Wood and Stone automation is practically given to you for free in Palworld, making your early base building bonanza a breeze. However, Ore is a beast that doesn't have such easy options, and its importance to the progression of your base is paramount, so here's how you can solve that problem with some clever use of game mechanics.
Where to farm Ore in Palworld (Map Location)
To turn the tedious process of mining Ore into one of pure passive gain at the start of the game, you must first find a place where Ore Nodes are numerous and close to each other. You see, resources in Palworld respawn after a short time, so this farming strategy aims to take advantage of that fact. If you have trouble finding such a richly defined place, go to the coordinates (-73, -319) on your map.
If that place is a bit too far for you to reach, you can go to the Desert Church Waypoint (70, -409) instead.
Just behind the church itself is another ore field ripe for mining. Note that you will have less space to work with this location, but it is perfectly useful.
In both places, you will be graced with a beautiful field full of Ore; the perfect place to build your secondary base. First, automation for both Stone and wood must be achieved. Build your base as normal until you have your Login Website and Stone pit operating and your Comrades working overtime to get you the resources you need. Once you have, it's time to build the foundation for a passive Ore farm.
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You will need some strong miners to farm Ore quickly for you. Head to (-109, -146) and catch at least three Digtoise Pals roaming the coast of the Desert biome. These turtle-like Friends have level 3 Mining, making them among the best you get early on. You want to be at least level 20 before trying to do this though, as the Digtoise is around that level.
Once you have captured all three, return to your base and deploy them into your service immediately. They will begin to mine the surrounding ore, spinning rapidly, shattering all the Ore in their path. If they don't, assign your Digtoise to my Ore by Picking them up and placing them near a node. The resulting spin will yield a lot of ore that will drop to the ground, so make sure you have enough Buddies with the Transportation of Workability skill by hand
This passive Ore gain works because the surrounding Ore will respawn faster than your Digtoise can mine it, meaning that despite their constant work, you will never run out of Ore to mine. This means that you will always have it on hand and at your disposal. Never farm Ore again.
Another way you can hire your Digtoise Pals is at the Ore Mining Site. This is a base upgrade that you can unlock at Level 15 of the Ancient Technology Tree. It works the same way as the Stone Pit and Logging Site, allowing you to passively mine Ore even if there are no Nodes around. When you reach Level 31you can upgrade to the Ore Mining II for even greater amounts of Ore.
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