Portal world resource comparison: what to farm and where

Scope boundary

Portal worlds reset twice per week — at midnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, and again between Saturday and Sunday (Locations source). The Locations page describes the reset as restoring a world's natural resources, while the Progression Guide also documents native items, furniture, and entities returning. Player-placed items normally persist, but pots and pans left on native cooking sources can disappear with their contents at reset, as the Flathill Notes also document. Move cookware off the stove before leaving. Check the detailed world page before assuming a particular container, encounter, or optional pickup will refresh.

The schedule uses the game's clock, not a real-world time zone. A player still inside or a recently discovered world can delay its refresh. Look for the reset message after everyone leaves instead of assuming the date alone proves new loot is ready. This reference covers the eight worlds below, not every world in the current Locations index; hazard labels are editorial planning judgments.

This page tells you which world to visit for the resource you need, how dangerous it is, and what you get as an exit bonus.

Its purpose is lookup: compare the full world rows and then read the detailed entry for the selected destination. For choosing a route from a current bottleneck, reset window, and multi-world session order, use the Portal World planning comparison.

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Quick comparison table

Resources are useful targets, not necessarily exclusive to one world. A dash means this table does not specify a buff, not proof that none exists. The buff reference lists the documented Rise Above and Fire Sale effects. Furniture Store zombies start spawning after the first elevator button and increase with subsequent buttons; loot and identify the switches before beginning that sequence. In the Night Realm, Sable Inkfish requires a Night Helmet to catch; ordinary Inkfish does not have that equipment condition. Check the helmet before planning a Sable-specific fishing trip.

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Detailed breakdown by world

Far Garden — starter world

Resources:

• Raw Exor Heart (from Exor Monks)
• Raw Alien Drumstick (from Exor Monks)
• Anteverse Wheat
• Antelight Seed (from harvesting or salvaging Anteverse Wheat; also salvaged from Antelights)
• Geiger Counter
• Forklift Replica Collectible

Gear needed: Plan radiation protection with Iodine Tablets, a Lead Vest, or a Hazardous Materials Suit as the Far Garden Strategy suggests. The suit is one option, not the only permitted entry loadout. Side paths allow avoidance of Exor Monks when the objective is wheat rather than combat drops.

Exit buff: Hydroscopic — thirst drains slower for a while.

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Flathill — the Power Cell farm

Key resources:

• Power Cell (multiple per run — essential for batteries and crafting)
• Tomato Seed, Salt, Canned Peas
• Enethiol, Hydrochloric Acid
• Tech Scrap, Circuit Board, Military M.R.E.
• 9mm Ammo, Box of Screws, Coil
• Composer Figurine Collectible

Gear needed: An avoidance route for Composers and a separate response for Symphonists. Check both enemy pages before choosing weapons.

Exit buff: Fog Brain — stamina drains at a slower rate.

Why you keep coming back: Power Cells. You need them for batteries, advanced crafting, and many key recipes. Available each reset cycle, twice a week.

For secondary technology loot, break the documented Monitors for Coil and Tech Scrap and Computers for Circuit Board. These are resource-node outputs, not soldier drops. Carrying a Power Cell adds radiation exposure even though Flathill itself has no ambient radiation; prepare the return protection and shielded storage before collecting the cells.

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The Train — Rebar and military loot

Key resources:

• Rebar (multiple per run — primary renewable source, also found in Manufacturing Wood Crates)
• Steel Cable (from Mine Crates)
• Silver Scrap; Pocket Watch → Exquisite Chain and Tiny Gears when salvaged
• Grinder Disc (possible Mine Crate drop)
• .357 Magnum Ammo (Captains), 9mm Ammo (Grunts and Medics)
• Military Electronics, Military M.R.E., Military Pack
• Talagi Magnum (Captains), Montese SMG (Grunts and Medics)
• Frag Grenade (possible drop from Captains and Grunts)
• Chain, Anvil

Gear needed: Bring a ranged weapon with ammunition and a retreat route. The Train has Grunts, Medics, and a Captain; do not assume that every car contains exactly two soldiers or that armor makes a close engagement safe.

The Tram Station Key is crafted, not purchased from the Blacksmith. Speaking to him after meeting Sarah Frake unlocks its recipe. Distinguish the Manufacturing Wood Crates used for Rebar from Mine Crates used for Steel Cable and possible Grinder Discs. Do not treat an enemy's ammunition drop as the same source as a crate reward.

Exit buff: Steam Powered — movement speed boost.

Why you keep coming back: The Train is a repeatable Rebar route and also contains military loot. Verify a specific ammunition target against the current world and enemy sources before making it the reason for a trip.

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Canaan — high-risk, unique materials

Key resources:

• Lodestone → Lodestone Fragments (needed for exit + crafting)
• Hexwood (from the hostile Hexed Tree resource nodes)
• Corrupted Corn, Apple, Pumpkin
• Silver Scrap
• Splintered Crossbow (from Guards)
• Woodsman's Axe (from Woodsmen)

Gear needed: A suitable ranged option or strong reach melee weapon, a spare light source, bandages, and a planned Canaan return solution. The access repair requires a Snag Vine Seed, not a harvested Snag Vine, plus Night Essence and a Tier 3 hacker. A synced, charged Personal Teleporter is a backup recommendation, not a requirement for completing the normal exit objective.

The Steam walkthrough's Canaan sections describe taking the Lodestone beside Dr. Riggs, salvaging it at the anvil into fragments, then inserting a fragment into the church-roof portal equipment. This matches the Canaan page's need for a Repair and Salvage Station and the Lodestone page's hut location and salvage result. Reserve that task before optional farming; do not mistake a missing immediate return for no exit route.

Enemy types:

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Mycofields — alien biology

Key resources: Anteverse Gel, Carapace, Exor Arm, Exor Quill, Carbuncle Mushroom, Bio Scrap, Anteverse Wheat, Gaseous Nest

Hazards: Extreme heat, infecting spores and hostile alien fauna. The Mycofields Strategy recommends the Fire Proximity Suit plus Airtight Seal head protection such as a Lab Mask. Radiation protection alone is not a substitute for that heat loadout. Its listed alternative is armor and buffs totaling +3 heat resistance. The Tarasque encounter occurs in Cascade Labs before access, not as a boss inside the Mycofields; its ichor is part of the portal repair progression.

Unlock: Progression through Cascade Labs

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Rise - medical supplies and Order encounters

Access: The Rise reference places the entrance in the Cascade Labs Adjustment Wing: clear the invasive goo with Antethermite and complete the laser lab puzzle. The portal appears at the Lens Epicentre. Reaching that portal and opening Rise's interior doors are separate checks; the TechRaptor portal reference documents a Tier 3 Keypad Hacker for the interior route.

Hazards and gear: Bring a combat loadout and healing reserve. The wiki lists Breachers and Snipers as well as Grunts and Captains; a medical objective does not make those encounters safe. The rooftop machine-gun position is a separate threat from the indoor collection area.

Return and repeat value: The normal exit is on the rooftop helipad, as TechRaptor documents. Rise Above temporarily increases jump height. Apply the shared reset checks above for wall medical supplies; neither source supplies a guaranteed medical total for every run. For the ordered first-clear route, use the Rise walkthrough; this entry identifies sources for an already selected destination.

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Night Realm - fixed Essence and fishing sources

Access: The Night Realm reference describes Reaper-created gateways: touch a gateway or be caught by the Reaper to enter. The Security Sector access hazard is distinct from conditions inside the realm, where the source lists no hostile entities.

Hazards and gear: Prepare for the Reaper on the facility side. Pack fishing equipment for a fishing objective and check the Night Helmet specifically for Sable Inkfish. The absence of hostile entities inside does not establish safe access or a fixed Essence yield.

Return and repeat value: Breaking a Nightsphere opens an exit portal and clears the corresponding Clinging Shadow in Security. Native Essence pickups and fishing are distinct collection sources; use the shared reset notes for depleted pickups without treating that timer as a fishing yield guarantee. This entry does not specify an exit buff, matching the dash in the quick table. For the sequence of separate visits and progression objectives, use the Night Realm walkthrough.

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Furniture Store - household loot before button escalation

Access: The TechRaptor portal reference places access beyond the disabled upper Labs turrets in Containment Block Helmholtz. The Furniture Store reference separates loose items, resource nodes, enemy drops, and packageable furniture.

Hazards and gear: Darkness is an immediate navigation problem. The wiki recommends a charged Makeshift Headlamp and a secondary Flashlight. Zombies begin spawning after the first button; each later press increases their spawn rate. Identify the five buttons and collect desired furniture before starting that escalation, as the source recommends.

Return and repeat value: Five buttons power the central elevator to the upper-floor exit. Leaving and re-entering reshuffles buttons and resets pressed buttons according to the wiki; a previous switch checklist is not permanent. Fire Sale increases carry capacity temporarily. For native loot, also apply the shared reset conditions; button state and resource refresh are separate. For choosing this trip against another resource shortage, return to the Portal World planning comparison.

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Farming priority by resource need

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Common Mistakes

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See Also

• Flathill Power Cell loop
• Rise portal farming
• Mycofields fire survival
• Train World complete walkthrough
• Portal world reset strategy by world