Originally posted by /u/Affectionate-Yak-308

After playing for a few years (love this game better than Trimps), I was helping a friend of mine wanting to play - she knew nothing about these types of games, but was intrigue. So describing how to start from my advanced position was not really feasable, so I started over. The following is what I came up with that should help you with food in the early stages of the game, after this, you are on your own, or check out other advanced tutorials:

This is a short guide to get you through the first year and not starve your kitties :-)

1 first year until spring, just build CATNIP FIELDS. Level: 40-45+ That is ALL YOU NEED TO DO

When winter arrives, do NOTHING! Just ride it out.

Next: Spring. Note your food should be fine and were still making positive catnip income LOL. Prob sitting around 0.69%/sec

Try to do the following before winter - should be pretty easy. Anything that says to open something up, you can manualy click to speed it up if you want.

Start Processing for wood to build a hut

This will bring in 2 kittens put them to work getting wood

Refine again to build library

Now build a hut and the next 2 kittens put in scholar

Build another library (refining wood faster if needed)

Wait til calendar(science) opens op and click it

Drop wood cutters and put them in scholar to get more points

Will be close but get the agriculture and put your cats in there

Change your small village to 0W, 5F, and 1S

Refine catnip to get a barn (1) if you can get higher before winter even better.

Once agriculture is done, wait out the year

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That setup should get you positive food all the time, and you can explore on your own, or visit some other vids for more advance methods.

Good luck, have fun!!!