Resource Node

Resource Node

Resource Nodes are natural objects in the environment that can be Gathered if you have the appropriate tool equipped. Gathering a resource node will yield related Raw Materials.

To obtain raw materials from a resource node, the following requirements must be met:

• You must have the appropriate Gathering skill learned.
• You must have the appropriare Tool equipped.
• The Tool must have more than zero Current Durability (if an equipped tool has 0 durability, you cannot gather a node. However. You can restore some of the tool's durability using a Repair Kit - Tool).
• Hover your mouse over the resource node until your mouse pointer turns into the tool, then double-click on the node.

Each Resource Node in a scene can be either active (i.e. it has resources that can be gathered) or inactive (its resources are depleted). You can only interact with a Resource Node that is active.

Over time, inactive resource nodes will "re-spawn" and become active again.

Resource nodes can have different tier levels. The Experience Points you will gain from successfully gathering a node increases with higher tier nodes. The tier of the resource nodes can vary within a scene and between scenes.

If you successfully gather a resource node, there is an initial yield of raw material and Producer Experience. For Mining, Forestry, Field Dressing, and Foraging, if your initial gathering was successful, there is also a chance to obtain Meticulous Collections.

With a non-meticulous collection, you are only able to gather once from the Resource Node and then the node is consumed. In this case, only Producer Experience is awarded for the gathering.

With a meticulous collection, the Resource Node was not consumed on the previous gather, so you are able to gather another time from the node. You can get multiple meticulous collections on a single node, with the number of back-to-back meticulous collections shown on the meticulous counter. Eventually, the node will run out of resources and the node will be consumed (so collection will stop and the node will disappear). With each meticulous collection, you are awarded both Adventurer Experience and Producer Experience. These experience awards show up in the loot window when the node is finally consumed (see Meticulous XP Awards for a description of these awards). Taking these reward items will automatically apply the reward value to both the Adventurer Experience and Producer Experience pools.

Ways to Make Gathering Resource Nodes More Efficient

• Increase your chance of a Meticulous Collection (see Meticulous Collection).
• Raise the relevant Swift Gathering Skill to increase the speed of gathering (note: fishing does not have a swift gathering skill):
  • Swift Gathering - Mining
  • Swift Gathering - Forestry
  • Swift Gathering - Foraging
  • Swift Gathering - Field Dressing
  • Swift Gathering - Agriculture
• Raise the relevant primary gathering skill to increase your chance of a critical gather (a critical gather is much faster than a non-critical gather):
  • Mining
  • Forestry
  • Foraging
  • Field Dressing
  • Agriculture
  • Fishing

Determining the Resource Nodes in a Scene

On the World Map, you can approach various Adventuring Scenes, and hover your mouse over the scene name. This will show you the Scene Information Window and a listing of all resource nodes that can be found in a specific scene.

• Resources with white text have abundant nodes in the scene.
• Resources in grey text have very few nodes available in that scene.

Resource Node Types and Tools Required to Gather Them

Mining

Required tool: equipped Pickaxe.

Resource Nodes that use the Mining gathering skills:

• Copper Vein
• Iron Vein
• Silver Vein
• Gold Vein
• Granite
• Amethyst Crystal
• Citrine Crystal
• Diamond Crystal
• Emerald Crystal
• Garnet Crystal
• Onyx Crystal
• Ruby Crystal
• Sapphire Crystal
• Quartz Crystal
• Brimstone
• Ash Deposit
• Clay Deposit
• Salt
• Coal
• Quartz

Forestry

Required tool: equipped Harvesting Axe.

Resource Nodes that use the Forestry gathering skills:

• Pine Tree
• Maple Tree

Agriculture

Required tool: equipped Hoe.

Resource Nodes that use the Agriculture gathering skills:

• Planter

Field Dressing

Required tool: equipped Skinning Knife.

Resource Nodes that use the Field Dressing gathering skills:

• Dead Creature

Foraging

Required tool: equipped Sickle.

Resource Nodes that use the Foraging gathering skills:

• Cotton Plant
• Oyster Bed
• Nightshade Plant
• Mandrake Plant
• Coconut
• Pile of Scales
• Garlic

Fishing

Required tool: equipped Fishing Rod or Lava Fishing Rod (and appropriate Bait in your inventory).

Resource Nodes that use the Fishing gathering skills:

• Fetid Water
• Freshwater
• Saltwater
• Lava

See Also

• Tools

Trivia

• Crafting: Resource Gathering will be added to crafting including resource nodes placed in the world. More recipes will also become available. NOTE: For R4, gathering includes tree chopping (wood), field dressing (animal hides), harvesting (cotton) and mining (ore).
• As of release 105, the Meticulous Collection text displayed over your characters head "Meticulous Collection x" is off by one. After having the initial, one time harvesting collection chance, when you have a first time meticulous chance, the text "Meticulous Collection x" number will immediately display the number 2.