Solo is a very different but rewarding experience in the game . I personally only play solo until another friend wants to join me later on , it ' s really fun . The only negative is that think about it like real life , 1 man can be stronger than 10 , but is he able to combat 10 men at once ? which is sadly what this game boils down to . as a solo player , you will be seen as the weaker link by larger tribes . Especially if it ' s well known you ' re solo , then you almost become an easy raid target , because that means when you ' re on , you ' re the only one on , and when you ' re offline , there ' s no one to guard your base . Id definitely recommend playing solo , but refine your knowledge of the game , think of a base location prior to even joining a server that way you know where to work towards right off the bat and get set up . Stealth is a solo players best ally , stay off their radars and out of their sights to guarantee progress into atleast a defensible state of your base . Never build on beaches , as a solo player building in the swamp has always done me well . Not many people traverse the swamp , and when they do it ' s for short trips of leach blood not base hunting . There ' s also very generous tree cover all around , and plenty of places to hide your well earned loot . Finally , as a solo player keep your tame numbers low , less tames means less to worry about . I personally only tame an Argentavis , a Pteranodon , that way i can hide them quite well and still get around as easily as i need to . Remember to build defenses on your base as quickly as you can , auto turrets on a hidden base that no one knows about can and will save your base from the occasional wandering fresh spawn . Finally , don ' t deforest the terrain around your base , keep it all natural to not arouse any suspicion . good luck in your adventures and i hope some of this advice will help you down the road !