Coastal Beaches

Safe starting areas with basic resources. Ideal for new players to establish their first base with relatively few predators. Common resources include Thatch, Wood, Stone, and Berries.

Temperate Forests

Abundant in resources with moderate danger. Home to many herbivores and some predators like Raptors and Carnos. Rich in Wood, Fiber, Berries, and Chitin.

Mountains & Highlands

Rich in metal and crystal but dangerous. Higher elevations contain valuable resources like Metal, Crystal, and Obsidian, but also dangerous predators including Argentavis, Sabers, and occasionally Rexes.

Swamplands

Dangerous but resource-rich area. Home to Sarcos, Titanoboas, and Leeches. Contains rare resources like Rare Flowers, Rare Mushrooms, and Leech Blood.

Snow Biome

Extremely cold with unique resources. Requires specialized insulation gear but offers Oil, Organic Polymer (from Kairuku), and Fur from dire wolves and mammoths.

Redwood Forest

Massive trees with unique resources. Home to Thylacoleos that can ambush from trees. Contains Rare Mushrooms, Rare Flowers, and abundant Wood.

Volcano

Dangerous but metal-rich area. The volcano and surrounding mountains contain the highest concentration of Metal, Obsidian, and Crystal on the map.

Underwater World

Vast ocean with unique resources. Contains Oil, Silica Pearls, Black Pearls (deep sea), and unique creatures like Plesiosaurs and Mosasaurs.

Metal

Mountains, especially the volcano region and metal mountain in the north

Crystal

Higher elevations in mountain regions

Obsidian

Volcano and surrounding mountains

Oil

Underwater oil nodes or from Basilosaurus/Trilobites

Pearls

Shallow waters in the northeast and deep underwater caves

Polymer

Organic polymer from Kairuku in the snow biome or crafted from Obsidian and Cementing Paste

Cementing

Beaver dams in the rivers or crafted from Chitin and Stone

Rare

Swamp areas and underwater caves for Rare Flowers and Rare Mushrooms