Farthest Frontier: How to Get Iron

Players that are trying to obtain Iron in Farthest Frontier should begin by locating an Iron Ore Deposit. These deposits are marked with an icon that depicts a chunk of the silver material, and it is recommended that fans of city building games confirm that there are some nearby when starting a game. Notably, Iron Deposits frequently appear near mountains, and fans may need to use the Flatten Terrain function on them before moving onto the next step.

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Upon locating an Iron Ore Deposit, players must use an Iron Mine to extract the resource. This building can be constructed on a suitable deposit once a Town Center has been upgraded to Tier 2 and a Wagon Shop has been built, and it requires Wood Planks. Notably, the buildings that act as prerequisites to establishing an Iron Mine are also needed in order to make a Clay Pit in Farthest Frontier, giving players some additional incentive to get them up and running.

After a player has started collecting Iron Ore, they must then set their sights on upgrading their Town Center to Tier 3. This is a fairly significant undertaking, with numerous prerequisites and a large cost, and it may take survival game fans a while to complete the upgrade. Once a player does finally get their Town Center to Tier 3, they will find that they can construct a Foundry from the Resources tab of the Buildings section, and indeed that structure is what is used to convert Iron Ore into Iron.

To note, building a Foundry requires one Heavy Tool, an item that will occasionally appear among a Trader’s offerings. Players are thus advised to construct a Trading Post sooner rather than later and check for Heavy Tools every time that the Trader is visiting. In fact, it is recommended that strategy game fans pick up more than one Heavy Tool when it is possible for them to do so, as they are also used in the crafting of Windmills, Forges, and more.

Farthest Frontier is in Early Access on PC.

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