I think, probably the best thing you can do for new players at the moment is make the intro quests more descriptive. For example "Get 5 Plant Fiber (Check Bushes)" I personally had a hard time figuring out where to find it, and spent much too long whacking grass looking for it.
Agreed! I need to work on the tutorial quests more even if they are just placeholders. Also, your supposed to be able to pickup plant fiber from grass but I removed it temporarily due to performance issues. Other plants give plant fiber also! They are higher up in altitude in the forest regions, but that's not so great since the spawn point is lower. I appreciate the input! I'll do some adjustments for next update.