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How to Get Wool in Core Keeper
Get wool from Bambucks: two plant foods per wool, a 10-minute production cycle, Meadow locations and a checklist for animals that are not producing.
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Find a Bambuck in a Meadow, let it eat two plant foods, then allow its 10-minute production cycle to produce one Wool. Heart Berries are a convenient food. Collect the dropped wool from the ground and replenish food for the next cycle. Killing the animal gives meat, not wool.
Which animal makes wool?
Look for the sheep-like Bambuck. A Moolin is a different Meadow animal and produces milk. If you are collecting milk, feeding that animal more will not turn its output into wool.
Meadows have yellow terrain, orange grasses and yellow trees. Search for these patches in The Undergrounds or Azeos’ Wilderness; the latter is a later progression area. There is no single compass direction that works for every world. Mark each patch on your map so you can revisit it.
Collect your first wool
Two foods → one wool
- Find a BambuckLook for the sheep-like cattle in a Meadow.
- Provide two plant foodsUse Heart Berries on the ground or in a reachable Feeding Tray.
- Allow the production cycleProduction takes 10 minutes. Keep the animal fed and protected.
- Collect and replenishPick up one Wool nearby, then refill food for the next cycle.
Identify the animal before feeding it: other cattle can produce different resources.
Keep your supply going
A small enclosure helps you keep track of the animal and separates it from crops you want to harvest yourself. Protect it from enemies: cattle can be attacked. Keeping a Bambuck fed is more useful for a repeat supply than relying on a lucky chest.
If you cannot find a Bambuck in the first Meadow, continue exploring other Meadows. Wool also appears in specific loot containers, including Locked Scarlet, Octarine and Galaxite Chests. Treat that as an alternative source rather than a guaranteed reward from every chest.
No wool appearing?
| What you see | What to check | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Milk instead of wool | You have a Moolin | Find a Bambuck; these are separate animal types. |
| Food stays in the tray | The Bambuck can reach the food | Move food into its enclosure and observe whether it eats. |
| It ate only once | One food is not the full feeding requirement | Supply at least two plant foods per wool. |
| It just ate but nothing dropped | Production is not instant | Allow the 10-minute cycle before checking again. |
| No wool in your inventory | Wool is dropped on the ground | Look around the animal and collect the item. |
| No Bambuck in this Meadow | This patch is not your only search area | Explore another Meadow and keep surviving cattle protected. |
Plan what to craft next
If you are collecting wool for Scarlet armor, budget 12 Wool for one complete three-piece set. Open the Scarlet armor material calculator, enter the wool and bars you already own, and copy the remaining shopping list for your teammate. Workbenches and tools cost extra.
For the next mining trip, also check the Radiation Crystal preparation guide.
Feeding references
The Bambuck feeding table lists two plant foods and a 10-minute cycle. The animal entry identifies Bambuck and its diet; biome references identify Meadow locations. These values are reference-based, rather than a timed test on your save.