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Many raw materials can be foraged directly from the environment. Not all resources are available in every environment.
Many raw materials can be foraged directly from the environment. Not all [[resource]]s are available in every environment though.


Foraging involves two basic steps:
Foraging is most commonly used to quickly get a few materials for [[handcraft]]ing. This includes the foraging to make an empire's first [[flag]].


#Locate the resource you want to forage.
==Locating Natural Resources==
#Pick it up.
Using the [[Top-Down_View|top-down view]] it is possible to find almost any [[resource]] in the environment.


===Locating plants===
Plants can easily be found using the '''Plants''' overlay.


=Locating Natural Resources=
[[Plant]]s are hard to describe, because plants are procedurally generated and are therefore unique to each [[planet]]. Some plant types can be foraged from both trees and bushes.
Top-down view is the easiest way to locate natural resources in your area. Press the Backspace key to switch between top-down view and the first-person view of your character.
[[File:PlantsExample.png|thumb|200px|none|Example of some [[plant]]s.]]


Top-down view shows several categories of information, overlayed as icons or words on the terrain. Cycle between six different categories of information displayed using the \ and Shift+\ keys.
===Locating Rocks===
Rocks can easily be found using the '''Rocks''' overlay.
 
Rocks while having multiple possible shapes, always have the same look.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Icon
|<b>Category</b> || <b>Information Provided</b>
! Rock
! Name
! Note
|-
| [[File:C_Stone.png|50px|[[Stone]]]]
| [[File:RockStone.png|50px|[[Stone]]]]
| [[Stone]]
| The most common rock.
|-
| [[File:C_Ore.png|50px|[[Ore]]]]
| [[File:RockOre.png|50px|[[Ore]]]]
| [[Ore]]
| No [[handcraft]]ing uses.
|-
| [[File:C_Crystals.png|50px|[[Crystals]]]]
| [[File:RockCrystals.png|50px|[[Crystals]]]]
| [[Crystals]]
| No [[handcraft]]ing uses.
|-
| [[File:C_Minerals.png|50px|[[Minerals]]]]
| [[File:RockMinerals.png|50px|[[Minerals]]]]
| [[Minerals]]
|  
|-
| [[File:C_CrudeOil.png|50px|[[Oil]]]]
| [[File:RockOil.png|50px|[[Oil]]]]
| [[Oil]]
|  
|-
|-
|Rocks || Shows presense of mineral resources.
| [[File:C_Gems.png|50px|[[Gems]]]]
| [[File:RockGems.png|50px|[[Gems]]]]
| [[Gems]]
| No [[handcraft]]ing uses. Valuable in trade.
|-
|-
|Plants || Shows plant resources. Green indicates only shrubbery. Brown indicates trees and possibly shrubbery. Purple indicates dense trees and possibly shrubbery.
| [[File:C_Radioactives.png|50px|[[Radioactives]]]]
| [[File:RockRadioactives.png|50px|[[Radioactives]]]]
| [[Radioactives]]
| No [[handcraft]]ing uses.
|-
|-
|Buildings || Shows types and tech level of buildings.
| [[File:C_Coal.png|50px|[[Coal]]]]
| [[File:RockCoal.png|50px|[[Coal]]]]
| [[Coal]]
| No [[handcraft]]ing uses.
|-
|-
|Roads || Shows roads and road slabs.
| [[File:C_Ice.png|50px|[[Ice]]]]
| [[File:RockIce.png|50px|[[Ice]]]]
| [[Ice]]
|
|-
|-
|Cities || Shows city ownership of each building and road.
| [[File:C_GoldOre.png|50px|[[Gold Ore]]]]
| [[File:RockGoldOre.png|50px|[[Gold Ore]]]]
| [[Gold Ore]]
|
|-
|-
|None || Shows no information, just a clean top-down view.
| [[File:C_Eludium.png|50px|[[Eludium]]]]
| [[File:RockEludium.png|50px|[[Eludium]]]]
| [[Eludium]]
| Commonly only on [[moon]]s and other atmosphere-less [[world]]s.
|-
| [[File:C_Lumenite.png|50px|[[Lumenite]]]]
| [[File:RockLumenite.png|50px|[[Lumenite]]]]
| [[Lumenite]]
| Commonly only on [[moon]]s and dark [[world]]s.
|}
|}


Walk to the natural resource you want to forage. Look at the ground at the base of the resource, whether it is a rock or a tree or a shrub. Press the ` key to get a spot description of the terrain at that location. The description will include the type and quality of natural resource that is present.
==Inspect Natural Resources==
It is possible to inspect a [[resource]] before foraging it. Look at the ground at the base of the resource, whether it is a rock or a tree or a shrub. Use the [[spot]]ting key, default <code>`</code>, to get a spot description of the terrain at that location. The description will include the type and [[quality]] of the resource.
 
==Picking Up Natural Resources==
Natural resources are picked up from the ground using the [[The_Basics#Mouse-Look_Vs_Hand-Cursor|hand cursor]], or by clicking the "Forage" button that appears on the right of the screen.
 
Click on the rock or shrub to forage from it. Some times other [[plant]]s may get in the way, when trying to harvest, in that case try from another angle or another source.
 
It is also possible to forage [[water]] by clicking on the surface of visible water.


=Picking Up Natural Resources=
If there is room in the [[inventory]], an [[item]] foraged from the environment will be added to the inventory. Otherwise, it will be dropped on the ground.
Natural resources are picked up from the ground using the hand cursor. Press Enter or hold the Ctrl key to use the hand cursor.


Click on the ground at the center of where the rock or shrub touches the ground to forage from it; click on the trunk of trees to forage from them; click on the surface of visible water to forage water. You cannot forage from branches of a plant. Some shrubs spread in a broad area around the center of their location, which may make the click location look like open empty ground. Even so, you must click on the ground at the center of where the rock or shrub touches the ground to forage from it.
===Seeds===
When foraging plants, a [[seed]] will also be acquired. Seeds are largely useless for anything other than [[Flower_Pot|flower pot]]s. This means that if inventory space is limited, it is best to just drop them.  


If there is room in your inventory, an item foraged from the environment will be added to your inventory. Otherwise, it will be foraged and then dropped on the ground at your feet.
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Latest revision as of 11:47, 10 March 2024

Many raw materials can be foraged directly from the environment. Not all resources are available in every environment though.

Foraging is most commonly used to quickly get a few materials for handcrafting. This includes the foraging to make an empire's first flag.

Locating Natural Resources

Using the top-down view it is possible to find almost any resource in the environment.

Locating plants

Plants can easily be found using the Plants overlay.

Plants are hard to describe, because plants are procedurally generated and are therefore unique to each planet. Some plant types can be foraged from both trees and bushes.

Example of some plants.

Locating Rocks

Rocks can easily be found using the Rocks overlay.

Rocks while having multiple possible shapes, always have the same look.

Icon Rock Name Note
Stone Stone Stone The most common rock.
Ore Ore Ore No handcrafting uses.
Crystals Crystals Crystals No handcrafting uses.
Minerals Minerals Minerals
Oil Oil Oil
Gems Gems Gems No handcrafting uses. Valuable in trade.
Radioactives Radioactives Radioactives No handcrafting uses.
Coal Coal Coal No handcrafting uses.
Ice Ice Ice
Gold Ore Gold Ore Gold Ore
Eludium Eludium Eludium Commonly only on moons and other atmosphere-less worlds.
Lumenite Lumenite Lumenite Commonly only on moons and dark worlds.

Inspect Natural Resources

It is possible to inspect a resource before foraging it. Look at the ground at the base of the resource, whether it is a rock or a tree or a shrub. Use the spotting key, default `, to get a spot description of the terrain at that location. The description will include the type and quality of the resource.

Picking Up Natural Resources

Natural resources are picked up from the ground using the hand cursor, or by clicking the "Forage" button that appears on the right of the screen.

Click on the rock or shrub to forage from it. Some times other plants may get in the way, when trying to harvest, in that case try from another angle or another source.

It is also possible to forage water by clicking on the surface of visible water.

If there is room in the inventory, an item foraged from the environment will be added to the inventory. Otherwise, it will be dropped on the ground.

Seeds

When foraging plants, a seed will also be acquired. Seeds are largely useless for anything other than flower pots. This means that if inventory space is limited, it is best to just drop them.

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