Resources
This is a summary table of all resources discovered in A Tale in the Desert 8. Anything you can pick up is a resource.
Note: Sometimes there is a (Complex) or (Category) entry before the description.
- Complex means it's name is the same, but it's quality or it's components may differ when made (ie blacksmithed items or treated wood)
- Category means it is a type of item with many resources with different names falling under it (ie tools, insects, herbs)
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Resource Summary
A
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdju | 1 | 20 | A type of Fish. |
| Aluminum Ore | 1 | 1 | A type of ore used to produce Aluminum. |
| Aluminum Plate | 1 | 1 | Used in making advanced furnaces. |
| Amur Pike | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
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B
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beetle | 1 | 1 | (Category) Used in Principles of Worship and Test of Khefre's Children. |
| Boards | 1 | 1 | Made from wood on a Wood Plane. |
| Bricks | 1 | 1 | Made from a 3:2:1 ratio of mud, straw and sand on a Flimsy Brick Rack. |
| Bull | 1 | 1 | Animal found in the wild. |
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C
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabbage | 1 | 1 | A type of Vegetable. |
| Cabbage Seeds | 1 | 1 | A type of Vegetable seed. |
| Cactus Sap | 1 | 1 | Collected by injuring a Royal Cactus. |
| Camelfish | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Canvas | 1 | 1 | A rough cloth woven from Twine on a Loom. |
| Carrots | 1 | 1 | A type of Vegetable. |
| Carrot Seeds | 1 | 1 | A type of Vegetable seed. |
| Catfish | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Chromis | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Coconuts | 1 | 3 | Gathered from Coconut Palms. |
| Corkscrew Asp | 1 | 1 | A type of Insect. |
| Cut Stone | 1 | 1 | Produced on a Rock Saw from a Cuttable Stone. |
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D
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirt | 1 | 1 | Dug from a patch of soil using a shovel. |
| Dried Papyrus | 1 | 1 | Made by drying Fertile Papyrus on a Drying Rack or Flax Hammock. |
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F
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fertile Papyrus | 1 | 1 | A plant that is grown along the shores of the Nile produced by Papyrus Seeds (hf). |
| Firebricks | 1 | 1 | Bricks made of Silt and Sand fired in a kiln. |
| Fish | 1 | 27 | (Category) The primary resource caught while Fishing. |
| Flax | 1 | 1 | A vital crop used in the production of textiles. |
| Flint Chisel | 1 | 1 | Chisel used with the Flint Hammer for gathering Limestone. |
| Flint Hammer | 1 | 1 | Hammer used with the Flint Chisel for gathering Limestone. |
| Fresh Leaves | 1 | 1 | Can be gathered from various plants. |
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G
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlic | 1 | 1 | A type of Vegetable. |
| Garlic Seeds | 1 | 1 | A type of Vegetable seed. |
| Gems | 1 | 1 | Gems primarily produced from ore and sand mines. |
| Giant Crayfish | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Grapes | 1 | 1 | Fruit harvested from Vineyards. |
| Grass | 1 | 1 | A basic and plentiful resource in Egypt mainly used for drying into straw. |
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H
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbs | 1 | 1 | (Category) Foraged Item. |
| Honey | 1 | 1 | Produced by bees in an Apiary. |
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I
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibis Feather | 1 | 1 | Collected from an Ibis. |
| Insect | 1 | 1 | (Category) Collected using various methods. |
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J
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jugs | 1 | 1 | Made by firing Wet Clay Jugs in a Kiln. |
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K
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knife:Flint | 1 | 1 | A quality 1 Knife assembled with 2 Flint, 1 Wood and 1 Twine. |
| Knife:Glass | 1 | 1 | A quality 2 Knife assembled with 1 Glass Blade and 4 Rawhide Strip. |
| Knife:Iron | 1 | 1 | A quality 3 Knife assembled with 1 Knife Blade, 1 Crudely Carved Handle and 2 Wooden Peg. |
| Knife | 1 | 1 | (Category) Used in Carving. |
| Knife Blade | 1 | 1 | Made from 2 Iron in Forges. Component of a Knife:Iron. |
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L
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large Crude Handle | 1 | 1 | A component in the construction of a Heavy Mallet on a Carpentry Shop. |
| Lead | 1 | 1 | A Metal created by smelting Lead Ore in Furnaces. |
| Lead Chisel | 1 | 1 | Used with a Heavy Mallet to gather Limestone. |
| Lead Ore | 1 | 1 | An Ore found by Mining. |
| Leather | 1 | 1 | Produced by slaughtering sheep or camels. |
| Leeks | 1 | 1 | A type of Vegetable. |
| Leek Seeds | 1 | 1 | A type of Vegetable seed. |
| Light Box | 1 | 1 | Event prize. (diamond, emerald, sapphire, amethyst, topaz, ruby) |
| Lime | 1 | 1 | Made from limestone in a firepit |
| Limestone | 1 | 1 | A sedimentary rock found in natural deposits around Egypt. |
| Linen | 1 | 1 | Cloth woven on a Loom from Thread. |
| Lint | 1 | 1 | A flax product. Spun in a small distaff to produce thread. |
| Loom Frame | 1 | 1 | Made in a Carpentry Shop upgraded with a vice bench. |
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M
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male Sheep | 300 | 300 | A Sheep. |
| Medium Stone | 1 | 1 | Found when Digging. |
| Metal | 1 | 1 | Naturally occurring ore or man-made alloys. |
| Mud | 1 | 1 | Found near Water. Used to make Bricks. |
| Mushroom | 1 | 1 | (Category) Can be found throughout the day in many different locations. |
| Mutton | 1 | 1 | Made by slaughtering a sheep |
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N
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nail Mould | 1 | 1 | Made from a Medium Stone at a Mason's Bench. |
| Nails | 1 | 1 | Made in a Forge that has been upgraded with a Nail Mould. |
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O
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octecs Longfin | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | Made by slaughtering Sheep or Camels, or produced in a Kitchen using 10 Flax Seeds. |
| Onions | 1 | 1 | A type of Vegetable. |
| Onion Seeds | 1 | 1 | A type of Vegetable seed. |
| Orange Spongefish | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Ore | 1 | 1 | Metal mined from the earth. |
| Oyster Meat | 1 | 1 | Found in an Oyster Bed. |
| Oyster Mite | 1 | 1 | Found in Water or when gathering Fertile Papyrus |
| Oyster Shell Marble | 20 | 1 | A type of Decorative Stone |
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P
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Frond | 1 | 1 | Occasionally can be pulled down from Royal Palm Trees. |
| Pancake Loach | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Papyrus | 1 | 1 | (Category) Cultivated along the Nile. Can be dried for extra seeds. |
| Papyrus Seeds (hf) | 1 | 1 | Planted on the Nile to grow papyrus. |
| Pearl | 1 | 1 | (Complex) Found in an Oyster Bed. |
| Pepper Seeds | 1 | 1 | Used to grow Peppers. |
| Peppers | 1 | 1 | One of the Vegetables. |
| Perch | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Phagrus | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Pinch Roller | 30 | 1 | Created in a master forge, takes 30 Iron and 15 minutes to make. |
| Pulley | 1 | 1 | Created by cutting a cuttable stone on a Rock Saw. |
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Q
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Maggot | 1 | 1 | A type of Insect. |
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R
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Cod | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Rawhide Strip | 1 | 1 | Made from Leather by Carving. |
| Red Sand | 1 | 1 | A rare sand which has a redder tint than Sand. |
| Resin | 1 | 1 | (Complex) Obtained from Trees that have been nicked with a Resin Wedge. |
| Resin Wedge | 1 | 1 | (Complex) A Tool used to nick trees to produce Resin. |
| River Crab | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Rope | 1 | 1 | Spun from 5 Twine in a Small Distaff. |
| Rotten Fish | 1 | 1 | Produced when a Fish is filleted more than two hours after it has been caught. (Once it's dead.) |
| Rotten Flax | 1 | 1 | Flax which has been rotted in water. |
| Round Hammer | 1 | 1 | A Tool used in Blacksmithing. |
| Royal Jelly | 1 | 1 | A by-product from an Apiary. Can be used for Cooking. |
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S
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sail | 1 | 1 | Made in a Loom used to make Ferry Boats. |
| Salt Mite | 1 | 1 | A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs. |
| Salt Water Fungus | 1 | 1 | A type of Mushroom. |
| Saltpeter | 1 | 1 | Made by rotting dung in a tub. |
| Sand | 1 | 1 | Sand is all over the place (you are in a desert, after all). Used in making Bricks. |
| Sand Mite | 1 | 1 | A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs. |
| Sand Spore Mushroom | 1 | 1 | A type of Mushroom. |
| Scorpion's Brood Mushroom | 1 | 1 | A type of Mushroom. |
| Sea Lily Bulb | 1 | 1 | (Complex) Required to grow a Lily of the Sea. |
| Serpentfish | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Shaping Mallet | 1 | 1 | A Tool used in Blacksmithing. |
| Sharpened Stick | 1 | 1 | Made from whittling Wood with a Knife. |
| Sheep | 300 | 300 | Found in the wild and bred in a Sheep Pen. |
| Sheet Glass | 1 | 1 | The product of a basic glass skill. |
| Shovel | 1 | 1 | (Complex) A Tool used for digging. |
| Shovel Blade | 1 | 1 | Used to make a basic Iron Shovel. |
| Shovels | 1 | 1 | (Category) A Tool used for digging. |
| Silt | 1 | 1 | Rich, granular soil deposits that spawn on the ground, generally near bodies of water. |
| Silver | 1 | 1 | Metal found in a mine. |
| late | 1 | 1 | Found while running near water. Gathered by clicking the slate icon when it pops up. |
| Slate Scythe | 1 | 1 | Used with the rhythmic strength skill and a basket to gather more grass. |
| Slate Shovel | 1 | 1 | Made from 1 Stone Blade and 2 boards in a Carpentry Shop. |
| Slave's Bread Mushroom | 1 | 1 | A type of Mushroom. |
| Sledgehammer | 1 | 1 | A Tool used to smash Medium Stones into Gravel. |
| Soda | 1 | 1 | Occasionally found while collecting Limestone. |
| Stone Blade | 1 | 1 | Blade made by striking two pieces of slate together. Used in wood planes. |
| Straw | 1 | 1 | Dried grass used in bricks and as food for camels. |
| Sulfur | 1 | 1 | Made from Sulphurous Water in a Tub . |
| Sulphurous Water | 1 | 1 | Water contaminated with Sulphur. It is found in pools in Egypt. |
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T
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tadpoles | 0 | 0 | Found when collecting water with Jugs. |
| Tar | 1 | 1 | A sticky, heavy substance obtained from tar pits, found in a few places around Egypt. |
| Thorns | 0 | 1 | Found on Thorn-Bearing Plants. |
| Thread | 0 | 1 | Woven to produce Linen. |
| Tilapia | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| Tin | 1 | 1 | A Metal created by smelting Tin Ore in Furnaces. |
| Tin Ore | 1 | 1 | An Ore found by Mining. |
| Tin Sheeting | 1 | 1 | Made in a Forge which has been upgraded with Pinch Rollers. |
| Tinder | 1 | 1 | Made by shredding Wood with a Knife. |
| Toad Sawfly | 1 | 1 | Insect, Found when slaughtering Sheep, Camels, Chickens or Rabbits. |
| Toad Skin Mushroom | 1 | 1 | A type of Mushroom. |
| Tow | 1 | 24 | Coarse fibers produced from Flax processing which is spun into Twine. |
| Tungsten | 1 | 1 | A Metal created by smelting Tungsten Ore in Furnaces. |
| Tungsten Ore | 1 | 1 | An Ore found by Mining. |
| Twine | 1 | 24 | Rough Flax cord spun from Tow which is used in making Rope. |
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V
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetable | 1 | 1 | Edible plant which can be grown and harvested from seeds. |
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W
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water in Jugs | 2 | 1 | Made by filling Jugs with the blue water icon while standing near a water source. |
| Wet Clay Bricks | 1 | 1 | Made from Clay and Sand on Flimsy Brick Racks. |
| Wet Firebricks | 1 | 1 | Made from Silt and Sand on Flimsy Brick Racks. |
| White Mealybug | 1 | 1 | Insect, Found in Dirt, Clay, Mud, Sand, Slate, Dig. |
| White Oniontail | 1 | 24 | A type of Fish. |
| White Sand | 10 | 1 | A rare type of Sand found in small, isolated patches around Egypt. |
| White Sawfly | 1 | 1 | Insect, Found when slaughtering Sheep, Camels, Chickens or Rabbits. |
| Wide Tungsten Chisel | 1 | 1 | A Tool used in Blacksmithing. |
| Wood | 1 | 1 | A resource gathered from trees. |
| Wooden Peg | 1 | 1 | Made by carving wood with a knife. Used to hold objects together. |
| Woodmoth | 1 | 1 | Found when harvesting Flax, Barley, Wheat, Vegetables or Thorns. |
| Wool | 1 | 1 | Harvested from sheep. |
| Wool Cloth | 1 | 1 | Made from Yarn in a Loom |
| Wooly Aphid | 1 | 1 | Insect, Found in Trees. |
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Y
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarn | 1 | 1 | Made from Wool in a Small Distaff. |
| Yellow Alabaster | 20 | 1 | A Decorative Stone extracted from a Stone Quarry. |
Z
| Resource | Weight | Bulk | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc | 1 | 1 | A Metal created by smelting Zinc Ore in Furnaces. |
| Zinc Ore | 1 | 1 | An Ore found by Mining. |
| Zinc Sheeting | 1 | 1 | Made in a Forge. |
| Zinc Strap | 1 | 1 | Made in a Forge. |
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