Short answer: Falling Ember is the active volcano in the middle of the ocean. Its Haywire weather, Skyfire, drops meteors that hurt players and buildings and keep heating the area. Mine the meteors for Skyfire Gold, which you need for alloy ship structures and auto-gathering facilities.
Haywire weather: Skyfire
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Skyfireheat
- effect
- Meteors fall and damage players and buildings nearby, and keep heating the surrounding area. Deviant enemies spawn to guard the large meteors
- counter
- No Skyfire-specific item has been announced; not confirmed yet. Players reinforce the hull and steer around incoming meteors test-server report
- heat
- For heat in general: Cooling Patch (cures Heatstroke) · All-Weather Stew (cold and heat resist)
Full counter list for all four Haywire seas: Haywire zones and their counters.
Resources
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- signature
- Mine meteors for Skyfire Gold and other rare minerals. Bigger meteors are harder to extract; once a meteor is mined out, the temperature returns to normal
- used in
- alloy ship structures and auto-gathering facilities: How to build a ship
- also
- Sulfur Water from the hot springs (refined into sulfur)
Dangers
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- meteors
- Skyfire meteors can badly damage your ship, not just you player report
- guards
- Deviant enemies guard the large meteors you want to mine
- heat
- Constant heating near meteors and lava; carry heat counters
- alloy load
- An all-alloy ship can get too heavy and sink; see the Load notes in How to build a ship one player report
What’s here
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- terrain
- An active volcano at the centre of the ocean: lava, black sand, basalt, hot springs and scattered sulfur
- names
- Island and POI names aren’t published yet; this section grows when they are
More for Falling Ember
- Haywire zones and their counters
- How to build a ship
- Isles of Abyss map: all 5 sea areas
- Isles of Abyss hub: dates, guides and the other seas
Sources
- Starry Studio (oncehuman.game), New Survival Scenario Isles of Abyss Launches Officially on October 21 (dev blog, 16 Oct 2026)
- Starry Studio (Steam), Ocean Expansion: Isles of Abyss Is Now Live (patch notes, 21 Oct 2026)
- Doomeris (YouTube), EVERYTHING ABOUT ISLES OF ABYSS - SHIPS, CANNONS & NO CRADLE?! (Full Dev Blog)
- MaleOreo (YouTube), ONCE HUMAN ISLES OF THE ABYSS GUIDE! (Ship Building, Haywire Zones & Mechanics)
- Gotcha Beast (YouTube), How to Be Ready Day 1: The Ultimate Isles of Abyss Guide
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