Crafting Guides
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Crafting turns gathered materials into tools, smelted metal and base components. Learn how the CRAFTING menu works, what each tool does, how to run the furnace, and what current recipes cost.
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Crafting Menu and First Tools
Open the CRAFTING menu with Q, read recipes and craft the Stone Pickaxe and your other first tools.
Read moreFurnace Window and Controls
Understand the furnace window: resource slots, fuel slots, output and the buttons that run a smelting session.
Read moreWhat to Smelt in the Furnace
Know which resources go in the furnace and what each turns into, from ore to metal fragments and cooked food.
Read moreCraftable Tools and Their Jobs
What the Stone Pickaxe, Hammer and Building Plan each do and which one your next task needs.
Read moreCurrent Recipe Costs
Current panel costs for the Stone Pickaxe, Tool Cupboard, Workbench 1 and Gun Powder at a glance.
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