How many smithy's do you have?

[emitfudd]

It seems like my biggest barrier to progress is crafting lots of bronze tools. Haven't unlocked iron yet. I have the tier 2 smithy with 2 workers but they don't produce much. I am crafting a lot of my own bronze tools for the other workers. Unless I craft after hours I am interrupting the workers at the smithy. I was just thinking it would make sense to build another smithy even if just for me to use.

[Jambie Lionheart]

I don't have any. I just stick my character on produce and do something else for a few minutes. I see how long npc take to make a single spoon and then I look at my empty smithy slots and I'm just thinking, ♥♥♥♥ no. Specially since npcs don't have any production limits.

[grapplehoeker]

Bronze? That's an alloy of tin and copper. I don't recall that being a thing in the game.
I do recall crafting my own iron tools on spec whenever I wanted and my employees be damned ;)
I guess I really ought to start playing again LOL ;)

[emitfudd]

Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

Bronze? That's an alloy of tin and copper. I don't recall that being a thing in the game.
I do recall crafting my own iron tools on spec whenever I wanted and my employees be damned ;)
I guess I really ought to start playing again LOL ;)

Copper, tin and salt are the only things you can mine until you unlock the mine and then you can harvest iron. Bronze is the mid tier crafting of the game.

[ĐrαGoɳS' uK / Inactive]

I have 3 Smithys ... 1 making stone tools for the NPC workers - 2nd making iron, copper, bronze bars & 3rd makes the iron, copper, bronze tools which i sell. Bit excessive maybe but works for me :D.

[Jambie Lionheart]

Originally posted by DɾαGoɳ$ uK:

I have 3 Smithys ... 1 making stone tools for the NPC workers - 2nd making iron, copper, bronze bars & 3rd makes the iron, copper, bronze tools which i sell. Bit excessive maybe but works for me :D.

Ok, here's a real question, do different tiered tools/weapons make any difference in npc prouction? Do tools last longer for higher tiered tools when in npc hands or is an iron pick just as good as a stone pick in the hands of a bot?

[ĐrαGoɳS' uK / Inactive]

Originally posted by }P.B{ CtMurphy:

Originally posted by DɾαGoɳ$ uK:

I have 3 Smithys ... 1 making stone tools for the NPC workers - 2nd making iron, copper, bronze bars & 3rd makes the iron, copper, bronze tools which i sell. Bit excessive maybe but works for me :D.

Ok, here's a real question, do different tiered tools/weapons make any difference in npc prouction? Do tools last longer for higher tiered tools when in npc hands or is an iron pick just as good as a stone pick in the hands of a bot?

Good question lol ! I don't think there is any difference in production. And not sure if the higher spec tools last longer than the stone tools in the hands of npc workers. I just provide them with stone tools & sell the copper/iron tools etc.

[ciero9]

Higher tier tools do last longer in the hands of NPCs. Just look in the management screen at the tool HP and compare a stone pickaxe to an iron one.

Two other variables to take into consideration is the skill and number of workers using the tool. One skill 3 worker will use fewer HP than six skill 10 workers.

[emitfudd]

Originally posted by ciero9:

Higher tier tools do last longer in the hands of NPCs. Just look in the management screen at the tool HP and compare a stone pickaxe to an iron one.

Two other variables to take into consideration is the skill and number of workers using the tool. One skill 3 worker will use fewer HP than six skill 10 workers.

The higher tier tools do have a higher durability rating. I felt like my bronze tools were lasting longer than the stone ones for my villagers using them.

[Spotter]

I wondered about this ... Do the NPC workers ever use Copper, Bronze, and/or Iron tools?

[emitfudd]

Originally posted by Spotter:

I wondered about this ... Do the NPC workers ever use Copper, Bronze, and/or Iron tools?

They do. It looks like they use the lowest tier first. My stone axes always disappear before my bronze axes.

[grapplehoeker]

Ha ha! Yes, my bad... I had totally forgotten. Then again, I unlocked the mine very quickly and all I remember is iron mining and working. The Resource shed was only used for clay and limestone (the other minerals that you can mine) until I didn't need them any more.

Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

I guess I really ought to start playing again LOL ;)

[Chief]

general i get tired of waiting so i just do them myself

[Capuzzi09]

Originally posted by lgcoltwalker:

general i get tired of waiting so i just do them myself

this way your crafters never will gain skill.