Dinkum Guide

Dinkum is a brand-new simulation game that blends familiar elements from Animal Crossing, Minecraft, and Stardew Valley while creating a new charm in an Australian-inspired landscape showcasing a world of endless possibility to the player.

Getting Started

When taking your first steps on the island, you’ll need to place down your base tent, which will eventually turn into your town hall, and the tent evetually becomes your home, too. There is no right or wrong area to place your buildings. However, you should keep in mind that the starting buildings can be crucial to how you end up shaping the rest of your town. If you change your mind on the placement of a building, you can request a move for 25,000 dinks later in the game.

What Are Dinks? How Do I Get Them?

Dinks are the currency used to shop for in-game items or expand your town. There are tons of ways to collect dinks such as fulfilling requests through your town job board, selling items at your local shop, or completing personal tasks for your residents, which also boosts your relationships with them.

Some early methods you can use to help farm some early dinks are:

• Catching and selling fish
• Catching and selling bugs
• Selling cooked fruits and meats
• Selling wood planks (once the sawmill is obtained)

Always Gather Materials!

You can never have too much of a material. You never know when you’ll need more wood or stone, so save yourself a trip and gather materials as you see them. Trees and rocks do respawn randomly throughout your island so take advantage of the landscape given to you. If you do find yourself worrying about the ecosystem, you can always replant them using the seeds dropped.