You arrive in Level 0 with an empty inventory. Your first job is to keep two things topped up: hunger and sanity. You need to manage your mental state to stay alive, so treat a falling sanity level as seriously as an empty food bar.
Scavenge Methodically
1. Work through rooms one at a time rather than wandering. The yellow wallpaper corridors look identical, so it is easy to loop back on yourself.
2. Open every crate you find. Crates and rooms are where supplies turn up.
3. Pick up any food or drink, including the mod's own consumables. There are over a dozen, among them Cashew Water, Royal Rations and several flavors of Lucky O' Milk.
4. Keep a small reserve instead of eating everything at once. You will need supplies while travelling between levels.
Keeping Sanity Up
- Eat and drink the mod's foods to restore both hunger and sanity. Cashew Water and Lucky O' Milk are specifically useful for keeping both full.
- Watch your sanity display regularly and react early.
- Avoid lingering in total darkness. That is where Smilers lurk, and running into one while low on supplies is dangerous.
When Supplies Run Low
If Level 0 is picked clean, start looking for an exit. Level 6.1, the snack bar level, has vending areas and safe food items, and Level 1 has supply crates.