Lordfireice Posted August 15, 2025 Report Posted August 15, 2025 (edited) ok i pretty sure i messed up but i need to know can i turn tin ingots into bronze??? i made 4 bars and with a little extra left in a mold and was wondering if im screwed and hope i get lucky again (first playthough)....also how common is tin? i only been in a few caves and found 1 vain. edit thx 4 the info heres hoping this is the only major blunder on my part! Edited August 15, 2025 by Lordfireice
Cladow Posted August 15, 2025 Report Posted August 15, 2025 (edited) Ingots can be split back into bits with a chisel (can be smithed from copper on an anvil, assuming you have one), the tin bits can then be used the same as tin ore. Alloys, including tin bronze, are made by combining bits/nuggets/ore pieces in a crucible with the correct proportions, which are listed in the handbook entry for the given alloy. For partially filled molds, I believe you can just smelt some more and pour enough units to finish it. I don't have a specific answer for tin frequency, it took me some time to find, stumbled upon iron before finding tin, but fortunately tin is only needed for a small part of tin bronze, so it can last a while. Edited August 15, 2025 by Cladow
Krougal Posted August 15, 2025 Report Posted August 15, 2025 Yes, you can finish filling a partially filled mold if you screwed up. https://wiki.vintagestory.at/Special:MyLanguage/Ore_Deposits Tin is fairly rare, but as @Cladow said, you really don't need a tremendous amount, as bronze is still mostly copper. Iron is very common, just usually deeper but the deposits tend to be huge.
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