#DWARF FORTRESS SMELTER HOW TO#

If this isnвЂ™t working, make sure you have charcoal and copper bars (which were made in the previous steps). From it, select weapons and ammunition Г copper Г forge copper short sword. Now that we have some copper bars, letвЂ™s make something copper! How about a copper sword? The metalsmithвЂ™s forge is just like a carpenterвЂ™s or masonвЂ™s workshop, but it uses metal as a resource (and it can make some cooler items). (this requires the furnace operating labor preference, under the metalsmithing category). When you have some charcoal (and ONLY when you have some charcoal) add the task вЂњsmelt native copper oreвЂќ to the smelter. (this requires the wood-burning labor preference, under the вЂњfarming/relatedвЂќ category). Now, when all the stations are built, add the task вЂњmake charcoalвЂќ a few times to the wood furnace. (this requires the metalsmithing labor preference to be built. This requires an anvil, and luckily we have one! (if you didnвЂ™t have one, you would have to buy one from a merchant). Crafting items вЂ“ Finally, we need a metalsmithвЂ™s forge, which can be found by going to the workshops screen, and selecting it (вЂњfвЂќ).(this requires the architecture labor preference, under the вЂњother jobsвЂќ category, to be built) If you arenвЂ™t already there, go to the furnaces screen and select the smelter, placing it where you like. Melting ore вЂ“ Next, we need a smelter.(this requires the architecture labor preference, under the вЂњother jobsвЂќ category, to be built). Making charcoal вЂ“В Build a wood furnace by pressing вЂњbвЂќ for build, вЂњeвЂќ for furnaces, and then selecting the wood furnace.If you want to make items continuously, youвЂ™ll have to have a dwarf at each station, but right now, weвЂ™ll just worry about getting a product. Now that we see copper, letвЂ™s dig some more of it out like we did with our stone digging floor.Д¬opper is a great resource because we can make ourselves armor and weapons! The process to doing so, however, is quite extensive, so listen up.Д¬reating items from a simple ore like copper (steel and adamantine are different, so consult the magma wiki for those) breaks down into three steps. Dig down to level 112 where youвЂ™ll find copper nuggets!ДonвЂ™t dig down any farther by the way, or youвЂ™ll hit an underground cave, and youвЂ™re on your own when it comes to that.

WeвЂ™re going to dig down deep and see what we can find.Дig up/down stairways under the ones in the rock digging floor.

#DWARF FORTRESS SMELTER HOW TO#

One of the last things I can teach you is how to find metal, and what to do with it.

Motivating line of the section: Use the Force, young Padawan.

Dwarf fortress smelter