Tfc Artisanal FAQ

Begin by crafting a magnifying glass to start fires in daylight, then explore the new crafting recipes for soap, quills, and food preservation through clay pots and metal cans. The mod integrates directly into your existing TerraFirmaCraft progression, so you can adopt its features at your own pace as you encounter the materials.

Soapy water cleans dirty items significantly faster than normal water, making it the preferred choice when you need quick results. Regular water still works but requires much longer contact time, so craft soapy water if you're cleaning frequently.

You can now use any metal sheet of Tier II or higher in bloomeries, not just bronze, giving you more flexibility in your metalworking progression.

No—jar lids return automatically to your inventory when you open preserved food, so you don't need to manage them separately.

You must craft quills from feathers first, then use those quills with ink sacs to create writable books; you cannot use regular feathers directly.

The magnifying glass requires direct sunlight to function, so it won't work at night or in dark areas—keep flint and steel as a backup fire-starting method.

You need to use a cooking pot specifically; place it over a heat source with salt water inside and it will gradually boil down into usable salt.

Yes, the mod works directly with both Firmalife and Lithic addons, so you can run all three together without compatibility issues.

Use clay pots or metal cans to store cooked meats; these containers significantly extend shelf life compared to leaving food exposed or in barrels.

Yes, the mod includes a fruit juicing system to process fresh crops into juice, which can be used in cooking recipes or stored for later use.