Vintage Story: Comprehensive Smithing & Metallurgy
In **Vintage Story**, smithing is a tactile, skill-based art form. Unlike other games where metalworking is a simple menu interaction, here you must manually heat ingots and use a hammer to push individual voxels of hot metal into a ghost-shape on an anvil.
1. Hammer Modes
Press F with a hammer to switch modes. Heavy Hit moves metal 2 voxels, Light Hit moves 1, and Specific Directions let you push metal towards edges.
2. Anvil Progression
A Stone Anvil can only work Copper. To smith Bronze, you need a Copper Anvil. To work Iron, you need a Bronze Anvil. Each tier of metal requires the previous tier's anvil.
3. Heat Management
Metal only moves when it is White Hot or Glowing. If the color fades to grey, you must return it to the forge or you risk destroying the tool head.
The Smelting Pipeline
Before you hit the anvil, you must transition nuggets into ingots using a Crucible and Molds.
- Place a clay crucible in a firepit.
- Add up to 20 nuggets of metal (Mix Copper and Tin for Bronze).
- Fuel with Charcoal or Coal to reach temperatures above 1000°C.
- Once molten, use a set of Tongs to pour the metal into an Ingot Mold.
- Let the ingot cool, then reheat it in the forge to begin smithing.
Metallurgy: Bronze Alloy Recipes
| Alloy | Composition | Primary Use |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 100% Copper | Early game tools (Pickaxe, Knife). |
| Tin Bronze | 88% Copper + 12% Tin | Standard mid-game tools. High durability. |
| Bismuth Bronze | 70% Copper + 20% Zinc + 10% Bismuth | Slightly faster mining speed. |
| Black Bronze | 70% Copper + 15% Silver + 15% Gold | Highest tier bronze. Very high durability. |
Advanced Voxel Smithing Tips
- Fill the Ghost-Shape: Every highlighted voxel on the anvil must be filled to finish the tool. Any metal left outside the shape is discarded as waste.
- The Drawplate: For late-game wires and lantern parts, you'll need a Drawplate. This is used on an anvil to stretch ingots into thin wires.
- Iron Blooms: Unlike Copper, Iron doesn't melt in a regular crucible. You must create an Iron Bloom in a Bloomery and then hammer it while it's still hot to remove slag.
Warning: Allowing a crucible to boil over or hitting metal while it is too cold ("Cold Working") will significantly decrease the durability of the final product or break the item entirely.
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