ASKA is the latest to join the ranks of open-world survival games on Steam. You get to don the role of a Viking, building your own tribe from the ground up, managing your colony, and exploring secrets. There’s a fair bit of combat here, too, as you’ll face dangerous beasts and mythical enemies as you progress through the procedurally generated world.
As with any survival game, your tools are your best friends in ASKA. You start with a basic set of Tools that lets you gather your resources and do the initial stuff. But as you get further in, it becomes important to upgrade them to get better resources and make harvesting more efficient.
Wondering how to upgrade your Tools in ASKA? We’ll give you the answer right here in this article! Let’s get started.
What are Tools in ASKA?

In ASKA, your tools allow you to harvest different resources from the environment. The lush world in ASKA is filled with resources everywhere you look. From precious resources like Jotun Lifeblood, which lets you attract more villagers to your colony, to sticks and stones, you can gather almost everything you lay your eyes on.
However, to gather each resource, you need a specific tool. When you wash up on the shore as you start a new game, you’ll have a basic set of tools in your backpack. Your starter tools include a Stone Axe, Stone Pickaxe, Stone Knife, Wood Hammer, Wood Hoe, and Wood Rake.
However, as the game progresses, upgrading the tools to help you gather resources quickly and in higher quantities is essential.
How to Upgrade Tools in ASKA

To upgrade your tools in ASKA you need to build a Workshop Pit. Open up your Build menu and click on the Advanced Production tab to find this building. When you place it on a location, make sure there’s enough space around it so that you can expand it later on.

Once you’ve built your Workshop Pit, interact with the Crafting Table to upgrade your tools. You can also upgrade the Workshop Pit later on to unlock more crafting recipes.
ASKA offers a refreshing change of pace for fans of the genre focusing more on the colony management aspect of things. Now that you know how to upgrade your essential tools, why not check out how you can build The Carpenter, another essential building in the game?
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