if you find one to label your crates.

[@5orgen51]

I recommend stacking materials rather than leaving crap all over the ground.

[@kylelacoursiere9857]

damn, your game looks like its running on a potato

[@jaygee5874]

Ps4

[@Dark_Mishra]

He mentions several times that he’s playing it on PC in the video. I just downloaded it today through PS+ on my PS4.

[@amaterasu8829]

I play on ps4 i got the game about a week ago and your game is different than mine? My still fills with leaves, and your graphics look a little better, the I suppose that could be your graphics card on PC?

[@xxXm0RpH3usXxx]

Tipp 21: You can move a stranded raft with holding rightclick on it, just as any other object in the game. No need for such an action...

[@robertjohnson2039]

Fibrous leaves and palm fronds can be used in water stills and fires instead of wood and waiting for the rain.

[@CraftzProdigy16]

Pom founds can go in your water stills to generate water more frequently than waiting for rain.

[@user-rk6qw5cl4y]

in case you didn't know, when the raft motor runs out of fuel.. you can still use it as a rutter you dont need both

[@JanaeSmith]

Oof, I dunno how you managed not to look at the bottom of the water stills to see they can be filled with 4 palm fronds to create more water

[@SarahJeanWalker]

Yeah, a map would be amazing

[@jacobd4955]

Biggest tip I can give is make metal or wooden crop beds metal is the best fill them all the way up and you don't have to check on them more than once in 7 in-game days

[@TheWalkingRed]

Did they update the water still since this video was posted? Because I discovered recently out of sheer luck while looking at the base of the still that it has a "fuel" gauge like a camp fire. Instead of topping it up with logs like a fire, you top it up with 4 palm fronds that get converted into 4 servings of water very quickly. This was a complete game changer, because prior to this I was struggling daily with thirst and extremely low health. Now I'm thriving and healthy

[@dawsonhunter4246]

You can add palm fonds under the water still and it will make water without raining

[@jacobstalcup2309]

Palm fronds can be placed under the water collecter to make water.

[@DJGENERALE1]

Good video. I would really like to know what items or materials are worth stockpiling and which aren't? For example I've found four binoculars and I assume that its pointless keeping them all unless there's something I don't know

[@conaillbyrne6385]

you really only need one pair of binoculars and youll only really use them for finding bosses or if you're lost

[@TinyTwilightskies]

Add fronds or leafs in still to get more water. Don't waste your time with small game. Hunt for archer fish. They supply medium meat. Very easy to hunt. Organize Organize Organize! Create shelves to Organize your supplies. There's a unlimited water glitch. Man, I need to make my own video! I have so many amazing tips!

[@peterpowell6602]

Dont water still collectors require fibrous leaves to work? Or was that added after this video?

[@MegaCasey09]

I think hes had diahhrea for 200 hrs not knowing

[@blairdoucette6660]

You can put palm fronds underneath the water collector to actually get water by the way

[@jldrummer]

With the water stills you can add more palm frawns to gather water quicker even without rain

[@alexwalker9649]

The stills with leaves added under are so easy.

[@crystalbean7954]

the water stills will fill in the rain but if you load them with palm fronds it collects all the time

[@TheJollySoviet]

Thanks for the vid! Sorry about the people in the comments, I personally enjoyed the way you play- even if it isn't all the most efficient. I think it'd be a good idea to replay the tutorial on a separate save every major update in case they add new stuff since you clearly have been playing since before a lot of this stuff was added.

[@PitstopHead]

Thanks 🙏

[@Tommy81.519]

I just got the game and you can carry the wood raft base and whatnot. So no need to build it on the water! And thankfully my water still fills up without rain lol

[@Bowie_E]

I know I'm late, but YES, I would like more content! 😊

[@okanelkin]

Put your wood boxes on the container shelf

[@-BeeNeR-]

You can put palm tree branches or Yuka leaves in the water still to get water faster then waiting a month for rain

[@JM-db8ez]

I'm pretty sure he knows that as he said he leaves them like that to collect rain water. He has a still or two with the palm/fibrous leaves.

[@lorna8794]

if you add palm leafs or fibers to your water distiller it will also fill up with water.. you don't need the rain.

[@x1yue]

You can put fiber in the bottom of a the water collectors. It takes a bit but, better then waiting for rain. You can also get the fibrous plant by cutting it. I think you have to cut it with a knife.( i can't remember what the plant is called) so you can have and nearly infinite amount of water. I hope this helped

[@HRZPhoenix]

No no no! Don't put fibrous leaves they are really crucial for lashing! Put palm fronds instead you can cut down a palm tree and then cut the palm leaves to get 5 each time which you can use

[@harrynasholts2351]

you can put palms from palm tree to make water up to 4 or 5 palms