🔬 Metallurgy

The smelter makes ingots from ore and coal (artisans work there). The charcoal pit makes coal from firewood

Branch

Crafts

Time

≈ 40 h of one researcher’s work (skill 5)

Price

30 Stone + 10 Planks

Study first

🔬 Carpentry

Unlocks buildings

⚒️ Smelter, ⚒️ Charcoal pit

Leads to

🔬 Smithing, 🔬 Ancient electricity, 🔬 Firing

Research is done in the Study of antiquities (the “Research” job, the “Lore” skill). As many studies, as many research topics at once: two studies — two topics. Or all researchers work on one — then it goes faster. The price is paid once, when the node is first chosen.

This guide is built from the data of the game “Oskolki” — a browser colony simulator on a floating shard among the ruins of the ancients. Play for free in the browser.