🔨 Crafting guide
Use crafting to bridge gaps between trader stock and what your current chapter unlocks. The list below mirrors the wiki dataset—verify rare components against your save before hard-committing a route.
Pan
Recipe baseline: 24 Wood Sticks + Leather
Upgrades: Mk2 +30% speed · Mk3 +50% area
Pickaxe
Recipe baseline: Iron ingots + Hardwood handle
Upgrades: Speed · Durability · Rock Breaker · Gem Finder
Shovel
Recipe baseline: Iron + Wood
Upgrades: Wide blade · Reinforced shaft
Sluice Box
Recipe baseline: Planks + Nails + Mesh
Upgrades: Long riffle · Fine mesh
Crucible / Smelting kit
Recipe baseline: Clay + Iron frame
Upgrades: Insulation · Quick pour
Dynamite
Recipe baseline: Chemicals + Cloth + Timber
Upgrades: Stable charge · Shaped charge
Gem Finder
Recipe baseline: Coils + Glass + Wire
Upgrades: Sensitivity · Battery pack
Cart
Recipe baseline: Wheels + Planks + Iron
Upgrades: Larger bed · Brakes