Park your first base by a forested river, but remember to branch out later.
Even in early access, RuneScape: Dragonwilds has a pretty large map so it can take a while to choose the best base location in Dragonwilds. As in all survival crafting games, living close to the resources you’re collecting most is a big consideration—water and food in particular for Dragonwilds.
Death is common in Dragonwilds—not only because of the dragons—and running back to collect all your stuff is a chore. As you explore new regions, you’ll spend a lot of time dying and running back since you can’t craft the gear to survive those new areas without first harvesting materials from them.
With the help of Lodestones, you can establish multiple bases throughout Ashenfall for easy access to raw materials and quicker trips to Vaults and dungeons.I’ve picked out the best base locations in Dragonwilds for most major regions so you can start thriving instead of just surviving in RuneScape: Dragonwilds.Best Bramblemead Valley Base Location
The best base location in Bramblemead Valley is right in the heart of Bramblemead Village, exactly where the Wise Old Man tells you to build a shelter at the start of the Dragon Slayer main quest.
The abandoned village isn’t exactly a desirable view from your starter home, but it has some benefits. Try building your first base right in the elbow of a crumbling stone wall so you can kite those overly aggro cows, for instance.
Bramblemead Village isn’t anything special, but it’s full of Flax, which you can use to create Coarse Thread on a Spinning Wheel. There’s also a ton of wildlife nearby, so you’ll never run out of food or materials like Animal Fangs or Animal Hide. Remember to always grab some water from the river just down the road so you’ll never go thirsty. It’s also a great spot to farm Cooking XP.Best Fractured Plains Base Location
The Fractured Plains are the first difficulty spike in RuneScape: Dragonwilds since metal gear is ideal for this zone but you can’t harvest the Copper or Tin you need to make that metal equipment anywhere else.
