Originally posted by Padgey:

Is there literally anyway to have some help to find the trader in the game or is it literally just a case of roaming for hours without any hints of where he may be? New to the game so far apart from the main starter island got about 4 surrounding islands unlocked and haven’t found him yet and travelling on boat takes for ever to then survey an island and not find him again, i went the belt that gives you more carry ability

I got boned - I found mine almost near the freaking south pole. Still....... worth it for the belt. As it turns out he was very near a Mistlands biome so I used his location to build a little shack from which to sally forth into the mist (and die horribly and often).