How to Tame a Damselfly in Smalland: Survive the Wilds

In Smalland: Survive the Wilds survival game, we are playing as a minuscule humanoid character the size of an ant like in Grounded. Obviously, going from one place to another will take a long time considering our size. Thankfully, you can fly like a housefly or mosquito thanks to the help of a friendly bug. This Smalland: Survive the Wilds guide will help you how to tame the only flying mount in the game, a Damselfly.

Smalland: Survive the Wilds – How to Tame a Damselfly

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In order to tame a Damselfly in Smalland, you will need a Damselfly Treat, which can be crafted with the Stove Oven. The Damselfly Treat is unlocked after you have completed a quest from Tuhala that tasked you with killing the King Stag Beetle and obtaining the Ancient Clover Seal. Use the seal to open the Walnut Chest inside the Elder’s cave to find the Damselfly Treat Recipe. Meanwhile, the insect bait can be crafted using:

• Petal x1
• Seed Oil x2
• Firefly Juice x3

Afterward, you will have to weaken a Damselfly until below 50% health. If you are carrying a Damselfly Treat, then a prompt to tame it will show up when you hover your mouse over the target. Simply press the appropriate key, the F key, and now you are ready to mount and fly a Damselfly!

Don’t be afraid of losing a mount when you log out of the game. A tamed bug or Gecko will spawn with you in the base when you log in back into the game. This taming method works for other creatures as well — of course, you will need appropriate Treats for each of them. Once tamed, you can order them using three commands: Mount to ride it, Stay to make it stay put, and Release it back into the wild. Each creature will have different abilities, so you will need to use them properly depending on what task you need to accomplish at the moment:

• Ladybug: Store items.
• Grasshopper: Jump long distances.
• Wolf Spider: Attack while mounted.
• Damselfly: Fly but eats stamina.
• Gecko: Climb surfaces.

At the time of writing though, players can only have one tamed creature. Thankfully, Smalland‘s future road map update mentioned that the game will eventually let us craft a Stable and will definitely let us store more than one mount down the road.