Family Island: Guide for beginners

1. Where can I get fir cones?
2. Where to get and how to use emerald?
3. How to get and where to use claws?
4. Where can I find ash, and where is it used?
5. I don’t have enough torches, what can I do?
6. Where do I get a Magic 8 ball?
7. How do I get premium items (shovels, saws, pickaxes)?
8. How do I get gold keys?
9. Where can I get seashells?
10. Where do I find salt in the game?
11. What does clay look like, and where can I find it?
12. Where do I find thorns?
13. Where can I find feathers?
14. How can I get clover?
15. Where to get grass?
16. Where to get candles?
17. Where can I find acid?
18. Where can I find skulls?
19. Where can I find amber?
20. Where can I find iStone?
21. Where can I find buttons?
22. Where can I find Lapis-Lazuli?
23. Where can I find a sponge?

Where can I get fir cones?

Fir cones can be obtained when chopping down firtrees, starting from level 8. You can use cones to create resin, when you build a furnace. It becomes available at level 17.

Where to get and how to use emerald?

You need to smash large stones. You can also get emeralds for completing chains of orders for the merchant.

How to get and where to use claws?

1. You can find claws in gifts from the shaman, which you will receive for completing a chain of orders.
2. There are thorns on some islands that drop claws. Claws are quite useful: You can use claws for making needles in carpentry at level 14, and for improvement of some buildings through the game.

Where can I find ash, and where is it used?

Ash is used to make a palette at level 31, and to upgrade some buildings through the game. It can be obtained as a reward for a chain of orders from the shaman.

I don’t have enough torches, what can I do?

Torches are a scarce item in the game. They can be obtained as a reward only for completing a chain of orders for the shaman, and from discarded fire pits on some islands. You will need torches to upgrade some buildings, so keep them stored 😉

Where do I get a Magic 8 ball?

The Magic ball 8 will drop out of the Shaman’s abandoned hut. You will use it to upgrade the Totem of Happiness on level 19.

How do I get premium items (shovels, saws, pickaxes)?

Certain objects on the map can only be collected using special items. You can find them in chests on Home Island. Chests are opened with the keys that you can get from the merchant. You can use shovels destroy rare objects in the game. they will give you rare resources and energy.

How do I get gold keys?

You can get gold keys for completing chains of orders for the merchant. Use the keys to open chests on the island!

Where can I get seashells?

In Family Island, you can receive seashells as a gift for completing orders for the merchant. You can also get them from starfish and chests. At level 13 you also get a sandbox, which generates shells.

Where do I find salt in the game?

You can get salt in Family Island in one of these ways:

1. Complete orders for the merchant and shaman. There may be some salt in the gifts that are given out for completing a chain of orders.
2. You have a certain chance to get salt from chests and starfish.

You can use salt to cook food.

What does clay look like, and where can I find it?

There are clay deposits on many islands in the game.

Clay can also be obtained from meteorites that appear periodically at the home island.

Clay is widely used for buildings, and improvements, and you also make goods with it. Clay is unlocked from level 9.

Where do I find thorns?

You can find these plants on some of the islands in the game. There are many thorns on Sun Island.

Where can I find feathers?

You can get feathers from your chickens starting from level 7.
First of all, you need to prepare special food in the mill for your chickens and feed them.
Don’t worry if you will not get feathers from the first attempt, our animals love patience!

How can I get clover?

You can receive clover from cutting grass and ferns and for completing the merchant’s orders. Also, you can place a haystack and get one clover every 24 hours. Be careful with this resource as you will need it to prepare food for your animals.

Where to get grass?

The grass is available from the level 1 in the game, and appears periodically at the home island. There is also a lot of it on other islands. If you run out of the grass, try planting roots – when you harvest them, you get some grass, as well 😉

Where to get candles?

Candles are a scarce item in the game, they are unlocked from level 10 in the game. They can be obtained as a reward for completing a chain of orders for the shaman. They can be hidden in some chests and gifts on different islands.

Where can I find acid?

You can get acid from poisonous plants and thorns on several islands. You can find many of these plants on Sun Island.

Where can I find skulls?

You can get skulls for completing chains of orders for the shaman. They are available for players that reached 20 level.

Where can I find amber?

You need to smash large bunches of clay to get amber. Also, you can get it for completing a chain of orders for the merchant.

Where can I find iStone?

You can find iStone in gifts from the shaman, which you will receive for completing a chain of orders. Also it can be found in ruins on some islands.

They are available for players that reached 24 level. They will help you to upgrade the house and the lighthouse.

Where can I find buttons?

You can find buttons in gifts from the shaman, which you will receive for completing a chain of orders.

They are available for players that reached 29 level.

Where can I find Lapis-Lazuli?

You should destroy big deposits of blue stone. You can also get it in gifts from the merchant, which you will receive for completing a chain of orders.

Where can I find a sponge?

You can find sponges in corals on Tear Island. They are available for players that reached 31 level.