Whiteout Survival Daybreak Island Guide

In Whiteout Survival, Daybreak Island offers players a unique opportunity to showcase their creativity by designing beautiful decorations on a distinctive map. But it’s not just about aesthetics, these decorations provide significant buffs when built and upgraded. Additionally, there are excellent rewards to be earned by reaching Tree of Life level milestones. In this Whiteout Survival Daybreak Island Guide, we’ll explore how this feature works and share tips to help you maximize its benefits.

When is Daybreak Island Unlocked?

Upon upgrading your Furnace to level 19, you’ll unlock a new building in your city: the Dock. This structure allows you to send your survivors out to explore the oceans in search of more habitable lands. After approximately three days, they will discover Daybreak Island, a location noticeably warmer than any you’ve encountered since the world froze over. At the heart of Daybreak Island lies the Tree of Life, adorned with lush foliage, symbolizing hope for a brighter future. With this discovery, you unlock access to Daybreak Island, where you can begin constructing decorations and earning valuable buffs.

The Map

When you first unlock Daybreak Island in Whiteout Survival, the island will be mostly untouched, with the Tree of Life at its center surrounded by a dense forest. Your initial task will be to clear the area to make room for building. To accomplish this, you’ll construct two Lumber Camps, where Survivors will work to chop down trees and clear the land.

As trees are removed, there’s also a chance to uncover chests containing valuable rewards such as Life Essence (the primary material for constructing decorations), Hero Shards, Gear, and more. The Lumber Camps can be upgraded to level 10 using Life Essence, with each upgrade increasing the efficiency of tree clearing. For every 720 units of wood collected, you’ll earn 1 Life Essence. Below is the rate at which wood is cleared at each level and the requirements to upgrade the building:

Level	Workers	Rate/s	Tree of Life	Life Essence
1	1	6	1	0
2	1	7	1	100
3	1	8	2	400
4	2	9	2	600
5	2	10	4	1K
6	2	11	4	1.6K
7	2	12	5	2.1K
8	2	13	5	3K
9	2	14	6	4K
10	2	15	6	5K

Once you have cleared all the trees from the map you will unlock the Timbermill building. At this point, Lumber Camps cease to produce Life Essence with the Timbermill now doing this instead with all workers from the Lumber Camps going to work here instead. The Timbermill produces 40 Life Essence an hour per worker with a capacity of 2,000.

Tree of Life

The Tree of Life serves as the centerpiece of Daybreak Island in Whiteout Survival. Like the Lumber Camps, it can be upgraded to level 10, but its upgrades come with additional benefits. Not only does it generate a significant amount of Life Essence passively at higher levels, but upgrading the Tree of Life also provides powerful buffs to your account.

To upgrade the Tree of Life, you’ll need substantial amounts of Life Essence as well as a specific Prosperity score. Prosperity is increased by constructing decorations, with more exclusive decorations contributing higher Prosperity points. When viewing your Island, your current Prosperity score is displayed in the top-left corner. Please refer to the table below for full details on the key requirements for upgrading the Tree of Life, as well as the buffs associated with each level.

Level	Prosperity	Life Essence	Rate	Buff
1	0	0	120	Healing Speed +30%
2	150	500	150	Troops Deployment Capacity +1K
3	600	1K	180	Healing Speed +30%
4	1.2K	5K	210	Troops Defense +5%
5	2.4K	10K	240	Healing Speed +30%
6	4K	20K	270	Troops Attack +5%
7	7K	30K	300	Healing Speed +30%
8	10K	50K	330	Troops Deployment Capacity +3K
9	15K	70K	360	Troops Health +5%
10	20K	100K	390	Troops Lethality +5%

Please note that the “Rate” column above indicates the amount of Life Essence generated per hour by the Tree of Life at each corresponding level. Additionally, Prosperity is not consumed during an upgrade and will continue to accumulate as you build more decorations. However, Life Essence is consumed during upgrades and building, so you’ll need to collect more each time you use it to continue progressing.

Decorations

Whilst the buffs from the Tree of Life are pretty great, Decorations are where it’s at to truly express your creative juices and accumulate massive buffs. However, these do not come free, and depending on the type of decoration will cost you Gems, Resources, or Life Essence. The decorations that cost Gems and Resources or are purely decorative whilst those that cost Life Essence will largely add buffs. Let’s cover this all in more detail in the following sections.

Basic

Basic Decorations are purely aesthetic and require Gems or Resources to build. They cannot be leveled up and do not provide any buffs. Below is a table outlining each Basic Decoration, its cost, and the maximum number you can place.

Decoration	Cost	Limit
Heated Pool	200 Gems	500
Streetlight	1K Wood	200
City Walkway	1K Meat	500
Town Path	1K Meat	500
Tranquil Path	1K Meat	500
Enchanted Path	1K Meat	500
Lush Elegy	1K Meat	500
Palisade	1K Meat	500
Song of the Sun	1K Meat	500

Vegetation

Like Basic Decorations, Vegetation is again purely aesthetic. These cost Resources to build, provide no buffs, and cannot be leveled. Below is a table outlining each Vegetation Decoration, its cost, and the maximum number you can place.

Decoration	Cost	Limit
Pine Tree I	1K Wood	500
Pine Tree II	1K Wood	500
Pine Tree III	1K Wood	500
Pine Tree IV	1K Wood	500
Pine Tree V	1K Wood	500

Others

This is where the fun really begins! These Decorations provide valuable buffs and come in different rarities. Higher rarity Decorations cost more Life Essence to build but offer better buffs and have a higher level cap. To upgrade a Decoration, you need to purchase duplicate versions of the same type and merge them together to create a higher-level version. As the Decoration upgrades, its buff and Prosperity value both improve. Below is a list of how many duplicate Decorations are required to upgrade to each level:

Level	Duplicates
1	0
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7
8	8
9	9
10	10

Common

These Other Decorations, whilst costing 1,000 Life Essence to build, don’t actually have any buffs and cannot be upgraded. However, they do grant you a small amount of Prosperity.

Decoration	Prosperity	Limit
Basic Stove	50	2
Bonfire	50	2
Cargo Pile	50	2
Urban Billboard	50	2
Igloo	50	2
Mr. Snowman	50	2
Camping Tent	50	2
Outdoor Bench	50	4
Swing	50	4
Table & Chair	50	4

Uncommon

Like Common Other Decorations, whilst costing 2,000 Life Essence to build, Uncommon Other Decorations don’t actually have any buffs and cannot be upgraded. However, they do again grant you a small amount of Prosperity.

Decoration	Prosperity	Limit
Fine Wine	100	2
Rustic Slide	100	2
Merchant Caravan	100	2
Basic Farmhouse	100	4
Townhouse	100	4
Warrior’s Flag	100	5

Rare

With Rare Other Decorations, you’ll begin receiving buffs as soon as they’re built. Each of these Decorations can only be placed once, meaning that duplicates will not provide additional buffs. They cost 3,000 Life Essence to build and grant 1,000 Prosperity at their maximum level (Level 5). Below is a table outlining each Decoration and its associated buff at the max level:

Decoration	Buff
Brewery	Healing Speed +10%
Bustling Bazaar	Resource Gathering Speed +10%
Blacksmith	Iron Gathering Speed +30%
Deluxe Restaurant	Meat Gathering Speed +30%
Rock Outpost	Troops March Speed +5%
Mini Heater	Coal Gathering Speed +30%
Fountain of Joy	Construction Speed +4%
Glistening Ice Sculpture	Hunting March Speed +10%
Natural Hot Spring	Research Speed +4%
Flower’s Secret	Wood Gathering Speed +30%
Barbecue Stand	Training Speed +5%
Basic Dock	Troops Deployment Capacity +1K

Epic

With Epic Other Decorations, you’ll begin receiving buffs as soon as they’re built. Each of these Decorations can only be placed once, meaning that duplicates will not provide additional buffs. They cost 5,000 Life Essence to build and grant 2,500 Prosperity at their maximum level (Level 5). Below is a table outlining each Decoration and its associated buff at the max level:

Decoration	Buff
Rural Mill	Infantry Attack +2.5%
Warm Greenhouse	Infantry Defense +2.5%
Crystal Garden	Lancer Attack +2.5%
Oak Tavern	Construction Speed +6%
Clock Hut	Marskman Attack +2.5%
Sailor’s Cottage	Lancer Defense +2.5%
Fisherman’s Chalet	Marksman Defence +2.5%

Mythic

With Mythic Other Decorations, you’ll start receiving buffs immediately after they’re built. Each of these Decorations is limited to one placement, meaning duplicates will not provide additional buffs. They cost 10,000 Life Essence to build and grant 10,000 Prosperity at their maximum level (Level 10). The exception is the Snow Castle, which costs 12,000 Life Essence and grants 12,000 Prosperity. Below is a table summarizing each Decoration and its corresponding buff at the maximum level:

Decoration	Buff
Snow Castle	Infantry Defense +10%
Elegant Villa	Lancer Defense +10%
Observation Deck	Marksman Attack +10%
Art Gallery	Marksman Defense +10%
Floating Markert	Infantry Attack +10%
Amphitheatre	Lancer Attack +10%

You can also use Mythic General Decoration Components to create Mythic Decoration. It costs 10 Mythic General Decoration Components to create 1 Mythic Decoration.

Limited

Limited Decorations are significantly rarer than other types and can only be obtained through purchasing packs or excelling in specific events. Once acquired, they can be upgraded in the same way as other Decorations using Life Essence. The table below outlines each Limited Decoration, along with its max level, rarity, associated buff, and Prosperity at the maximum level.

Decoration	Rarity	Level	Prosperity	Buff
Ferris Wheel	Mythic	10	10K	Troops Attack +10%
Carousel	Mythic	10	10K	Troops Defense +10%
Tundra Truck	Mythic	10	10K	Troops Defense +10%
Giant Horn	Mythic	10	10K	Troops Attack +10%
Serpent Sanctuary	Mythic	10	50K	Troops Attack +20% Troops Defense +20% Troops Lethality +20% Troops Health +20%
Dragon Pagoda	Mythic	10	10K	Troops Attack +10%
Astral Lake	Mythic	10	10K	Troops Defense +10%
Gloomy Castle	Mythic	10	10K	Troops Attack +10%
Turkey Crown	Mythic	10	10K	Troops Defense +10%
Hero’s Sanctun	Epic	5	2.5K	Troops Defense +2.5%
Skating Rink	Epic	5	2.5K	Research Speed +10%
Ski Resort	Epic	5	2.5K	Training Speed +15%
Sea Shanty Inn	Epic	5	2.5K	Troops Attack +2.5%

Starry Lighthouse

Upon reaching Tree of Life level 10, you will gain the ability to purchase a blueprint for the Starry Lighthouse for 50,000 Life Essence. Once acquired, this unique Decoration will automatically be placed on the coastline of your Daybreak Island in Whiteout Survival. Similar to Mythic Decorations, the Starry Lighthouse can be upgraded to level 10. At its maximum level, it provides the following buffs and Prosperity:

• Troops Lethality +10%
• Troops Health +10%
• 20,000 Prosperity.

However, unlike other Decorations, upgrading the Starry Lighthouse comes with a significant additional cost: General Accessory Construction Contracts. As a F2P player, you can obtain one for free each week and win them as rewards from events like State of Power and King of Icefield. These are then used to buy blueprints at a cost of 10 General Accessory Construction Contracts for 1 Blueprint. The total cost in terms of Contracts and Blueprints for each level is as follows:

Level	Contracts	Blueprints
1	0	1
2	20	2
3	40	4
4	60	6
5	80	8
6	100	10
7	120	12
8	140	14
9	160	16
10	180	18

Tips for Fast Upgrading

• There is a limit to how much Life Essence your Tree of Life and Lumber Camps can accumulate and you must collect it to allow it to commence accumulating again. Make sure you are doing this regularly or you will severely limit your progress.
• Prioritize upgrading your Tree of Life and Lumber Camps, and resist the temptation to focus too much on decorating. Only build decorations until you reach the Prosperity requirements for the next Tree of Life upgrade, and then save your Life Essence for that upgrade. The higher your Tree of Life and Lumber Camps are, the more Life Essence you will accumulate each hour.
• Each day you can visit up to 3 Allies and help them with their Island. This rewards you with a small amount of Life Essence which stacks nicely over time. In addition, try to encourage others to visit your Island as you will also receive a Life Essence reward for this too.
• Move your Lumber Camps closer to the tree line. Whilst Survivors have a rate that they clear at, they must return to the Lumber Camps periodically to drop off their load. During this period, they are not cutting down trees, so, anything you can do to shorten that trip will be a huge help.
• Carefully examine the Decorations you are building and pick those with the buffs you think you will benefit from most. In addition, make sure you are not placing duplicates of Decorations which have a limit of 1, meaning you only get the buff from them once, regardless of how many you have placed.
• Focus on building level 1 of Rare, Epic, Mythic Decorations first. This offers the best bang for your buck in terms of Prosperity gain versus Life Essence cost. Mythic Decorations in particular offer the best return. After you have reached Tree of Life level 10 you can focus more on upgrades.

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