County of Fortune where to find clay deposits on the map

Clay deposits appear as green rock-like formations on the regional map, and a valid spot for a clay mine shows a slight blue tint on the ground underneath them — if the terrain under the rock is not blue, you cannot place your settlement there. This comes from a player demo playthrough of the game.

Finding and placing the clay mine

Press C (or select 'Build New Settlement' on the bottom bar) and zoom out to the regional map to survey resources. Clay is easy to misread: one player video notes that clay, stone, and iron deposits look alike at zoomed-out view, and clay can even resemble sand. The blue ground tint is the reliable check.

The game's resource overlay for clay and other static deposits is weak in the demo — community reviewers flag it as hard to read — so expect to squint and use autosave to roll back a bad placement. In the current demo build, settlements can be moved a limited distance but the placement UI remains the friction point; the official Steam page confirms the demo carries into Early Access, so early clay planning is not wasted.

Keep the settlement radius ring in mind: don't drop a circle on the clay patch in a way that blocks the mine or future farms nearby.

Getting clay to your pottery

Ceramic tableware needs a pottery building, and the pottery needs carpentry (logs) and stonemasonry (stone). Raw clay is a heavy good: it can only travel between regions by river, and in the demo raft ports move goods downstream only. So check river direction before placing anything — click 'Build a settlement' and zoom in on the river — and put your clay region upstream of the settlement that will make the pottery. Stone often needs rafting the same way.

FAQ

Where can you find clay on the map in County of Fortune?

Look for green rock-like formations when zoomed out; a valid clay mine location shows a slight blue tint on the ground beneath. Clay deposits are limited — demo players report only a handful of patches per map — so plan a dedicated region around them.

Why can't I build the pottery in my first region?

The pottery needs stonemasonry from stone, which may be missing locally, and raw clay only moves by river. A workable route is a level-2 settlement with a raft port receiving stone, plus a pottery in that same settlement.

Do raft ports move clay both ways?

No — in the demo, rafts only travel downstream, so clay must be loaded upstream of its destination. Early Access adds sailboat-capable ports that carry goods both up and downstream.

Checked 2026-11-02 against the official Steam page and Steam demo FAQs, plus two first-hand player demo videos. The exact clay spawn locations on Early Access maps are unconfirmed and vary by map.