In this guide, we'll show you where to find all of the main resources in Forever Skies and how to gather them.
Quicklinks: Biomass | Circuit Board | Coffee Nut | Copper
Crystal Battery | Dirty Water | Dust Daisy | Dust Lettuce
Electric Elements | Energy Crystal | Epoxy | Glass | Helium | Inkbulb
Lobster Chili | Machine Parts | Mantis Gland | Metals | Motherboard
Patat | Petit Astre | Plant Oil | Plant Resin | Plastic Scrap
Polymer | Solid State Battery | Synthetics | Transformer
If you want to get the lay of the land, check out our guide on Forever Skies's map and locations. We also have guides if you're in need of more food and water, two resources you'll need lots of during your time in the overgrown post apocalypse.
How to Get Resources in Forever Skies
There are a few ways to gather materials in Forever Skies. Some, like Dirty Water and Energy Crystals, can just be gathered directly by hand. Others will need the use of an Extractor. You'll gain access to a Deck Extractor early on, letting you gather the various resources floating around or on each of the ruined locations you can visit. After visiting the Underdust for the first time, you'll also be able to craft a portable Extractor, which lets you gather things like Metal and Glass while away from your ship. The other main way of gathering resources is via the Knife, which can be researched once you scan Thick Creepers (vines found in some locations) for the first time.
Once scanned, many resources can also be crafted via the Fabricator on your ship. However, this often requires a lot of other basic resources, so it's generally best to gather them directly instead.
Where to Find Biomass
Best Way to Get Biomass
Biomass is gathered from Thick Creepers, the long vines that can be found growing in certain locations above and below the dust. Gathering it requires the Knife, which can be crafted once you scan Thick Creepers for the first time. There are a number of locations that have an abundance of Biomass, including Overgrown Towers, Greenhouse Towers, and the Underdust.
What is Biomass Used For?
Biomass is mainly used to create Biomass Fuel, a medium efficiency fuel for your ship.
Where to Find Circuit Board
Best Way to Get Circuit Board
Circuit boards are found inside ruined PCs at certain 2-Light locations. Check inside buildings at Standard Wind Farms and Rooftops.
What Are Circuit Boards Used For?
They're needed for numerous tools on the ship, including the Location Radar and Tool Charger.
Where to Find Coffee Nut
Best Way to Get Coffee Nut
Coffee Nuts can only be gathered in Greenhouse Towers.
What Are Coffee Nuts Used For?
Where to Find Copper
Best Way to Get Copper
Copper comes in large spools of wire that must be gathered via an Extractor. It can be found in all 2-light locations, including Rooftops and Standard Wind Farms.
What is Copper Used For?
Copper is used to Fabricate items, including Rainwater Collectors and the Tool Charger.
Where to Find Crystal Battery
Best Way to Get Crystal Battery
Crystal Batteries are scattered across the Underdust. They can also be crafted at a Fabricator, requiring Energy Crystals and Plastic Scrap.
What Are Crystal Batteries Used For?
Crystal Batteries primarily power Oxygen Refill Stations in the Underdust, though they're also used for tools like the Upgraded Tool Charger.
Where to Find Dirty Water
Best Way to Get Dirty Water
Dirty Water is found in Rainwater Collectors, and can be drunk directly or bottled. Rainwater Collectors can be crafted and placed on your ship, or found at locations you visit.
What is Dirty Water Used For?
Dirty Water is turned into regular Water, allowing you to reduce your thirst or craft Biomass Fuel.
Where to Find Dust Daisy
Best Way to Get Dust Daisy
Dust Daisy can only be found in the Underdust, gathered from the red plants with glowing centers.
What Are Dust Daisies Used For?
Dust Daisies are used to research the Vertigo Virus, which is used to create Hypothermia Boosters.
Where to Find Dust Lettuce
Best Way to Get Dust Lettuce
Dust Lettuce is gathered via Insect Lures on your ship.
What is Dust Lettuce Used For?
Dust Lettuce can be cooked to restore food and health.
Where to Find Electric Elements
Best Way to Get Electric Elements
Electrical Elements can be found inside buildings at 1-light locations, including Temporary Camps.
What Are Electric Elements Used For?
Electric Elements are used for many Fabricated items.
Where to Find Energy Crystal
Best Way to Get Energy Crystal
Energy Crystals are found only in the Underdust. Most of the time, they can be found in large clusters.
What Are Energy Crystals Used For?
They're used to make extra Crystal Batteries, along with high efficiency Energy Crystal Fuel.
Where to Find Epoxy
Best Way to Get Epoxy
Epoxy is primarily found in Greenhouse Towers.
What is Epoxy Used For?
Epoxy is used for crafting interior ship items like Storage Containers.
Where to Find Glass
Best Way to Get Glass
Glass must be gathered via an Extractor. It's found on buildings in all above-dust locations, made up of small hexagonal panels.
What is Glass Used For?
Glass is needed for a handful of items, including the Location Radar and Note Stickers.
Where to Find Helium
Best Way to Get Helium
Canisters of Helium are found at certain 2-light locations, including Crash Sites and Rooftops.
What is Helium Used For?
It's primarily needed for Helium Fuel, which is more efficient than the Synthetic Fuel you can make early on.
Where to Find Inkbulb
Best Way to Get Inkbulb
Inkbulbs are gathered in Greenhouse Towers. You can usually find multiple in the same area.
What is Inkbulb Used For?
Inkbulbs can be used as food, or to craft paint for your ship.
Where to Find Lobster Chili
Best Way to Get Lobster Chili
Lobster Chili can be gathered in a few locations, including Small Towns and Overgrown Towers.
What is Lobster Chili Used For?
Lobster Chili can be boiled and eaten. Doing this will also cure the Photophobia virus.
Where to Find Machine Parts
Best Way to Get Machine Parts
Machine Parts can be found on the ground and in containers scattered across 1 and 2-light locations.
What Are Machine Parts Used For?
Machine Parts are needed frequently for fabricated items, including the Scanner and Deck Extractors.
Where to Find Mantis Gland
Best Way to Get Mantis Gland
Mantis Glands can currently only be found from a dead Mantis corpse in the Underdust.
What Are Mantis Glands Used For?
Mantis Glands are used to research the Fever virus.
Where to Find Metals
Best Way to Get Metals
Metals can be gathered from all locations, by extracting the large metal panels found on buildings or the ground. It is also found floating throughout the air.
What Are Metals Used For?
Metals are used constantly when fabricating items, so it's always recommended to gather as much as possible.
Where to Find Motherboard
Best Way to Get Motherboard
Motherboards can only be fabricated, requiring 3 Circuit Boards, 10 Copper, and 5 Plastic Scrap once researched.
What Are Motherboards Used For?
Motherboards are used for certain tools and virus research.
Where to Find Patat
Best Way to Get Patat
Patat can only be gathered in Greenhouse Towers.
What is Patat Used For?
Where to Find Petit Astre
Best Way to Get Petit Astre
Petit Astre can only be gathered in Greenhouse Towers.
What is Petit Astre Used For?
Making cartridges for the Paint Tool.
Where to Find Plant Oil
Best Way to Get Plant Oil
Plant Oil can be bottled up from barrels at Greenhouse Towers.
What is Plant Oil Used For?
Plant Oil can be used to fabricate Polymer.
Where to Find Plant Resin
Best Way to Get Plant Resin
Plant Resin can be bottled up in the Underdust Tunnels.
Where to Find Plastic Scrap
Best Way to Get Plastic Scrap
Plastic Scrap is primarily gathered at trash piles in 1-star locations, including Communication Points and Small Towns. Some can be found scattered throughout the Underdust as well. If you have an abundance of synthetics, it can also be crafted with 30 of those once researched.
What is Plastic Scrap Used For?
Plastic Scrap is needed for useful items like the Knife.
Where to Find Polymer
Best Way to Get Polymer
Polymer is found in Greenhouse Towers, and also scattered throughout the Underdust.
What is Polymer Used For?
Polymer is primarily needed to craft both the Crossbow and the portable Extractor.
Where to Find Solid State Battery
Best Way to Get Solid State Battery
A single Solid State Battery can be found in every location, generally at the highest point inside an electrical box.
What Are Solid State Batteries Used For?
Tools like the Research Station require Solid State Batteries to function.
Where to Find Synthetics
Best Way to Get Synthetics
Synthetics are a very common resource floating throughout the sky, gathered via your Extractor. It can also be extracted from small yellow Synthetic Cases.
What Are Synthetics Used For?
Early on, you'll need a lot of Synthetics to make Synthetics Fuel. It's also used in many fabricated items.
Where to Find Transformer
Best Way to Get Transformer
Transformers can be fabricated on your ship using Electrical Elements and Machine Parts. They're also sometimes found directly in the Underdust.
What Are Transformers Used For?
Transformers are needed for tools like Deck Extractors and the Airship Builder.
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