New player guide

Welcome to your first session

VibeCraft is built around one simple rhythm: explore, prompt, remix, repeat. Our onboarding plan focuses on a handful of milestones that help every new player experience the magic quickly without drowning in tooltips.

Follow the steps below to learn the essentials and you’ll be ready to build shared worlds with friends or jump into community events.

Hit the key milestones

  1. Move around. Use WASD (or the joystick on mobile) to explore your world. We surface lightweight hints the first time you load in, then hide them once you move.
  2. Craft something. Press Enter to open the prompt input and describe whatever you want to spawn. When your first object lands, the real fun begins.
  3. Toggle Vibe Mode. Tap E (or the toolbar button on mobile) to switch into edit mode and see interactive highlights.
  4. Target and edit. Look at an object until it glows, then hit Enter to open the edit controls and adjust its properties.
  5. Transform. Use G to move, R to rotate, and place with click or Enter. Esc backs you out if you change your mind.

Each milestone unlocks contextual tips that disappear once you complete the action so your UI stays clean as you gain confidence.

Smart tips, only when you need them

Our Guide Manager watches for key events—like crafting your first object or toggling Vibe Mode— and triggers gentle nudges if you pause for a moment. The system never interrupts you while typing or during modal dialogs, and it remembers completed steps per device so veteran players aren’t nagged.

Want a refresher? Visit the Options panel and hit “Reset Tips” to replay the entire sequence the next time you jump into a world.

Building muscle memory

Desktop shortcuts

  • Enter — craft or confirm actions
  • E — toggle Vibe Mode
  • G / R — move or rotate objects
  • Esc — cancel transforms

Mobile comforts

Tap prompts, drag the joystick, and use the on-screen edit controls—we mirror the same flow with touch-first inputs so nothing is out of reach when you’re away from a keyboard.

Keep exploring

As we expand VibeCraft, we’ll keep refining the onboarding journey outlined in the internal guide. New systems like collaborative prompts, world templates, and seasonal events will plug into the same milestone-driven approach so there’s always something new to learn without losing that first-session magic.