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


Foraging involves two basic steps:
==Locating Natural Resources==
Using the [[Top-Down_View|top-down view]] it is possible to find almost any [[resource]] in the environment.


#Locate the resource you want to forage.
===Locating plants===
#Pick it up.
Plants can easily be found using the '''Plants''' overlay.


Plants are hard to describe, because planets are procedurally generated and there for unique to each [[planet]]. Some plant types can be foraged from both trees and bushes.
[[File:PlantsExample.png|thumb|200px|none|Example of some plants.]]


=Locating Natural Resources=
===Locating Rocks===
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.
Rocks can easily be found using the '''Rocks''' overlay.


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.
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
|-
|-
|Rocks || Shows presense of mineral resources.
| [[File:C_Stone.png|50px|[[Stone]]]]
| [[File:RockStone.png|50px|[[Stone]]]]
| [[Stone]]
| The most common rock.
|-
|-
|Plants || Shows plant resources. Green indicates only shrubbery. Brown indicates trees and possibly shrubbery. Purple indicates dense trees and possibly shrubbery.
| [[File:C_Ore.png|50px|[[Ore]]]]
| [[File:RockOre.png|50px|[[Ore]]]]
| [[Ore]]
| No [[Hand_Craft|hand craft]]ing uses.
|-
|-
|Buildings || Shows types and tech level of buildings.
| [[File:C_Crystals.png|50px|[[Crystals]]]]
| [[File:RockCrystals.png|50px|[[Crystals]]]]
| [[Ore]]
| No [[Hand_Craft|hand craft]]ing uses.
|-
|-
|Roads || Shows roads and road slabs.
| [[File:C_Minerals.png|50px|[[Minerals]]]]
| [[File:RockMinerals.png|50px|[[Minerals]]]]
| [[Minerals]]
|
|-
|-
|Cities || Shows city ownership of each building and road.
| [[File:C_CrudeOil.png|50px|[[Oil]]]]
| [[File:RockOil.png|50px|[[Oil]]]]
| [[Oil]]
| Only forages [[oil]], cannot forage [[Natural_Gas|natural gas]].
|-
|-
|None || Shows no information, just a clean top-down view.
| [[File:C_Gems.png|50px|[[Gems]]]]
| [[File:RockGems.png|50px|[[Gems]]]]
| [[Gems]]
| No [[Hand_Craft|hand craft]]ing uses.
|-
| [[File:C_Radioactives.png|50px|[[Radioactives]]]]
| [[File:RockRadioactives.png|50px|[[Radioactives]]]]
| [[Radioactives]]
| No [[Hand_Craft|hand craft]]ing uses.
|-
| [[File:C_Coal.png|50px|[[Coal]]]]
| [[File:RockCoal.png|50px|[[Coal]]]]
| [[Coal]]
| No [[Hand_Craft|hand craft]]ing uses.
|-
| [[File:C_Eludium.png|50px|[[Eludium]]]]
| [[File:RockEludium.png|50px|[[Eludium]]]]
| [[Eludium]]
| Commonly only on [[moon]]s.<br> No [[Hand_Craft|hand craft]]ing uses.
|-
| [[File:C_Lumenite.png|50px|[[Lumenite]]]]
| [[File:RockLumenite.png|50px|[[Lumenite]]]]
| [[Lumenite]]
| Commonly only on [[moon]]s and cold [[planet]]s.<br> Can be used for [[Spacecraft_Damage_Control|manual spacecraft repairs]].
|}
|}


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=
==Picking Up Natural Resources==
Natural resources are picked up from the ground using the hand cursor. Press Enter or hold the Ctrl key to use the hand cursor.
Natural resources are picked up from the ground using the [[Hand_Cursor|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.
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.


If there is room in your inventory, an item foraged from the environment will be added to your inventory. Otherwise, it will be dropped on the ground at your feet.
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.
 
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.
 
[[Category:Guides]]

Revision as of 13:06, 14 September 2015

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

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 planets are procedurally generated and there for 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 hand crafting uses.
Crystals Crystals Ore No hand crafting uses.
Minerals Minerals Minerals
Oil Oil Oil Only forages oil, cannot forage natural gas.
Gems Gems Gems No hand crafting uses.
Radioactives Radioactives Radioactives No hand crafting uses.
Coal Coal Coal No hand crafting uses.
Eludium Eludium Eludium Commonly only on moons.
No hand crafting uses.
Lumenite Lumenite Lumenite Commonly only on moons and cold planets.
Can be used for manual spacecraft repairs.

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.

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.

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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