As you work through the many missions you’re given, you’ll regularly be tasked with finding all kinds of important items in Starsand Island. One of the tougher resources you need to learn how to get and use is Common Ore Chunks.
This material is a useful way to get your hands on some surprise goodies, including exclusive items you can’t find anywhere else, like Ancient Precision Parts. Figuring out where to actually find them and how to reveal what’s inside is fairly tricky, though, so here’s how to get and use Common Ore Chunks in Starsand Island.
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Where to find Common Ore Chunks in Starsand Island
Common Ore Chunks can drop randomly while mining anywhere in Moonlit Forest. They’re not guaranteed, but can be included in the collection of ores you get when a rock breaks in this area. There’s no way to tell if a rock you’re hitting will have one until you collect the items that dropped from it.
If a Common Ore Chunk drops, you’ll spot a pop-up with this item named in the bottom right corner. The rock you hit will have other dropped loot, too, so the Common Ore Chunks will be listed among the items you collect from it.
Although you can mine some materials, including Copper Ore, around the main Starsand Island area, you’ll never find Common Ore Chunks here. They’re exclusive to the Moonlit Forest area, so venturing to this special region is crucial if you’re seeking them.
Moonlit Forest location in Starsand Island
To access Moonlit Forest, you need to break and venture through the stone gate behind your house, near the southwest corner of the island. You gain the means to break and open this gate during the Warm Light mission, which you can accept from the Request board in front of the Community Center shortly after unlocking this feature.
If you don’t have this quest yet, keep working through the main Island Life goals and upping your Profession levels until you eventually get a pop-up telling you to accept it. Be sure to bring your slingshot with you to the gate, as you need this tool to break it open.
How to open Common Ore Chunks in Starsand Island
Common Ore Chunks have no function on their own, but can be opened using an Ore Analyzer to reveal hidden items within. You can buy the recipe for this item from Zerine, then craft it at a Worktable using eight Hardwood and two Copper Sheets.
To unlock and craft this powerful item, you need to level up the crafting Profession. This is done by working through the missions Zerine gives you, as she’s the mentor for this skill. As long as you focus on getting her quests done and enhancing your crafting abilities, you’ll swiftly reach the mission where she has this recipe available for you to make.
Once you have the Ore Analyzer crafted and placed on your lot, interact with it to add any Common Ore Chunks you have. Start the process, then wait for the listed amount of time for it to complete. Check the machine again to claim what was found inside the Ore Chunk.
What do Common Ore Chunks contain in Starsand Island?
Common Ore Chunks contain a wide variety of items, including easily found goods like Stone, as well as rarer ores like Copper, and even exclusive resources you can’t get any other way, like Ancient Precision Parts. The materials you get from each one are random, so some Common Ore Chunks offer better goods than others.
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