LIVE | FIRST LOOK at Everwind - Sky Survival RPG with a Flying Base - NEW Valheim Like Gameplay

What the game is

Everwind is an early-access sky survival / RPG that centers on a player-built flying base (a flying ship). It’s frequently compared to Valheim and Minecraft for its resource gathering, crafting stations, exploration, and island/dungeon objectives.

Storyline / structure (what to expect)

• There was no heavy linear story shown in the stream. The core loop is survival and exploration of floating islands: loot dungeons/ruins, improve your ship, and fight tougher enemies/bosses to unlock progression (better tools, higher altitude, etc.).
• You scan ship wrecks and ruins to learn ship parts/recipes and find materials that let you build and upgrade your flying base.

Gameplay highlights demonstrated

Flying base mechanics

• Craft a cockpit, balloon, generator, engines, and pipes; connect power and fuel to move/hover the ship between islands.
• Ship block placement and module rotation are supported but can feel awkward in places.

Crafting stations

• Examples: furnace, smithing/processing, carpenter, block station, alchemy, repair station.
• Each station unlocks or organizes specific recipes.

Resource types

• Wood: sticks, planks, logs
• Fiber/thread/rope
• Water
• Mushrooms / herbs
• Ores: copper, tin
• Nails
• Crystal / force dust
• Repair kits
• Coins
• Food crops: corn, berries, tangerine, blueberries
• Miscellaneous loot from chests

Combat

• Enemies: skeletons, boars, bears, human raiders and “elite” variants.
• Systems: melee, charge attacks, stagger/health bars, ranged combat (bows/arrows).
• Enemies can appear day and night on islands.

Building, inventory & logistics

• Place blocks and ship modules; breaking placed blocks does not always fully refund materials.
• Frequent loot makes chest management important; bringing storage on your ship is recommended.
• The cockpit can serve as a spawn/teleport point.

Visuals & UX

• Attractive sky-island art style.
• Some tutorial messages are short and easy to miss; controls and placement rotation can be unintuitive.

Key tips & strategies (from the stream)

Early priorities

1. Gather sticks, fiber and basic wood to make tools and thread/rope.
2. Craft a pickaxe and axe early (via smithing/furnace/crafting station) to speed mining and resource gathering.
3. Make the basic ship parts (cockpit, balloon, wooden engine, generator) and set the cockpit as your spawn.

Ship basics

• Connect generator → pipes → balloon/engine to power movement.
• Fuel is consumed by duration: planks and logs add minutes (logs add more minutes than single planks).
• Adding extra engines increases travel speed; balloons and force crystals affect altitude limits.
• Place chests and workstations on your ship to craft while traveling.

Combat & survivability

• Eat food and stews during fights. Cooked stews (mushrooms + 3 water) provide stronger/healing-over-time effects.
• Carry healing potions and repair kits. Watch weapon durability — damage/effectiveness can degrade.
• Use ranged weapons (bow/arrows) against dangerous targets (bears, elite enemies).
• Avoid provoking boars; they will chase if hit — retreat, kite, or use ranged attacks.

Building & exploration

• Use flags/waypoints to mark islands (markers appear on the compass).
• Bring a big chest to leave resources on islands or on your ship to free inventory space.
• Saplings appear rare: the first harvest of a crop often gives a sapling, additional saplings are much rarer.

Quality-of-life

• Read tutorial text carefully — messages disappear quickly.
• Repair tools at a repair station or carry repair kits before long expeditions.
• Collect force crystals / crystal dust to upgrade ship altitude for higher islands.

Step-by-step: how the streamer built a basic flying ship (core sequence)

1. Gather basic resources: sticks, planks, fiber/thread, nails, stone, copper.
2. Craft a crafting/carpenter station and/or smithing station to unlock recipes.
3. Scan a wrecked cockpit (or craft a cockpit) → place the ship core/cockpit on an island.
4. Craft a balloon and wooden engine(s) and an energy generator.
5. Place generator and engines on the ship; connect them with wooden pipes; place the balloon (attach to the energy generator).
6. Add fuel (planks/logs) to the generator; start it and test hovering/movement.
7. Add chests and move some crafting stations onto the ship to operate while traveling.
8. Upgrade ship speed by adding engines; upgrade ship size/altitude with force crystals/crystal dust and copper when available.

Bugs / UX issues / things to watch

• Tutorial tips vanish quickly — expect to experiment and consult menus.
• Block placement rotation is sometimes inconsistent and breaking blocks may not fully refund materials.
• Ship control and placement UI can feel clunky; engine/generator placement rotation behaved oddly in places.
• Enemies spawn during day and night; skeletons and other hostile mobs can appear in well-lit areas.

What to prioritize next (streamer plan)

• Upgrade ship (size, speed, altitude) to reach higher sky islands.
• Collect more copper to craft better tools and nails for ship upgrades and construction.
• Make more chests/storage and move more crafting stations onto the ship.
• Explore higher islands for crystals and rarer resources; craft faster engines or add balloons/altitude upgrades before tackling big islands.

Comparisons & tone

Feels like Valheim + Minecraft vibes: survival/crafting/exploration, with emphasis on building a mobile flying base.

• Early access with an active roadmap on Steam.
• Polish devs noted for good polish/fixes (streamer expectation).

Gamers / sources mentioned or featured

• Viewers/chat mentioned: Veria, Brand, Solar
• Other named people in the stream: Scabby (chat mention), Willow / Willow Dark (viewer who played the game)
• Sources/platforms: Steam (early access store page), Polish game developers (mentioned), comparisons to Valheim and Minecraft
• Note: the streamer received a game key from an email/publisher contact (unspecified).