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About Blacksmith Master
Blacksmith Master puts you in charge of a medieval forge where you manage raw material acquisition, refinement, crafting, and sales. You hire staff, equip them, and design the workshop to improve throughput while fulfilling orders from across the kingdom.
The simulation‑strategy blend lets you balance resource gathering, worker happiness, and shop upgrades. As reputation grows you unlock new product designs and expand your workshop, moving from a humble shop to a renowned forge.
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Resource Management
You control distant woodcutter camps and mines to obtain the timber and ore needed for every item. Raw ore is smelted into ingots, while timber supplies wooden components for tools and handles.
Investing in camps, equipping workers, and adding rest stations keeps those outposts efficient. Their output affects how many finished goods you can produce.
- Compare the output of a fully equipped camp with a minimal one to see the impact on production.
- Balance spending on camp upgrades against shop staff wages for steady overall output.
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Staff Hiring and Training
You can hire miners, woodcutters, and smiths, then equip each with tools suited to their role. Different blacksmiths excel at metalwork, woodwork, gem work, or research.
Over time staff skills grow; you may develop generalists for flexibility or specialists for high‑skill tasks, influencing product quality and reputation.
- Observe which workers excel at specific tasks before assigning them permanently.
- Track skill progression to decide between broad training or focused specialization.
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Shop Design
Design your workshop to make the best use of space for both production and sales. Adding multiple storeys and advanced manufacturing methods lets you craft more complex items.
Personal touches can liven the environment, but functional layout remains key for throughput and for fulfilling orders efficiently.
- Map a flow from raw‑material storage to finished‑goods display to reduce bottlenecks.
- Test different layouts to see which yields the highest order completion rate.
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Product Crafting Process
Items range from simple tools that need few steps to complex weapons that require heating, hammering, tempering, assembly, and sharpening. Complex items boost profit and reputation more than simple ones.
Choosing what to produce depends on available tools, staff expertise, and the demand shown by kingdom orders.
- Balance a mix of simple and complex items to maintain steady income while building reputation.
- Align product choice with the current skill set of your staff for faster completion.
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Order Fulfillment and Unlocks
Fulfilling orders from different kingdom regions unlocks new privileges, including the ability to design additional products. Each completed order can unlock new privileges and capabilities.
Shop upgrades can add advanced manufacturing methods, expanding the range of items you can offer to customers.
- Prioritize orders that grant unlocks needed for upcoming product plans.
- Track which orders grant the unlocks you need.
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