Once Human Academy

Complete Guides

Complete Guides

Every Once Human guide, organized by topic. Filter and dive in.

Getting Started

Your first hours: survival, sanity, crafting, and finding your feet.

Beginner Complete Beginner's GuideThe essentials for your first hours: quests, survival, gathering, and your first base. →

Progression

Leveling, memetics, and the passives that make you stronger.

Beginner Progression Explained: Levels, Memetics & Tech PointsHow you actually get stronger: character levels, the Memetics tree, and where Tech Points come from. →

Base Building

Location, workbench tiers, power, and defense done right.

Beginner Base Building BasicsA clean, functional base without the headache: location, stations, power, and defense. →

Deviants

Catching, using, and mastering your Deviant companions.

Beginner Deviants ExplainedWhat Deviants are, how to get your first one, and how to use them well. →

Weapons & Gear

The best guns, gear sets, and how to build a loadout.

Beginner Weapons & Gear: Building Your First LoadoutWeapon types, gear tiers, and how to put together a loadout that carries you to endgame. →

Mods & Calibration

The upgrade layer that quietly wins the late game.

Intermediate Mods & Calibration BasicsThe upgrade layer most players ignore, and why it quietly decides your damage. →

World Activities

Silos, Monoliths, and where to farm gear and attachments.

Beginner World Activities: Silos, Monoliths & Where the Loot IsThe map is full of activities that pay out gear, mods, and points. Here's what's worth your time. →

Professions

Gardener, Chef, and Beast Master explained.

Gardener

Beginner Gardener GuideLife stitching, hybrid crops, and turning your farm into a progression engine. →

Chef

Beginner Chef GuideCreative Cooking, double buffs, and why food is a real power system. →

Beast Master

Beginner Beast Master GuideTaming, breeding, and fighting alongside the wasteland's animals. →

Servers

PvE vs PvP, Worlds, and which one to choose.

Beginner Choosing a Server: PvE vs PvPPvE, PvP, difficulty tiers, and how to pick the right server for how you actually play. →

Scenarios

Manibus, Evolution's Call, and the seasonal loop.

Beginner Scenarios ExplainedManibus, The Way of Winter, Evolution's Call, Prismverse's Clash and more, and which to play first. →