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Tortoise

Desert animal whose valuable shell needs a better skinning knife.

Compare: Hunting chart

Drops

What Tortoise gives.

PageAlways givesSource
Tortoise Shell Drops–Dev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 27:28 (opens in a new tab)
Bone Drops1Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Sinew Drops1Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

Amounts are the guaranteed drops before skill bonuses. Other drops depend on your knife and skills.

Where to find

Where Tortoise comes from.

PageSource
Mojave Desert Found inDev build Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 39:52 (opens in a new tab)

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Patch history

2 versions

Every fact about Tortoise by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Dev build
  • Drops a valuable shell only with a better skinning knife.
  • Can be seen in the desert.
  • Spawns in the desert, not in redwood forest.
Alpha 5
  • Skinning a tortoise always gives 1 Bone and 1 Sinew, plus other drops that depend on the knife and skills.

Sources

4

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

SourceDateUsed
Alpha 5 game data Game dataNov 12, 20263
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20262
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) (opens in a new tab) VideoMay 2, 20261
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 22, 20263

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