Gold
| Gold ingot | |
| |
| Stackable | 16 |
| Smeltable | |
| Smelt Point | 1063°C |
| Requires Container | Yes |
| Items | |
Gold is a metal. Its main use is as a component of black bronze. Gold can be used to create Tier 2 tools and equipment, but such tools have half the durability of their copper counterparts.
Obtaining
Gold can be found as native gold ore veins or, very rarely, through panning.
Ores
Gold is always found as native gold ore. Native gold ore can only be found in quartz.
Usage
Gold, once smelted, can be cast into molds or ingots. Gold tools are considered tier 2, on par with copper, but have significantly less durability. This, plus the rarity of gold compared to copper, means golden equipment is largely ornamental.
Gold plates can also be used to make lined lanterns. Unlined lanterns created from gold also gain a +1 luminosity bonus.
Alloys
The only alloy of gold in the game is black bronze, created by alloying 68-84% copper, 8-16% silver and 8-16% gold. Black bronze is a tier 3 metal, and the most effective type of bronze in the game.
| Ores, metals and minerals | |
|---|---|
| Guides | Ore Deposits • Metals |
| Metals | Copper • Iron • Meteoric iron • Gold • Silver • Lead • Tin • Zinc • Bismuth • Titanium (Ilmenite) |
| Alloys | Bronze (Tin bronze, bismuth bronze, black bronze) • Steel • Brass • Solder (Lead solder, Silver solder) • Molybdochalkos • Cupronickel • Electrum |
| Minerals | Alum • Borax • Cinnabar • Coal • Halite (Salt) • Lapis lazuli • Quartz • Saltpeter • Sulfur • Sylvite (Potash) |
| Tools | Pickaxe • Hammer • Prospecting Pick • Crucible • Forge • Ore blasting bomb • Quern • Anvil • Bloomery • Helve hammer • Pulverizer |
| Other | Gemstones |
| Related mechanics | Panning • Mining • Clay forming • Casting • Smithing • Steel making |
