danvath wrote:With them being rare
They're not rare. They're actually fairly common. However, with the spawn mechanics, the odds of finding one goes from fair to almost nothing.
In case you don't know what the spawn mechanics are: Items on the map that are random--animals, bugs, forageables--are created when a section of map (known as a minimap, 100x100 in size) is loaded. No new objects spawn on that map section until it unloads and is loaded again later. In order for a map section to unload from the server, it needs to be "empty" for about 15-20 minutes.
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