Desert Skies: General Guide

Like the description says, this is a guide on most of Desert Skies, which I decided to make due to a lack of guides and or accessible knowledge of the game.

The main things I won’t cover are things like the locations and wobbleheads, for several time-saving reasons. However, I may add them later. Still, this should serve as a good way to get info on something you’re curious about.

Now, of course, I’m no master at this game. Not everything will be spot on, (especially considering this was done in 6 hours) and you can help with addressing those issues! If you point out a mistake, and it indeed was wrong, or if you want to add more info, (picture evidence if possible!) I will fix the issue, or add the info, and credit you. Alright, onto the guide!

Note: All information was gathered while playing in Normal Mode.

Wood

• Max Stack: 50
• Harvestable: Yes
• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

Wood! Your main resource, used to craft a lot, if not all items. This simple resource is harvestable off of trees, for a set maximum of 4 wood per tree. It can be found normally as loot.
It also can, and will most likely be your main fuel source for your stations.

Used to craft: Stone Axe and Pickaxe, Torch, Wooden Hammer, Knife, Ingot Mold.
Used to build: Everything, except for: Sleeping Bag, Lamp.
Tip: Easy wood can be obtained at an oasis, from the clumped trees.

Fiber

• Max Stack: 50
• Harvestable: Yes
• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

Fiber! Your second main resource, used to craft Rope, some building pieces, and useful tools. It can be harvested from the good ol’ Cactus, for a maximum of 1-5 per cactus, also shown by it’s size.

Used to craft: Rope, Bandage, Canteen, Lantern.
Used to build: Poker Table, Sleeping Bag, Bed, Leaves Wall and Platform.

Rope

• Max Stack: 50
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: Yes

Rope! A useful material mainly used for building, and can be crafted with 4 Fiber to make one. It can be found as an object in the world, and also in containers.

Used to craft: Stone Axe and Pickaxe, Torch, Noisemaker.
Used to build: Barrel Table, Workbench, Smelter, Water Barrel and Tank, Sleeping Bag, Bed.

Nails

• Max Stack: 50
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: Yes

A box of Nails! These will generally be used for expanding your floating base, but are also used to make a variety of items. They can be found as an object, in containers, or mass made with Iron Ingots, at 5 nails per ingot.

Used to craft: Wooden Hammer, Lantern, Knife.
Used to build: Everything except for: Blacksmith, Sleeping Bag, Bed, Lamp.

Stone

• Max Stack: 20
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

Stone! A rather semi-useless material/tool that you will find a bit of when looting areas. It is advertised as being used to lead the seeker from you, and does so well. However, there are easy substitutes if you don’t have any. It can be found in good quantity at the Coal Town or Oasis, as a pile of them next to a cart, or spread out like pebbles at the pond.

Used to craft: Stone Axe and Pickaxe.
Used to build: Nothing.

Alcohol

• Max Stack: 5
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

Alcohol, a barely used resource, is used to make a Bandage, Lantern, and to research the Seeker Claw.

Coal Ore

• Max Stack: ???
• Harvestable: Yes
• Craftable: No
• Lootable: No

Coal Ore is the game’s “premium” fuel source, and does it job as such, having a significantly longer burn time compared to wood. It is found on the shortest rocks, bearing 1-2 ores per rock.

Iron Ore

• Max Stack: ???
• Harvestable: Yes
• Craftable: No
• Lootable: No

Iron Ore! The material that sends you into the modern age of Desert Skies. This amazing ore can be mined on the tallest rocks, ranging from 2-5 ore per rock. It can be smelted into it’s refined and useable version, Iron Ingots, at 2 ore per ingot.

Gold Ore

• Max Stack: ???
• Harvestable: Yes
• Craftable: No
• Lootable: No

Gold ore is a unique ore, similar to iron in terms of collection and refinement, refining into one Gold Ingot per two ore. This ore is special in the fact that it will only spawn naturally in the desert after you have researched the Seeker Claw, and can also be obtained in the Butte Mine in small quantities, and largely obtained at the Legion Compound, at two forced spawning rocks, granting around 11 ore total.

Iron Ingot

• Max Stack: 20
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: Yes

Iron Ingots! Your key to the modern age of Desert Skies, allowing you to make a crazy amount of useful materials, items and tools. They can be made via smelting, or looted as an object or in containers found at the Compound and [REDACTED].

Used to craft: Everything at the Blacksmith.
Used to build: Blacksmith, Grill, Lab, Medium Storage, Lamp.

Gold Ingot

• Max Stack: 20
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: Yes

Gold Ingots, the only resource with one recipe, which is the Gold Bullets. It is obtained via smelting or looting them as an object at [REDACTED].

Anvil

• Max Stack: 5
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: Yes

Anvil, used to craft the Blacksmith, Crafted using 5 Iron Ingots, and is lootable at all towns as objects, and perhaps in containers.

Brazier

• Max Stack: 5
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: Yes

Brazier, more useful than the Anvil, used to craft the Blacksmith, Smelter, and Grill. Crafted with 3 Iron Ingots, Lootability same as the anvil.

Ingot Mold

• Max Stack: 5
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: Yes

Ingot Mold, used to craft the Smelter, crafted with one Wood and 2 Iron Ingots. with the same Lootability as the other two.

Bell

• Max Stack: 5
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: Yes

Bell, used to craft the Noisemaker, crafted with 2 Iron Ingots, with the same lootability as the others. It has a hint to surrrendering, for some reason, yet cannot be used for such.

Revolver Frame and Cylinder

• Max Stack: ???
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: No

Simple, these are used together to craft the almighty Revolver. The frame is made with 3 Iron Ingots, and the cylinder with 2.

Lab Equipment

• Max Stack: 1
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

Used to make the Lab, and looted at specific places, one being the Dead Seeker Crater.

Seeker Claw

• Max Stack: 1
• Harvestable: No
• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

The Seeker Claw is researched at the Lab with some Alcohol to learn Gold Bullets, the Seeker’sarch-nemesis. It can only be looted off the seeker corpse along with one Gold Ore at the Dead Seeker Crater.

The Axes, Pickaxes, and Hammers with stone/wood and iron varients are the exact same, except for the look.
Also, ofc, none of these can stack.

Stone Axe:

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: No

Iron Axe:

• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

Aha! Your trusty axe(s). This wieldy tool can be used to chop down trees and cactuses. The Stone Axe is crafted with 1 Wood, Stone, and Rope, and the Iron Axe can be found inside the Legion Camp, in a tree stump.

Stone Pickaxe:

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: No

Iron Pickaxe:

• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

And now, your pickaxe(s)! This wieldy tool is used to mine Coal, Iron, and Gold Ore from the various rocks found in the desert, and at certain areas. The Stone Pickaxe can be made with 1 Wood, 2 Stone, and 1 Rope, and the Iron Pickaxe can be found in a miner’s back, next to some gold rocks in the Butte Mine.

:

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: No

Hammer:

• Craftable: No
• Lootable: No

And last, but not least, your useful hammer(s)! This blunt tool is used to build and deconstruct the various building parts addable to your ship. The Wooden Hammer is crafted with 3 Wood and 2 Nails, and the Hammer is an exclusive item, given only at the start of your journey. Treasure it!

:

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: Yes

Canteen:

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: No

Your water carriers! These will carry your water around, either easily or barely. The Bucket, the first container you will get, can carry 4 Units of water, although you cannot run or fall a good distance, or else a Unit of water will empty out of the bucket. It is crafted with 2 Iron Ingots, and can be looted as an object, or given as a quest reward. On the other hand, a Canteen will only hold 1 Unit of water, however can be carried around freely, and can have 1/3 of it drank at a time, filling up almost half your Thirst Bar. It is crafted with 4 Fiber and 2 iron ingots.

:

• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

Noisemaker:

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: No

Your stealth tools! These throwable distractions can be accordingly to lead the Seeker elsewhere, or even completely distract it while it is chasing you! The stone is the former, and can be thrown while you have not been found to alert the seeker to whereever it landed, great for stealth. The Noisemaker, as the latter, will begin ringing obnoxiously upon landing, also having the ability to lead the seeker away so you can make your escape. The noisemaker can be crafted with 2 Wood, 1 Rope, and 1 Bell.

Torch:

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: No

Lantern:

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: No

Your holdable lights, a recently added addition, simply serve as an aid to see better in the now darker caves and underground areas. Interestingly, however, the Lantern appears to be brighter than the Torch! Anyways, the torch is crafted with 2 Wood and 1 Rope, and the lantern with 3 Iron Ingots, 4 Nails, 1 Alcohol and 3 Fiber.

Knife:

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: Yes

Revolver:

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: No

Your good ol’ weapons to fight the Seeker menace! The Knife can be used as a risky melee stun to the seeker, and is crafted with 1 Wood, 1 Iron Ingot, and 1 Nails.
Next, the Revolver is your ranged attack force, which will fire bothBullets and Gold Bullets, and can switch between them. It is crafted with the Revolver Frame and Cylinder.

Bullets:

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: No

Gold Bullets:

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: No

The ammunition, specifically Bullets, which stun the seeker, like the knife, and Gold Bullets, which will kill the seeker with 3 shots to their heartshard! Bullets are crafted with 1 Iron Ingot, and Gold Bullets with 1 Gold Ingot.

Food Tin

• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

Food Tins, a vital food source and currency! It will return around 1/8 of your Hunger bar when eaten, and can be cooked up into a Cooked Food Tin on a Grill for a more filling meal. It can also be looted as an object and in containers. As a currency, it can be traded to the Oasis Dweller for either 1 Nailsor 1 Iron Ingot. The reason of it being a currency is because the dweller desires a new taste of food, rather than all the fish he eats.

Cooked Food Tin

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: No

Cooked Food Tin, simply a better version of the Food Tin, filling almost half of the Hunger Bar. It is crafted via cooking a food tin at a Grill.

Cactus Fruit

• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

Cactus Fruit! The saving grace to your declining Hunger and Thirst Bars. It will refill a small, but useful amount of the bars, favoring the hunger bar more over the thirst. It can picked off of the rarely spawning Prickly Pear Cacti, which can also plentifully spawn in the Old Coot‘s garden.

Red Mushroom

• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

Red Mushrooms, a rare food only found in the Butte Mines, will slightly fill your Health and Hunger Bars.

Waterskin

• Craftable: No
• Lootable: Yes

Waterskin, the early game source of water on your ship, ’till you can build up a stash of water. It will fill up almost a half of your Thirst Bar.

Bandage

• Craftable: Yes
• Lootable: Yes

The Bandage, your source of healing in times of peril. Simply, it will fill 1/4 of your health. It is crafted with 4 Fiber and 1 Alcohol.

Noise will refer to whenever you walk or run on sand, step on pebbles, hit/harvest a tree, cactus or ore, open/close a door, open a container, or run on any surface other than sand.

Health Bar

Your lifeline, you could say. When this empties, you die! Various ways of death could be from the Seeker or falling too far off various ledges. It can be “refilled” by using mainly Bandages, or, if you want, Red Mushrooms.

Hunger Bar

A bar representing what is in your virtual stomach. This empties overtime, and when empty, will damage your health slowly. However, in the end, it is slower than the Thirst Bar at emptying. Nutrients such as the (Cooked) Food Tin, Cactus Fruit, and Red Mushroom can be eaten to replenish this bar.

Thirst Bar

A bar showing your bodies water capacity. This empties overtime, and when empty, will damage you, just like the Hunger Bar. It empties faster than the hunger bar, however. It can be replenished with a swig from a Waterskin, Well, Water Barrel or Tank, and Canteen filled with some water.

Fuel Bar

A bar that will simply tell you how much fuel is in your airship furnace, and will empty overtime while you fly.

Stealth Seeker Image

This 2d side image of a Seeker will flash whenever you make noise, brighter or dimmer depending on the noise intensity. I believe that there is an invisible bar, that is filled more and more whenever you make noise, and when fully filled, will summon the seeker to try and find you.

Seeker Noise Alert and Stamina Bar

Whenever the seeker is hunting for you, you will now see a Stamina Bar, and a image flash whenever you make a noise the Seeker can hear. The stamina bar is simple, it will deplete whenever you run, and can gain an extra boost whenever you are hit by the seeker. The following things a seeker will hear when hunting is: running on any surface, stepping on pebbles, opening/closing a door, opening a container (why would you do this?), a stone landing, and a Noisemaker ringing.