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Smelting Flow

Smelting Flow: use the right page before the route turns messy.

A crafting entry for keeping furnaces, ore storage, and upgrade decisions close together.

Database entries answer the first practical question. Once that answer is clear, the linked full page should take over.

Best linked page

Open crafting flow

CraftingAug 2026crafting / smelting / ore

Player problem

Open this when ore routes work but bars are still slow to turn into upgrades.

Where to use this

Use it after mining loops start repeating.

What you need first

A repeat ore loop and a planned upgrade.

Next click

Use this entry to decide where the next click should go.

Database fields

Use these fields like a quick lookup before opening the longer guide.

Crafting

Role or purpose

crafting

Crafting

Where or unlock

Use it after mining loops start repeating.

Crafting

Best use

Ore-to-upgrade flow.

Crafting

Next page

Open crafting flow

How to use this entry

Use this page to narrow the task, then move into one stronger route page.

Separate raw ore, bars, and next crafts so the route pays off quickly.

  • Ore-to-upgrade flow.
  • Furnace layout.
  • Reducing downtime after mining.
Open crafting flowBack to Crafting

Common mistakes

  • Dumping ore away from furnaces.
  • Smelting without a craft target.
  • Mixing several ore tiers in one messy storage lane.

Visual cue

Smelting Flow visual

Tags

craftingsmeltingore

Related entries

Open another entry only when the question actually changed.