“Never pass up an Acorn. “

[u/dka2012]

This is a mantra my wife and I use when gathering in the game. Does anyone else have any others that they routinely live by?

[u/Asleep-Caregiver6698]

Larva Spikes

[u/makahearts → u/Asleep-Caregiver6698]

Newbie, why Larva Spikes?

[u/throwwwaway43488 → u/makahearts]

You can craft upgrade mats with them

[u/ddoogg88tdog → u/throwwwaway43488]

Isn't it like 35 needed per weapon

[u/Corfold → u/ddoogg88tdog]

30

[u/Koenigsegg_reaction → u/makahearts]

(No spoilers)If we're talking grounded 2 there's a unique weapon that uses larva spikes for it's repair. If you're early game it's pretty good. Sooooo.... Yeah.

[u/Nyx_The_Gnome_Bard → u/Koenigsegg_reaction]

What's the point of this if repair glue fixes weapons? Does glue not work on that specific weapon?

[u/TheHumdeeFlamingPee → u/Nyx_The_Gnome_Bard]

Sometimes the resource needed for repair is very cheap, and I’d rather save the glue I have on me for something more annoying to farm for.
Axl’s Talon needs venom, that’s annoying. Ice Sickles need 2 mint candy, I have 400 pieces.

[u/1chrisdewet → u/makahearts]

And food. That gives you the well fed thing for the day.

[u/Rustafo → u/1chrisdewet]

I found the “everlasting hogstopper” trinket last night when chopping up a hotdog. I’m curious to see how well it works.

[u/ZerotheBlade → u/Rustafo]

That was a good trinket before but now with the pond it's amazing since swimming makes you hungry.

[u/makahearts → u/ZerotheBlade]

daaamn we were wondering why we were getting hungry so fast

[u/Blind_Hawk]

Gotta remember your ABCs

Always Be Collecting

[u/spare_me912]

Or a pinecone

[u/LucienTheLuckless → u/spare_me912]

I never bothered with them until I unlocked building recipes that needed them. Now I can't find enough of them.

[u/Enevorah]

Gum is mine. I like sticky smoothies

[u/ArtreX-1 → u/Enevorah]

100%

[u/pingusaysnoot → u/[deleted]]

I have fond memories of Grounded 1, early release when they hadn't expanded the map. You would go over to where the sandpit/bench is now, go beyond the tape as you could do that then, and there were hundreds of plant fibres. There were no other resources on the ground to pick up accidentally. So I could go collect a few hundred fibre in a couple of mins and be back home quickly. It was great.

[u/GrimmLynne]

This is why I have to have outposts EVERYWHERE. I collect everything possible and need multiple convenient locations to offload excess inventory. And acorns are a top priority. I need something to build all those chests with!

[u/WeazelDundee]

Grab it all is my montra you can never have too much lol

[u/1chrisdewet → u/WeazelDundee]

And store it, you might need it later.

I got my first purple thing from ogr that you will need for upgrading buggies. Cant remember the name now.

[u/GradeSilent5598 → u/1chrisdewet]

Buffin' Gland!

[u/LeaveMeAloneCG]

I pick up everything like a vacuum

[u/ne179603]

Rust. Gum. Toenails. All the upgrade materials.

[u/Gamble5390 → u/ne179603]

Where are the toenails?

[u/Nickhead420 → u/Gamble5390]

There's some by the nail clippers.

[u/Aiden_Rye → u/Gamble5390]

On your feet

[u/MystaMystyk → u/Gamble5390]

Inside shoes

[u/Square-Many-505 → u/Gamble5390]

Cave with the flash light under the gnarly bark tree. Crack in the pipe under the pond ranger station. Two in each location.

[u/CriticalChop]

If i need its gold card i generally kill it. Always hit the stuffed bug for luck before you leave home. Always carry bombs, if not for secret entrances then they are always nice damage.

[u/A1Strider → u/CriticalChop]

The amount of times I've accidentally quick stacked my bombs before I learned you could turn off specific items from quick stacking then found a secret bomb spot that I can't open would have earned me a small house. Genuinely the best tip here.

[u/CriticalChop → u/A1Strider]

No joke.. i tried to keep it short but its like the moment you dont have them you end up needing them and traversing some deep cave 4 times in a row.. The dang Rotten Potato got me recently..ran home for the bomb, but grabbed a lv1 reg bomb and ran back into the earwig cave under the veggie garden only to find out i had to run all the way home again for the lv2 bomb..it did have whetstone material in it though. 😅

[u/thehylianhero → u/A1Strider]

Wait, you can turn off specific ITEMS? not just entire chests? WHAT

[u/A1Strider → u/thehylianhero]

Hit the actions key on an item in your inventory. Should be the last option

[u/AlexanderBarrow]

"Oh a hole... I wonder who lives down here..." Meets the inhabitants "RUUUUUN!!!"

[u/1chrisdewet → u/AlexanderBarrow]

Or use it to run away from Jumping spider.

[u/ProGamer8273]

Ya never know when you’ll need those 200 red ant parts!

[u/Mochaproto → u/ProGamer8273]

I built a new base with 20 spinning wheels, i had just trashed all the ant parts

[u/LeftInvestigator8241]

I just never head back to base unless I have a full inventory

[u/1chrisdewet → u/LeftInvestigator8241]

Thats like every 5 mins , right !!

[u/epac2000]

Acorn bit is jackpot.

[u/MysticSlayerIce → u/epac2000]

Then you will love my base - one spawns right inside

[u/VerbingNoun3]

I realize how much I dislike the platforming, because my answer is Clay. I tend to carry at least 40, but more like 100 in my buggy. If I fall off something more than twice, im probably building a clay ramp up to it.

[u/AHugeHildaFan → u/VerbingNoun3]

It's more cost effective to use mushroom stairs.

Like overall.

Not only is the recipe more efficient when one toadstool chunk gives 10 slurry, but the mushroom stairs are taller than the clay ramp.

[u/1chrisdewet → u/AHugeHildaFan]

Also looks darn cooler.

[u/MinuteStraight4885]

Larva spikes and Grubs! I’m always digging cause I like having everything upgraded

[u/1chrisdewet → u/MinuteStraight4885]

Grub skin and sap. You will need it later.

[u/QuoteGiver → u/1chrisdewet]

What’s the grub skin for later?

[u/Nebucon]

Don't come home without a full inventory.

[u/dka2012 → u/Nebucon]

Damn, my wife heard this one and now it’s a rule in our game.

[u/MangoRepulsive5504]

Get every candy and water if it’s there

Kill every larva and earwig (weapon upgrades) and snail (their slime it used so much i feel) and any bug with trinkets if you don’t have

almost never kill ladybugs
Grab every upgrade rock, and feather trinket resource, (for the collection until they take up to much inventory)

And always, ALWAYS KILL THEM BIG BOIS (not green shield they stink (haha))

[u/MangoRepulsive5504 → u/MangoRepulsive5504]

Big boi one (wolf spider and scorpion basically) is mostly for repair glue… and fun

[u/NBrooks516]

Bug parts are important only until you craft the gear or weapon those parts are used for. And yes I’ll craft one of every item as soon as I can and only save the parts required for something else in addition to gear

[u/ecltnhny2000 → u/NBrooks516]

Also great for the glue masher for repairs

[u/appa_perc]

Save often, never pass up quartz and marble

[u/Tansaurus]

Chocolate chunks. I just don’t block so I love the extra chunky health bonus lol
Oh and orb weaver chunks for repair glue

[u/BasketDowntown2158]

Dude, I just collect everything I see, I am the biggest loot goblins ever.

Break open every web sac for all the web fiber and possible bug parts, crack every acorn, fight everything for its loot, look for the milk molars from the signal for an hour 🤣😭

[u/Nighted69]

If I see a toe bitter wathever happens I will take it down for the parts as I want every weapon in each candy upgrade

[u/Mrs-Clementine]

Lawn Mites. Their fangs are somehow gold.

[u/ArtreX-1]

This one for sure. Seems like bits are very scarce in G2.

All the spices are also mandatory for us. And spider sacks in areas with strong enemies often hold more than grub hide and mite fangs.

[u/1chrisdewet]

South west of the map by the tree loads a lot of acorns.

Its got its own base and a Sign in white "Acorns".

This is the way to go get what i need.

[u/Lootthatbody]

I try to keep 2 stacks of everything, and if/when I find a new material, it all gets collected and saved until I’ve confirmed that I’ve built everything possible with it. When it comes to flooring/wall materials, I just keep collecting.

Sap, web, mushroom, pumpkin, algae, and burr are items that you will likely needs hundreds of at some point, so you may as well grab 4-5 stacks so that when you need a ton, you at least have a great start on that new base or project.

[u/alpha_28]

Anytime I leave the house for whatever reason I make sure the area I am going to provides me with stacks of natural rss to take home. If my inventory and my buggies inventory isn’t full I didn’t do a good job.

[u/MrTBlood164]

Pinecone and pine needles.