What to know
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Harvest wild crops like wheat for Essence of Life to kickstart your farm.
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Build the Farmer’s Workstation with 6 Tree Trunks and 20 Plant Fibers to access crafting recipes.
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Upgrade the workstation using Greater Essence of Life to unlock higher-tier seeds and tools.
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Convert excess crops back to Essence at Tier 2 for sustainable farming loops.
In Hytale‘s farming system, Greater Essence of Life serves as a key upgrade material for your Farmer’s Workstation, enabling access to advanced crops and tools that boost your resource generation. Here’s how to get the new Greater Essence of Life in Hytale:
How to craft Greater Essence of Life
Start by gathering Essence of Life, the foundational resource. You’ll need the Farmer’s Workstation set up first.
Step 1: Gather materials for the workstation
Chop trees for 6 Tree Trunks and break bushes/grass for 20 Plant Fibers. Head to your basic Workbench and craft the Farmer’s Workstation.
Step 2: Farm Essence of Life
Explore grassy areas for wild crops like wheat or corn.
Harvest mature ones with shears to get crops plus 3-8 Essence per plant (varies by type).
Build a small tilled farm with a Crude Hoe for steady supply.
Step 3: Craft Greater Essence
Place 100 Essence of Life into the Farmer’s Workstation crafting grid. Confirm and craft 1 Greater Essence of Life.
Step 4: Upgrade your workstation
Use the Greater Essence (plus Softwood Trunks from Aspen/Beech trees and specific crops) to upgrade to Tier 2. This unlocks converting crops back to Essence.
Greater Essence of Life uses
With the Greater Essence of Life, you can upgrade your Farmer’s Workbench to Tier 2, which grants access to a wider variety of seeds and advanced farming tools.
Key farming locations in Hytale
Grassy fields and forests across Orbis spawn wild wheat, lettuce, and corn abundantly for initial Essence farming, while Aspen and Beech trees for Softwood Trunks appear in woodland biomes—stockpile these early as you explore procedurally generated worlds toward landmarks like the Forgotten Temple for trading excess Essence with Rootling Merchants.
Greater Essence of Life opens exponential farming growth—build that workstation, harvest relentlessly, and watch your resources multiply for endgame crafting.
