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How to Mine Hot Rock Ore and Best Farming Location

Once Human How to Mine Hot Rock Ore and Best Farming Location

Hot Rock Ores are obtained from rare deposits in the Way of Winter Scenario of Once Human and can only be mined with a Steel Pickaxe. Learn how to mine Hot Rock Ores and their best farming locations in this guide!

How to Mine Hot Rock Ores

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Craft a Steel Pickaxe or Better

Steel Pickaxes Memetic

Before you start looking for Hot Rock Ores, make sure you can mine it first. You need at least a Steel Pickaxe, which is a tier 3 Memetic under the Infastructure tree.

Prepare Cooling Items

All Cooling Items
Improved Frost Grenades Frozen Northern Pike Sticky Ice Crystal

Like in the Cold Crystal Ores, you must "stabilize" the temperature around the ore deposit first before mining it. There are currently three ways to do this using different items.

Improved Frost Grenades

crafting Improved Frost Grenades

First is the Improved Frost Grenade. Unlock the Explosive Throwables Memetic under the Crafting tree then make them in a Synthesis Bench. Bring a few Activators with you as well in case you take damage from the Frost Vortex.

Frozen Northern Pike

Frozen Northern Pike

You can also use a Frozen Northern Pike and hit the Hot Rock Ore with it. Unfortunately, the weapon's blueprint can only be obtained from Margerie in the Red Sands region in Eastern Nalcott (Manibus map) for 10 Northern Pikes.

As of the moment, it's still unknown how to obtain the Frozen Northern Pike's blueprint in Way of Winter. If you already have the blueprint from a previous scenario, feel free to craft it at a Gear Workbench to help cool down hot rock ores!

Frozen Northern Pike Location

Sticky Ice Crystal

Sticky Ice Crystal

Lastly, if you already have the Ice Pot Deviant from the Deviation: Ice Pot quest, you can use the Sticky Ice Crystals it produces on the Hot Rock Ores.

How to Get Ice Pot

Cool the Hot Rock Ore Deposit Before Mining

mining Hot Rock Ores

After finding a Hot Rock Ore deposit, ready your Steel Pickaxe then cool the deposit with any of the items listed above. Approach the Hot Rock Ore and mine it while it's cold.

Best Hot Rock Ore Farming Location

Fire Throat - Ember Strand

One of the best farming locations for Hot Rock Ores is along the road leading to the Fire Throat Fortress in Ember Strand. The large open area beside the road also has other types of ores.

Ember Strand Region Guide

Fire Throat Fortress - Ember Strand

You can also find several Hot Rock Ores grouped together on one spot inside the Fire Throat Fortress itself. Clear the enemies around the area first so you can mine the ores safely.

Once Human: Way of Winter Related Guides

The Way of Winter related guides

Way of Winter Release Date and Full Details

Way of Winter Best Builds

All Way of Winter Best Builds
Silent Anabasis Frost Vortex Build Conflicting Memories Shrapnel Build
Pyroclasm Starter Burn Build Autumn Equinox Fortress Warfare Build
Doombringer Fortress Warfare Build -

Way of Winter Best Builds

Way of Winter Guides

General Tips and Tricks
Vena Fjord or Onyx Tundra? Way of Winter Tips and Tricks to Do First
Where to Find Roller Coasters Best New Weapons
How to Get Leftovers How to Get Corn
How to Get Rawhide Cradle Override Guide for Way of Winter
All Scenic Viewpoint Locations All Puzzle Crate Locations
Shadow Chest Puzzle How to Defeat Shadow Enemies
How to Get Hide in Way of Winter Thermal Tower Guide
Heat Resistance Guide How to Fish in Lava
All New Armor in Way of Winter All New Weapon Accessories in Way of Winter
Best Base Location in Way of Winter -
Location Guides
All Scenic Viewpoint Locations All Puzzle Mystical Crate Locations
Farming Guides
Fireproof Plastic Location Refined Part Location
Iron Ore Location Vanadium Crystals
Chaosium Farming Guide Cold Crystal Ore Location
How to Get Different Kinds of Hides in Way of Winter Apple Locations in Way of Winter
Scarlet Calamus Location in Way of Winter Hot Rock Ore Location
Mushroom Location in Way of Winter Ice Melon Location (Way of Winter)
Temperature Guides
Temperature Guide Cold Resistance Guide
Best Bear Farming Spots Best Feather and Flamingo Farming Location
Best Seal Farming Location -

Way of Winter Region Guides

Onyx Tundra
Moose City Moose City Food Factory
Obsidian Camp Wish Land - East
Great River Shelter Zone Tundra Monolith Danger Zone
Vena Fjord
Fiskur Harbor Wish Land - West
Hiverail Restricted Area Avalanche Danger Zone
Frost Forge -
Ember Strand
Fire God Research Center Firedust Monolith Danger Zone
Ashenton Fire Throat Fortress
Sunshroud Cave Fire Throat

Way of Winter Interactive Map

Way of Winter Deviants

Combat Deviants
Snowsprite Invincible Sun Snapshot
Territory Deviants
Tar Pudding Hydronaut Fish Gazocchio
Crafting Deviants
Ice Pot

All Way of Winter Deviant Locations

Way of Winter Securement Silo Guides

All Way of Winter Securement Silos
Delta EX1
PSI 08

All Way of Winter Securement Silos

Way of Winter Side Quests

Side Quests in Way of Winter
Deviation Expert in the North Deviation: Snowsprite
Deviation: Mr. Wish Deviation: Hydronaut Fish

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2 Anonymous12 days

I just spent way too long trying to get the sticky ice to work. Was gonna wait for my hivemate and his frozen fish but thank you for the heads up!

1 Anonymous16 days

Haven't gotten snowballs, ice cubes or orthren pikes at any crafting tier to work. it always explodes.

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