7 Days to Die

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Krow Jun 2, 2021 @ 5:05pm
Can you mine ores to make brass yet?
I love the game but I stopped playing because there is never enough brass even with all the perks. I'm just waiting for the ores to mine and smelt brass.
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Shurenai Jun 2, 2021 @ 5:13pm 
Nope. There's more brass around the world, but there's no ore to mine and smelt brass from. Nor will there ever be in the vanilla game; So if you want that, you'll have to mod it in.
The source of brass is Dukes, no mining needed, just have to visit the trader.
There's also books in the game where upon reading 2 of them I believe, you can loot more brass from containers and get brass doorknobs from doors if you break them down. Capt. Q. Schwartz's suggestion is the best though as you can do trader quests and get a lot of dukes to smelt them.
Oh and, back in alpha 17 I think, there used to be steel-based ammo where instead of brass, you can make ammo from metal but at the cost of degrading the gun further. I kind of missed that but since dukes can be smelted down, I guess there was no need for that.
Blue Hasia Jun 2, 2021 @ 5:28pm 
late game you make so much dukes.

i have more dukes than my other ores atm XD
Lance Jun 2, 2021 @ 5:41pm 
Not really a need to mine for it. Just carry a wrench with you and take heater coils off the walls in POIs while you quest or break down cars for radiators.

That should give you more than enough through early/mid game, and you can use dukes for late game if you need more.
Mithrandir Jun 2, 2021 @ 7:39pm 
The minute I learned Dukes can be smelted into brass, my brass problem was over.

Sell junk, get Dukes, smelt Dukes. Repeat... infinite brass.
El Dedo Sucio Jun 2, 2021 @ 9:12pm 
There are also some books you can read to increase the amount of brass you find in the world, though I can't remember what they are off-hand
Azure Jun 3, 2021 @ 1:13am 
I think its one of the Wasteland Treasure ones
3000 hours in game.... never had to melt a duke for brass.... yet still have plenty of brass... :)
And I'm using around 700rds per random horde night every 2 to 4 days.

Op just needs to learn where to loot it... eg : radiators... candle stick holders... desk lamps... small pipe valves... and the odd light canopy. ...and doors and all sinks with the right perk.
Last edited by [-=O=-]^FightinCock; Jun 3, 2021 @ 1:29am
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Date Posted: Jun 2, 2021 @ 5:05pm
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