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40d:Metal industry
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Raw material
Power
Producing metal from ore, and turning the metal into finished products, requires a large amount of power
Ore
Ore is a generic term given to a mineral which can be refined to produce a metal. Within the game this is done at a smelter.
Coke
Prodcuing iron or steel will require coke. Iron is made by mixing pig iron with carbon, steel is made by mixing iron with more carbon; the pig iron is produced from an iron ore. The coke must be produced in a furnace from a fuel.
Completed proudcts
Through a variety of labours and workshops, the metal industry can create high value armor, furniture and weapons.
Summary
Required worker / tasks
- Miner / mining, producing ore, flux and coke.
- Peasant / for the large volume of raw materials used, it is generally inefficient to use skilled labour for hauling.
- Furnace operator / Produce bars from raw ingredients
- Armorsmith / Produce metal armor from bars
- Metalsmith / Produce metal blocks or furniture (including anvils, bins, buckets, and cages) from bars
- Weaponsmith / Produce metal weapons from bars