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The Bloomery is a functional block that can be used in the advanced stages of the game for melting materials such as glass and metals like iron that require very high temperatures, which cannot be obtained using the firepit.
{{Block
|Name=Bloomery base
|Image=[[File:Grid Bloomery base.png|100px]]
|Stackable=1
|Material=Ceramic
|Drops=4-8 [[Fire brick]]s
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The bloomery is a functional block that can be used in the advanced stages of the game for melting materials such as glass and metals like iron that require very high temperatures, which cannot be obtained using the firepit. While the bloomery base and chimney are separate blocks they are useless on their own.


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==Creation==
== Crafting ==
The complete bloomery consists of two blocks: the base and the chimney. Crafting both blocks requires a total of 12 [[Fire_Brick|fire bricks]] and is completed in the crafting grid. The grid crafting recipes:[[File:Bloomery.png|right|200px|caption]]  
The complete bloomery consists of two blocks: the base and the chimney. Crafting both blocks requires a total of 12 [[fire brick]]s:
[[File:Bloomery.png|right|200px]]  


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Once these two blocks are crafted, place the base on a solid surface, then place the chimney on the top of the base to complete the bloomery. A complete bloomery is shown at right.
Once these two blocks are crafted, place the base on a solid surface, then place the chimney on the top of the base to complete the bloomery. A complete bloomery is shown at right.


==Usage/Operation==
== Usage ==
[[File:Bloomery_with_items.png|right|200px]] [[File:Bloomery_ignited.png|right|200px]] Smelting items in the bloomery requires fuel ([[Coal|coal]] or [[Charcoal|charcoal]]) and the desired item to process (iron ore nuggets, quartz chunks). The bloomery holds enough ore nuggets to generate a maximum of 6 iron ingots (120 X 5 unit nuggets) or 12 glass blocks (24 quartz; 2 chunks = 1 glass) and 20 fuel items. The  bloomery does not have to be completely filled (to maximum capacity) to fire it, but both the ores to be smelted and the fuel to complete the smelting process must be added to start the process. The Bloomery does not have a GUI. A player may read the description of the items currently in the bloomery by aiming the white crosshairs at the base block. The interface window will display currently loaded contents (Circled in Red).   
[[File:Bloomery_with_items.png|right|200px]] [[File:Bloomery_ignited.png|right|200px]] Smelting items in a bloomery requires high temperature [[fuel]] and the desired item to process. A bloomery holds enough ore nuggets to make a maximum of 6 iron ingots, from 120 nuggets, or 12 glass blocks, from 24 quartz, and 20 fuel items. The  bloomery does not have to be completely filled to fire it, but both the ores to be smelted and the fuel to complete the smelting process must be added to start the process. The bloomery does not have a GUI. A player may read the description of the items currently in the bloomery by aiming at the base block. The interface window should display any currently loaded contents, if not the block info GUI can be enabled by pressing B, by default.   
   
   
#'''Loading the bloomery''': Aim white crosshairs at the bloomery base and right click with the desired (fuel or ore) item in the active hand. Holding shift and right click will allow a player to place multiples of 5 items into the bloomery base.
# '''Loading the bloomery''': Aim at the bloomery base and place the item, e.g. quartz, into the base. Be sure to put in fuel as well. Crouching while loading items in allow you to place multiples of 5 items into the bloomery base.
# '''Firing the bloomery''': To ignite the bloomery and begin smelting, press Left Shift to sneak + right click on the base with a Torch. After a few seconds smoke particles begin to rise from the chimney, and the hole in the base block will be illuminated.  
# '''Firing the bloomery''': To ignite the bloomery and begin smelting, crouch and use a torch on the base. After a few seconds smoke particles should begin to rise from the chimney, and the hole in the base block will glow and spark.  
# '''Harvesting the bloomery''': Once the smelting process is complete (about 10 in-game hours), break the bloomery blocks to gather the processed ingots or glass blocks. Breaking the bloomery does not require a tool and will also return some fire bricks used in crafting the bloomery.
# '''Harvesting the bloomery''': After 10 hours the smelting process is completed, break the bloomery blocks to gather the product. Breaking the bloomery does not require a tool and will drop some fire bricks used in crafting another bloomery.


''Note: players will not recover all the fire bricks used to create the bloomery. To repeat this process and smelt more material, additional fire bricks must be crafted and fired to create new bloomery blocks.''
''Note: players will not recover all the fire bricks used to create the bloomery. To repeat this process and smelt more material, additional fire bricks must be crafted and fired to create new bloomery blocks.''


==Storage==
{{Protip
Bloomery blocks can be prepared and stored in [[Containers#stationary containers|stationary containers]], but once placed in the world, ''cannot be picked up intact''. Breaking any placed bloomery block, ''whether used for a firing process or not'', will return only a portion of the bricks used to craft the blocks.
|Icon=Grid Charcoal.png
|While you can put 20 fuel into a bloomery, it will still work exactly the same with only 6 fuel!
}}


==Tutorial Video: Using the Bloomery==
== Tutorial Video: Using the Bloomery ==


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Revision as of 20:38, 18 January 2020

Bloomery base
[[Grid Bloomery base.png|100px]]
Material Ceramic
Stackable 1
Drops 4-8 Fire bricks
Blocks



The bloomery is a functional block that can be used in the advanced stages of the game for melting materials such as glass and metals like iron that require very high temperatures, which cannot be obtained using the firepit. While the bloomery base and chimney are separate blocks they are useless on their own.

Crafting

The complete bloomery consists of two blocks: the base and the chimney. Crafting both blocks requires a total of 12 fire bricks:

Bloomery.png

Fire Brick

Fire Brick

Fire Brick

Fire Brick

Fire Brick

Fire Brick

Fire Brick

Fire Brick

Bloomery








Fire Brick

Fire Brick

Fire Brick


Fire Brick

Bloomery Chimney








Once these two blocks are crafted, place the base on a solid surface, then place the chimney on the top of the base to complete the bloomery. A complete bloomery is shown at right.

Usage

Bloomery with items.png
Bloomery ignited.png

Smelting items in a bloomery requires high temperature fuel and the desired item to process. A bloomery holds enough ore nuggets to make a maximum of 6 iron ingots, from 120 nuggets, or 12 glass blocks, from 24 quartz, and 20 fuel items. The bloomery does not have to be completely filled to fire it, but both the ores to be smelted and the fuel to complete the smelting process must be added to start the process. The bloomery does not have a GUI. A player may read the description of the items currently in the bloomery by aiming at the base block. The interface window should display any currently loaded contents, if not the block info GUI can be enabled by pressing B, by default.

  1. Loading the bloomery: Aim at the bloomery base and place the item, e.g. quartz, into the base. Be sure to put in fuel as well. Crouching while loading items in allow you to place multiples of 5 items into the bloomery base.
  2. Firing the bloomery: To ignite the bloomery and begin smelting, crouch and use a torch on the base. After a few seconds smoke particles should begin to rise from the chimney, and the hole in the base block will glow and spark.
  3. Harvesting the bloomery: After 10 hours the smelting process is completed, break the bloomery blocks to gather the product. Breaking the bloomery does not require a tool and will drop some fire bricks used in crafting another bloomery.

Note: players will not recover all the fire bricks used to create the bloomery. To repeat this process and smelt more material, additional fire bricks must be crafted and fired to create new bloomery blocks.

Grid Charcoal.png Protip: 
While you can put 20 fuel into a bloomery, it will still work exactly the same with only 6 fuel!


Tutorial Video: Using the Bloomery


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