This guide focuses on what really matters in your first days of Whiteout Survival, without wasting resources.
1. First 72 Hours: What to Focus On
Your protection bubble lasts roughly the first three days. Use that time to build, research and learn instead of fighting.
Join an active alliance immediately. Look for alliances that are full of real players, run rallies and answer questions in chat.
Rush Furnace upgrades. Your Furnace (HQ) gates almost every other building and troop tier. Upgrade it whenever possible and use speedups here first.
Keep survivors fed and warm. Upgrade the Cookhouse and Clinic early so your city does not collapse while you are pushing HQ levels.
Finish beginner missions and events. They give speedups, resources and hero shards that are hard to get later on.
2. Building Priorities and Common Traps
Not every building deserves the same attention at the beginning. A good priority list is:
Furnace > Command Center > Research Center > Training Camps, then city comfort buildings (Clinic, Cookhouse).
Avoid these common traps:
Leveling everything evenly. Do not try to bring every building to the same level as your HQ. Focus on what unlocks new content and stats.
Over-investing in low-rarity hero gear. Equip blues and purples if you get them, but save upgrade materials for mythic gear later.
Starring up every hero. Fragments are precious. Pick a small core of combat heroes and focus on those instead of upgrading everyone.
Spending gems on random speedups or resources. Keep gems for shields, teleports and VIP levels, especially the early VIP milestones.
3. Early Army Composition
You start with weak troops, but the basic logic stays the same at every tier:
Marksmen are your highest damage dealers. They shine in rallies, boss fights and events like Bear Trap.
Infantry are the frontline. They soak damage first and are essential for defending cities and structures.
Lancers add speed and can help finish off enemy backlines or fill event requirements.
As a beginner, always have troops training or upgrading. Aim for balanced marches with enough Infantry to protect your Marksmen. For pure PvE damage events, you can push the ratio toward more Marksmen as your alliance recommends.
4. Resource and Speedup Management
Free and low spenders grow by squeezing maximum value from each resource and timer:
Always request and give alliance help before using speedups on builds or research.
Keep troops gathering resources or hunting beasts whenever your marches are free.
Complete daily objectives and time big spends (speedups, hero upgrades, troop training) during events that reward power gain.
Maintain a small reserve of gems for emergency shields or teleports instead of dropping to zero.
If you consistently follow these rules, you will keep up with heavier spenders far better than players who burn items as soon as they get them.
5. Using Whiteout Companion as a Beginner
You do not need to be an R5 to benefit from Whiteout Companion. Even as a new player you can:
Open the interactive map and understand which alliance owns each facility.
Check the buff summary to see how your alliance compares to others in terms of FC distribution.
Share screenshots or exported CSVs with your officers when you spot duplicate buffs or missing structures.
Over time, as you grow into leadership roles, the same tool will scale with you and become your main dashboard for alliance planning.