Useful Foundation Wiki & Guide

Copper and tin ore generate naturally in the world at various heights. Mine them with a stone pickaxe or better to collect the ore blocks, then smelt them in a furnace to get ingots.

Bronze is an alloy crafted by combining copper and tin in a crafting recipe. Check your crafting table or use a furnace if the mod uses smelting for alloy creation.

Ingots are the standard material form used in most recipes. Nuggets are smaller units (typically 9 nuggets equal 1 ingot) useful for fine-tuning recipes, and dust is created by processing ore and can be smelted into ingots.

Gears are crafted using ingots or plates in a specific pattern in the crafting table. They're typically used in machine recipes or as components for more advanced crafting.

Storage blocks are compact ways to store large quantities of a single material—one storage block equals a full stack of ingots. They're useful for keeping your inventory organized and saving space in chests.

Yes, you can craft ingots into nuggets by placing an ingot in the crafting table, which typically yields 9 nuggets per ingot.

Copper, tin, lead, silver, nickel, and uranium generate as ore in the world. Bronze, invar, and electrum are alloys that must be crafted from other materials.

Uranium ore requires a pickaxe of appropriate tier to mine successfully. Check the mod's tooltips or guides to confirm the minimum tool level needed.

Use storage blocks for bulk material storage in your base, and keep stacks of ingots or nuggets in chests for active crafting. Label your chests clearly to avoid confusion between similar materials.

Yes, alloy recipes like bronze, invar, and electrum combine different base materials. Additionally, gears and plates made from different metals may be used together in more complex crafting recipes.