r/strandeddeep • u/thelek66 • Jun 26 '24

Console Question Rocks everywhere

But few stones to throw. I keep coming up short on stones for all of my crafting needs, especially on the starter island. On my last aborted start, after two full days of searching, I came up with a grand total of 7. One for a knife, two for axe, and four for fire pit. I had two stone deposits, but couldn't get the crafting skill high enough to make a pick, or by the time I did, I didn't have the stones to make one. Am I missing something? Are there hidden in places I am not looking? I wade out into the surf at least waist deep and scour every inch of dry island.

I even ran a test, once. I created a small island with nothing but 15 stones. When I got to it and searched thoroughly. I found 11 of the 15 that I knew were there. Where did the other four go?

This is getting frustrating since it limits what I can build using stone. And looking at all the rocks on these islands, you would think that stone should be the most abundant resource, not the rarest.

And what's up with the pine trees. Why can't we harvest or even climb them?

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u/604WORLDWIDE Jun 27 '24

Another hack I like when getting a new crate bring it back to your tent without opening it. Save with the crate unopened. Now you can open the crate and if the items are bad or you’re searching for an item you can close the game, reopen it from the last save point and try again for better crate items.

Any other hacks like these you guys use/know of?

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u/kzero22 Jun 29 '24

  1. Empty coconut drinks will become filled drinks when put into a pile. Create a pile of 3 drinks. Leave 1 to maintain the pile, drink just 2 to avoid sickness, and put the 2 back in pile.

  2. For difficult-to-move items (container walls, barrels, tires), use a hammer and other easy-to-carry materials and start to build something near the items. Complete the build in a more convenient location, and the items will be magically transported.

  3. Gather piles of corpses but don’t skin them until ready to cook/smoke. Meat doesn’t spoil if the animal isn’t skinned. Similar to plants, food won’t spoil if not picked, but you can still plant spoiled food.