Follow the demo story in order
Unlock Quests by reaching level 5 in Smithing, Fletching and Runecrafting, then follow the eight Melvor Idle 2 demo quests from Pointy Preparation through In the Thick of It. Prepare each chapter’s materials before tackling its combat objectives.
This walkthrough covers Demo 0.11.4 and its playable Act 1 story. Demo skills are capped at level 60. Act 2 is announced for Early Access.
Unlock Combat, Fletching and Quests
- Forge a Stone Sword at Smithing level 1 using 2 Stone; crafting it satisfies the weapon requirement for unlocking Combat.
- Catch 20 Raw Shrimp to unlock Cooking.
- Cook 10 Shrimp to satisfy the food requirement for Combat.
- Defeat a Golbin in Golbin Forest to unlock Fletching.
Demo quest order, objectives and rewards
| Quest and prerequisite | Objectives and rewards |
|---|---|
| Pointy Preparation — no earlier quest required. | Deliver 24 Stone Arrows; defeat 3 Archery Targets using Ranged. Rewards: 1,000 GP, 150 Stone Arrows and 50 Shrimp. |
| Fishin' for Trouble — complete Pointy Preparation. | Provide 3 Copper Swords, catch 15 Raw Sardine and defeat 5 Golbin Ambushers. Rewards: 2,500 GP and 100 Copper Bars. |
| Boarish Bonfire — complete Fishin' for Trouble. | Cut Wood Debris once, mine Stone Debris once, provide 50 Mackerel Bait, catch 15 Raw Trout and defeat 1 Enraged Boar. Rewards: 5,000 GP, 150 Trout, 15 Bird Nests, 15 Geodes and 5 Oak Tree Seeds. |
| Misty Reconnaissance — complete Boarish Bonfire. | Make 6 Climbing Hooks and 3 each of Climbing Gloves, Climbing Boots, Climbing Rope and Climbing Harness. Rewards: 10,000 GP, 250 Leather, 250 Iron Bars and 250 Steel Bars. |
| Rocky Rumble — complete Misty Reconnaissance. | Make 1 Sulfur Protection Gloves, supply 25 Volatile Fire Runes, defeat 5 Grumpy Golems and make 10 Canyon Supports. Rewards: 12,500 GP, 500 Coal, 500 Rune Essence, 150 Uncut Topaz and 150 Uncut Sapphire. |
| Dungeon Breakout — complete Rocky Rumble. | Supply 10 Silver Bars, cut Fortress Wall once, make 1 Reinforced Woodcutter’s Axe and cut Damaged Fortress Wall once. Rewards: 15,000 GP, 250 Oak Logs and 200 Willow Logs. |
| Tree Trimming — complete Dungeon Breakout. | Supply 5 Strawberry Cakes, defeat 1 Tainted Treant, gather 25 Treant Remains and burn Treant Remains 25 times. Rewards: 17,500 GP, 100 Strawberry Cakes and 20 Bird Nests. |
| In the Thick of It — complete Tree Trimming. | Burn Brazier 1, Brazier 2 and Brazier 3 once each, cut Fort Gate once and defeat 1 Ringleader. Rewards: 40,000 GP, 100 Banana Pancakes, 1,000 Mithril Javelins, 1,500 each of Air Rune, Water Rune, Earth Rune and Fire Rune, plus 750 Chaos Runes. |
Finish Pointy Preparation
Smithing supplies Stone Arrowtips, while Headless Arrows use Feathers in Fletching. Wild Chicken supplies Feathers through Hunting. Keep ammunition ready for target practice before delivering the quest arrows.
- Fletch a Normal Bow at Fletching level 1 using 2 Normal Logs and 1 Bowstring for target practice.
- Craft Stone Arrows at Fletching level 1: combining 4 Stone Arrowtips and 4 Headless Arrows produces 4 Stone Arrows.
- Deliver 24 Stone Arrows to complete the supply objective.
- Defeat 3 Archery Targets using Ranged in Act 1 - Pointy Preparation, with your bow and Stone Arrows equipped, to complete target practice.
Prepare later crafting and gathering requirements
Misty Reconnaissance recipes require Smithing level 12 for Climbing Hooks and Crafting level 12 for the accessories. Per recipe, Hooks use 2 Iron Bars; Gloves use 8 Leather and 8 Iron Bars; Boots use 6 Leather and 2 Steel Bars; Harness uses 3 Leather, 2 Iron Bars and 2 Rope. Climbing Rope uses 2 Wool and 5 Flax, with Sheep supplying Wool through Ranching.
- Forge Copper Swords at Smithing level 6 using 2 Copper Bars per recipe for Fishin' for Trouble.
- Make Mackerel Bait at Cooking level 27 using 1 Raw Mackerel per recipe for Boarish Bonfire. Bait Boxes found while Fishing can also contain it.
- Open Hobgolbin Chests from Hobgolbin Camp for a chance at Hobforge Gloves. The camp opens after 15 Hobgolbin kills.
- Craft Sulfur Protection Gloves at Crafting level 18 using 1 Hobforge Gloves and 4 Magic Cowhide. This consumes the Hobforge Gloves.
- Craft Volatile Fire Runes at Runecrafting level 20 using 1 Fire Rune and 5 Sulfur per recipe. Sulfur mining requires Mining level 18.
- Make Canyon Supports at Crafting level 25 using 5 Rope, 10 Willow Logs and 10 Steel Bars per recipe.
- Forge the Reinforced Woodcutter’s Axe at Smithing level 25 using 25 Steel Bars, 25 Willow Logs and 25 Thornback Lizard Spikes. Dungeon Breakout’s wall actions require Woodcutting level 25.
- Reserve 200 Sourweed Herb and 200 Mantalyme Herb for Brazier 3. Its Firemaking requirement is level 39, so prepare these crops ahead of the final quest.
Check these blockers before continuing
- Advance Pointy Preparation to its target-practice objective if the quest combat area is missing; its visibility depends on the relevant quest step being active.
- Refill ingredients and currency when crafting stops. Artisan steps need the full listed costs on hand, and offline progression also stops when materials run out.
- Keep turn-in materials until their objectives are finished, and distinguish requests to make items from requests to supply them.
- Check food, equipment and attack resources separately before Enraged Boar, Grumpy Golems, Tainted Treant and Ringleader.
- Check equipped ammunition if your Ranged weapon stops attacking; weapons that need ammo require the matching ammunition type to be equipped.
Continue into the announced Early Access story
Act 2 is announced for Steam Early Access, scheduled for November 17, 2026. That release is also planned to add Astrology, Herblore and Agility and raise the skill cap to 99. Demo saves will carry over so you can continue your character into the expanded story.