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Crafting and Resources - Version 4 vs Version 5
Jun 8, 2026, 11:23 PM
Removed duplicate in-body wikilinks
Jun 26, 2026, 06:56 AM
Updated the bronze and tin economy for Test 45 (Bronze smelts from Malachite, Cassiterite becomes Tin Ingots for Longswords), and noted Iron Ore fragment yields and resource day-gating
11Almost everything in Anvil Empires is made by a player. Weapons, armour, food, structures, and siege engines all start as raw materials gathered from the world, processed through workshops, and assembled into finished items. The game ships with around a hundred and fifty distinct resources spread across nine categories, plus the ingot tier system that drives gear progression.22Resource Categories44CategoryExamplesUseRaw naturalBranch piles, berry bushes, flint, clay, stone chunksStarter tier; gathered with bare hands or basic tools.WoodMireland Beech, Briar Spruce, North Astrian PineTrees yield logs that become planks and reinforced planks.MineralIron ore, coal, cassiterite, leadSmelted into ingots at a Furnace.Animal productsBones, fat, meats, pelts, sinew, feathers, eggsHunting and fishing yield; feed cooking and leather processing.CropsWheat, cabbage, flaxFarmable; each yields seeds for replanting plus a primary product such as flour or fiber.Smithing componentsBronze armour plating, blade typesIntermediate parts for the Forge.Processed materialsIngots, planks, leather, linen, stone bricks, mortarOutput of workshops, fed into structures and gear.MunitionsArrows, scorpion arrows, catapult bouldersAmmunition for combat and siege.CurrencySilverEarned via the bounty system and trade; spent at town vendors.5+CategoryExamplesUseRaw naturalBranch piles, berry bushes, flint, clay, stone chunksStarter tier; gathered with bare hands or basic tools.WoodMireland Beech, Briar Spruce, North Astrian PineTrees yield logs that become planks and reinforced planks.MineralIron ore, coal, malachite, cassiterite, leadSmelted into ingots at a Furnace.Animal productsBones, fat, meats, pelts, sinew, feathers, eggsHunting and fishing yield; feed cooking and leather processing.CropsWheat, cabbage, flaxFarmable; each yields seeds for replanting plus a primary product such as flour or fiber.Smithing componentsBronze armour plating, blade typesIntermediate parts for the Forge.Processed materialsIngots, planks, leather, linen, stone bricks, mortarOutput of workshops, fed into structures and gear.MunitionsArrows, scorpion arrows, catapult bouldersAmmunition for combat and siege.CurrencySilverEarned via the bounty system and trade; spent at town vendors.66Ingot Tier System77Smelting raw ore at a Furnace yields one of four ingot tiers, which form the backbone of weapon and armour progression. Higher ingot tiers consistently outperform lower ones for the same item type.99TierSourceTypical UseIronIron oreStandard mid-tier weapons and armour: Iron Sword, Iron Shield, Iron Mace.BronzeBronze alloy from cassiterite and copper-bearing oreEarly to mid-tier kit: Bronze Sword, Bronze Knife, Bronze Axe.LeadLead oreSpecialised use; trade resource and component material.SteelHigher-tier processingTop-tier weapon and armour material in the current build.11+TierSourceTypical UseIronIron oreStandard mid-tier weapons and armour: Iron Sword, Iron Shield, Iron Mace.BronzeSmelted from Malachite mined at Malachite Mines (overworld and underworld); a Bronze Ingot now needs three Malachite and no longer requires CassiteriteEarly to mid-tier kit: Bronze Sword, Bronze Knife, Bronze Axe.LeadLead oreSpecialised use; trade resource and component material.SteelHigher-tier processingTop-tier weapon and armour material in the current build.1212Workshops1313Forge: Turns ingots and components into weapons, armour pieces, and tools.Furnace: Smelts ore into ingots and processes specific raw inputs into refined materials.Grain Mill: Processes wheat into flour and seeds into animal feed; can be operated manually or driven by a Hand Crank Adapter.Tilled Field: The base unit of Farming production; planted with seeds for wheat, cabbage, or flax.Hearth, Oven, Pantry: Cooking stations that turn raw food into cooked meals and store them for the household.Repair Bench: Maintains tools and equipment in the field.1515From Wilderness to Front Line1818A typical production chain in a faction looks like this: a homestead farmer plants Tilled Fields with wheat and flax; a hunter brings in deer meat and pelts; a miner extracts iron ore and clay; ingredients flow into a town Furnace and Grain Mill; ingots feed the Forge for arms and armour; cooked meals stack in the Pantry; and a caravan packs barrels of bread, arrows, and ingots and takes them out to the supply camps. Players are free to specialise in any link of the chain; almost no one does the whole loop alone.2020Recent Economy Changes23+The most recent build reworked several resource chains. Bronze Ingots are now smelted from Malachite rather than Cassiterite, while Cassiterite Ore is processed into Cassiterite Fragments and then smelted into Tin Ingots, which are required to craft Longswords. Iron Ore now breaks down into four Iron Fragments and Coal Chunks into four Coal Fragments. Heavy Armour now requires Steel to craft. Some world resources also unlock only after an age has been running for a set number of days: Hemp after two days, Coal after three, and Tin after four, and Coal mining is no longer restricted by temperature or season.25+Related Pages2327Logistics and Supply LinesSmithingFarmingCookingWeapons
