Clay

[mattym14]

What the hell is wrong with this system for finding clay? I dug all around, used an entire stamina bar. And found a total of 1 clay.

[ThirdEmperor]

You need to find a clay node. Clay can only be dug up in clay Q spots.

[mattym14]

Alright. I check on Wiki for Clay Nodes and got nothing. Explain please?

[sabinati]

most of the map is q10 resources, e.g. clay, water, soil. there are some points of higher quality scattered around. these spots, aka nodes, will decrease in quality when you pull things from them, but they regenerate over time. so from a higher q spot, you can get much more clay. if it's not on a clay node, you get the clay the first time you dig and it depletes it to under q10 for an area. if the spot is under q10 you get no clay.

[mattym14]

Are there any indicators to hint you towards where a clay node is?

[kLauE]

Are there any indicators to hint you towards where a clay node is?

no... improve ur luck and u will find some spots

[mattym14]

e___e Of all things why is CLAY difficult to obtain.

[SpidersEverywhere]

More complete info here:
http://havenandhearth.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_high_quality_water%2C_clay%2C_and_soil

The best way I'm aware of to find clay nodes is by boat travel, stopping every 2 minimaps to dig in the shallows. You don't even have to get out of the boat to dig.