Death Stranding 2: Best Ways to Farm Ceramics & Build Roads Fast

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Sam is going to need a mountain of Ceramics if you want to rebuild Australia’s fragmented highways in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. Here’s how to efficiently farm and transport them — with help from the community.

🧱 Why You Need So Much Ceramic

Rebuilding roads using Auto-Pavers requires an enormous amount of construction material. Some segments alone demand 5,000+ units of Ceramics, and there are dozens of segments scattered across the map.

So how do you keep up with this crushing demand? Organization, upgrades, and a bit of multiplayer magic.

🚀 Step-by-Step: How to Farm Ceramics Fast

🏚️ 1. Loot Every Shelter You Connect

Start looting materials as soon as a shelter is added to the Chiral Network. Open your terminal > Collect Materials, and grab any available Ceramics.

✅ Community Tip: Maximize connection level (★5) at each shelter to increase material availability. Many players report 1,500–3,000 ceramics unlocked at high ranks.

🚢 2. Use the DHV Magellan for Storage

Death Stranding 2: Farm Ceramics & Build Roads
The Magellan’s private locker has no storage limit, unlike shelter stashes.

  • Once you unlock the Magellan, offload all ceramics into its storage.

  • It becomes a mobile warehouse — teleport it to your next target location for easy access.

🧠 Player Insight: Players recommend keeping Magellan parked near central Auto-Pavers while farming outer regions to minimize back-and-forth trips.

🛻 3. Unlock the Off-Road Pickup Truck ASAP

The off-road pickup is the only vehicle capable of hauling thousands of ceramic units efficiently — especially in hilly or snowy terrain.

  • Prioritize story progress until you unlock it.

  • Load it up from nearby shelters or the Magellan.

⚠️ Avoid standard vehicles for this job — players note they tip too easily or lack cargo capacity for late-game deliveries.

🔍 4. Know Where to Look: Crates, Bandits & Quests

Ceramic crates appear in:

  • Abandoned structures

  • Bandit camps (high density)

  • Along routes between relay points

Side quests sometimes offer pre-loaded ceramic crates for delivery. Finish these cleanly to keep surplus materials afterward.

💡 Pro tip: Repeatable delivery missions between shelters are a great way to passively collect materials.

♻️ 5. Recycle to Recover Materials

Recycle unwanted gear or small crate stacks to:

  • Free up weight

  • Get usable Ceramic units

✅ Efficiency trick: Recycle everything under 80% durability and damaged gear for optimal gains.

🪨 6. Use the Ceramic Mine (Near Government Base)

The Ceramic Mine near the Government Base is your best long-term solution:

  • Upgrade it to Level 3 using Chiral Crystals.

  • Yields large quantities of ceramics over time.

  • Works great when paired with Magellan for fast pickup.

🌐 Community-Backed Strategy: Many players teleport Magellan to the mine, load it up, then drive across the continent to supply major Auto-Pavers.

🤝 7. Let the Community Help You

When playing online, road construction becomes a shared effort:

  • Other players' contributions reduce your personal ceramic costs.

  • Depositing just a few hundred ceramics in a paver triggers shared progress.

  • APAS social bonuses speed up network connections and boost shared construction rates.

🧠 Multiplayer tip: Always drop something in every Auto-Paver — this unlocks shared contributions in your world.

📍 High-Yield Ceramic Farming Locations (Community-Confirmed):

Location                                                Notes
Jasper RidgeHigh crate density, near early roads
Lost Dome OutpostBetween two Auto-Pavers
Southwest Power StationLootable crates and delivery missions
Bandit Camps (Australia/Mexico)Respawning crates + combat XP
Ceramic MineBest source after upgrade (level 3 recommended)

🎮 Online vs Offline Road Building

  • Online: Shared progress = faster construction

  • Offline: You’re on your own — expect full material costs

🔗 Pro tip: If you’re farming alone, connect roads one zone at a time and prioritize ones used by other players (highlighted by signs and footpaths).

🎁 Best Gear for Ceramic Hauls

  • Off-Road Pickup Truck

  • Load Balancer Legs (Lv.2+)

  • Battery Expansion Module

  • Stabilizer Backpack Frame

  • Magellan Teleport Route Optimization

🌐 Community Support

Need more tips or want to share your Auto-Paver setup?

✅ Final Advice

Farming thousands of ceramics may sound brutal — but with the right vehicles, storage, routes, and a little help from your fellow porters, it becomes a manageable and rewarding part of your journey. 

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