Alephred's Guide to Sightseeing in the New World: Pocket Edition

1. Immediately zone 2 plots for farming, at maximum size (6x6) - Zones and Construction > Farm. Pick your favourite food crop (i.e. Pumpkin Vine, Wheat, Cabbage Plant). Opium Poppy is not a good choice for basic sustenance.

2. Start collecting wood from the nearest clump of Trees - drag a rectangle around some trees > Chop Down.

3. Start gathering any visible forage-ables (Lingonberry Bushes, Black Cup Fungus). Drag a rectangle around them > Forage. Foraging Exotic Caviar Clutches is inadvisable when starting a new colony, as it will provoke violent reprisals from Fishmen.

4. Begin construction on a Carpentry Workshop. Buildings > Carpentry Workshop.

5. If any Rhyolite Boulders are visible, mine a small number of them (1 or 2) for Rough Stone Blocks. This will make Step 7 easier. Select Boulder > Mine Rhyolite Boulders.

6. As the Carpentry Workshop is being built, scout the visible map for additional resources with Explorers and your Military crew. Commands > Explore.

7. When the Carpentry Workshop is mostly finished, queue up a few (4 or 5) Planks for manufacture.

8. Begin construction of a large Kitchen (Buildings > Kitchen), large enough to accommodate 4 Ovens. Although your initial drop contains materials sufficient to build 4 Small Ovens, I prefer to build 2 Small Stone Ovens and 2 Small Ovens instead, as this conserves precious parts for more advanced buildings

9. When the Kitchen building is assembled, and at least one Oven has been installed, queue up a large number (~40) of food production jobs. If you don't want to micromanage food selection, you can order Stew, which will be cooked as ingredients become available.

At this point, your colony will be able to feed itself for the immediate future, and further development may proceed at your own discretion.