Seasonal Gathering Guide

Step into the wild with intent: every ridge, marsh, and shoreline has its season. This guide aligns with gathering and journal definitions, so you can read the land like a survivor and choose the right biome at the right season.

Gathering Mechanics

  • Action: Use Gather (default key: G) when you are in tile map and positioned where nature can actually pay out
  • Read the terrain first: Forest, plain, swamp, shore, river, and mountain tiles each favor different plants, berries, and herbs in code
  • Hunt by season, not habit: Match your route to the current season and biome to avoid low-yield sweeps and focus on resources that are truly active now
  • Field rule: World map is for movement and routing; real gathering happens after you step into local tiles and work the ground

Core Foraged Resources (Journal Definitions)

Treat this as your field ledger: these are the dependable wild finds. If you plan runs around these entries, you spend less time wandering and more time returning home with food, medicine and crafting stock.

Resource Biomes Seasons Notes
Wild Herbs forest, plain, mountain, swamp spring, summer, autumn Common edible and medicinal greenery
Wild Flowers plain spring, summer Delicate flowers from open fields
Dandelion plain, road spring, summer, autumn Edible leaves/roots; reliable roadside forage
Thistle plain spring, summer, autumn Prickly but useful food/medicine plant
Wild Wheat plain summer, autumn Naturally growing grain
Meadow Mushrooms plain summer, autumn Common field mushrooms
Wild Peppers forest, plain summer, autumn Spicy cooking ingredient
Water Lily swamp spring, summer, autumn Aquatic plant parts from still water
Reed Stalks swamp spring, summer, autumn Crafting/weaving reed source
Water Chestnuts shore, lake, river summer, autumn Aquatic tubers in shallow water
River Reeds river spring, summer, autumn Flexible bank-side plant fibers
River Weed shore, lake spring, summer, autumn Edible water plant matter near shore
River Moss river spring, summer, autumn Moist moss from stones and banks
Mountain Herbs mountain spring, summer, autumn Potent high-altitude herb source
Alpine Flowers mountain spring, summer Rare alpine blooms
Cattail Roots swamp autumn, winter Starchy wetland roots
Swamp Mushrooms swamp summer, autumn Bog/wetland fungi
Prairie Grass plain spring, summer, autumn Dry grass for basic materials
Ferns forest spring, summer Food/fiber forage in forest tiles
Moss forest spring, summer, autumn Soft forest moss from trunks/rocks
Tree Fungus forest spring, summer, autumn Shelf fungus from tree bark

Additional Forage Plants (Catalog)

Think of these as your dependable “second pass” targets when primary forage is thin. Each row is a route-worthy fallback when you need food, medicine ingredients or steady bulk gather.

Plant Biomes Seasons Notes
Wild Mushrooms forest, swamp summer, autumn Damp-biome edible fungi; strong wet-season food support
Wild Onions plain, shore spring, summer Reliable dual-use ingredient for food and medicine lines
Root Tubers plain, swamp autumn, winter Cold-season starch reserve when fresh greens collapse
Wild Grain plain summer, autumn Field cereal base for dependable calorie runs
Seaweed shore, lake spring, summer, fall, winter Shoreline gather that stays available all year

Berry Species (BERRY_SPECIES)

Berry routes are your fast morale-and-food runs when you need results without a full harvest operation. Use this table like a scouting map: match biome and season, then sweep high-density patches before daylight and stamina run out.

Berry Biomes Seasons
Blueberries forest, swamp, mountain summer
Raspberries forest, plain summer
Blackberries forest, shore, plain summer, autumn
Strawberries plain, shore spring, summer
Cranberries swamp, shore autumn
Bog cranberries swamp autumn, winter
Red blueberries forest, mountain summer
Gooseberries forest, plain summer
Currants forest, swamp summer
Truffle swamp, mountain autumn, winter
Rose hips forest, plain, mountain autumn, winter
Sloes plain, shore, road autumn
Hawthorn road, forest, plain autumn
Cherries road, plain summer
Apples road, forest autumn
Cattail river, swamp spring, summer, autumn
Water chestnut river summer, autumn
Watercress river, shore spring, summer, autumn, winter
Reed river, swamp spring, summer, autumn
Elderberries forest, swamp summer, autumn
Chokecherries forest, plain summer, autumn
Serviceberries mountain, forest early_summer
Salmonberries shore, swamp spring, summer
Thimbleberries forest summer
Mulberries forest, plain spring, summer
Bearberries mountain autumn, winter
Huckleberries forest, mountain summer, autumn
Dewberries forest, plain summer
Wintergreen berries forest autumn, winter
Juniper berries mountain, plain autumn, winter
Sea buckthorn shore autumn, winter
Wild plums forest, plain summer, autumn
Wild grapes forest, ruins autumn

Medicinal Herbs (MEDICINE_HERBS)

When injuries, sickness, or fatigue start stacking, these are your field-medic lifelines. Track them by biome and season, and you can turn a rough run into a recoverable one before supplies run dry.

Herb Biomes Seasons
Plantain forest, plain, shore spring, summer, autumn
Yarrow plain, forest summer, autumn
St. John's Wort plain, forest summer
Thyme plain, mountain spring, summer, autumn
Arnica mountain summer
Nettle forest, swamp, shore spring, summer, autumn
Peppermint river, shore spring, summer, autumn
Horsetail river, swamp spring, summer
Echinacea plain, forest summer, autumn
Valerian forest, swamp summer, autumn
Chamomile plain spring, summer
Ginseng forest, mountain autumn
Wild ginger forest spring, summer
Feverfew plain, forest summer
Comfrey swamp, river spring, summer
Burdock forest, plain, ruins summer, autumn
Dandelion plain, road spring, summer, autumn
Calendula plain summer, autumn
Shepherd's purse plain, road spring, summer, autumn
Red clover plain, forest spring, summer, autumn
White willow river, swamp spring, summer, autumn
Coltsfoot river, shore spring
Mullein mountain, plain summer, autumn

Seasonal Route Tips

  • Spring: Rebuild your stores fast with wild onions, strawberries, chamomile, plantain, and river-edge greens while growth is strongest
  • Summer: Run long forest and plain circuits. This is your richest gather window for berries, medicinal herbs, mushrooms, and wild grain
  • Autumn: Shift to winter prep. Prioritize root tubers, cranberries, late berries, and durable herbs you can carry into cold weeks
  • Winter: Keep routes tight and efficient. Target cattail roots, bog/winter berries, and watercress zones that remain productive in the cold