Furnace

The  is a Tier 3 crafting station found in the Crafting section of the Tech Tree.

Used to Craft

 * Ceramic Shard
 * Charcoal
 * Tar

Unlock
Unlocked in the Crafting section of the Tech Tree using 3 Tablets of any one type.

Usage
The Furnace has one input location which allows it to transform raw materials into advanced materials (partial loads are acceptable) which are needed for advanced recipes.


 * Wood is transformed into Charcoal
 * 100 Wood equals 90-99 Charcoal. The process takes 10 minutes (300 Wood, 30 Charcoal, 10 Liquid Fuel, 6 Rupu Gel, 8 Lava Fuel)
 * Clay is transformed into Ceramic Shard
 * 100 Clay equals 85-100 Ceramic Shard. The process takes 24 minutes (720 Wood, 72 Charcoal, 24 Liquid Fuel, 15 Rupu Gel, or 18 Lava Fuel)
 * Earth Wax is transformed into Tar
 * 100 Earth Wax equals 100 Tar. The process takes 44 minutes (1320 Wood, 132 Charcoal, 44 Liquid Fuel, 27 Rupu Gel, 33 Lava Fuel)

The Furnace has one fuel location which heats and transforms the raw materials into advanced materials. The fuel sources can be:


 * Wood (2 seconds)
 * Charcoal (20 seconds)
 * Liquid Fuel (1 minute)
 * Rupu Gel (1:40 minutes)
 * Lava Fuel (1:20 minutes)

The Furnace has a lengthy smelting cycle, and like other features in the game has a two stage cycle. The first half of the smelting cycle is to raise the temperature in the furnace to the correct point. The second half of the smelting cycle will begin to consume the input material and start producing the corresponding output material. If the smelting cycle is interrupted, it must be started over from the beginning.

The fuel used depends on the recipe.

Recommendation
When you first craft the furnace, gather 400 Wood. Place 100 in the input location and fuel the furnace with the other 300, feeding the furnace constantly so the smelting cycle does not get interrupted. This will produce 97 Charcoal. Set 30 aside to make more charcoal in the future, and use charcoal to heat the furnace in future smelting cycles. When you get low in charcoal, gather 100 additional wood and smelt it using the 30 charcoal you reserved to rebuild your stockpile, set 30 Charcoal aside and repeat. PS. If you do this method you will be gathering a lot of wood, thus using up a lot of time. Using Liquid Fuel or Rupu Gel is far more efficient.

Trivia
Even though the description of the Furnace says that it must be on a moving walker, having it on the ground allows it to function just the same.