Getting Started in the Jungle
What the DLC adds and the first things to prioritize.
What “In the Jungle” is
In the Jungle drops Dave into Utara Village on a lake, swapping the open ocean for a freshwater lake, a prehistoric Sea Beneath the Lake, and forest fishing spots. You still balance diving by day with running a grill by night — now it’s Bancho Grill instead of the sushi bar.
The Jungle Gun
Your main tool is the Jungle Gun, a multi-mode capture weapon:
- Harpoon mode — handles standard and smaller fish.
- Net mode — best for fast schooling fish like the Red-Bellied Piranha.
- Knockout / sleep — subdue large or dangerous creatures, then send the drone to extract them.
Collect Sunang Stones (via the Laser Emitter, unlocked in Chapter 2) to upgrade it.
First priorities
- Push the early story. Chapters 1–2 hand you the house, the Purification Filter, the Carpenter, the Blacksmith, and core tools. Don’t grind before you have these.
- Recruit Rover first. His VIP mission is time-sensitive (2 days) and his tip skill snowballs your Doni economy. See Staff.
- Raise three villagers to 3 hearts — required in Chapter 3 to move the boulder to Setah Forest.
- Start crab traps early. Several crustaceans only come from traps on bubbling rocks.
Where things live
- Utara Lake (Upper) — 0–35 m, your starting waters.
- Utara Lake (Lower) — 35–75 m, unlocked as the story progresses.
- Lakebed Sea — the prehistoric zone beneath the lake (needs the Jungle Suit).
- Fishing — Surga Falls and Setah Forest, rod-only catches.