The Ginger Island update for Stardew Valley added tons of new content, including locations, monsters, and resources. One of these resources is bone fragments. This tiny piece of bone will come in handy for a few different recipes and quests.
Bone fragments can be difficult to find at times, but that's why we are here to help. In this guide, we are going to go over how to find and farm for bone fragments, as well as what you can do with them. First, let's take a look at the best ways to farm this resource.
Where To Farm Bone Fragments
There are two main ways that you can farm bone fragments, which we are going to take a look at below. It's important to remember that although you can find this resource in other locations, these two methods will be the most efficient.
Dig Site On Ginger Island
The Dig Site is located in the northern part of Ginger Island, to the left of the Island Field Office. The bridge leading to the site will initially be broken; to repair it, you will need to give 10 Golden Walnuts to the nearby parrot. Once you repair the bridge, you can enter the area and rescue Professor Snail from the cave that he is trapped in.
In the Dig Site, you can find rocks, bone nodes, clay nodes, and mahogany trees. Bone nodes are essentially rocks that contain bone fragments. Bone nodes have a chance to spawn every day if there is enough room available in the Dig Site, so be sure to check back every day.
The Mines
Bone fragments can also drop from skeletons found on floors 71 to 79 of the Mines. The entrance to the Mines is located in the mountains area of the valley, north of the Carpenter's Shop. Upon defeat, a skeleton will drop between one and three bone fragments.
To farm bone fragments like this, take the elevator to floor 70 of the Mines and search for skeletons. Once you reach floor 79, you can leave and start again at floor 70. The layout of the Mines will change once you do this, and more skeletons may appear. If you want to move quickly, try not to linger on a floor for too long. For example, do a quick loop around the floor to look for skeletons, and then leave. You can search for a ladder to proceed to the next floor by mining rocks or using bombs to clear large sections. Alternatively, you can also place stairs crafted from 99 stone.
What To Do With Bone Fragments
After you have collected bone fragments, you may be wondering what to do with them. First, let's take a look at crafting with this material.
Crafting With Bone Fragments
In total, there are six different crafting recipes that require bone fragments. You can find these recipes listed below, along with the required materials.
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Item |
Required Materials |
How To Unlock Recipe |
|---|---|---|
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Skull Brazier |
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Purchase for 3,000g from the Carpenter's Shop |
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Dark Sign |
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With over three friendship hearts, Krobus will send this recipe in the mail |
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Bone Mill |
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Complete the Fragments of the Past special order |
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Thorns Ring |
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Achieve Combat Level 7 |
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Ostrich Incubator |
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Complete the fossil collection on Ginger Island |
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Hyper Speed-Gro |
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Purchase from Mr. Qi for 30 Qi Gems |
When combined with cloth at the sewing machine, bone fragments will create the Skeleton Shirt. This is a t-shirt with the design of a skeleton ribcage.
Quests Involving Bone Fragments
To complete the Fragments of the Past special order, you will need to collect 100 bone fragments and place them at the counter of the Museum. This quest will reward you with the Bone Mill, which turns bones, fragments, and fossils into varying qualities for fertilizer. Additionally, completing this quest will reward you with 3,000g.
After you finish this quest, you will have a 20 percent chance to find two to five bone fragments within artifact spots. To complete this quest, you need a lot of bone fragments, but if you still need more after completion, don't forget to dig up artifact spots.
If you are completing a remixed version of the Community Center, then you can donate ten bone fragments as part of the remixed Adventurer's Bundle in the Boiler Room.
Island Trader
Lastly, bone fragments can be used as currency at the Island Trader. This is a unique merchant that can be found directly above the initial beach with Willy's boat on Ginger Island.
After you have unlocked the Island Farmhouse, the Island Trader will become available to unlock for ten Golden Walnuts. In exchange for two bone fragments, you can purchase one taro tuber. Additionally, you can purchase the recipe for Banana Pudding for 30 bone fragments.
That's all there is to know about farming bone fragments. If you are trying to complete the Fragments of the Past quest, don't forget to check Ginger Island and visit the Mines every day!