Crafting

Intro

Crafting is a game mechanic that allows the player to create new items from a specific combination of existing items. One of the most unique things about Vintage Story is the number of different crafting methods available to the player.

Methods

Grid

Grid based crafting is available at the beginning of the game by pressing the 'E' key and laying out items in a specific pattern in the grid on the right side of the screen. A full list of grid crafting recipes can be found here: Crafting Recipes.

How to access

Press 'E' Key in survival mode

Clay Forming

Clay forming is a crafting method that allows the player to place tiny cubes of clay to form a shape. To access the crafting menu you need to hold clay in your hand and press Shift+Right click while pointing at the top of a block. Once you do this, the clay forming recipe dialog appears. Select the recipe you want to create. Now you will be presented with a grid. You need to fill in the green blocks with clay. If there is a space with no green box then you need to clear the clay out of that spot.

Alloy

Alloy crafting involves smelting metal down to a liquid form, and then combining it in such a way to form new metals.

Smithing

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