Crafting materials
Cloth and Rope
Cloth supports several crafted supplies, while Rope is a direct building and crafting material worth collecting without…
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Cloth and Rope
Suitcases, beaches, cannibal villages, cave cloth crates including Cave 5, and cave ropes that respawn on re-entry.
Before you go
- Inventory space for cloth and other scavenged items.
- A weapon and light for village or cave searches.
- A specific rope or cloth use in mind before crafting.
Farming steps
- Search unopened suitcases at the plane crash and other surface loot areas for cloth and their other random item.
- Check beaches and cannibal villages for loose cloth and containers, taking care around patrols.
- On a cave expedition, collect cloth from supply crates, including those in Cave 5 when your route passes them.
- Pick up rope found directly in caves rather than converting cloth automatically.
- At the crafting mat, combine cloth into rope only when a recipe or building plan needs rope.
- Keep a separate cloth reserve for other crafting uses, then return to unsearched locations or eligible cave ropes for another collection pass.
- A cloth-heavy route can also yield varied suitcase items, so leave inventory room for incidental loot.
- Treat re-entered cave rope as a possible replenishment, not a guarantee for every rope location.
Repeat, collect and use
Surface suitcases and containers are limited once opened. Cloth can be gathered at other locations, and some cave ropes respawn on re-entry.
Common mistakes
- Converting all cloth into rope: reserve cloth for other crafting needs first.
- Expecting opened suitcases to restock: move on to beaches, villages, or cave supplies.
- Entering a hostile village unprepared: approach with a weapon and a retreat route.
When to stop or switch
Stop when you have enough rope for the planned build or craft and a cloth reserve for your next intended use.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.