Materials, crafting & healing

Make your iron shield #

1. Mine 4 iron ore with the starter pickaxe and collect fuel. The Furnace makes one iron bar per ore, taking 14 seconds each. In basalt veins, mine the solid iron cores: cracked basalt is surrounding cover and gives basalt cobblestone, not ore.
2. Hunt pigs, sheep, rabbits or deer for 3 light hides. A Tanning Rack makes one light leather per hide in 20 seconds. The smaller Bunny has no hide drop; ordinary cows drop medium hides.
3. Fight basic skeletons for 3 linen scraps. Their generic drop includes 1–3 scraps. These preparation kills only count toward Ada’s trial if it has already started.
4. Use the Armorer’s Workbench, Shields category: 4 iron bars + 3 light leather + 3 linen scraps. No upgraded armour bench or learned recipe is required. Carry the result so Ada can recognize it.

Build your own stations later #

Use the public workshop first to avoid spending extra materials on private stations. Cobblestone is a Rock resource; decorative rubble is not interchangeable in every recipe. Copper ore takes 10 seconds per bar in a Furnace. Enchanting is optional later progression.

Eat and heal correctly #

Stand without crouching and hold Secondary / right mouse: at least 2.5 seconds for bread or 1.5 seconds for a lesser healing potion. A quick click does not consume them. Bread has a 5% instant health effect; the lesser potion has 15% instant healing plus regeneration and a 15-second potion cooldown. Meat pies are Tier 3 food, above Tier 2 bread. Repair kits cost maximum durability; use them on worn equipment. Reconnecting preserves injured health.