Use the right source for each material
Ruins #1 is a Copper Ore source, while relic fragments come from following scanner signals. Keep ore mining and relic digging as separate parts of a ruin trip.
My Time at Portia FARMING GUIDESKnow what to farm.
Know what to farm.
And where to go.
My Time at Portia farming is workshop production: mine ore, gather wood and stone, refine materials, then fulfill commissions and story builds. Tree Farm and Dana’s Mining Company provide paid deliveries after unlocking them. Stamina and machine queues are the key limits, so gather inputs while production runs.
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What matters before you farm
Unlock requirements, costs and tips to help you get started.
Treat deliveries as paid convenience
Tree Farm orders cost Gols, while local chopping is the free alternative. Dana’s Mining Company also supplies ore through a paid order after its side quest unlocks.
Sources & fact checks
The desert fishing spot has a story gate
Eufaula Desert Oasis is north of Ingall’s Mine and opens after The Portia Bridge mission. Its fish pool includes Gladiator Fish, Golden Salmon, and Wise Fish.
Sources & fact checks
Farm with a purpose
Current task routes come first, followed by story- and unlock-gated supply routes, then repeatable workshop and gathering farms.
Crops and fishing
Fishing the Eufaula Desert Oasis
The Eufaula Desert Oasis offers a later-game fish pool that includes Gladiator Fish, Golden Salmon, and Wise Fish.
Crops and fishing
Fishing Spots
Fishing at named waters gives access to location-specific catch pools for food, collection, or sale.
Deliveries and workshop
Commissions and Workshop Orders
Commerce Guild commissions turn workshop materials and production into Gols and reputation.
Mining and materials
Copper Ore
Copper Ore is an early mine resource used for bars and workshop builds.
Deliveries and workshop
Processing Copper Ore into Copper Bars
Smelting Copper Ore turns a ruin resource into a usable workshop material for builds and orders.
Crops and fishing
Crop Planters
Planter boxes let the Workshop yard produce crops for crafting, cooking, commissions, and sale.
Mining and materials
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Mining and materials
Copper Ore
Copper Ore is an early mine resource used for bars and workshop builds.
Mining and materials
Iron Ore
Iron Ore supports later workshop crafting and construction after access to the second ruin opens.
Mining and materials
Stone and Marble
Stone and Marble provide basic construction and workshop inputs from field gathering.
Wood and forage
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Wood and forage
Animal Feces and Fertilizer
Animal Feces can be collected and used as fertilizer to support crops in planter boxes.
Wood and forage
Wood and Hardwood
Wood and Hardwood are core workshop materials available through free gathering or paid delivery.
Wood and forage
Plant Fiber and Wild Forage
Plant Fiber and wild forage supply useful gathered inputs without a ruin pass or paid order.
Crops and fishing
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Crops and fishing
Fishing the Eufaula Desert Oasis
The Eufaula Desert Oasis offers a later-game fish pool that includes Gladiator Fish, Golden Salmon, and Wise Fish.
Crops and fishing
Fishing Spots
Fishing at named waters gives access to location-specific catch pools for food, collection, or sale.
Crops and fishing
Crop Planters
Planter boxes let the Workshop yard produce crops for crafting, cooking, commissions, and sale.
Crops and fishing
Data Discs and Research Unlocks
Data Discs recovered during ruin exploration can be submitted for research that unlocks workshop plans.
Crops and fishing
Relic Parts
Relic parts can be assembled into artifacts and support collection or museum goals.
Deliveries and workshop
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Deliveries and workshop
Commissions and Workshop Orders
Commerce Guild commissions turn workshop materials and production into Gols and reputation.
Deliveries and workshop
Processing Copper Ore into Copper Bars
Smelting Copper Ore turns a ruin resource into a usable workshop material for builds and orders.
Deliveries and workshop
Tree Farm Deliveries
Tree Farm orders provide recurring paid wood deliveries after access is restored through its questline.
Deliveries and workshop
Dana’s Mining Company
Dana’s Mining Company can provide paid ore deliveries after its side quest unlocks.
Deliveries and workshop
Processing Iron Ore into Iron Bars
Iron Bars convert later-tier ruin ore into a workshop-ready material for progression builds.
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Crops and fishing
Fishing the Eufaula Desert Oasis
The Eufaula Desert Oasis offers a later-game fish pool that includes Gladiator Fish, Golden Salmon, and Wise Fish.
Crops and fishing
Fishing Spots
Fishing at named waters gives access to location-specific catch pools for food, collection, or sale.
Deliveries and workshop
Commissions and Workshop Orders
Commerce Guild commissions turn workshop materials and production into Gols and reputation.
Mining and materials
Copper Ore
Copper Ore is an early mine resource used for bars and workshop builds.
Deliveries and workshop
Processing Copper Ore into Copper Bars
Smelting Copper Ore turns a ruin resource into a usable workshop material for builds and orders.
Crops and fishing
Crop Planters
Planter boxes let the Workshop yard produce crops for crafting, cooking, commissions, and sale.
Wood and forage
Animal Feces and Fertilizer
Animal Feces can be collected and used as fertilizer to support crops in planter boxes.
Deliveries and workshop
Tree Farm Deliveries
Tree Farm orders provide recurring paid wood deliveries after access is restored through its questline.
Deliveries and workshop
Dana’s Mining Company
Dana’s Mining Company can provide paid ore deliveries after its side quest unlocks.
Mining and materials
Iron Ore
Iron Ore supports later workshop crafting and construction after access to the second ruin opens.
Deliveries and workshop
Processing Iron Ore into Iron Bars
Iron Bars convert later-tier ruin ore into a workshop-ready material for progression builds.
Crops and fishing
Data Discs and Research Unlocks
Data Discs recovered during ruin exploration can be submitted for research that unlocks workshop plans.
Crops and fishing
Relic Parts
Relic parts can be assembled into artifacts and support collection or museum goals.
Mining and materials
Stone and Marble
Stone and Marble provide basic construction and workshop inputs from field gathering.
Wood and forage
Wood and Hardwood
Wood and Hardwood are core workshop materials available through free gathering or paid delivery.
Wood and forage
Plant Fiber and Wild Forage
Plant Fiber and wild forage supply useful gathered inputs without a ruin pass or paid order.
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