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Loftia beginner guide

Short answer

Follow the main quests, keep your Battery charged, and spend your first Dew on seeds and permits. Your first upgrade is Battery Lv.2, and your first big goal is crafting the Glider that takes you to the Hanging Gardens.

Applies to Early Access launch version (Nov 3, 2026) Sources checked

Your first hour

  1. Follow Pebble's main quests. A Fresh Start and The First Sprout teach the basics and earn your first permits.
  2. Learn the Tool Wheel. It holds your tools and seeds. The carrot seeds for your first planting step are in there Official.
  3. Make the starter tools. The Hammer costs 5 Screws and 5 Plastic Discards. The Watering Can costs 5 Plastic Discards and 5 Metal Scraps. Both come from the Project Station Game data.
  4. Salvage in the Scrapyard. It supplies most of what those early recipes need. See every material source.
  5. Mark NPCs on your map. Open the map and right-click a character's location to place a marker Press.

How to earn your first Dew

Dew is the main currency. You spend it on seeds, permits and upgrades. Early on, sell crops and keep the plots busy.

Tomato and Cauliflower are strong early picks. Each earns about 60 Dew per hour on a single plot, but both need watering often. Compare all crops.

Do not sell fish for cash. They sell for 5 to 15 Dew, while research bundles turn them into tool upgrades.

Keep your Battery charged

Crafting and other work uses charges from your Battery. The starting Battery holds 5. You recharge at an energy station, starting with the Solar Panel at your home Press.

Make Battery Lv.2 first. It doubles your capacity to 10 and needs only 10 Scrap Wire and 2 Mushroom Leather. Then talk to Amani at the Permits Office to place more energy stations. Read the energy guide.

What to aim for next

  1. Get the Glider. Cliff teaches the recipe in Certified Flying Loftian. It takes you to the Hanging Gardens.
  2. Craft a Collector Rod. Kassim teaches it in Fish Are Friends. Fishing feeds the first research bundles.
  3. Finish Field Research. This opens three Research Stations, which unlock most mid-game upgrades.
  4. Rescue the dog for Joanna. That quest starts pet ownership.

Settings worth changing

  • Fishing feels too fast: go to Settings, Accessibility & Controls, General, then lower Minigame speed Steam staff.
  • Too many names on screen: go to Settings, Gameplay, General, then turn off Show Player Names Steam staff.

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