Where to find iron?

[Bengel]

Dear Readers,

I was wondering where i can find iron. I have been searching through the whole island and i could not find a rock that looked diffrent or stand out than other rocks.

I was wondering how we can find iron so could someone please tell me?

With Kind Regards,

Bengel

[Nailfoot]

Its been mentioned that Iron is deep in caves, in dangerous areas. I don't know personally of course, but I read here A LOT!

[HeavyBane]

It would seem that rocks near and in rivers have a modest chance of iron ore.

Try and get enough to make an Iron Pickaxe by level 25.

With the iron Pickaxe you will get tons of iron from those rocks, and possible all other rocks too.
I got my Pickaxe last night, and farmed like 50 bars in less than an hour, just mining rocks in a river and around it. Not really that rare to be honest.
Got enough to make multiple Pickaxes, axes, the iron spear weapon, multiple compas etc. Honestly feels like cheating when you get the iron tools, everything yields so many materials much faster.

[mdcpaladin]

Originally posted by HeavyBane:

It would seem that rocks near and in rivers have a modest chance of iron ore.

Try and get enough to make an Iron Pickaxe by level 25.

With the iron Pickaxe you will get tons of iron from those rocks, and possible all other rocks too.
I got my Pickaxe last night, and farmed like 50 bars in less than an hour, just mining rocks in a river and around it. Not really that rare to be honest.
Got enough to make multiple Pickaxes, axes, the iron spear weapon, multiple compas etc. Honestly feels like cheating when you get the iron tools, everything yields so many materials much faster.

im sure u ;like it that way, easy peezy. typical of YOU

[HeavyBane]

Originally posted by I am the liquor:

Originally posted by HeavyBane:

It would seem that rocks near and in rivers have a modest chance of iron ore.

Try and get enough to make an Iron Pickaxe by level 25.

With the iron Pickaxe you will get tons of iron from those rocks, and possible all other rocks too.
I got my Pickaxe last night, and farmed like 50 bars in less than an hour, just mining rocks in a river and around it. Not really that rare to be honest.
Got enough to make multiple Pickaxes, axes, the iron spear weapon, multiple compas etc. Honestly feels like cheating when you get the iron tools, everything yields so many materials much faster.

im sure u ;like it that way, easy peezy. typical of YOU

Woot, why do you hate me :(

[Reapo]

Which stone tool is better in mining the metal source outta the stone?

[HeavyBane]

Originally posted by {BHC}Pfc.Reapo:

Which stone tool is better in mining the metal source outta the stone?

Pretty sure the stone Pickaxe.

[McGarnagle]

You can ignore most of what you have been told. First of all, metal is everywhere. It's a simple matter of knowing what it looks like and the correct tools. The problem is rock with metal looks a lot like regular rocks. Yet all the metal rocks are about medium size and fairly round. When you find enough metal you can quickly point them out. The second biggest problem is the drop rate of metal from a rock with metal is really, really low when using a stone pickaxe (and you must ue a pickaxe). I would say it's in the neighborhood of 1%. Yet once you get the metal pickaxe it jumps to 50% on the right rock (so a metal rock will typically have 4 metal and 4 rocks). Then it becomes easy to get metal, it's a pain to get the metal needed to just make a simple metal pickaxe.

quick note: If you use a pickaxe on a rock and it gives you flint, well, it won't have any metal. If you get all stone then that is a metal rock you just got unlucky. Note again I said pickaxe. Don't use a hatchet.

[Luthern]

Could you link some screen shots of the rock all the rocks I have mined in this game have given me flint :S

[Arsat]

Originally posted by McGarnagle:

metal is everywhere.

quick note: If you use a pickaxe on a rock and it gives you flint, well, it won't have any metal. If you get all stone then that is a metal rock you just got unlucky. Note again I said pickaxe. Don't use a hatchet.

1. No. When its everywhere why no one of 10 hardcoreplayers (with 43 playtimehours i am the noobie) dont find any iron in my tribe and the most whant flint for flareguns. One find a little in southregion on the biggest mountain (not in cave)

2. I never become only stone from a rock when i use pickaxe. So back to Number 1... No.

Perhaps it works in your region where you are but not everywhere.