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I am very eager to see this Guide thrive, so I think I shall help with it. Just copy and paste it all in, and turn the titles into titles etc.

I will update this as time goes on, and remove things copied into the article already, so that people looking at the comments don't have to read bits of the article twice.

Plateau Island

An island with lots of trees, rocks, ores, and one of the best natural barriers in the game, with no spawnpoints on the island, flat land for building on, and a oil spill and mithril vein on nearby islands, it has everything you need for a thriving tribe. Except a small little detail. It has no food or water. You will need to bring a well, some composts and farmable resources, or a lot of skill with the net and rod.

Magma Island

An island far away from the rest of the world, and one of the most ore filled islands in the game, this is another island that seems like a great idea, until you spot the same glaring flaw. No food, no water. The cave lynx can be killed for food, and there is a small amount of berries outside, but this will not keep a tribe fed. As the cave lynx are surprisingly good at fighting back, they cannot be effectively farmed, and the berries stand no chance of feeding even one person. However, every ore except mithril and gold are there, making this a good island for settling on if you have the skill to feed yourself.

Desert

The ultimate challenge. This island is extremely far away from every all the other islands, and about half of them can see desert island (and therefore any village put there), meaning the only attention you will get is the bad kind. There is absolutely no water, not directly or indirectly, not a single tree or bush, no stone to make crude tools from, or iron/coal to allow a tribe to smith weapons. It contains cacti, which can provide food and cacti walls, though not many. If you can survive here though, there is a source of mithril and gold for the dedicated and truly skilled survivor.