The Howling Sands includes Badlands and Desolate Basin. Thorium-bearing sandstone is associated with both regions in the release data. Hyenas also have recorded spawn associations with both, making them a useful creature record to check while planning a material-gathering trip.

Medium Hide is a creature drop used before the leather-processing step. Bison, Boar, Cow, Horse and Warthog all list it in the observed release drop data; Black Wolf and Hyena provide further verified examples.