Genesis 1 is not short on resources. The problem is knowing which biome is worth your time and which method is bait. After enough farming runs, one rule becomes obvious: Lunar carries the map, Volcano prints shards, Ocean owns pearls and gems, Arctic fills crafting gaps.

If you want fast progression, rush a Mining Drill, farm your first 100 Element, build a Tek Replicator, then stop wasting shards on bad conversion rates.

• Best Genesis 1 Farming Tools and Tames
• Best Genesis 1 Resource Locations Quick Table
• Lunar Biome Farming: Best All-Round Route
• Lunar Plant Farming
• Mining Drill: Best Tool on Genesis 1
• Element Shards and Element Farming
• Best Element Shard Routes
• Best Method
• Element Conversion
• Metal Farming on Genesis 1
• Best Practical Route
• Electronics and Element Dust Farming
• Correct Method
• Ambergris Farming for Magmasaurs
• Polymer Farming on Genesis 1
• Best Organic Polymer Route
• Condensed Gas Farming
• Oil Farming
• Silica Pearls and Black Pearls
• Silica Pearls
• Black Pearls
• Cementing Paste and Chitin Farming
• Best Options
• Sap, Honey, Rare Flowers, and Rare Mushrooms
• Sulfur, Sand, Silk, Plant Species Seeds, and Gems
• Best Mixed Resource Routes
• Recommended Progression Route
• Early Game
• Mid Game
• Late Game
• FAQ
• What is the best farming biome on Genesis 1?
• What is the fastest way to farm Element Shards on Genesis 1?
• How do we get Element efficiently on Genesis 1?
• Where is the best place to farm Electronics?
• What is the best way to get Cementing Paste?
• Summary

↖ Best Genesis 1 Farming Tools and Tames

Bring the right tool or you waste half the run walking overloaded.

Best early upgrade:Mining Drill.

It replaces multiple tools, farms most nodes, and turns risky trips into short, high-value runs.

↖ Best Genesis 1 Resource Locations Quick Table

Use this as your cheat sheet.

↖ Lunar Biome Farming: Best All-Round Route

The Lunar biome is the strongest farming zone on Genesis 1. It gives base materials, Tek materials, sap, shards, ambergris, electronics, and rare drops.

It is dangerous, but the payoff is huge.

↖ Lunar Plant Farming

Use a Therizinosaur with delicate harvest for Lunar bushes. Level melee and weight. One good hit can slot-cap you on wood, stone, or crystal.

If you are building a base, this is the route.

If you are farming Tek materials, this is still the route.

↖ Mining Drill: Best Tool on Genesis 1

Craft the Mining Drill as early as possible. It farms:

• Metal
• Crystal
• Obsidian
• Stone
• Wood
• Element Shards
• Ambergris
• Black Pearls

It runs on gasoline and beats normal tools badly.

One warning: you cannot use it while fully submerged. You can sometimes drill underwater nodes from above water, but do not rely on it for deep ocean farming.

↖ Element Shards and Element Farming

Genesis 1 is one of the best maps for Element Shards.

↖ Best Element Shard Routes

↖ Best Method

Farm red/purple crystals in the Volcano with a Mining Drill.

The best clusters are near the slopes and Magmasaur egg areas.

Risk is real. Volcano eruptions and Magmasaurs will punish slow farming. Get in, drill, leave.

For safer shard farming, use the Lunar biome. Late-game, carry an Anky with a Tek Skiff and move between rock clusters.

↖ Element Conversion

Do not waste shards early unless you must.

Your first target is 100 Element.

Build a Tek Replicator immediately. After that, shard conversion becomes worth it.

↖ Metal Farming on Genesis 1

Metal has several good routes. Pick based on what else you need.

↖ Best Practical Route

For most players, farm Lunar metal with a Mining Drill. You get metal plus shards and crystal.

If you need bulk metal and have ocean setup, use a Dunkleosteus around Ocean 50/50. Some metal clusters are hidden, so scout carefully. Coral farming also gives useful side materials.

If you need metal plus obsidian and oil, go Arctic mountains.

↖ Electronics and Element Dust Farming

Best source: Lunar Tek creatures.

Do not let your Rex eat the corpses. That wastes yield.

↖ Correct Method

1. Kill Tek creatures with a mobile mount.

2. Leave the corpse.

3. Harvest with a Chainsaw.

4. Prioritize bigger Tek creatures.

5. Use a better-quality Chainsaw if you have one.

Result: more electronics, element dust, oil, and scrap metal.

A mobile mount helps a lot because Lunar terrain is annoying. Anything that jumps or moves cleanly between platforms saves time.

↖ Ambergris Farming for Magmasaurs

Ambergris comes from Lunar rocks.

Farm it close to when you need it.

Ambergris spoils, so do not collect it too early unless you can preserve it.

If you are grabbing Magmasaur eggs, farm ambergris during the same prep window.

↖ Polymer Farming on Genesis 1

Genesis 1 is not amazing for organic polymer, but these methods work.

↖ Best Organic Polymer Route

Kill Karkinos in the Lunar/Aberration-style cave. Harvest with a Chainsaw.

Penguins near the Arctic fishing area are easy, but low yield. Use them only early.

For serious crafting, farm obsidian in Arctic or Volcano, then craft polymer in the Replicator.

↖ Condensed Gas Farming

Condensed Gas is a rare side drop from Lunar shard rocks.

Do not farm it as a main target. Farm shards, keep the gas as a bonus.

↖ Oil Farming

Oil is everywhere on Genesis 1.

Best sources:

• Ocean oil nodes
• Arctic oil
• Volcano resource routes
• Lunar Tek creatures
• Lunar mixed farming

If you are already farming electronics, you will get oil naturally.

If you need bulk oil, go Ocean or Arctic.

↖ Silica Pearls and Black Pearls

↖ Silica Pearls

Best biome: Ocean.

Best tame: Anglerfish.

With an Anglerfish, pearl runs are fast. Without one, they are painful.

↖ Black Pearls

Best biome: Volcano.

Black pearls spawn around element crystal areas and deeper near the Magmasaur egg zone. They can blend in with obsidian, so slow down and check the ground.

Use a Mining Drill for best yield.

↖ Cementing Paste and Chitin Farming

Cementing paste is one of Genesis 1's weaker resources.

↖ Best Options

Beaver dams exist in Arctic, but they are limited. Do not rely on them for bulk paste.

Best route: farm Karkinos or insects, then craft paste.

At 40/20, cave-style creatures like scorpions and Arthropleura spawn. Bring a Megatherium and clear them fast.

↖ Sap, Honey, Rare Flowers, and Rare Mushrooms

For sap, Lunar yellow bulbs are the winner. The sickle does not work well here. Use hands, a tame, or a drill.

For honey, the Bog works, but Bloodstalkers make it annoying. Bring an escape plan.

↖ Sulfur, Sand, Silk, Plant Species Seeds, and Gems

For gems, go underwater beneath the center Ocean mission terminal. Look around the air bubbles. You can get all three gem types in one run.

The northeast Ocean desert islands are excellent mixed-resource stops. You can grab sand, silk, sulfur, obsidian, oil, and Plant Species Y without bouncing between biomes.

↖ Best Mixed Resource Routes

These are the routes that actually save time.

Best general route: Lunar.

Best high-risk profit route: Volcano.

Best safe utility route: Arctic + Ocean.

↖ Recommended Progression Route

↖ Early Game

Farm:

• Lunar wood, stone, fiber, sap
• Ocean silica pearls
• Arctic oil and metal

Goal: basic base, fabricator, early saddles.

↖ Mid Game

Farm:

• Mining Drill materials
• Chitin for cementing paste
• Obsidian for polymer
• Lunar electronics

Goal: advanced crafting and Tek prep.

↖ Late Game

Farm:

• Volcano shards
• Lunar Skiff + Anky routes
• Black pearls
• Bulk electronics

Goal: Tek Replicator, element conversion, Tek production.

↖ FAQ

↖ What is the best farming biome on Genesis 1?

The Lunar biome. It gives the widest resource spread: wood, stone, crystal, sap, shards, ambergris, electronics, dust, oil, and metal.

↖ What is the fastest way to farm Element Shards on Genesis 1?

Use a Mining Drill on Volcano red/purple crystals. The Magmasaur egg area has the best yield, but it is also the most dangerous.

↖ How do we get Element efficiently on Genesis 1?

Farm shards, get your first 100 Element, then build a Tek Replicator. After that, convert shards properly instead of wasting them through bad early methods.

↖ Where is the best place to farm Electronics?

Farm Tek creatures in Lunar. Kill them with a mount, then harvest the bodies with a Chainsaw for better electronics and dust.

↖ What is the best way to get Cementing Paste?

Craft it from chitin. Farm Karkinos in the Lunar cave with a Chainsaw, or use a Megatherium around the 40/20 island for insects.

↖ Summary

Genesis 1 farming is simple once you stop treating every biome equally.

Use Lunar for all-round farming.

Use Volcano for shards, sulfur, and black pearls.

Use Ocean for pearls, gems, oil, sand, and silk.

Use Arctic for metal, obsidian, crystal, oil, and rare flowers.

Priority order:

1. Craft a Mining Drill.

2. Farm Element Shards.

3. Reach 100 Element.

4. Build a Tek Replicator.

5. Convert shards efficiently.

6. Run Lunar, Volcano, Ocean, and Arctic routes based on what your tribe needs.

That is the cleanest path from basic farming to serious Tek production on Genesis 1.