I only use cart to transport wood from my forest, if I'm building something bigger. if the mountain is close to the water, it can be used to drop more silver down and reload it onto the ship,
if I need copper, I pick the one along the shore, pushing your way through the forest with a cart is slow/anoying, and you will load a lot less on cart. On boat you can be overloaded so even a raft may be a better option.

Originally posted by Vishankashot:

That doesn't sound like a bad idea at all tbh, never thought of that.. Good thinking thanks! saves me alot of time doing it the way i was trying to do it (Gave up, cause i got bored half way through it lol).

:) My first playthrough I built on a massive hilltop plateau in a ring of river.

Then realised the need for a dock for importing metals. 2 hours of carving a path later and I used it daily for the next 6 months :D

Top Tips,

1) don't carve your path too deep, as the turns take more space than you'd think
2) smooth the slope from the top down, far easier than bottom up.
3) don't be afraid to 'build up' the path edge if the slope has a variation or wrinkle on it

If you have plains nearby, tame a Lox, and use that instead, you just need to pick cloudberries to tame it.
Cart specific, make a road, but that is kinda annoying and takes long time if the terrain is elevated a lot. Or maybe make a canal if in really low lying, but again, long and tedious.

Originally posted by Jitatha:

If you have plains nearby, tame a Lox, and use that instead, you just need to pick cloudberries to tame it.
Cart specific, make a road, but that is kinda annoying and takes long time if the terrain is elevated a lot. Or maybe make a canal if in really low lying, but again, long and tedious.

Never tamed a Lox b4, but heard they're fun to ride haha. But will keep that in mind for when i get too that zone ^^

I always found a boat to be more effective and easier to use than a cart. If you can, boat your ore as close to your base as possible and then use a cart to get it the rest of the way, as boats suffer no slowdown or movement penalty for being filled.

Originally posted by Nascarman:

I always found a boat to be more effective and easier to use than a cart. If you can, boat your ore as close to your base as possible and then use a cart to get it the rest of the way, as boats suffer no slowdown or movement penalty for being filled.

Been doing that for the swamp runs, I fill up a dungeon with ore and slow wobble back to the boat with like 105+ Iron :P

(Doing that now with 300+ Silver atm) LOL good thing i can just throw the ore down the hill and see the glitter (Boat is just below the mountain) :D

But thanks all for the info! Will be marking the appropriate answer for topic

Hairpin paths up hills, the zig zag reduces the incline climbed like it does IRL and you can drag a max weight cart up a "gentle" slope on the bigger slope.

Also, if you happen to be multiplaying, turn on PVP get your buddy to poon you while you're in the cart and two man drag it way quicker :)

Originally posted by dr.toast:

Hairpin paths up hills, the zig zag reduces the incline climbed like it does IRL and you can drag a max weight cart up a "gentle" slope on the bigger slope.

Also, if you happen to be multiplaying, turn on PVP get your buddy to poon you while you're in the cart and two man drag it way quicker :)

That doesn't sound like a bad idea at all tbh, never thought of that.. Good thinking thanks! saves me alot of time doing it the way i was trying to do it (Gave up, cause i got bored half way through it lol).

It'll definitely affect you as you add more weight. Using the Eikthyr buff can help a bit with stamina, but the weight increase will still be noticeable as you struggle up hills.

Yeah I've been using the cart a lot more also. I usually setup my satellite bases closer to the coast. That usually makes for an easy run with the cart since my main base is also on the coast. Got lucky enough in my most recent playthrough that all of the copper/tin I've needed was fairly close to my starter meadows base, so it's only a ~5 minute trip with the cart. Made two trips and got everything I needed (plus extra) back to base. Tried loading up the cart with ~250 copper and 120+ tin and had trouble moving up some of the smaller hills without draining all of my stamina, so I cut the load in half and that made it much easier.

Like Science Dog said, I'd definitely recommend using Eikthyr when hauling a loaded cart over longer distances.

Originally posted by Scoob454:

Yeah I've been using the cart a lot more also. I usually setup my satellite bases closer to the coast. That usually makes for an easy run with the cart since my main base is also on the coast. Got lucky enough in my most recent playthrough that all of the copper/tin I've needed was fairly close to my starter meadows base, so it's only a ~5 minute trip with the cart. Made two trips and got everything I needed (plus extra) back to base. Tried loading up the cart with ~250 copper and 120+ tin and had trouble moving up some of the smaller hills without draining all of my stamina, so I cut the load in half and that made it much easier.

Like Science Dog said, I'd definitely recommend using Eikthyr when hauling a loaded cart over longer distances.

Oh i have been using Eikthyr made things alot easier :) been playing since it launched but didn't use the cart till really late on as i lived pretty much close by to the copper haha

Originally posted by Science Dog:

It'll definitely affect you as you add more weight. Using the Eikthyr buff can help a bit with stamina, but the weight increase will still be noticeable as you struggle up hills.

Ah ok, yep been using the Eikthyr buff alot. for resource farming. and travelling. :P

I only use carts transporting ALOT of weight for straight paths and downhill. Mostly for offloading my longboat or collecting tons of wood.

Originally posted by ShaftAlmighty:

I only use carts transporting ALOT of weight for straight paths and downhill. Mostly for offloading my longboat or collecting tons of wood.

Yea i usually cart it the same way, but unfortunatly my map seed is just a hills. Carving paths atm with my pick and Hoe :P