Once Human Resources Guide with Best Tips and Tricks to Handle them

In Once Human, resources play a very important role in the gameplay progression. You can combine these,  craft, or loot to survive, and there are different types of them, like materials, consumables, gear components, food, tactical items, ammo, and tools. They all have their own purposes, so this Once Human resources guide explores each category today. Play Once Human on PC with LDPlayer, and let’s start.

What are Materials?  

 

Materials in Once Human are the basic items that are used primarily for crafting gear, weapons, tools, and facilities. They are obtained through foraging, mining, disassembling scrap, or refining raw resources.

Uses: Essential for crafting gear components, weapons, and armor, often binding other materials together.

How to Get: Disassemble junk items like Toilet Plungers or Super Glue at a Disassembly Bench (crafted with 20 Gravel and 10 Copper Ingots). Commonly found in early-game loot.

There are multiple materials we can have from this game, as follows.

 

Acids in Once Human 

Acids are used for refining late-game ores (e.g., Aluminum, Tungsten) into ingots and crafting explosives or facilities.

How to Get: Loot from defeated deviant enemies (especially in low-level zones) or craft at a Synthesis Bench using Sulfur and Water. Automatic farms with Brewing Barrels can also produce it.

 

All Purpose Plastic 

All-purpose plastic can be used in advanced crafting recipes, such as high-tier gear or facility upgrades.

How to Get: Craft at a Supplies Workbench using Waste Plastic (from disassembling junk like Water Bottles) and Acid.

 

Aluminum Ingot 

These are the keys to crafting advanced tools, weapons, and armor, like the Steel Pickaxe or late-game facilities.

How to Get: Smelt 5 Aluminum Ore and 1 Acid in an Electric Furnace (requires power source).

 

Automatic Part 

These are the Once Human resources that will be used for crafting automatic weapons or upgrading machinery in bases.

How to Get: Loot from Rosetta enemies in high-level zones (e.g., White Cliff) or storage crates in points of interest (POIs).

 

Aluminum Ore 

Aluminum Ore is the raw material refined into Aluminum Ingots for advanced crafting.

How to Get: Mine in Chalk Peak or Red Sands regions with a Steel Pickaxe (crafted with 10 Steel Ingots, 3 Raw Hides). Look for shiny silver outcrops.

 

Bellflower 

Bellflower is in crafting consumables like healing salves or sanity-restoring items.

How to Get: Forage in the wild, especially in grassy areas or near water. Harvesting may yield seeds for replanting.

 

Consumables in Once Human 

 

Consumables are items among the Once Human resources that we can use to restore health, stamina, or sanity or to gain temporary buffs. They’re vital for survival during exploration or combat.

Here are some of the consumables you can gather in the game as a Once-Human beginner.

• Bandages - Restores HP over time, essential for healing wounds in combat. You can craft them at a Supplies Workbench with Cotton Fabric (from disassembling clothes) and Adhesive.
• Boiled Water - Hydrates the player, preventing dehydration penalties and can be taken from the Boil Dirty Water (from rivers or loot) at a Stove or Campfire.

 

Gear Components 

 

Gear components are the crafted parts that can be used to build or upgrade weapons and armor, enhancing combat effectiveness or durability.

Some of the common gears in this game are:

• Bearing - Used in weapon mods or machinery upgrades for smoother operation. Craft these at a Gear Workbench using Metal Scraps and Refined Parts (from disassembling mechanical junk).
• Folding Stock - Improves weapon stability for rifles or SMGs. You can craft them at a Weapon Workbench with Automatic Parts and Aluminum Ingots.

 

Once Human Food 

 

Food in Once Human addresses hunger, restores stamina and sometimes affects sanity. It’s gathered, hunted, or cooked to sustain the player.

Some key food examples are:

Beast Meat - Fills hunger; raw meat lowers sanity, but cooked restores it slightly. You can hunt animals like boars or deer in the wild, then loot their corpses as food.

Blueberries - Quick hunger fix with a small sanity boost. Try to search through the bushes in forested areas; it may yield seeds for planting.

 

Tactical Items as Once Human Resources 

 

Tactical items provide combat support, aiding in offense or defense during battles or territory protection.

Some of the best tactical items are:

• Grenade - Deals area damage to enemies, great for clearing groups. And these can be crafted at a Supplies Workbench with Gunpowder.
• Molotov Cocktail - Sets enemies ablaze, useful for area denial. Try to craft them with Fuel (from abandoned cars) and Glass.

 

Once Human Ammo  

 

Ammo is the lifeblood of combat in Once Human, powering weapons to fend off enemies. Each weapon type requires specific ammo.

Examples of Key Ammo are:  

• Steel Ammo (Rifle) – a standard ammo for rifles, balancing damage and availability. Craft them at a Supplies Workbench with Steel Ingots and Gunpowder.
• Lethal LMG AP Ammo – this is an Armor-piercing round for LMGs, ideal for tough enemies. They can be crafted at an Advanced Supplies Workbench with Aluminum Ingots, Gunpowder, and Acid.

 

Tools in Once Human 

 

Tools are used for gathering resources, building, or crafting, making them indispensable for progression.

These are some common tools you can find in the game.

• Copper Pickaxe - Mines basic ores like Copper and Tin. You can craft them at a Supplies Workbench with Copper Ingots and Logs.
• Alloy Pickaxe - Mines advanced ores like Aluminum or Tungsten. They can be crafted at Aluminum Ingots and Refined Parts after unlocking in Memetics.

 

Basic Methods for Collecting Once Human Resources

 

So here are the basic methods that you can follow to collect your Once Human resources.

• Foraging: Explore the wild to pick plants (e.g., Bellflower, Blueberries) or loot scrap from buildings.
• Mining: Use pickaxes on ore nodes (e.g., Aluminum Ore in Red Sands) to gather raw materials.
• Disassembling: Break down junk at a Disassembly Bench for materials like Adhesive or Acid.
• Hunting/Fishing: Kill animals or fish for food (e.g., Beast Meat) and hides.
• Crafting: Refine raw materials (e.g., Aluminum Ore into Ingots) or create items at workbenches.
• Looting Enemies/POIs: Defeat foes or explore points of interest for rare drops like Automatic Parts.
• Tasks: Complete story or world tasks for resource rewards.

 

Conclusion

 

So it is time to collect your resources wisely and by mastering these methods and targeting specific resources, you’ll build a better power to handle all the challenges that you are being offered with. And now, it is time to dig in and make it for the best gaming there.