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Obtaining refers to the manner that the player can collect items.

Collecting

Collecting refers to simply collecting an item. There is no process involved other using the interact button.

Cooking

Cooking means placing items on a fire in a process to obtain the item.

Crafting

Crafting means obtained from crafting.

Cheating

Cheating means obtaining through console commands or mods.

Farming

Farming means obtaining items from gardens or wall planters.

Foraging

Foraging is a method a player uses to collect leaves, berries, and mushrooms.

Hunting

Hunting means killing animals and obtaining items from them.

Looting

Looting means killing enemies and obtaining items from them.

Skinning

Skinning is the method the player may use to remove skins or other parts from dead animals. There are currently 6 animals that may be skinned, including:

Update History

Version Changes
v0.67c Fixed camera position sometimes becoming offset if skinning an animal on an angle
v0.60 Player now drops any held logs when skinning dead animals
v0.58 Player now collects turtle meat when skinning a turtle, leaving the shell behind
v0.57 Fixed issues with skinning animals and holding walkman causing walkman to be reset

Audio – Animal skinning animation sequence now has unique sound event

v0.55 Fixed skin animal animation sometimes not playing if skinning is started immediately after picking up a spear
v0.53 Skinning an animal now makes the plane axe bloody
v0.48 Fixed player camera getting permanently offset sometimes when skinning an animal very close to a wall
v0.46c Fixed skinning animal animation not resetting if player is on fire
v0.18 Fixed bug where skinning a raccoon would give you lizard skin