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===Welcome to the Castaways Wiki! A publicly accessible and editable wiki for information on the Castaways game by [//Branch.gg Branch.gg]=== 
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==Important Pages==
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! [[:Category:Basics|Basics]] !! [[:Category:Items|Items]] !! [[:Category:Gameplay|Gameplay]]
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| [[File:Web island.png|32px|link=]] [[Create Account]]

[[File:Icon_oldKey.png|32px|link=]] [[Connect Wallet]]

[[File:Icon compass.png|32px|link=]] [[Controls]]

[[File:Icon health full.png|32px|link=]] [[Health]] 

[[File:Icon hunger full.png|32px|link=]] [[Hunger]] 

[[File:Web float.png|32px|link=]] [[Getting Started]] 

[[File:Icon tatteredMap2.png|32px|link=]] [[Island Selector]]

[[File:Branch island layers.png|32px|link=]] [[Island]]s

[[File:Icon woodenChest.png|32px|link=]] [[NFT Collections]]

||[[File:Icon blockGrass.png|32px|link=]] [[Block]]s

[[File:Icon stoneAxe.png|32px|link=]] [[Tool]]s

[[File:Icon dagger.png|32px|link=]] [[Weapon]]s

[[File:Icon carrot.png|32px|link=]] [[Crops]]

[[File:Icon clownfish.png|32px|link=]] [[Fish]]

[[File:Icon oldBoot.png|32px|link=]] [[Sea Junk]]

[[File:Icon astronautDoll.png|32px|link=]] [[Collectibles]]

[[File:Icon_worm.png|32px|link=]][[Other Items]]

|[[File:Icon goldCoin.png|32px]] [[Challenges]]

[[File:Icon coal.png|32px]] [[Resource Generators]]

[[File:Icon stick.png|32px|link=]] [[Crafting]]

[[File:Icon furnace.png|32px|link=]] [[Smelting]]

[[File:Icon fishingRod.png|32px|link=]] [[Fishing]]

[[File:Icon coconut.png|32px|link=]] [[Farming]]

[[File:Icon stonePickaxe.png|32px|link=]] [[Mining]]

[[File:Icon composter.png|32px|link=]] [[Composting]]

[[File:Icon birdFeeder.png|32px|link=]] [[Bird Feeding]]

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==What is Castaways?==
Castaways is an open-world sandbox survival MMO where players starts adrift at sea on a raft or on an island. In the seas players can fish for food, tools and crafting materials before finding an island to call home. Players can harvest the resources on their island to build on it and expand it and invite other players and start a thriving civilization. Players must initially be strategic with the use of their resources as they may be finite or take long periods of time to replenish to survive.  Players can travel the seas to find other islands and trade valuable goods with other castaways or fight them for their loot. The game is currently in Alpha which means it is nowhere near finished, so it can be a bit unstable during updates.

==Where to Play==
Play Castaways for free in your browser or on mobile by clicking [//alpha.castaways.com HERE] or going to [//alpha.castaways.com alpha.castaways.com]

==[[Changelog]]==
View the full <b>[[Changelog]].</b> <br>
The most recent update is v5.0.3-alpha The [[Merchant Update]]
===All Major Releases===
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! Release Date !! Version !! Update Name !! New Content
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|| '''February 20, 2023'''
|| '''v5.0.0-alpha''' 
|| The [[Merchant Update]] (Part 1)
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<b>The Merchant Update (Part 1)</b>
*New [[Smelting]] [[Block]]s: [[Glass]], [[Brick]], [[Polished Stone]], [[Polished Sandstone]], [[Iron Bar]]
*New [[Crafting]] [[Block]]s: [[Palm Door]], [[Bed]], [[Clay]], [[Coal Block]], [[Iron Block]], [[Palm Wood Plank]]s, [[Palm Wood Plank Slab]]s, [[Palm Wood Plank Stairs]], [[Sandstone]], [[Sandstone Slab]]s, [[Sandstone Stairs]], [[Carved Sandstone]], [[Carved Sandstone Slab]]s, [[Carved Sandstone Stairs]], [[Polished Sandstone Slab]]s, [[Polished Sandstone Stairs]], [[Polished Stone Slab]]s, [[Polished Stone Stairs]], [[Brick Slab]]s, [[Brick Stairs]], [[Stone Brick]], [[Stone Brick Slab]]s, [[Stone Brick Stairs]]
*Free [[Island]]s 
*[[Island Level]]s
*The [[Island Selector]]
*[[Challenges]]
*[[Iron Mine]]s, [[Iron Ore]] & [[Raw Iron]]
*Levelling up [[Coal Mine]]s and [[Iron Mine]]s to level 2
*[[Generator Chest]]s
*New [[Hub]]
*The [[Captain]]
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|| '''November 28th, 2022'''
|| '''v4.0.0-alpha''' 
|| The [[Homestead]] Update
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<b>The Homestead Update</b>
* [[Farming]]
* [[Composting]]
* [[Bird Feeding]]
* [[Seeds]], [[Crops]], [[Trees]], [[Scarecrow]], [[Wood Hoe]], [[Stone Hoe]], [[Watering Can]], [[Barrel]], [[Bird Feeder]], [[Worm]]s
* [[Seagull]]s
* [[Day]] and [[Night]] cycles 
* [[Weather]]
* Island [[Permissions]]
* [[Torch]]es
* [[Sack]]s
* Updated [[Hunger]] Values
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|| '''October 17th, 2022'''
|| '''v3.0.0-alpha''' 
|| The [[Island update]]
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<b>The Island Update</b>
*Jumping
*Placing & Breaking [[Block]]s
*[[Mining]]
*[[Island]]s, [[Coal Mine]]s, [[Volcano]]s, The [[Old Hub]]s<br>
*[[Smelting]]
*[[Palm Tree]]s, [[Coconut]]s & [[Sugar Cane]]<br>
*[[Tool]]s
*[[Dirt]], [[Grass]], [[Sand]], [[Stone]], [[Stone Slab]]s, [[Stone Stairs]], [[Palm Wood]], [[Palm Wood Slab]]s, [[Palm Wood Stairs]], [[Palm Wood Fence]], [[Coal Ore]], [[Coal]], [[Item Frame]], [[Chest]]s <br>
*[[The Seas]] now damages the player<br>
*[[Create Account]]
*[[Connect Wallet]]
*[[Collectibles]]
*The player no longer spawns with a raft automatically unless on a hub
*First person camera
*Official game link changed to [//alpha.castaways.com alpha.castaways.com]
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|| '''July 11th, 2022'''
|| '''v2.0.0-alpha''' 
|| The [[Fishing Update]]
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<p>
<b>The Fishing Update</b><br>
*[[Crafting]]<br>
*[[Fishing]]
*[[Stick]]s & [[Rope]]<br>
*[[Fishing Rod]]<br>
*[[Fish]]: [[Shrimp]], [[Seahorse]], [[Crab]], [[Clownfish]], [[Pufferfish]], [[Seaturtle]], [[Squid]], [[Dolphin]], [[Shark]], [[Whale]]<br>
*[[Sea Junk]]: [[Kelp]], [[Empty Tuna Can]], [[Old Boot]], [[Compass]], [[Flare Gun]], [[Rusty Old Key]], [[Laser Pointer]], [[Gold Coin]], [[Milo Doll]]<br>
*[[Weapon]]s: [[Spear]], [[Dagger]], [[Bow]], [[Arrow]], [[Cutlass]]. Note: Weapons have no purpose until The [[Combat Update]] <br>
*[[Health]] & [[Hunger]]<br>
*Moving Camera
*Swimming
*Ability to mount and dismount [[Raft]]s
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|| '''May 31st, 2022'''
|| '''v1.0.0-alpha''' 
|| The [[Raft Update]]
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<b>The Raft Update</b><br>
*Invite System<br>
*Voice Chat<br>
*Text Chat<br>
*The [[Raft]]<br>
*[[The Seas]]</p>
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|| '''May 26th, 2022'''
|| '''Pre-alpha'''
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*3 active community members at the time were invited to test the game before it became public on May, 31st.
*Original game URL was [//alpha.branch.gg alpha.branch.gg] (using this link will redirect you to the new URL)
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==NFT Collections==
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! Collection Name !! Release Date !! Description
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|[https://opensea.io/collection/castaways-the-raft Castaways - The Raft]
|August 2022
|A collection of 100 Rafts given out for free. They have an event bonus and luck trait. Raft holders are automatically airdropped all future Island Collections.
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|[https://opensea.io/collection/castaways-the-islands Castaways - The Islands]
|October 2022
|The first generation of islands. A collection of 500 [[Island]]s minted for free. They all have a [[Coal Mine]] & [[Volcano]]s. They can possibly have Ports, and Buried Treasure. They also have varying soil quality and soil types. Island holders get automatically airdropped all future character collections.
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|[https://opensea.io/collection/digidaigakugenesis-ak-castaways DigiDaigaku Genesis Adventure Key Castaways]
|October 2022
|A collection of 2022 in game skins that are based off and were airdropped for free to [https://opensea.io/collection/digidaigaku DigiDaigaku Genesis] Owners and allowed them to participate in the DigiDaigaku x Castaways fishing competition.
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|[https://opensea.io/collection/castaways-digi-collectibles Castaways - DigiDaigaku Collectibles]
|November 2022
|A collection of 10 one-of-one NFTs that were given out to the winners of the DigiDaigaku x Castaways fishing competition
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|[https://opensea.io/collection/castaways-treasure-chests Castaways - Treasure Chests]
|November 2022
|A collection of 10000 chests that were airdropped to active Castaways players for free. Players could use a [[Rusty Old Key]] in-game to burn their chest and receive a prize. These chests had to be opened by January 1st, 2023.
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|[https://opensea.io/collection/castaways-genesis Castaways - Genesis]
|November 2022
|A collection of 1000 unique Castaways characters that were airdropped for free. Castaways - Genesis holders are automatically airdropped all future 3D-Skin collections relating to the character they own.
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|[https://opensea.io/collection/castaways-the-islands-2 Castaways - The Islands II]
|February 20th, 2023
|The second generation of islands. A collection of 500 [[Island]]s minted for free. They all have [[Iron Mine]]s and a small amount of them have buried treasure. They also have varying soil quality and soil types. Island holders get automatically airdropped all future character collections.
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|[https://opensea.io/collection/castaways-genesis-skins Castaways - Genesis Skins]
|March 20th, 2023
|A collection of 1000 Genesis Skins that were airdropped to Castaways - Genesis holders for free. These skins can be used in game to show off the character.
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	Huge Update! Anyone can now claim and play on Islands for free!
	Need help getting started? See the Islands page for instructions.