Getting started

So you just opened Don't Expect Mercy,and you don't know what to do, here is a general road map that you can use to help you advance in DEM.

See also: Basic Tips

firstly, try to figure out the path you want to take in DEM, do you want to make a business? or maybe a military? depending in what you choose, the path you would want to take will change slightly.

OK, onto the actual road map. You first want to use your pistol to kill a few enemies(get in kind of close, then spam the fire button, hide behind cover, waiting until its burst stops, then fire again, any damage you take will heal over time), that way, you would have enough resources to make the weapon of your choice. The best weapon to choose in this stage is the hunting rifle, as the shotgun requires you to get in close to deal damage, and its impossible to avoid taking damage when you are this close( although you can heal afterward, you should avoid taking too much damage as a enemy might spawn close to you)

after gathering 50 iron, you should upgrade your backpack to get 100 maximum iron so you can start building your base and building drills.

now that you have enough iron, you should get a temporary base in the either one of the safe zones, so you can start storing materials in storage. Also join SI. your goal should be to gather around 500 iron, 100 scaffolds, and 60 carbon(carbon can be acquired through trading with other players) that way, you can start building a small base with a safe zone generator(set the safe zone generator to the smallest size, that way, it will only use one carbon every minute, and your carbon will last you an hour. now that your base is set up and has protection, you can put down a drill and start gathering carbon, use the carbon to fuel the safe zone generator(one drill produces one carbon every 15 seconds, which will allow you to have a permanent supply of carbon, this is the maximum size in which the drills can provide the necessary fuel for the safe zone while the safe zone protects it)

that's it for the beginning, remember to log on daily to fuel you safe zone generator, or put in a surplus amount of carbon so you don't have to worry for a few days