To smelt it, click on the polearm on the right column, then click smelt at the bottom of the screen. However, to smelt it, I require one charcoal first. As we can see from the icons next to it, smelting it will give me one crude iron and one hardwood (mouse over the icons in-game to see what those resources are while you are learning the icons). Here, I have a polearm which I crafted that I do not want anymore (it’s a bad spear). On the right-hand side, you can see the weapons you are able to smelt. Let’s take another look at the smelt screen. From there, you should be able to gain some basic levels in smithing. You can always find hardwood and iron ore in the major cities to start your crafting journey. Smelt weapons down into their original parts.Buy them from a town who produces them for cheap OR buy them from a city.

However, to get these resources, there are three options: In the refine portion of this guide, we will talk more about this resources in depth. In the screenshot, you can see them in order at the bottom of the screen. In Bannerlord, there are NINE different resources for smithing. You can’t make a sandwich without bread, and you can’t make a sword without iron. Just be aware that you cannot smelt an entire arsenal of weapons or craft twelve spears in one trip to the smithy. It appears that every day you are able to do one action, and you can stockpile these actions up to three or four – I do not know the extent of this yet, as there is no information on this yet. You can only do a certain amount of actions in the smithy before you will have to wait to smith again. Click the option in the screenshot below to enter the smithy.Īnother significant part of smithing is the smithing cooldown. More on that later.Īt every major city, there is a smithy. For example, the first perk you get to choose makes charcoal or iron production more plentiful and resource efficient. The skill tree’s perk options all have to do with modifying some part of the smithing process which we will discuss later in this guide. At the highest tiers, you will be able to make swords only kings would dream of wielding (a king that you could become!). At the lowest tiers, you will be making mediocre hatchets. The higher your skill, the more options you will have. Smithing, in Bannerlord, is a skill in the Endurance row that allows you to forge and smelt weapons within the game. Guide to Smithing The Basics – What is Smithing?

The Testing Grounds – XP gains, Random Testing Points.

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