You can create a pile by looking at or holding an item that you have 2 or more of in the surrounding area. Use the Quick Craft menu to craft a ‘pile’ of that item, which is shown by a new pile icon in blue. Piles are free to create and store 1 type of crafting item. So far, the supported items are: Sticks, Rocks, Palm Fonds, Lashings, Fibrous Leaves, Clay and Logs. Log pile can store only. May 13, 2021 Stranded Deep is an unforgiving survival game that will punish players that don't know what they're doing. Whether it's dying of dehydration, being poisoned by a hidden snake, or failing to find any food, the world of Stranded Deep has plenty of pitfalls for brand new players.

Is Stranded Deep co-op on PC, PS4, and Xbox One? Well, yes and no. The short answer is that the PC version of the survival game on Steam and through the Epic Games Store features local, split-screen multiplayer. The PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game do not feature multiplayer of any sort, so you can't yet play with a friend.

Currently, there is no word on when or if the console versions of Stranded Deep will receive co-op functionality, though it's certainly possible in future updates. It wasn't well into the game's life — some three years — that multiplayer was added into the PC version in late 2018.

If you're wondering how to play with a friend on PC, then the rest of this guide will show you how to do that. It's super easy if a little bit unclear.

How to Play Split-Screen Multiplayer Co-Op in Stranded Deep on PC

First, you'll need to connect a controller to your PC. You can do this before or after the game is running, it doesn't matter.

Now go to Options -> Input -> Controllers. You should see two options, as noted in the screenshot above: 'Keyboard and Mouse' and 'Xinput Gamepad 1.'

Your keyboard and mouse should have 'P1' on the far right side of the screen. Right now, the gamepad option underneath it will say 'None.' Click 'None,' and it will change to 'P2.'

Now you're ready to start. To access split-screen, multiplayer co-op on PC:

Start a new game
Click 'Singleplayer' to the right of 'Mode'
- This will change to 'Cooperative'
- Another avatar will appear on the screen

The image at the top of this guide is what your screen should look like once you've switched over to multiplayer.

It's worth noting that you can also use Steam's Remote Play Together function to play with your friends. You can play on different devices, but it is still splits-screen.

That's all you need to know about Stranded Deep split-screen, multiplayer co-op. Though you can play the game remotely, it's currently built for local multiplayer with friends on PC through Steam and Epic. For more on the deep-sea survival game, be sure to check out our other Stranded Deep guides here or above.

Stranded Deep
Developer(s)	Beam Team Games
Publisher(s)	Beam Team Games
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	Linux^[1]^[2] macOS^[2] Microsoft Windows^[2] PlayStation 4^[3] Xbox One^[3]
Release	Linux, macOS, Windows January 23, 2015 (early access) PS4, Xbox One April 21, 2020
Genre(s)	Survival
Mode(s)

Stranded Deep is a survival video game developed by Australian studio Beam Team Games for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux.

Plot[edit]

Stranded Deep takes place in the Pacific Ocean, where a plane crash survivor finds themselves faced with some of the most life-threatening scenarios in a procedurally generated world. Players are able to explore Pacific islands, reefs, and bottomless ocean trenches filled with detailed biomes, and need to search for and develop the means to survive.

Gameplay[edit]

Players are able to explore the environment in Stranded Deep.

The game features a dynamic weather and day-night cycle. Also featured is a building system, whereby players are able to settle on an island and construct a shelter or a raft with which to explore the ocean, and a crafting system, whereby resources can be harvested and combined in order to create equipment. Resources are limited, and therefore need to be managed. As supplies that players are able to carry are limited, items need to be prioritized for the task at hand.

Players need to manage their vitals of health, hunger, thirst, and sleep, against the elements they face. Thirst is in particular an important component of survival. Hydration sources are scarce, with coconut milk being the most common and easiest to obtain water substitute, but can cause diarrhea if the player drinks too much at once, causing hydration to go down completely. The player can eventually craft a water collector, which will produce water over time from the evaporation of palm leaves. Hunger is another challenge, although not as serious. Food can be obtained from many sources, including coconuts, fishing, and rations. Players are also able to search sunken shipwrecks and islands for interesting and rare equipment.

The tropical ocean in the game is full of different life forms. This ranges from small fish, sea turtles, rays, lionfish, sea snakes, crown-of-thorns starfish, swordfish, whales, as well as the most dangerous enemies in the game - sharks. There are different types of sharks, some being harmless, while others are life threatening, like the great whites. Sharks can directly attack the player, or they can also bump into the player's raft, potentially flipping it over. There are also three mythical sea creatures found in specific places in the world - a megalodon shark, a giant squid named Lusca, and a giant eel named Abaia. Each one, when killed, gives the player a trophy as a reward for killing it. They are considered the most challenging enemies in the game.

As the player's plane crashes into the ocean, they are saved via an inflatable lifeboat found nearby. The lifeboat is equipped with a pouch containing a compass, as well as rations that the player can use. The lifeboat can also be used as a raft to travel between different islands. A key feature of rafts is anchoring them. This is because rafts can be carried into the open ocean by currents or storms if not anchored, or dragged onto land. The player can collect components and materials later to craft their own raft. These rafts can differ in base, floor, and the propeller. Apart from rafts, the only other form of transportation is a gyrocopter, which can be created when the necessary components are found first.

The game also features an official ending. The player can find an abandoned aircraft carrier, stranded on a small island. On the ship, there is a plane, which when repaired can serve as an escape from the Pacific, which when flown reveals how you came to be stranded at the start of the game.

In the game, the player can also find easter eggs associated with the 2000 movie Cast Away. On one of the islands, there is a volleyball with a bloody handprint on it, called Wollie, similar to Wilson from the movie. There is also a mail box washed on an island, loosely resembling the FedEx box from Cast Away.

Since the world of the game is procedurally generated, the initial island that the player lands on, as well as all the other islands, are randomly generated for each save file played. The game also features a 'cartographer' mode, where the player can manipulate their world, as well as add and customize existing and new islands.

Release[edit]

Telltale Games announced that it was to release the game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in October 2018, through its Telltale Publishing label.^[3] When Telltale Games announced its majority studio closure in September 2018, Beam Team Games stated that it was doing 'everything it could' to launch the console versions on time. On 29 January 2020, Beam Team Games announced on their Twitter page that Stranded D

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