How do i actually see with forage?

[Nightmarenight]

I have 11per*5expl. and i can't find anything besides spindly taproot and random flowers for study. How much do i need to invest in it to actually see more, or is everything taken and that's why i can't see them?

[abt79]

it’s Spring right now and that will affect what forage will actually spawn, but with at least ~120ish PER*EXP you should be able to see Windsown Weeds, so I guess pop some more points into Exploration

[Mashadar]

See here for a list of how much you need to see various forageables:
http://ringofbrodgar.com/wiki/Foraging

Not all of the values are 100% accurate, but it's usually close enough.

Season and biome type also matters, of course.

[meus]

You will want to have at least about 1000 Per*Exp (e.g. 25*40) so that you can see Rustroot (http://ringofbrodgar.com/wiki/Rustroot) - and proceed to finding Metals and mining.
The other forageables are more of a variety of foods or spices, or curiosities.

[jacob232]

So what is the new prospecting strategy? last time i prospected there was an arrow/pie chart.....now it just tells you the stone type beneath. please dont tell me its as tedious as i think itll be? i might as well continue to just pray i hit ore.......my luck hasnt run out in that regard since like W5

[meus]

It still works the same way, but probably you're in a location that doesn't have much metal nodes underneath the surface.
Prospecting will now always tell you the type of rock directly under your character (stone/ore), so even if you're one tile away from metal it will still tell you that you're over a rock.
The pie arrow still appears, but you need to be close to metals to detect them (depending on Rustroot Extract quality). Probably you're just too far away from any metal node.