Slingshot

How to get the Slingshot

After you finish the main tutorial and Solara downloads the apps to your phone, you can claim a reward from the Island Life app called Basic Tools Manual. This unlocks the ability to craft a Slingshot at your worktable.

Crafting recipe:

• 2× Softwood (gather from the ground or cut trees with an Axe)

• 2× Fiber (cut shrubs and wildflowers with an Axe)

How to get ammo

Visit the Exploration Club (above Green Pasture Ranch, on the hill past the archery targets). Talk to Zephyria to start the Exploration profession and get your first ammo quest. Inside the club, interact with the cash register to buy the Stone Ammo recipe. There is a crafting table by the blackboard where you can craft ammo right away. You can also buy the Ammo Maker table blueprint to build one at home.

Stone Ammo recipe: 5× Stone = 2× Stone Ammo.

You can also use minerals and ores as emergency ammo from your bag, but do not waste good materials unless you are in a tight spot.

All ammo types

Ammo types unlock as you progress through Explorer certification tiers:

• Simple Pellet / Stone Ammo (Base tier). Basic projectile. 5× Stone = 2 pellets.

• Blast Pellet (Junior tier). Stronger projectile with area damage.

• Charged Blast Pellet Enhanced version. Recommended for the Crystalith boss (bring 50–60).

• Stink Bomb (Junior tier). Special effect ammo.

• Bomb Pellet High explosive damage. Critical for the Glintortle boss.

The Bow

At Junior Explorer tier, you unlock the Plume Bow blueprint from the Exploration Club. The Bow is a direct upgrade to the Slingshot with longer range and more arrow types.

Arrow types

• Regular Arrow Standard damage.

• Fire Arrow Burns branches and roots blocking paths. Effective in combat. Recommended for The Corrupted boss.

• Water Arrow Causes branches and roots to grow, creating bridges over gaps.

• Bomb Arrow (Junior tier). High explosive damage. Critical for the Glintortle boss.

• Stinky Arrow (Junior tier). Special effect arrow.

• Gale Arrow (Senior tier). Wind-element arrow.

• Wood Arrow (Senior tier). Nature-element arrow.

• Time Arrow (Expert tier). Time-element arrow.

Most arrows can be recovered from the ground or enemy corpses after firing.

Controls

Keyboard and mouse

• Equip the Slingshot/Bow from your hotbar (mouse wheel to switch items, ALT + mouse wheel to switch between quick-access bars).

• Aim with the mouse at the target reticle in the center of the screen.

• Left click to fire.

• Hold left click for a charged, stronger shot.

• Right click to switch between ammo types.

Controller

• Left bumper + D-pad left/right to switch hotbar items.

• Left bumper + D-pad down to switch between bars.

• Right trigger to fire. Hold for a charged shot.

• A button to switch ammo types.

What the Slingshot and Bow are used for

• Breaking the Damaged Door behind your home to access the Moonlit Forest. Aim at the yellow weak spots between the cracks.

• Fighting enemies: Runebirds, Luminfrogs, and all bosses in the Moonlit Forest.

• Opening gates that require projectile hits.

• Popping treasure chest bubbles in the Moonlit Forest.

• Fire Arrows burn obstructing branches; Water Arrows grow bridges over gaps.

See the Moonlit Forest walkthrough for details on each enemy and how much ammo to bring.