You’ll always want to keep your tools upgraded to the highest possible level inLuma Islandso that all your material harvesting, farming, combat, and fishing are as efficient as possible. The first kind you’ll get access to when you start the game is a set of Copper-based, and it’ll serve you well as you settle in.
Copper only lasts you so long though, and eventually, there won’t be any more upgrades. Whenever that time comes around, it’ll be time for you to set out and find your way to the mysterious Forest that lies beyond the bridge, and get a new, stronger metal: Iron Ore.
How To Find Iron Ore
Once youget the Forest biome unlocked, you’ll want to head for the entrance to themain part of the Lost Forest Caves, located in thenorthwestern corner of the first areaof the map.
There’s asecond area to the Lost Forest Caves with a different entrance near the lake to the east, but it’s more of a tunnel and features less ore than the main area.
You’ll find acamp with a campfireyou can light back up, andseveral pre-placed crafter drawingsyou canfinish off usingmaterials from the Forest: a Sawmill, Ore Smelter, Kiln, and a Simple Workbench.
There are afew pieces of Iron Ore right outsidethe cave you can mine to get started, but all the rest is going to befound inside.
The Lost Forest Cave featuresCharcoal againand the occasional Copper Ore near the entrance, as well asIron Ore,Silver Rubble, and threenew gems: Pyrite, Bismuth, and Crocoite.
You cansafely run through Spiders while they’re staggeredas long as they have a red anger mark above their heads.
You’ll also have to deal with anew variant of the Spiderenemy that is marked by a green glow, hasmore health,moves quicker, and canoccasionally resist being staggered, but it deals thesame one-hit KO damageas the other type.
