https://ecoslabrea-wiki.wiki/guides/first-session/2026-10-13T15:15:34Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/396c1757-99b8-48a2-9609-f7d5f2228c99.pngFirst session in Ecos: La BreaStart as a Western Horse or Dire Wolf, learn the menu and the January 2026 mark-key change, and leave tar and random codes alone. https://ecoslabrea-wiki.wiki/guides/unlock-playables/2026-10-13T15:15:34Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/00d45570-fc68-4f43-a2b8-7f27c3f831c9.pngUnlock Smilodon, Ancient Bison, and the MammothKill a Peccary for Smilodon, mark a predator as a horse for Ancient Bison, and finish the skeleton-and-fossil quest for the Columbian Mammoth. https://ecoslabrea-wiki.wiki/guides/controls-and-menu/2026-10-13T15:15:35Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/6f9e4dac-25ee-4ea1-adce-49980d08f051.pngControls, menu, and the mark-key changeUse the published keyboard list, then rebind from the January 23, 2026 note: new players mark with Q, and herbivore call 2 no longer marks. https://ecoslabrea-wiki.wiki/guides/hunt-as-a-carnivore/2026-10-13T15:15:35Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/b650e6f4-6964-4b70-9bb7-b0ea462c0579.pngHunt as a Dire Wolf or Saber-tooth CatLatch horses and bison as a Dire Wolf, pounce the front-left as a Smilodon, and use game trails when you still need a Peccary kill. https://ecoslabrea-wiki.wiki/guides/survive-as-a-herbivore/2026-10-13T15:15:35Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/f61a8082-32ad-4488-9010-e6db1db4a97f.pngSurvive as a horse, bison, or mammothHorses flee, bison charge and joust, and mammoths reshape the map. Spook now lasts until the threat is gone or you open a real gap. https://ecoslabrea-wiki.wiki/guides/tracks-missions-instincts/2026-10-13T15:15:35Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/396c1757-99b8-48a2-9609-f7d5f2228c99.pngTracks, missions, and InstinctsHourly hunt and forage missions, a 24-hour Instinct board of three quests, and migration or territory income are the three ways Tracks arrive. https://ecoslabrea-wiki.wiki/guides/territory-migration-and-tar/2026-10-13T15:15:35Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/c1415fb1-4bea-40dd-8163-19fb3e5ccd47.pngMigration, territory, and tarHerbivores rotate through two migration zones. Carnivores hold territory hexes. Everyone treats tar at Rancho La Brea and Arrowhead Hollow as a trap, not a shortcut. https://ecoslabrea-wiki.wiki/guides/coats-and-mutations/2026-10-13T15:15:35Zhttps://i.f-image.com/images/f61a8082-32ad-4488-9010-e6db1db4a97f.pngCoats, tiers, and mutationsDefault coats are free. The Track ladder runs 300, 500, 1000, and 3000, with some mutation coats priced off that ladder.