Smelting Copper Ore turns a ruin resource into a usable workshop material for builds and orders.
Copper-bearing patches in Abandoned Ruins #1, then a smelting machine at the Workshop.
Copper Ore is gathered in Abandoned Ruins #1; bars are produced back at the Workshop. Treat this as a two-part chain: gather ore with a pickaxe, then process it at the appropriate smelting machine. The useful stopping point is the amount required by the next build, with a small reserve if other active plans also call for copper.
Repeat as needed; mining and smelting are ongoing, but each batch consumes ore, fuel, and machine time.
Stop mining and processing when the bar count covers current plans and a reasonable reserve, then turn to the next material shortage.
Copper-bearing patches in Abandoned Ruins #1, then a smelting machine at the Workshop.
More guides for gathering materials and making progress.
Commerce Guild commissions turn workshop materials and production into Gols and reputation.
Tree Farm orders provide recurring paid wood deliveries after access is restored through its questline.
Dana’s Mining Company can provide paid ore deliveries after its side quest unlocks.
Iron Bars convert later-tier ruin ore into a workshop-ready material for progression builds.
