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Where to Find Items: Bait, Balm, Food Materials & Key Utilities

A search-first item hub for materials players repeatedly look up, with acquisition routes grouped by use instead of one thin URL per item.

Checked Sep 3, 2026 Game state: Pre-release / public demo + current prelaunch data
Before Sep 10, 2026: The full game is still unreleased. Numbers and routes below are from the public demo, Steam, and the current official wiki unless marked otherwise.
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Cleansing Balm

Use it to remove Ghost Tentacles from farm plots. Current sources include early Farmer Hans progression plus exploration/combat/task rewards; the Farm shop also lists a limited stock in current demo data.

Worm bait

Worms can be harvested from Wormsprout plants and can also appear in low-tier Bait Packs. Use Worms for several Lakefront fish.

Dragonfly bait

Current data lists Dragonflies from bug-catching in the Old Woods and from Bait Packs. They are used for Old Woods campsite fish such as Ancient Pike, Goldfish, Aetherfin and Razorfish.

Maggot bait

Current data ties Maggots to a Sewer interaction with Maggot Man involving Mystery Meat. Maggots are used for Sewer fish such as Slimefish and Rot Puffer.

Secret Sauce

Process an Eyeball in a Grinder/Windmill, buy it at the General Store, or find it in the Mall Mine in current demo data.

Why this page is a hub

Most of these answers are too short for separate indexable pages. Grouping them by task/use gives players a searchable reference without manufacturing thin content.

CRT television showing a NEWS broadcast about anomalous activity — official Steam screenshot
Official Steam screenshot of the home news broadcast, which often points at item/event loops.