As the title would suggest, survival is at the forefront of the player’s minds inSurvival: Fountain of Youth. As a 16th-Century explorer that has been shipwrecked on a cluster of islands, you’ll need to be resourceful to ensure you are sufficiently fed, watered, and sheltered to avoid an untimely demise.

The key to making it through another day and overcoming the various challenges in the game is to craft tools and weapons, including those that can allow you to build crucial structures. To ensure players have the resources to protect themselves from wildlife and the elements, it would be best to have an idea onhow to get Big Branches inSurvivial: Fountain of Youth, as these are necessary for most structures that provide shelter and tools for building.

A map from Survival: Fountain of Youth, showing the icon for Big Branches

How to Get Big Branches in Survival: Fountain of Youth

The key to farming Big Branches is to complete the mapping of an area, so you can view the locations of all resources throughout the island you are on, as well as the respawn time for plants and animals you have already harvested. This is a key to putting togethera good survival strategyby being able to craft essential tools and structures. Big Branches appear on theSurvival: Fountain of Youthmap as a diagonally-placed straight, thick stick. If you aren’t certain if the icon is for a Big Branch, you can confirm it by simply hovering over the symbol, as the game will then notify you what the resource is.

Alternatively, players can also craft Big Branches by usingCommon Logs. These can be acquired from any tree by cutting it down, but to use them you will first need to build a Carpentry Workbench. To craft Big Branches from a Common Log, you will also need to upgrade the Carpentry Workbench to an Advanced Carpentry Workbench to unlock the option to build them.

The crafting recipe for a Wooden Hammer in Survival: Fountain of Youth

How to Use Big Branches in Survival: Fountain of Youth

Big Branches are one of the most important survival resources inSurvival: Fountain of Youth, as they are a necessary component to craft a Wooden Hammer, which will allow players to build their settlements. Without a Wooden Hammer, or a more advanced equivalent, players wouldn’t be able to construct vital structures like docks, houses, and workbenches to craft further tools.

Much like any other crafting resources inSurvival: Fountain of Youth, players can make use of a Big Branchthrough the Crafting menu, provided they have all the necessary materials and meet the crafting requirements. There is an abundance of different tools and items that can be crafted with a Big Branch, such as;

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As the craftable items would suggest, Big Branches are quite a versatile resource and can assist players in multiple areas ofSurvival: Fountain of Youth, from building structures and digging, to resource collection and shelter.