WHERE & HOW TO FARM Where to farm The Blacksmith's workshop and Forge at your base; the Blacksmith is found through the Ancient Vault - Blacksmith progression.
Rescue the Blacksmith, advance the associated quest chain to obtain the Crucible, and make sure you have the Fired Bricks required by the Smelter recipe. Use the crafting panel as the final check before building, since it shows what your current progression still lacks.
Before you go Rescue the Blacksmith and bring him to a base. Advance his quest chain to obtain the Crucible. Fired Bricks and the other materials currently shown for the Smelter recipe. Locate and rescue the Blacksmith at the Ancient Vault associated with his progression. Place the Blacksmith and Forge at your base, then follow his available quests. Complete the progression needed to obtain the Crucible item. Gather clay and produce Fired Bricks if your Smelter recipe still requires them. Open the crafting panel and compare your Crucible and brick stocks with the recipe. Craft and place the Smelter once all required components are available. Farming tips Begin brick production before you are ready to build if your clay supply is low. Keep the Crucible reserved for the Smelter until the workshop is complete. Repeat, collect and use This is a one-time progression build per intended workshop setup; Fired Brick production can be repeated if more bricks are needed later.
Common mistakes Assuming the Crucible alone completes the Smelter: confirm the Fired Brick requirement too. Trying to scale metal processing before the Blacksmith chain provides the Crucible: continue his quest progression. Spending bricks on unrelated construction: reserve the amount shown for the Smelter first. When to stop or switch Stop this progression route once the Smelter is crafted and placed; then use its available recipes for the metals you are pursuing.
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Farming route The Blacksmith's workshop and Forge at your base; the Blacksmith is found through the Ancient Vault - Blacksmith progression.
Rescue the Blacksmith and bring him to a base. Advance his quest chain to obtain the Crucible. Fired Bricks and the other materials currently shown for the Smelter recipe. Rate not listed
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