5 tips for resource gathering in Skull and Bones

5 tips for resource gathering in Skull and Bones
These tips will help you easily gather resources in Skull and Bones (Image via Ubisoft)

As the open seas beckon, we delve deep into the secrets of acquiring loot masterfully with some tips for resource gathering in Skull and Bones. From sharpening your sickle to serrating your saw, tools are essential for harvesting raw materials. These can be acquired via a minigame or automatically and can even be used to craft more refined resource materials.

Today, we look at some tips for resource gathering in Skull and Bones that will come in handy for all its pirates on the open seas.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the author's opinions


Important tips for resource gathering in Skull and Bones

1) Upgrading tools

Upgrading tools is one of the most important tips for resource gathering in Skull and Bones (Image via Ubisoft || YouTube/GosuNoob)
Upgrading tools is one of the most important tips for resource gathering in Skull and Bones (Image via Ubisoft || YouTube/GosuNoob)

Tools are some essential pieces of equipment that are required to farm the resources in Skull and Bones. These include Crowbar, Hunting Spear, Pickaxe, Saw, and Sickle. The material that each tool can help farm is mentioned in the table below:

ToolsResources
CrowbarBroken plank, Metal salvage, Rusty nail, Scavenged wood, Torn sail
Hunting spearApex Crocodile hide, Apex Hippo hide, Crocodile hide, Hippo hide, Sharkskin, Thich Crocodile hide
PickaxeBog iron, Cobalt, Copper, Magnetite, Nickel, Pure iron, Zinc
SawAcacia, Greenheart, Iroko, Ironwood, Juniper, Mopane, Teak
SickleAbaka, Hemp, Jute, Linen, Ramie, Roselle, Sisal

As one of the most important tips for resource gathering in Skull and Bones, upgrade these tools to the highest level possible to yield more resources per instance of farming. Thus, you can gather more resources at the same time with upgraded tools.


2) Auto Harvest

Auto Harvest option in Skull and Bones (Image via Ubisoft || YouTube/Games & Apps Tutorials)
Auto Harvest option in Skull and Bones (Image via Ubisoft || YouTube/Games & Apps Tutorials)

Harvesting resources in the game will take players into a minigame where they need to time a meter correctly to gather the materials. However, one of the most important tips for resource gathering in Skull and Bones is to disable this minigame in the gameplay settings by switching on Auto Harvest.

This feature lets players skip the minigame of harvesting and save some time, but it comes with a major caveat. The issue with Auto Harvesting is that it will yield fewer resources and take more time to farm, even though the process is automatic.


3) Respawning times

Farming materials from the ship of a player (Image via Ubisoft || YouTube/GosuNoob)
Farming materials from the ship of a player (Image via Ubisoft || YouTube/GosuNoob)

Currently, materials in Skull and Bones are known to respawn, as confirmed by players testing it out in the live build. However, it is not known exactly how long materials take to respawn; hence, this information is subject to updates.

A best-case scenario for trying to get materials to respawn would be to try server-hopping by logging out of the game and logging back in, hoping the game drops players into a different server where the resources are still available. Additionally, players can wait around on the map or roam around and explore to wait out the respawn timers.


4) Tracking resources

Being able to track materials in maps is crucial for resource gathering in Skull and Bones (Image via Ubisoft || YouTube/GosuNoob)
Being able to track materials in maps is crucial for resource gathering in Skull and Bones (Image via Ubisoft || YouTube/GosuNoob)

One of the most important tips for resource gathering in Skull and Bones is to mark materials so that they can be tracked via the map. To do this, players can open up the map and go to the fourth tab titled "Knowledge," which will have a Codecx section where material will be mentioned. Tracking these materials will mark them on the map, which players can utilize to save time.


5) Refined materials

Refined materials in Skull and Bones (Image via YouTube/ConCon)
Refined materials in Skull and Bones (Image via YouTube/ConCon)

Refined materials are more enhanced versions of raw materials that require a certain amount of raw materials to be crafted, and these Refined materials help further in crafting sturdier and better items later in the game. The list of refined material requirements is mentioned below:

Refined MaterialsRaw Materials
Apex Crocodile Leather1x Apex Crocodile hide
Apex Hippo Leather1x Apex Hippo hide
Acacia plank5x Acacia
Bronze ingot3x Copper
Cast Iron ingot3x Bog iron
Fine Jute5x Jute
Fine Linen5x Linen
Fine Ramie5x Ramie
Greenheart plank5x Greenheart
Iroko plank5x Iroko
Juniper plank5x Juniper
Mopane plank5x Mopane
Shark leather1x Sharkskin
Steel ingot3x Pure Iron
Teak plank5x Teak
Zinc ingot3x Zinc
Nickel ingot3x Nickel
Cobalt ingot3x Cobalt
Magnetite ingot3x Magnetite
Fine Sisal5x Sisal
Fine Hemp5x Hemp
Fine Abaka5x Abaka
Roselle cloth5x Roselle
Ironwood plank5x Ironwood
Crocodile leather1x Crocodile hide
Hippo leather1x Hippo hide
Thick Crocodile leather1x Thick Crocodile hide

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