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'''Furnace''' is an umbrella term for different [[workshop]]s that are used to heat materials, and that often produce only intermediary--products, items that are then used to create something else for the final product.   
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'''Furnace''' is an umbrella term for different related [[workshop]]s that heat materials for different purposes. While a "[[wood furnace]]" may be the most basic of these, the list includes smelters and kilns. These different workshops often produce only intermediary products, items that are then used to create something else for the final product.   
  
Every furnace must be built from [[fire-safe]] materials and designed by a [[building designer]]. Jobs at a furnace generally require [[fuel]] or, in the case of magma furnaces, the heat from [[magma]] - if the latter, they do not use up any magma but merely must be placed over it. Magma furnaces must be placed with one of their edge tiles above magma with depth of 4 or more; this can be accomplished by digging a channel for the magma, or hanging it directly over an open [[Magma#Magma_sources|magma source]].  
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Every furnace-type workshop '''must''' be built from [[fire-safe]] materials, and be designed by a [[building designer]] before construction.  
  
All furnaces are constructed using the Furnaces submenu (via {{k|b}}, {{k|e}} ).
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Jobs at a furnace generally require [[fuel]] or, in the case of magma furnaces, the heat from [[magma]] - if the latter, they do not use up any magma but merely must be placed over it. To operate, magma-verson furnaces '''must''' be placed with one of their edge tiles above magma with depth of 4 or more. This can be accomplished by digging a channel for the magma, or hanging it directly over an open [[Magma#Magma_sources|magma source]].  
  
See main articles for a full discussion, esp of magma versions.
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Note that magma versions are '''not''' operable without magma. If the magma source fails, they cannot be used with [[fuel]]. If the magma depth falls below "depth = 4" at any during operation, the current job(s) will be cancelled.
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All furnaces are constructed using the Furnaces sub-menu (via {{k|b}}, {{k|e}} ). 
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See main articles for a full discussion of specific workshops, especially of magma versions.
  
  
 
== [[Wood furnace]] ==
 
== [[Wood furnace]] ==
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Turns [[wood]] [[log]]s into [[ash]] or [[charcoal]].
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|w}}<br>
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|w}}<br>
 
:*''Materials used:'' [[wood]]<br>
 
:*''Materials used:'' [[wood]]<br>
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== [[Smelter]] ==
 
== [[Smelter]] ==
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Extracts [[metal]]s from their [[ore]]s, and produces [[coke]] from raw [[coal]].
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|s}}
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|s}}
 
:*''Materials used:'' [[bituminous coal]], [[lignite]], [[ore]], [[metal]] [[bar]]s, [[flux]], [[fuel]] (and metal objects to be [[melt]]ed)
 
:*''Materials used:'' [[bituminous coal]], [[lignite]], [[ore]], [[metal]] [[bar]]s, [[flux]], [[fuel]] (and metal objects to be [[melt]]ed)
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::*''Feeds into:'' [[Forge]]s
 
::*''Feeds into:'' [[Forge]]s
  
==[[Magma smelter]]==
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===[[Magma smelter]]===
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|l}}
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|l}}
Magma versions use [[charcoal]] or [[coke]] for [[pig iron]] and [[steel]] production ''only''.  If the magma source fails, they cannot be used with [[fuel]].
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Note: The only time the magma version uses [[charcoal]] or [[coke]] is in the recipe for [[pig iron]] and [[steel]] production.
  
 
== [[Glass furnace]] ==
 
== [[Glass furnace]] ==
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Turns raw [[sand]] into [[glass]] items.
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|g}}
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|g}}
 
:*''Materials used:'' [[sand]], [[pearlash]], [[rock crystal]], [[fuel]]
 
:*''Materials used:'' [[sand]], [[pearlash]], [[rock crystal]], [[fuel]]
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::*Glass objects are final products
 
::*Glass objects are final products
  
==[[Magma glass furnace]]==
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===[[Magma glass furnace]]===
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|a}}
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|a}}
 
Magma glass furnaces use only magma as heat source and require no additional [[fuel]]. They produce the same objects as a regular Glass Furnace.
 
Magma glass furnaces use only magma as heat source and require no additional [[fuel]]. They produce the same objects as a regular Glass Furnace.
  
 
== [[Kiln]] ==
 
== [[Kiln]] ==
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Used to fire [[clay]] into items, and to glaze some types of clay items. It also is used to produce [[gypsum plaster]], [[pearlash]], and [[quicklime]].
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|k}}
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|k}}
 
:*''Materials used:'' [[potash]], [[ash]], [[cassiterite]], [[clay]], [[clay loam]], [[sandy clay]], [[silty clay]], [[fire clay]], [[kaolinite]], [[gypsum]], [[alabaster]], [[selenite]], [[satinspar]], [[fuel]]
 
:*''Materials used:'' [[potash]], [[ash]], [[cassiterite]], [[clay]], [[clay loam]], [[sandy clay]], [[silty clay]], [[fire clay]], [[kaolinite]], [[gypsum]], [[alabaster]], [[selenite]], [[satinspar]], [[fuel]]
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::*Ceramic/clay (earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain) items are final products.
 
::*Ceramic/clay (earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain) items are final products.
  
==[[Magma kiln]]==
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===[[Magma kiln]]===
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|n}}
 
:*''Shortcut:'' {{k|b}}, {{k|e}}, {{k|n}}
 
Functions just like a regular kiln, but uses magma instead of [[fuel]].
 
Functions just like a regular kiln, but uses magma instead of [[fuel]].

Revision as of 22:39, 14 May 2017

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Furnace is an umbrella term for different related workshops that heat materials for different purposes. While a "wood furnace" may be the most basic of these, the list includes smelters and kilns. These different workshops often produce only intermediary products, items that are then used to create something else for the final product.

Every furnace-type workshop must be built from fire-safe materials, and be designed by a building designer before construction.

Jobs at a furnace generally require fuel or, in the case of magma furnaces, the heat from magma - if the latter, they do not use up any magma but merely must be placed over it. To operate, magma-verson furnaces must be placed with one of their edge tiles above magma with depth of 4 or more. This can be accomplished by digging a channel for the magma, or hanging it directly over an open magma source.

Note that magma versions are not operable without magma. If the magma source fails, they cannot be used with fuel. If the magma depth falls below "depth = 4" at any during operation, the current job(s) will be cancelled.

All furnaces are constructed using the Furnaces sub-menu (via b, e ).

See main articles for a full discussion of specific workshops, especially of magma versions.


Wood furnace

Turns wood logs into ash or charcoal.

Smelter

Extracts metals from their ores, and produces coke from raw coal.

Magma smelter

  • Shortcut: b, e, l

Note: The only time the magma version uses charcoal or coke is in the recipe for pig iron and steel production.

Glass furnace

Turns raw sand into glass items.

  • Glass objects are final products

Magma glass furnace

  • Shortcut: b, e, a

Magma glass furnaces use only magma as heat source and require no additional fuel. They produce the same objects as a regular Glass Furnace.

Kiln

Used to fire clay into items, and to glaze some types of clay items. It also is used to produce gypsum plaster, pearlash, and quicklime.

  • Feeds into: pearlash for higher quality glass production
  • Plaster powder is a final product used by healthcare professionals.
  • Ceramic/clay (earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain) items are final products.

Magma kiln

  • Shortcut: b, e, n

Functions just like a regular kiln, but uses magma instead of fuel.

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