Windbounds procedural generation makes finding resources a challenge. In this guide on Where To Find All Materials In Windbound we provide some basic tips on when and where you can find specific materials as a lot of items are unavailable in the earlier chapters.
Each Chapter in Windbound is created randomly. Therefore it’s impossible to give an exact location on a map for where to find each material. However, we can give you an image of each material so you know what to look out for. It’s also worth nothing that some items are either rare or completely unavailable in certain chapters. For example, the Gloomharrow Jaw required to make an axe is a very important item to make. However, after dozens of runs, we never once found this creature before Chapter 3.
Below is a list of all ingredients we have found and the earliest Chapter they were discovered. However, if an item is available in one Chapter, it is nearly always available in all future chapters, so it’s not exclusive to that single chapter. We have avoided including some of the very basic materials as they are easily found and we’re still working on adding more resources.
Where To Find All Materials In Windbound – Chapter One
Leather is not a natural resource, you cannot find it. However, you can make some. You need to kill smaller animals to get skin. Once you have the skin build a campfire and then upgrade it to include a drying rack. You can then dry the skin to make leather.
This can sometimes be found on tiny islands with special rocks and markings. It can also be mined from special nodes with a hammer. This item is very rare and does not always appear in Chapter 1.
There are always Gorehorn enemies in Chapter 1. They can be tough if you’re new to the fighting. A bone spear takes them down pretty quickly and a bow and arrow can take them down with minimal risk.
Dead trees are the only source of Wood in Windbound. You may be able to discover them as early as Chapter 1 but it’s impossible to harvest them until you can defeat the Gloomharrow – which we have not seen appear before Chapter 3.
Two main sources of this. The small blue rabbit-like enemies drop them when killed. They also often escape to burrows like this one. Using a tool you can dig up the hole to get the Bleenk Fronds.
Dark brown, dead trees. They do not require a tool to harvest. Sticks are used in a lot of crafting recipes so it’s a good idea to grab every stick to find.
Animals are you main sources of Skin, Bone, and Meat. Skin and bones are much more common drops from the smaller enemies, although the bigger enemies do drop great meat.
Where To Find All Materials In Windbound – Chapter Two
Bamboo is the first material you can find that offers an upgraded version of your boat. It’s a bit of a dice roll though. Several runs through Chapter two we had enough to build a full bamboo boat, others times we only found 1-2 pieces. They are more common on larger islands.
Where To Find All Materials In Windbound – Chapter Three
This guy can be a tough fight. He always appears in Chapter 3 and future Chapters. He disappears and reappears after each attack. When he appears he will either go to bite you or, if you are standing too far away, will launch a tongue attack. Stay close, attack once, dodge the bit, repeat.
Only one type of special enemy drops Silk Threads. They hide in trees, more commonly found on swamp-like islands but they appear elsewhere too. As you approach the Cocoon, it will burst and 4 enemies will drop down and attack. If you have your knife equipped and are quick, you can kill all 4 with a single swipe.
The Pondwomper is the unique enemy that can appear in Chapter 4. It drops a Shell Fragment once killed and Poison Glands. You can also get Poison Glands from small poisonous plants that appear on swamp-like islands in this chapter.
Once you find some Bamboo, you can upgrade your boat. This guide on How To Upgrade & Build A Bamboo Boat In Windbound explains how you can piece together the Bamboo Deck and Bamboo Hull so you can have a much bigger boat, allowing for additional storage and a portable campfire.
Finding and cooking food is vital for your survival. This guide on Where To Find Food In Windbound offers a basic introduction to the many different sources of food you will find during your early adventures through the first chapter of Windbound.
Lost and struggling on where to go in Windbound? This Windbound Chapter 1 Walkthrough Guide will explain the basics of the game and how you are meant to progress through the first Chapter as although there are no objective markers or hints, there's a clear route to follow.
Death has a huge penalty in Windbound so you'll want as much life as possible. This guide on How To Increase Life In Windbound will tell you what to search for in order to increase your maximum life pool, making the survival aspect of Windbound much, much easier.
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