My Time At Portia Quickstart Guide
- 1 Obviously, this is now out-of-date, but we'll leave it up for archival purposes.
- 2 Alternate Title: How to Faceroll My Time at Portia Alpha 1.0
- 3 Free Resource Nodes
- 4 Trees & Rocks
- 5 A Note on Apples & Energy Regen
- 6 Your First Week
When you first begin your new life in Portia, you're basically broke - and your early quests will give you next to nothing in terms of actual money. The main questline of Alpha 1.0 ends with you building a bridge to Amber Island, but in order to do that you're going to need a lot of copper, as well as the ability to craft bronze items. And to craft bronze items, you're going to need a Level 2 Workshop - which requires 1000g to upgrade, not to mention the item requirements.
That presents us with our primary problem: You ar…
My Time At Portia Tips & Tricks
Have a tip or trick you'd like to share? Toss it in the comments below, and it might get added to our list!
Current as of Alpha 1.0
Hotbar & Inventory & Controls
- Use your mouse wheel to quickly scroll through hotbar items.
- When a hotbar item is selected, you can click "R" on your keyboard to automatically move it into your inventory.
- The reverse also works; select an item in your inventory and click "R" to move it to your hotbar (as long as there is space)
- Hold your mouse button down to automatically keep using your axe or pickaxe.
- Keep your sword in slot 1, and your axe and pickaxe in slots 2 and 3, or however you prefer. I also usually keep the fishing pole on me, in slot 4.
- Keep an unfinished stack of stone in wood in slots 7 and 8 so you don't…
FAQ
My Time at Portia FAQ
Post your questions in the comments, and I'll update this as we go along!
Q: Is there a less clunky way to use tools?
- Hold down your mouse while using your axe or pickaxe for a smoother experience! This is especially useful in the mine, where you've got a pale reticle showing where you're digging - but if you don't see that pale circle of light where you're aiming, that means you cannot reach that spot and won't hit anything. Note that this does not work for the swords; swords must be manually clicked each time.
Q: How do you get hard wood in the early game? [From Youtube]
- For the 3 wood required to make your basic sword: You can easily get 3 hardwood from Paulie for free during the quest Meet the Shop Owners , which Mayo…