Like most survival games, crafting in Icarus depends on various resources found throughout the world. One essential resource, Iron Ore, is crucial not only in the early game but also in later stages. Finding locations for mining quickly becomes important.
Mining Iron Ore in Icarus isn’t necessarily hard, as it only requires a Stone Pick. This is one of the first tools you can craft soon after landing on the planet. If you’ve completed the game’s first mission, you’ve likely already used it to mine stone.
The best spots for Iron Ore in Icarus
One of the first Iron Ore locations you can reach in Icarus is relatively close to where you first land. If the first mission is centered around the area adjacent to your landing craft, the second already sees you exploring a greater part of the map.
If you bring it up by pressing M, you’ll notice that it uses a grid to make navigation easier. If you’re aiming to find Iron Ore, one of the first locations you’ll want to head to is M11, which isn’t that far from where you land.
As you push back the fog of war, you’ll uncover two smaller rocky areas on the map. You’re aiming for the lower and can spot Iron Ore when you get close.
It’s a yellowish-brown rock peppered with shiny dark-grey inlays, as depicted above. If that’s not helpful enough, approaching items with your pickaxe equipped also reveals their name.
When you reach this spot, you’ll also notice a cave that likely has more Iron Ore inside it. Before you rush in, you’ll want to equip a torch and possibly a ranged weapon.
The monsters inside use ranged attacks that also deal damage over time and can take you out rather easily.
The time it takes for them to prepare for their attack is enough to land a handful of shots before using the cave’s wall as cover.
There are likely other Iron Ore locations across Icarus’ world. Your best bet, from what we can tell so far, is to look for rocky sections of the map and explore any caves you might find.
Remember, Iron Ore does respawn after a time, so you can always head back to a previous location to find it.
For more help with the survival game, here’s what we know about its server status and level cap.
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