copper pickaxe.

[bnt.colson]

A quick question for the developers: why isn't there a copper pickaxe? It's perhaps the tool that's most lacking to facilitate progression. Mining up to level 2 forge with stone pickaxes is really horrible. :-)

[kyew]

I've noticed this myself, and I have an idea they did it this way because copper is a very malleable metal. It would not mine stone. Think of copper wiring and how easily it bends. Take a rock and smash it, and you'll see why it wouldn't be feasible as a pickax.

[🎮AliveSince1961🎮]

Originally posted by kyew:

I've noticed this myself, and I have an idea they did it this way because copper is a very malleable metal. It would not mine stone. Think of copper wiring and how easily it bends. Take a rock and smash it, and you'll see why it wouldn't be feasible as a pickax.

This.

I'm glad that they think of it. For the stone pickax, I would prefer to have granite to craft it.

[AfLIcTeD]

Originally posted by kyew:

I've noticed this myself, and I have an idea they did it this way because copper is a very malleable metal. It would not mine stone. Think of copper wiring and how easily it bends. Take a rock and smash it, and you'll see why it wouldn't be feasible as a pickax.

It's ok to use as an axe to chop trees?

[Philtre]

Originally posted by AfLIcTeD:

It's ok to use as an axe to chop trees?

Wood is softer than stone.

[Kwalyz]

Or you can sell some things until you have enough coin to purchase an iron pickaxe from a blacksmith NPC vendor.

[Martin]

Copper Pickaxe bends when it hits stuff.. which is why they invented bronze.. and even named an age after it. The Copper age.. lasted about a week.

[kyew]

Originally posted by AfLIcTeD:

Originally posted by kyew:

I've noticed this myself, and I have an idea they did it this way because copper is a very malleable metal. It would not mine stone. Think of copper wiring and how easily it bends. Take a rock and smash it, and you'll see why it wouldn't be feasible as a pickax.

It's ok to use as an axe to chop trees?

Copper is harder than wood, but not by much. Also, you're talking blunt force versus a sharp edge. You're bashing the rock with a pickax, while just cutting the tree with an ax. Perform the same test as above: hit a piece of copper wire with a piece of wood. It'll dent it, but not nearly as much as a stone would, plus the wood would get dented too. With a sharp edge, the ax has an... edge...

[AfLIcTeD]

Originally posted by Philtre:

Originally posted by AfLIcTeD:

It's ok to use as an axe to chop trees?

Wood is softer than stone.

Still pretty hard though. With how easy copper bends (apparently, I mean all wire bends easy) it wouldn't be very effective would it and most likely blunt the bendy copper.

Originally posted by kyew:

Originally posted by AfLIcTeD:

It's ok to use as an axe to chop trees?

Copper is harder than wood, but not by much. Also, you're talking blunt force versus a sharp edge. You're bashing the rock with a pickax, while just cutting the tree with an ax. Perform the same test as above: hit a piece of copper wire with a piece of wood. It'll dent it, but not nearly as much as a stone would, plus the wood would get dented too. With a sharp edge, the ax has an... edge...

I'm pretty sure a pickaxe also has a sharp point. Here, let me hit you on the head with it, I'm sure it would leave more than some blunt force trauma.

Just so you know I'm not being that serious here, but I'm committed now.

[Eternie]

The other tool that should be upgraded is the Fishing spear!
Only a stone fishing spear after everything you have has upgraded to iron.

[hubbemattsson]

And yes, thats why there is not an copper pickaxe.
There almost become one back in the day.. **your welcome**

[kyew]

Originally posted by AfLIcTeD:

Originally posted by Philtre:

Wood is softer than stone.

Still pretty hard though. With how easy copper bends (apparently, I mean all wire bends easy) it wouldn't be very effective would it and most likely blunt the bendy copper.

Originally posted by kyew:

Copper is harder than wood, but not by much. Also, you're talking blunt force versus a sharp edge. You're bashing the rock with a pickax, while just cutting the tree with an ax. Perform the same test as above: hit a piece of copper wire with a piece of wood. It'll dent it, but not nearly as much as a stone would, plus the wood would get dented too. With a sharp edge, the ax has an... edge...

I'm pretty sure a pickaxe also has a sharp point. Here, let me hit you on the head with it, I'm sure it would leave more than some blunt force trauma.

Just so you know I'm not being that serious here, but I'm committed now.

In relative terms, a pickax has a blunt edge compared to a wood ax. Like the difference between a chisel and a carving knife.

[bnt.colson]

The Egyptians use copper tools to cut the stone (scissors). Ok, copper isn't the hardest thing, but I don't think that's why the devs didn't put in a copper pickaxe. Either it's an oversight or for balancing reasons, but I don't understand why.

[hubbemattsson]

That is the reason, yes. When I pointed out to them that copper would be to week, them took it away.
It never even made the game, was just in the translation file.

[kyew]

Originally posted by bnt.colson:

The Egyptians use copper tools to cut the stone (scissors). Ok, copper isn't the hardest thing, but I don't think that's why the devs didn't put in a copper pickaxe. Either it's an oversight or for balancing reasons, but I don't understand why.

You're talking limestone vs. stone. Not the same thing.

[Tomomasa]

Originally posted by Martin:

Copper Pickaxe bends when it hits stuff.. which is why they invented bronze.. and even named an age after it. The Copper age.. lasted about a week.

Egyptians used copper tools to mine (cut) the stones for the the pyramids.