Enshrouded 1.0: How to Get Algae and Algae Buds

Algae and Algae Buds come from the same source in Enshrouded 1.0, and both are gathered underwater in the Veilwater Basin. The plants sit on the floor of the water, so you have to dive down to reach them. Each harvest hands over both items at once.

Quick answer: Swim out over the water in the Veilwater Basin, dive to the bottom, and harvest the algae plants. Each one gives 2 or 3 Algae and 1 or 2 Algae Buds.

Harvest Algae in the Veilwater Basin

The algae plants grow under the water, and there are several hundred of them spread across the Veilwater Basin. Gather Algae by diving in the Veilwater Basin and harvesting the plants.

Make your way to Veilwater Basin, then swim into the open water.

Submerge, reach the basin floor, and scan the area for algae plants.

Pick up the plants one by one. Algae and Algae Buds appear in the left-hand pickup list as you gather them.

harvesting algae on the bottom — Harvesting an algae plant on the floor of the Veilwater Basin, which drops both Algae and Algae Buds at once. Shown at 00:47 in HeRo Survival Guides’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

Algae is a Common consumable that stacks to 20. Its item text reads, “These algae may look inconspicuous, but they are highly versatile.” Algae Buds carry their own note: “These are the buds of an algae plant. They’re inedible when raw, but can be dried.”

Grow more Algae at the Seedbed

After obtaining at least one Algae, you can grow a supply at your base rather than dive for each piece. At the Seedbed, 1 Algae and 1 Veilwater Basin Dirt produce 5 Algae Seedlings in 180 seconds. Set the seedlings in the ground at your base, then harvest them once they mature.

What Algae is used for

Algae feeds a wide spread of recipes across different crafting stations. The table lists how much Algae each one needs.

Station	Recipe	Algae
Farmer	Capybara Bait (makes 10)	2
Farmer	Capybara Food (makes 50)	3
Kitchen	Algae Salad	5
Kitchen	Sushi	5
Alchemist	Diver’s Endurance Flask	10
Collector	Extraordinary Ectoplasm Soup	5
Seedbed	Algae Seedling	1
Coloring Station	Ginger In A Jungle	2
Coloring Station	Homage To Drak Slurp	4

Capybara Bait also uses 1 Sugar Cane and 2 Paper Reed, while Capybara Food adds 2 Paper Reed. Algae Salad needs 4 Ginger, 3 Sugar, and 5 Shiitake Mushroom, and Sushi takes 5 Cooked Rice plus 2 Silverback, Crimsonback, or Yellowfin. The Diver’s Endurance Flask pairs its Algae with 10 Algae Buds, 10 Mother-Of-Pearl, and 1 Pearl, and the Extraordinary Ectoplasm Soup adds 5 Extraordinary Ectoplasm.

What Algae Buds are used for

Diver’s Endurance Flask (Alchemist) takes 10 Algae Buds.
Grilled Algae Buds (Seafood Grill) takes 1 Algae Bud.