Stuck on How to Progress?

If you don't know what to do next, you will find the most common answers for Spectrum's early game stage here.

Anything in this list also has a chapter in the guidebook's "hints" section. These hint pages are revealed to you as soon as you actively require these items. If you naturally stumble upon a resource by happy accident earlier, contratulations! You unlocked a lot of stuff way earlier than your peers. :)

Hints for Early Game

! These upcoming lists consist of major spoilers. Half of the fun is figuring out stuff by yourself !

I don't know how to start

As soon as you find your first gemstone geode, you are given Spectrum's manual "Colorful World" and a new advancement tree. To progress, take a look at your advancements from time to time. Newly unlocked manual entries (marked with (!)) can also help.

I can not craft an item that I need to progress

Chances are, you are missing a piece of progression for that crafting recipe to unlock. Not all triggers are shown via advancements (that would be a LOT of advancements ;) ). For example, if you are missing the recipe for the "Bottle of Failing," try finding a swamp first.

I can not find all kinds of geodes

There are 3 different kinds of naturally generating geodes. They are found at different world heights in any biome.

The Cyan ones

Search in steep hills and mountains. Time for some mountain climbing!

The Magenta ones

Those are the vanilla amethyst ones. They are found deep underground. Maybe you will stumble about one in one of your mining trips.

The Yellow ones

Found near surface level. Pack your bundle and go on a small exploration trip. Who knows what else you may find!

I got a popup telling me something new in the world was revealed, but I can not find it

As I got my first gemstone

You unlocked the matching gemstone ore for that color. Dig around your geode, and you will find a good amount of ore to give you a kickstart, without having to wait for the geode to grow again. This will also make it much easier to locate new geodes of that color in the future.

As I first used the Pigment Pedestal for crafting

Go on a mining trip near surface level.

As I crafted my first colored sapling

You can now see colored trees all around the world. They grow in small groups everywhere it is habitable for trees. Others will just see normal oak trees instead, but you know better now.

As I got my first Pigment item

Did you stumble about clovers, already? Did you think you were really unlucky?

As I picked up a pearl in the water

Try searching below the position where you found this pearl.

As I improved my Pigment Pedestal with three gemstones

Search for a swamp.

As I improved my Pigment Pedestal the second time

Visit the Nether.