Newbs and Clay

[Tilom]

I'm having trouble getting Clay. I've got a mudflat about 5 minutes walk from where I'm camped. Every time I head there and dig I only get 1 unit, no matter how many times or where I dig. Can someone give me advice?

[Bumbar]

You just need to find better spot, try shallow water and other mudflats.

[Tilom]

so a better spot will yield more clay then 1-2 units every half hour?

[Twerp]

When you dig up clay of higher quality then 10, you'll be able to get multiple pieces in one digging session, until the quality degrades down to 10. Q10 spots only have one piece of clay per however long it is that it takes clay to regenerate. Kind of a royal pain for newbies, but I suppose clay was considered to be too prolific a resource, hence the limitation.

[Zamte]

Actually, non-spots have one piece of clay. There are clay spots which are only q10, and these contain multiple clay too. You just need to keep digging around until you find multiple. It will often be higher than q10 when it happens, but there are plenty of cases where it is still q10. They shouldn't be too hard to find, quality spots are everywhere. Just grab a boat, and stop every minimap or so to dig in the shallows. Soon enough you'll find a spot you can use.