Dinkum complete guide: A complete collection of tricks and techniques that you will benefit from knowing[2025 latest version]

Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set in the Australian outback. You can enjoy a variety of activities such as mining, farming, town building, animal breeding, fishing, and hunting in a vast open world. Since its release, it has received high praise on Steam, and as of 2025, updates continue and the number of players is increasing.

In this article, we will thoroughly explain the tricks and useful techniques that are useful for everyone from beginners to experts. In particular, we will detail the secrets to increasing efficiency, focusing on automatic fields that do not require watering, the use of recycling boxes, and mass transportation using hand trolleys. We'll take a deep dive into the game's basic mechanics and show you how to dramatically accelerate your material collection and city development. Knowing these will allow you to minimize stamina consumption and build large farms and mining bases early.

Dinkum's charm and basic strategy strategy

Dinkum is an indie game developed by James Bendon that combines relaxing elements similar to Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing with survival elements similar to Terraria. Players move to the new land “Dinkum” and cultivate the land with permission from the mayor. The game is characterized by a license system, and new actions are unlocked by acquiring a miner's license, farmer's license, hunting license, etc.

The basic principles of the strategy are as follows.

• Stamina management: Your daily actions depend on your stamina. Recover with sleep and food.
• Seasonal cycles: Spring, summer, fall, and winter, which affect the growth of crops and animals.
• Interaction with residents: You can obtain new recipes and items by increasing your favorability.
• Update information: The latest patch stabilizes underwater construction and expands trolley capacity, making techniques more reliable.

Based on this, we will explain the three major tricks in detail below. Each technique can be practiced immediately by anyone, and you can benefit greatly from the early stages of the game.

1. Secret trick to creating a field that doesn't require watering: Building an automatic watering system

Farming in Dinkum is appealing, but manual watering is a pain and consumes a lot of stamina. Therefore, automatic watering techniques that create a field one step below the water depth are the best. This method can eliminate 100% of the watering process.

Detailed steps

1. Location selection: Choose a shallow area (one block deep) in a river, lake, or pond. Check the water's edge with the terrain tool.
2. Soil preparation: Till the soil with a hoe and plant the seeds. Plant directly in water.
3. Fencing: Surround crops with wooden or stone fences to prevent them from being washed away.
4. Expansion: Arrange in multiple rows to create a large-scale farm. Install lighting to encourage nighttime growth.

The characteristics of underwater crops are as follows.

Crop name	Growth period (days)	harvest amount	Selling price (gold)	seasonal suitability
Corn	5-7	2-4	150-200	all seasons
Pumpkin	8-10	1-3	250-350	autumn
Carrot	4-6	3-5	80-120	spring/summer
Tomato	6-8	2-4	120-180	summer

There is no quality loss when planting in water. Saving stamina allows you to harvest more than 1000 units in a day.

Detailed analysis of benefits

• Zero stamina consumption: Normal fields consume 5-10 stamina per crop. No need to water and your exploration time will be doubled.
• Mass production: Grow over 200 seasonal crops (e.g. autumn pumpkins). You can process it in the Flour Mill and make a lot of money by selling pies.
• Risk avoidance: Resistant to drought and insect damage. Stable even with Dinkum's random event (flood).
• Application example: Create an underwater hybrid farm using Fish Farm. You can reduce your feed costs.

Note: Crops will sink if the water is more than 2 blocks deep. Please confirm by test planting. The latest patch increases underwater growth speed by +10%.

If you implement this technique, farming income will account for 40% of the entire game. You can immediately resolve financial difficulties in the early stages.

2. Item recovery technique using recycling boxes: Building an infinite material loop

This is a recycling box technique that collects trash thrown away by residents and converts it into rare materials. You can get the recipe from John who has 4 hearts of liking.

Obtaining and installation instructions

1. Increase John's favorability: Achieve 4 hearts with presents (Fish and Crop). Possible in 1-2 weeks.
2. Recipe Craft: Create with Wood x20, Iron Bar x10, Nails x50.
3. Optimal installation location: Install near the town garbage dump. Increase efficiency with multiple boxes (maximum 5).
4. Collection routine: Check morning and evening. Add resident trash + player trash.

Examples of collected items are as follows.

Garbage thrown in	Output probability	Material example	Purpose
Wood Scrap	70%	Wood x2-5	architecture
Metal Scrap	50%	Iron Ore x1-3	Tool enhancement
Plastic	30%	Rare Gem (low probability)	jewelry sales
Food waste	80%	Fertilizer x3-6	agricultural acceleration

Quantitative analysis of benefits

• Material efficiency: Collect 50-100 units per day. It's twice as fast as normal mining.
• Rare acquisition: Diamond and Emerald (1%) can be obtained. License funds can be raised through high-value sales.
• Time saving: You can concentrate on city planning and exploration. You can get an environmental beautification bonus (resident favorability +) by collecting garbage.
• Scale up: 10 boxes equals 1000 gold per week.

Advanced Tip: Place the box on the Mine Cart to make it mobile. The amount collected will be tripled in the event “Trash Day”. We recommend purchasing upgrade parts from John's store.

This technique can eliminate the shortage of Iron or Copper. This is the basis for exploring the depths of the mine.

3. Transporting large quantities of items using hand trolleys: A revolution in transport efficiency

The Hand Trolley purchased at John's store can be transported along with the chest. It is the savior of mining and exploration.

Purchase/Usage Procedures

1. Purchased at John's store for 500 gold. Can be obtained immediately with early farming funds.
2. Chest Loading: Place an empty chest on the Trolley and fill it with Ore.
3. Transport route: Mine entrance → base. Moves in a straight line, even on slopes.
4. Custom: Wheel upgrade (Iron Wheel x4) gives +20% speed.

The carrying capacity comparison is as follows.

method	Capacity (Ore)	Time (1 round trip)	Stamina consumption
on hand	20	10 minutes	50
Backpack	50	8 minutes	40
Trolley	200+	5 minutes	20

A deep dive into the benefits

• Mine efficiency: Transport 500 Ore once in Deep Mine (Lv20 and above). Improves Smelter operation rate.
• Exploration Expansion: Collect a large amount of relics in the Desert and Swamp. You can earn rewards by donating to museums.
• Town development: House construction will be accelerated by transporting building materials. Resident satisfaction levels skyrocket.
• Application: Trolley chains (multiple connections) can transport more than 1000 units.

Caution: It will fall if the capacity is exceeded. Concatenation functionality has been added in the latest patch.

Combining these tricks: Most efficient play cycle

A daily routine that integrates the three techniques is as follows:

1. Morning: Recycling box collection → Farm check (underwater automatic).
2. Daytime: Mine → Base Smelter with Trolley.
3. Evening: Sales of processed products → John's good impression improved.

Example of results for one week:

• Income: +5000 gold.
• Material: Iron 1000, Wood 2000.
• Progress: Fully unlocked licenses, town population 10 people.

Additional techniques: Tips for 2025 latest update

• Auto-Farm Alternative: Fully automatic with underwater + Sprinkler (new item).
• Mine Cart Network: Build a high-speed transportation network with Trolley+Rail.
• Animal Auto-Feeder: Utilizes recycling Fertilizer.
• Fishing Rod Upgrade: Mass produce Rare Fish next to the underwater farm.

These will shorten the time it takes to reach the end content “Space Elevator” by one month.

Summary: Now you're a Dinkum master

The best part of Dinkum is building an efficient life. By mastering the three techniques of no-watering fields, recycling bins, and hand trolleys, the monotony of work will disappear and your creativity will explode. Free up your stamina to explore and build and enjoy the true outback life. The game is constantly being updated, so check back for the latest updates as you build your large farm and bustling city.