Best way to get ice shards?

[1nferno]

Is the only way chopping trees with the hoar-frost axe?

[Solomon Hawk]

Down in the lower regions, yes.
I can't answer for the north region yet.

[nosavynada]

yes, near as I can tell, having gathered in N & S. Which makes sense it is Ymir's priest tool. Simular to the others, Set can only gather hearts with the dagger, Yogg can only gather with its club? etc. However you can make more of the hoar-frost axe and let you buddies etc. gather as well.

[Mosey]

That, or you can head into the snow and find minable ice nodes. Beware, though, if you try it. The animals up there are the least of your worries.

[Lord Dralisz]

Originally posted by Mosey:

That, or you can head into the snow and find minable ice nodes. Beware, though, if you try it. The animals up there are the least of your worries.

you are wrong, ice shards only comes from choppign trees with the ice axe

[Mosey]

Originally posted by Lord Dralisz:

Originally posted by Mosey:

That, or you can head into the snow and find minable ice nodes. Beware, though, if you try it. The animals up there are the least of your worries.

you are wrong, ice shards only comes from choppign trees with the ice axe

Maybe, I'm not positive if they were 'ice shards' but I absolutely have mined ice up north and used it to make dye and refrigerate my food safe.

Is that the same ice? I honestly don't recall if it was a 'shard' or just ice.

[leathrnek1]

Mosey is correct there are ice nodes in the snow , but good luck surviving up there!

[cattibria]

Originally posted by leathrnek1:

Mosey is correct there are ice nodes in the snow , but good luck surviving up there!

Proper gear and lots of food. Get a lot more from the ice nodes than trees.

[Lord Dralisz]

Ice shards and Ice not the same, you don't get ice shards from the ice nodes, only from the trees.

[Solomon Hawk]

Originally posted by Lord Dralisz:

Ice shards and Ice not the same, you don't get ice shards from the ice nodes, only from the trees.

Actually, the shards come from the hoar frost axe itself. (correct me if I'm wrong).

[Lord Dralisz]

Originally posted by James The Leper:

Originally posted by Lord Dralisz:

Ice shards and Ice not the same, you don't get ice shards from the ice nodes, only from the trees.

Actually, the shards come from the hoar frost axe itself. (correct me if I'm wrong).

That is what I'm saying too, you need that axe to cut tree, you won't get any shard to hit the ice node with it.

[Solomon Hawk]

Originally posted by Lord Dralisz:

Originally posted by James The Leper:

Actually, the shards come from the hoar frost axe itself. (correct me if I'm wrong).

That is what I'm saying too, you need that axe to cut tree, you won't get any shard to hit the ice node with it.

Good enough for me.

[Camistal]

I have tried mining ICE up north with and without the axe. ICE SHARDS ARE different than ICE for anyone interested. There is NO way to turn ICE into ICE SHARDS. ICE SHARDS are most effective gathering from using the HOAR FROST HATCHET on TREES.

Sorry for the emphasis on certain parts. But there seemed to be confusion in the thread and I just wanted to make sure I was clear.

[Jhea]

there are icerocks in the northern region, just go near it with any sort of pickaxe and just hit it.
works just as iron, coal or other rock deposits.

[MrFun01]

Originally posted by Camist:

I have tried mining ICE up north with and without the axe. ICE SHARDS ARE different than ICE for anyone interested. There is NO way to turn ICE into ICE SHARDS. ICE SHARDS are most effective gathering from using the HOAR FROST HATCHET on TREES.

Sorry for the emphasis on certain parts. But there seemed to be confusion in the thread and I just wanted to make sure I was clear.

Win.

[ladycat65]

Yes of course! Ice shards differ from ordinary ice just like purified human flesh differs from animal meat (and even from ordinary human flesh, almost totally useless). It's a religios item, and you MUST collect it with special religious axe. But you can give such axes to all of your clan. They may have another religion, they can't craft such axes, but they still can use one, get shards and put them into your altar.