Dredge: How To Obtain Refined Metal
Dredge is a game full of dangers – both real and imagined, natural and supernatural. Sure, fishing might seem like a peaceful endeavour, but when monsters from the deep start clawing at your hull, and jagged rocks start appearing out of nowhere, you are going to need to upgrade your boat.
One of the ways you can do this is with the help of Refined Metal. Refined Metal is a rare resource that, when given to a Shipwright, can upgrade your Hull. The tougher your Hull, the more hits you can take before sinking to the bottom of the ocean. You might think being able to take 3 hits as standard is enough, but once you start venturing to new locations, you’ll change your tune.
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Refined Metal is one of the rarer resources in Dredge. Far more valuable than the likes of basic Lumber or the Scrap you pull up from the ocean. Refined Metal can be found in one of two ways:
This is the cheapest way to get hold of Refined Metal, but it is also the least reliable. You have a random chance to obtain Refined Metal when Dredging, however, the spots that are going to reward you with Refined Metal are typically hidden behind Rock Walls. These require explosives to clear.
To obtain explosives, be sure to check out our guide as it is tied to Pursuit.
Visiting Travelling Merchants is the easiest way to get hold of Refined Metal, however, it is also the most expensive method by far. It costs a whopping $500 per piece, which is more than 10x the cost of an explosive. Getting hold of that kind of cash is rather difficult, and dropping it all on one resource is certainly a hard choice.
Thankfully, you can fish near a Travelling Merchant and quickly
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