Map and Resource Guide

Use the 1.0 Resource Scanner first

Version 1.0 added a Resource Scanner to the map and improved markers for trailers, animals, and explored points of interest. Open the map in the target area, scan before committing to a long loop, and save a marker only after you confirm what the deposit contains.

Build each run around one production goal. If you need a machine part, identify every ingredient and scan for the bottleneck first. This avoids returning home with a full inventory that still cannot complete the recipe.

Best current tool

Resource Scanner in the map

New 1.0 areas

Sandswept Highlands and Hollow Marsh

World change

Officially described as roughly 40% larger

Exact coordinates

Not published here without current verification

A repeatable resource loop

• Choose one recipe or upgrade and write down its missing ingredients.
• Scan the relevant region, then place your own marker on a confirmed deposit.
• Travel with enough free capacity and fuel for the return leg.
• Process raw materials near labeled storage so automation filters stay understandable.
• Re-scan after a major update instead of assuming every old marker still describes the same deposit.

Nickel: what is actually verified

A 2025 Steam discussion reported nickel in sandy ground around the eastern and southeastern edges of the starting grassland, including water-facing areas and the transition toward Yellow Forest. Those reports can help you choose a direction, but they predate version 1.0 and are not a verified current spawn map.

In 1.0, start with the Resource Scanner. If it produces no useful result, survey sandy boundaries and shoreline transitions as a fallback, then mark any deposit you personally confirm.

Red, yellow, iron, and other searches

Search demand often asks for a single color crystal or ore. The reliable workflow is the same: confirm that the material belongs to the current recipe, scan the region, and use biome transitions as navigation rather than treating a search snippet as a coordinate.

This guide intentionally does not publish an “interactive map” assembled from unverified competitor data. A useful map must identify the game version, observation date, and whether a marker was reproduced. Until that evidence exists, the in-game scanner is more honest and usually faster.