Crafting is an essential part of the Subterra experience, allowing you to create powerful tools, useful consumables, and essential resources from the materials you gather while mining.
This comprehensive guide explains how crafting works in Subterra, how to find new recipes, and provides a starting point for your crafting journey.
How to Craft in Subterra
The Crafting Altar is the central hub for all crafting activities.
- Locate the Crafting Altar: The Crafting Altar is found to the right of the main plaza, at coordinates X: 41, Y: -1.
- Place Ingredients: The Crafting Altar has four pedestals surrounding a central pedestal. Place the required ingredients for your desired recipe on these four corner pedestals.
- Stacking: You can stack multiple units of the same item on a single pedestal.
- Invisible Items: Some items may not be visually rendered on the pedestals, but they are still counted by the crafting system.
- Activate the Altar: If the correct ingredients are placed on the pedestals, the altar will light up, indicating that the recipe is valid.
- Craft the Item: Interact with the central pedestal to complete the crafting process and create the item.
- Cancel Crafting: Crafting can be canceled to take back resources.
Finding Crafting Recipes
There are several ways to learn new crafting recipes in Subterra:
- Enemy and Chest Drops: Recipes can be found as random drops from defeated enemies and opened chests.
- Consuming Recipe Items: When you find a recipe item (often a scroll or book), consuming it will teach you the corresponding recipe.
- The Codex: After you craft an item for the first time, the recipe is permanently recorded in your in-game Codex. This allows you to easily reference the recipe later.
Essential Crafting Recipes (Starter List)
This table provides a small selection of basic crafting recipes to get you started. (The reference only included a few; a complete list would be significantly longer and likely found on the Subterra Trello/Wiki).
| Item | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| Small Health Potion | 1x Water Flask, 2x Roots, 1x Life Shard |
| Stone | 4x/8x/12x/16x Rock |
| Sticky C4 | 3x Slime Chunk, 1x C4 |
| Sticky Dynamites | 3x Slime Chunk, 1x Dynamites |
| Sticky Dynamite | 3x Slime Chunk, 1x Dynamite |
| Small Sticky Bomb | 3x Slime Chunk, 1x Small Bomb |
Key Crafting Resources and Locations
This table lists some of the essential crafting resources and how to obtain them.
This is not an exhaustive list, but it provides a good starting point.
| Resource | How to Obtain |
|---|---|
| Copper Ingot | Smelt Raw Copper (found in Copper blocks, Y: -80) |
| Tin Ingot | Smelt Raw Tin (found in Tin blocks, Y: -80) |
| Iron Ingot | Smelt Raw Iron (found in Iron blocks, Y: -100) |
| Silver Ingot | Smelt Raw Silver (found in Silver blocks, Y: -200) |
| Gold Ingot | Smelt Raw Gold (found in Gold blocks, Y: -200) |
| Platinum Ingot | Smelt Raw Platinum (found in Platinum blocks, Y: -250) |
| Cobalt Ingot | Smelt Raw Cobalt (found in Cobalt blocks) |
| Chromium Ingot | Smelt Raw Chromium (found in Chromium blocks) |
| Titanium Ingot | Smelt Raw Titanium (found in Titanium blocks) |
| Wolframite Ingot | Smelt Raw Wolframite (found in Wolframite blocks) |
| Topaz | Mine Topaz blocks (Y: -150) or from Gem Geodes |
| Amethyst | Mine Amethyst blocks (Y: -200) or from Gem Geodes |
| Emerald | Mine Emerald blocks (Y: -150) or from Gem Geodes |
| Sapphire | Mine Sapphire blocks (Y: -160) or from Gem Geodes |
| Ruby | Mine Ruby blocks (Y: -160) or from Gem Geodes |
| Diamond | Mine Diamond blocks (Y: -250) or from Gem Geodes |
| Nocturnite | Mine Nocturnite blocks or from Gem Geodes |
| Water Flask | (The reference does not state how to obtain Water Flask, but assume a source) |
| Roots | (The reference does not state how to obtain Root, but assume a source) |
| Slime Chunk | (The reference does not state how to obtain Slime Chunk, but assume a source) |
Note: The “Y” coordinate indicates the approximate depth at which these resources can be found.
Tips for Efficient Crafting
- Resource Gathering: Focus on mining and opening chests to acquire a steady supply of crafting materials.
- Learn Recipes: Prioritize learning new recipes as you find them.
- Inventory Management: Keep your inventory organized to easily track your crafting materials.
- Use the Codex: Once you’ve crafted an item once, use the Codex to quickly reference the recipe.
Conclusion
Crafting is a vital component of Subterra, enabling you to create powerful tools, consumables, and essential resources.
By mastering the Crafting Altar, learning new recipes, and efficiently gathering materials, you’ll be well-equipped to conquer the depths and thrive in the world of Subterra.