Remove wooden tongs

[Ambulate In Somnis]

Wooden tongs for the crucible and hot items in the game can add some realism and additional complexity to the gameplay. However, if you think that this is not the most interesting addition, then it might be worth suggesting other options.

For example, you can add the ability to create special gloves from materials that protect hands from burns. It can be leather, fabric or metal. Such gloves could be crafted using special tools and materials found in the game. This would give players more options to survive and diversify the gameplay.

In addition, you can add the ability to use various containers for carrying hot items. For example, special boxes could be created that could be lifted and moved along with the hot items inside. This would make it easier to carry hot items and make the game more realistic.

[Ambulate In Somnis]

Various types of gloves for protection against burns. For example, you can add gloves made of different materials (leather, metal mesh, special flame retardant materials, etc.), each type of gloves has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Different types of tongs for different types of materials. For example, you can add special tongs for metal objects, ceramic objects, etc.

Using a heat-resistant container for hot items. For example, you can add a special container that you can hold in your hands and in which you can put a hot object to avoid burns.

Adding functionality to create tools that can be used to work with hot items. For example, you can add the ability to create special tongs, gloves or containers from different materials.

Different levels of fire resistance for different characters in the game. For example, you can add fire resistance levels for each character in the game, which will affect how much fire damage the character will do.

[SolarK]

But everything you described here is the same as tongs, just in a different form. Wooden tongs are basic level tool, and anything you describe would look good as an extension of hot things mechanic.

[Ruyeex]

That's not realistic in the first place since you can't gloves without the copper age.

And even then gloves were invented much later that you think.

My idea of those gloves it will be a mid game think and it could hold stacks of ingots.

Edited March 7, 2023 by Ruyeex

[Irulana]

Wood tongs are good as early game, but late game should have metal one. And blacksmith's leather gloves, this thing would be awesome because you will not need to use second hand.

Tyron mention on discord that this things may appear in game one day so I really hope for that.

[Ruyeex]

Only if is with durability. (But wooden tongs will be more useful than the metal counterpart)

Don't bother to go with tiering on materials it sounds annoying.

[Irulana]

I think metal tongs or blacksmith's gloves should be require for late metal working as iron and steel. I don't think wooden ones are suitable for that. I never saw blacksmith working with them, only with metal ones.

[Mortui]

I don't think they should be removed, but I do think flax twine required for them are silly.

[xXx_Ape_xXx]

11 hours ago, Mortui said:

I don't think they should be removed, but I do think flax twine required for them are silly.

This has already been changed in 1.18-rc2

Tweak: Tongs recipe uses rope instead of twine

[Mortui]

On 5/12/2023 at 9:34 AM, Apehjerne said:

This has already been changed in 1.18-rc2

Tweak: Tongs recipe uses rope instead of twine

Yep I've seen it, and it's a lifesaver. Well done