How do you build and expand your raft in Raft?

Q.What is the basic premise of the Raft game?

A.Raft is a survival-sandbox game where you start stranded on a tiny raft in a flooded world and must gather debris, craft gear, expand your floating base, and survive threats like a shark—solo or with friends.

Q.What's the difference between rafters and trusses in construction, and how does that apply to building a raft in Raft?

A.Rafters are individual sloped beams cut and fitted on-site; trusses are prefabricated triangular assemblies that span farther with less material. In Raft the game these technical differences are mostly aesthetic—game mechanics treat foundations and armor (and engine/foundation counts) as the real structural rules, so use “truss” layouts to save tiles and resources and “rafter” builds for looks and customization.

Q.How important is a 'rafter length calculator' when constructing a large raft in Raft?

A.Very little — a real-world “rafter length calculator” is unnecessary for Raft because the game uses square foundations and simple engine rules; what matters is foundation count and engine placement/power.

Q.What are Raft Wars, and are they part of the main Raft game?

A.Raft Wars is a separate series of browser artillery/turn-based shooter games (originally Flash) about kids defending treasure on a raft; it is not part of the survival-building game Raft made by Redbeet Interactive/Axolot Games.

Q.What survival elements are there in Raft?

A.Raft centres its survival on managing hunger and thirst while contending with threats like sharks, plus a crafting-based loop of gathering, farming, and raft-building.