Softwood is one of the first resources that can quietly bottleneck your progress in Hytale, yet many players walk past it without realizing. This guide breaks down where softwood actually comes from, how to tell it apart from other log types at a glance, and the quickest ways to stack it up using Hytale’s wood collection mechanics.
If you’re looking for softwood in Hytale, but struggling to know what type of tree to chop down, you’re not alone. Much like both darkwood and lightwood in Hytale, softwood can be acquired from different types of tree, but there’s no indication as to which ones you need to look for.
How to get hardwood or darkwood in Hytale
You get hardwood and darkwood in Hytale by chopping specific tree types in particular biomes, then processing the logs at a Builder’s Workbench or using them directly in recipes.
Hardwood (Ash & Fir)
Hardwood comes from hardwood-type trees:
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Ash trees: Found in Emerald Grove-style forest zones; they have dark green leaves and a darker brown trunk.
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Fir trees: Found in colder Whisperfrost/tundra regions; they have dark green leaves with a slight blue hue and dark brown trunks.
To get hardwood:
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Go to the appropriate biome (lush forests for Ash, cold/tundra forests for Fir).
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Equip any axe and chop the bottom block of the trunk so the whole tree falls and drops logs.
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Collect Ash Logs or Fir Logs; these both count as hardwood logs for crafting and upgrades.
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Use a Builder’s Workbench to turn these logs into Hardwood Planks when a recipe specifically asks for planks instead of trunks.
Darkwood (Cedar)
Darkwood is tied to cedar trees:
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Darkwood logs = Cedar Logs.
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Cedar trees grow in cold, snowy/tundra or Borea/Whisperfrost-style biomes, often slightly north or in icy regions on the map.
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Cedars are tall conifers with bluish leaves and a dark trunk; they are easy to confuse with redwood or fir, but cedar leaves look more blue and often curl upward, sometimes with visible pinecones.
To get darkwood:
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Open your map and look for tundra/ice areas with patchy snow and yellowish or brownish grass.
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Travel there and locate cedar trees among the conifers (look for the more blue-tinted ones).
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Chop the bottom of cedar trunks with any axe to get Cedar Logs (these are your Darkwood Trunks).
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Use Cedar Logs directly in recipes that require Darkwood Trunks (for example, high-tier Farmer’s Workbench upgrades that can demand dozens of Darkwood Trunks), or
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Put Cedar Logs into the Builder’s Workbench to craft Darkwood Planks for building blocks and furniture.
If you want, I can list specific workstation upgrades that consume hardwood vs darkwood so you know how much of each to farm.
How to get redwood in Hytale
Redwood Logs in Hytale come from specific tree types like Maple, Redwood, and Blue Fig trees found in distinct biomes. Chop the base of these trees with an axe to fell them entirely and collect the logs efficiently.
Redwood Tree Locations
Redwood is mainly sourced from three trees across zones:
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Maple Trees: Easiest early-game option in the Fens biome of Emerald Grove (Zone 1), shown as red/orange forests on the map; identified by bright red leaves and rust-colored bark.
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Redwood Trees: In Frostmarch Tundra of Whisperfrost Frontiers (Zone 3); look for dense dark green forests of massive trees on the map.
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Blue Fig Trees: Rare, in underground jungle layers of Devastated Lands (Zone 4), accessed via lava holes; blue leaves and red bark among Banyan trees.
Harvesting Method
Equip an axe and target the trunk’s bottom block to drop the whole tree, yielding stacks of Redwood Logs (Maple Logs, Redwood Logs, or Blue Fig Logs all count as redwood). Avoid mixing with nearby oaks or birches in maple areas by checking leaf/bark colors.
Processing and Uses
Convert Redwood Logs to planks at a Builder’s Workbench for building or upgrades like Farmer’s Workbench Tier 5. Later, craft Redwood Saplings at Tier 5+ workbench for farming your own trees.
