Table of Contents
1.0 - Introduction
On August 23, 2005, the dwarves in Keldagrim finished something that is considered the pinnacle of all Dwarven technology: the blast furnace. The dwarves opened the blast furnace up to all who wish to use it, ideally it takes more than one person to run this behemoth, but one can do it alone. A number of people are needed to do different jobs, from pumping the hot air into the melting pot, to the person on a bicycle who drives the conveyer belt. There is an ore merchant, and a player-fed armour merchant. They both can be found at the west side of the room. Anvils can be found just north of the ore merchant. 2.0 - Why use the blast furnace?
The blast furnace is a highly efficient smelting machine; therefore, it only takes half as much coal to refine ore than normal. By helping smelters you obtain a small amount of smithing experience, as well as other experience from whatever you are doing. 3.0 - Jobs
When you enter the Furnace Room, you will find the Blast Furnace foreman in the south part of the room. When you talk with him, he will explain all the jobs in the Furnace Room. When each of the jobs are performed correctly, the furnace will start working and you will see smoke and steam come out of 2 pipes. Each of the jobs gives the experience listed below. Additionally, everyone working on the furnace will also receive smithing experience when ores are smelted. 3.1 - Conveyor Belt Operator
3.2 - Furnace Stoker
3.3 - Heat Pumping
3.4 - Gauge Checker
3.5 - Mechanic
4.0 - Smelting Your Ores
5.0 - FAQ's
Q: When I try to put ore on the conveyor belt, it doesn't let me, why?
A: You are trying to smelt too many ores at one time. Finish up your other ores and try again. Q: The ore seller doesn't seem to restock right. He'll get 30 of one type of ore, but none of the others, is this a glitch?
A: No, this is not a glitch. The game has it set up where the dwarves bring in from about 20 to 40 ores of a random kind in to the merchant, which goes to restock the shop if the amount of that ore is less than 100. Q: Why doesn't the guy who sells armour restock? What does "player-fed" mean?
A: He does not restock because he only sells what he's bought from other players. This is what it's meant by player-fed. This is the same system taken by the general stores. Q: Why am I not getting smithing experience?
A: Perhaps nobody is smelting anything, the workers only get smithing experience if there are people smelting. The gauge checker does not get any experience though. Q: Can I make cannonballs with the blast furnace?
A: No, you can only smelt ores into bars here. | ||||||||||||
Author: Staticlike |
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