Guide to the 35 Best Starting Deviants and Where to Find Them
A complete guide to discover the thirty-five best Deviants to find right away in Once Human.The overview shows the exact locations, unique abilities, and the most effective farming methods to quickly gain useful allies in combat, crafting, and resource gathering.
Don't get too attached to your base: a season resets everything
Once Human works in seasons: at the end of each season, your character's progress is reset to ensure everyone gets a fair start.Before investing hours refining every detail of your territory, keep in mind that that base won't be permanent—plan your main objectives by the end of the current season, not in the very long term.
Capture Digby Boy and Logging Beaver for automatic farming
Some Deviants work alone while you're out and about: the Digby Boy has a chance of spawning from any ore source (silver is the most likely) and continues to mine for you, while the Logging Beaver (which spawns south of the Mayor's Market) does the same with lumber.Fulfilling their Securement Environment conditions makes them recover energy and mood faster, so you can call them back more often.
Get a motorcycle as soon as possible
Mobility in the early hours makes a huge difference in how much territory you can explore and how many resources you can gather in an in-game day: putting a motorcycle at the top of your priorities, even before finishing your base, quickly pays off in time saved.
Unlock teleport towers as soon as you find them
Each teleport tower you unlock adds a fast travel network between points on the map: even if you don't need it right away, unlocking it as soon as you come across it saves you from having to backtrack later when that connection becomes really useful.
Always boil dirty water before drinking it
Water collected on the go should be boiled on aStovetop or camp before it's safe to drink: skipping this step to save time exposes you to avoidable risks with a tool you'll need for something else anyway.
Monitor your inventory weight, not just your health
Carrying weight affects your character's performance just like health or sanity: stockpiling materials "because you might need them" without checking your load can slow you down just when speed matters most, such as when fleeing danger.
Keep an eye on your sanity as much as your physical health
Your character has a sanity stat separate from your health, and it should be monitored just as carefully: ignoring it until it becomes a problem is a common mistake; it's best to check it regularly, just like you would your hunger or thirst.
