Metal feeds basic recipes, airship modules, and refined components, so aerial clusters are a useful supply while traveling above the dust.
PC / Global, 1.0 released April 14, 2025
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Where to farm
Updrafts above the dust layer, where rusty clusters drift among the aerial debris.
Rusty metal debris clusters on updrafts provide a direct way to gather metal with a Deck Extractor. Collect it for construction and crafting, or process it later where a recipe calls for refined components.
Rise above the dust and scan the updrafts for rusty debris clusters.
Steer the airship close enough to bring a cluster within Deck Extractor reach.
Aim the Deck Extractor at the cluster and harvest it.
Check nearby updrafts for additional clusters before leaving the area.
Store the metal aboard and use it in recipes or refine it when a component recipe requires that form.
Farming tips
Exposed metal supports at old structures and metal doors or walls at landing sites are alternate extractor targets.
Keep the ship clear of any unstable structure while harvesting exposed supports.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeat at other updrafts you encounter. The available evidence does not establish that a harvested cluster respawns, so treat each cluster as a finite salvage find.
Common mistakes
Trying to collect clusters by hand: use the Deck Extractor.
Assuming every metal source floats in the sky: landing-site doors, walls, and supports can also yield metal.
Expecting a fixed haul per cluster: no guaranteed quantity is established.
When to stop or switch
Stop when you have enough metal for the next planned build or when nearby updrafts no longer show clusters; switch to documented landing-site metal targets if you still need more.
