Mining and materials
Salt and Coal in the Cloud Mist Forest
Salt and coal feed useful cooking, smelting, and crafting needs; a region-specific collection run can replenish both without…
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Salt and Coal in the Cloud Mist Forest
Base-game Cloud Mist Forest: T5 Lakeside Forest for Salt Ore or Coal Ore, or T7 Giant Wood Forest for Salt Ore.
Before you go
- A base-island save with access to the target map tier.
- A pickaxe appropriate for the deposit and enough inventory capacity.
- Combat supplies for potential enemies at pits or resource sites.
Farming steps
- Choose the material before leaving: target Lakeside Forest for either Salt Ore or Coal Ore, or Giant Wood Forest for Salt Ore.
- Open your Cloud Mist Forest map and identify a marked pit or deposit in the named zone; do not use Shifting Sands markers for this trip.
- Travel to the target and check for local guards before entering the mining area.
- Defeat or avoid enemies safely, then mine only the Salt or Coal deposit you came for.
- Carry the collected material home and route it to the cooking, smelting, or crafting use that needs it.
- Mark any useful node or pit on your own map so later trips can return to the same base-island zone.
- The resource locator data is marked as work in progress, so confirm the marker and ore type in your own save.
- Keep Salt and Coal in separate storage stacks so you can see which supply is running low.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeat collection when your stock is low and the target site still has accessible deposits. No dependable respawn interval is established, so check the site instead of planning around a timer.
Common mistakes
- Following a desert DLC marker from a base-island save can send you to the wrong map; stay on Cloud Mist Forest.
- Assuming every Lakeside pit has both materials can waste a trip; target a deposit labeled for the needed ore.
- Expecting a guaranteed respawn can leave you without fuel or cooking stock; maintain a reserve and verify the site.
When to stop or switch
Stop the run when you have enough of the selected resource for current recipes, or switch zones if the target deposit is absent or unsafe.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.