Salt and Sands is a Vintage Story mod by Catasteroid, sekelsta and Valkyrja. Salt and Sands expands Vintage Story waters with shellfish, sea urchins, coral reefs, aquatic plants, pearls, and new food and lime sources.
Why this mod is worth installing
Choose it if oceans and lakes feel empty and you want underwater resources, sustainable shellfish farming, and more reasons to explore different water environments.
What Salt and Sands adds
Saltwater oceans can contain clams, scallops, sea urchin clusters, seagrass, and colourful coral reefs, while freshwater ponds and lakes receive freshwater mussels. The distribution of these creatures depends on the environment, with sea urchin species favouring different temperatures and depths.
Bivalves can be cultivated by placing live specimens in their native water. A developing reef gradually matures and can be harvested, giving the player a renewable source of shellfish. Knives are used to process bivalves and urchins into meat; shells and coral can also be ground into lime.
Shellfish and urchin meat can be roasted, preserved with salt, or added to meals as an alternative to common meat ingredients. Rare pearls from bivalves support jewellery crafting, and finished pieces may interest traders.
Seagrass and freshwater aquatic plants help identify the type of water without collecting a sample. Coral formations are large, colourful underwater landmarks that provide decorative materials as well as another way to obtain lime.
Where to download Salt and Sands
The official Vintage Story Mod DB page is the right place to get the current release through the in-game mod manager.