Now I have a number of things to tell you about this game so listen up. When you first start gather alot of Bamboo and vines. ((You will need alot of them in the future)) Also gather plenty of bananas ((To bribe the monkeys to gather for you)) Also become really good friends with the monkeys especially on the first island because occasionally they will go out and gather things for you without you asking them too and they seem to find things on that island that for some reason you can't find.....monkeys are our pals.
Now you have to also build stuff in this game. On the first island, the best place to build stuff at is First Beach because is dosent rain ((Which ruins buildings)) and it is near a ocean ((So you can bath)) And it has plenty of food ans space. On the second island the best place to build at is in the dark cave, Because it is big and spaciouse and it dosent rain and has plenty of ponds to bath in, you just occasionally go out to get food.
Jobs
This is a must and a reason for you to make alot of characters in the begining. The more people you have the more jobs you can assighn. You can assighn jobs at the home tiki ((You make after building an emergency fire pit)) The have thing like Fishing, gthering food, gathering resources ect. My personal favorite job is fishing because when you go fishing manually you only catch small fish and not alot of them but when they go fishing as a job they come back with these big ass fished and they have a huge quanity of them. So make sure you assighn jobs

*To make tools and object plans, you will need a working bench. Your first working bench are the two large stones you will find in the island.There are 2 working benches you will find. Later on, you can upgrade your working bench by making your own. Again, gather resources.

*When making firepits, be sure to place it far from objects to avoid fire. Firepits can be used for cooking and increasing fun. Sit over the fire and call another sim then tell a ghost or funny story. You may build a home tiki near it and declare the area your home. I suggest building your home at the beach. You may change homes.