Best Tips and Tricks | Blacksmith Master Guide
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If you’re just starting out in Blacksmith Master or struggling to expand beyond selling wooden ladles out of a shack, here’s what actually helps.
Below are the most useful tips to speed up crafting, grow your staff without going broke, and keep your customers (and workers) from wandering off in boredom.
Let’s skip the fluff and go straight into what matters.
Organize Your Forge Layout Early
Your shop will run slower if workers have to run laps to do their job. Put your anvils close to furnaces, carpentry tables near the wood pile, and your water buckets somewhere central.
Once you unlock assistants, you can start spreading stations out a bit, but early on, tight, efficient placement saves a lot of wasted walking.
Also, build your racks and crafting areas as close to the warehouse as possible.
That cuts down assistant travel time once you unlock the mine and forest systems.
Avoid Jams Before They Happen
If you start seeing traffic jams at your iron pile or one workstation, it’s time to expand.
Drop an extra anvil or metal storage box to split the workload.
Long lines of workers waiting around means they’re not crafting, and you’re still paying them.
And yes, placing a second water bucket actually helps more than you'd think.
Pick Smart Workers and Level Them Properly
When hiring, look at worker traits first. Some work faster, some are slower, some demand less pay.
Refresh the pool if needed, but the cost goes up with each refresh.
For blacksmiths, match their level-up focus with what they’re already good at. If they’re strong in Metalworking, lean into it.
Don’t waste points on Design if they never use the Design Table.
Use “highest skill first” auto-assign if you want a pure specialist. Use “equal” for assistants or miners who need balanced stats. Manual control is best if you’re aiming for hybrid roles.
Don’t Hire Too Many Too Soon
Yes, more hands make the job go faster. But more hands also means you’re bleeding gold every night in wages.
Early on, only hire who you need to complete merchant offers and basic shop orders. Later, when you’ve got passive materials flowing and your store brings in income, then go wild with staff.
If you start struggling to pay wages every day, that’s your sign you scaled up too fast.
Merchant Offers Are Still Your Main Money Source
Even with a fancy shop and shelves full of goods, merchant contracts will still be where most of your early gold comes from.
Don’t stack your whole list with hard metal orders. Mix in wood-based jobs to spread out the workload.
And yes, you can mark high-priority jobs so your staff focuses on those first, which is key when time-limited orders show up.
Assign Staff Roles That Fit the Job
Don’t just toss workers at random jobs. Assistants are better off carrying or smelting. Blacksmiths should focus on the craft they’re best at.
If someone is great at Design, park them at the Design Table to crank out points each day.
Later, when you unlock customer shopping, assign blacksmiths to craft for racks, hire a cashier with a good charm trait, and set up assistants to move items between the crafting area and the store.
Design Points = Better Items = More Profit
Put someone on the Design Table early, even if it feels slow.
You’ll need Design Points to increase the rarity of your items. Higher rarity items sell for more and give better Mastery Points, which lets you unlock more features.
Design Points also unlock new blueprints, so keep that trickle flowing. This pays off long term.
Use Your Mastery Points Wisely
Mastery unlocks new tools, blueprints, workers, and even new areas like mines and forests.
Go for things that reduce crafting time or give you better staff options first. And grab the store unlock when you're ready to expand into passive income.
Prioritize utility over cosmetic stuff early. You can make things pretty later when you’re not broke.
Decorate to Boost Store Traffic
The shop isn't just for looks. Each decoration adds to your store's attractiveness, which pulls in more customers.
The catch is that every rack you place increases how much decor you’ll need to stay ahead of the scaling bonus curve.
So, before you start laying down 10 extra shelves, make sure you have the decor to match it.
And group similar items together. A wall of hammers sells better than random items spread across the shop.
Let the Assistants Handle Logistics
Once you unlock the warehouse and external resource areas, assistants become vital.
They can move ore, wood, and finished items across your map. Just make sure their storage locations are built nearby.
Also, assign them to smelting once you need more ingots. They’ll keep the blacksmiths focused on crafting instead of hauling.
Final Blurb
Blacksmith Master isn’t hard, but it rewards the players who actually pay attention to layout, staff, and upgrades. If your forge feels slow or your gold is drying up, take a look at your worker bottlenecks, overhiring, or missing tool stations.
It’s usually a fixable problem with smarter planning.
Now go polish some tankards and maybe set that assistant on fire if they ignore your silver pile again.
FAQ
Q: How do I get more Design Points?
Assign a blacksmith to a Design Table and make sure their Design skill is decent. They’ll earn points each day.
Q: How do I unlock more crafting items?
Complete merchant offers that give blueprints, or spend Design Points in the blueprints menu to unlock new ones.
Q: My workers are always idle. Why?
They’re probably stuck in a line or waiting for materials. Add more tool stations or stock your storage manually.
Q: Can I sell items without merchant offers?
Yes, unlock the shop system, set up racks, and hire a cashier. You’ll also need blacksmiths crafting items just for the racks.
Q: Why does my store have no customers?
You need more decorations. Store attractiveness pulls in foot traffic, and each new rack increases how much decor you need.
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