Player Guide > Activities
Harvesters, scavenging, refining links, fishing rods, bait, and gathering-skill progression.
Use a charged harvester on a matching resource node. The harvester and resource can require an appropriate Harvesting perk rank. Harvesting takes 5 seconds, consumes a harvester charge, grants Gathering XP, and Might can provide bonus material.
Scavenge sites require the displayed Scavenging rank. Each search rolls Perception against the site, grants Gathering XP even on failure, and marks that site fully searched. Hard Look plus Perception can grant a second search attempt, Treasure Hunter improves item results, and Credit Finder improves credit finds.
Raw materials can be processed at refineries when you have the matching Refining rank. Refining consumes Power Cores and grants Gathering XP; see Crafting for the batch-size and timing details.
Equip a fishing rod in your right hand. Use the rod on bait in your inventory to load it. Loading different bait first unloads any remaining bait back into your inventory.
Click a fishing point while within 10 meters, with a baited rod in your right hand. Casting takes 6 to 8 seconds and movement interrupts it. An actual fishing attempt consumes 1 bait. Agriculture skill, rod type, bait, location, and time of day affect the result, and fishing grants Agriculture XP.
It may be out of charges, too far from the node, the wrong harvester, or require a higher matching Harvesting rank.
Scavenging unlocks harder sites; Perception, Hard Look, Treasure Hunter, and Credit Finder improve different parts of the result.
Equip the fishing rod, use it, and target bait in your inventory.
Moving during the 6 to 8 second cast interrupts the attempt.