How to Get Clay and Ceramic in Astroneer

Astroneer has several important resources and some of them won’t even show up unless you go out and find them out in the world. That’s the case with Clay, as this can be hard to find at times. You’ll also need clay to get Ceramic, so you are losing out on a lot of tech without these resources. Luckily, there are multiple ways to get Clay, so here’s how to find some in Astroneer, including how to turn that Clay into Ceramic.

How to Get Clay in Astroneer

To get Clay, you’ll need to do some exploring. Clay looks like those refined-looking rocks or boulders on top of the planet’s surface. Mining these with your mining tool will give you Clay, but these rocks can be hard to find. You’ll have to explore a fair bit to find them. However, there’s another way to get Clay and this method is way easier than actually looking for and drilling rocks.

If you have unlocked and have the materials for a Soil Centrifuge (crafted in a Medium Printer), you’ll be able to get your own Clay from other resources.

Firstly, you want to create some Small Canisters using Resin. You’ll need at least two of them, and create more in multiples of two. After equipping your Small Canisters, you can start mining the terrain or land until these canisters fill up. Make sure to mine land you don’t plan on using, so you don’t ruin the aesthetics of your base.

Once you have the two Small Canisters filled up, you’ll need to go to your Soil Centrifuge to turn them into Clay.

A Soil Centrifuge needs Aluminum and Compound to craft. Once you have the Soil Centrifuge set up, place the two Small Canisters inside, go into the Soil Centrifuge UI, and look for and select Clay. Each process gives you six Clay, so filling up two Small Canisters has a 2:6 ratio for getting Clay. This is one of the best methods to get Clay in Astroneer.

How to Get Ceramics in Astroneer

As for Ceramics, you just need to process your Clay in one of your Smelting Furnaces. These are very important to have as Ceramics are used to craft several products and buildings to progress from the early game to the late game. In fact, you’ll still be using them in the late game to expand storage, build large shuttles (which also need EXO Chips), and more. In short, you want to stockpile a ton of Ceramics since they are used frequently in Astroneer.