Smelting pot - Revision history

Greyscale: The smelting pot does not need to be heated in order to smelt an item. Confirmed via testing with a cold smelting pot and glowing dimly large nails. This can also be confirmed via the error message received when attempting to smelt an item that is too cold: "The large nails needs to be glowing hot to be smelted."

2025-10-24T00:11:06Z

The smelting pot does not need to be heated in order to smelt an item. Confirmed via testing with a cold smelting pot and glowing dimly large nails. This can also be confirmed via the error message received when attempting to smelt an item that is too cold: "The large nails needs to be glowing hot to be smelted."

Manachan: Correction

2023-06-06T02:18:32Z

Correction

Manachan: Update for new temperature descriptions

2023-06-05T19:53:10Z

Update for new temperature descriptions

NeeNee: Added notes re: glowing hot

2022-09-02T14:31:48Z

Added notes re: glowing hot

UnclePyron: the smelting pot has to be glowing hot also.

2022-08-13T16:20:53Z

the smelting pot has to be glowing hot also.

NeeNee: /* Notes */ Additional changes about only needing the heat the item, not the pot.

2020-10-01T22:12:45Z

Notes: Additional changes about only needing the heat the item, not the pot.

Trevize: /* Usage */ False info deleted. Suggested on forum.

2020-10-01T10:40:03Z

Usage: False info deleted. Suggested on forum.

Adje: Structured the information a bit better and removed many redundant texts, essentially stating the same facts in a different way, that can easily be inferred from reading the Creation and Usage section.

2020-09-02T17:21:26Z

Structured the information a bit better and removed many redundant texts, essentially stating the same facts in a different way, that can easily be inferred from reading the Creation and Usage section.

Evening: /* Notes */

2020-08-13T00:23:05Z

Notes

NeeNee: Added dye amount, clean up

2020-01-24T16:06:10Z

Added dye amount, clean up

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 ==Usage==
-To smelt an item both the smelting pot and the item to be smelted must be at least glowing dimly, preferably glowing brightly or hotter. [[Activate]] the smelting pot, right-click the metal item and select '''Smelt'''. The material will appear as a metal [[lump]] in place of the item.
+To smelt an item it must first be heated to at least glowing dimly, preferably glowing brightly or hotter. The smelting pot does not need to be heated. [[Activate]] the smelting pot, right-click the metal item and select '''Smelt'''. The material will appear as a metal [[lump]] in place of the item.
 ==Notes==

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 * There are no known size limitations for items the smelter can smelt. The item only needs to be metal, not enchanted, and able to be heated to a sufficiently hot temperature.
 * The "'Smelt'" action is not available if the item is not glowing dimly or hotter.
 * Smelting a rare or better metal item will produce a corresponding rare or better lump.
 * A small amount of metal from the original item is typically lost to the smelting process.

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 ==Creation==
 It is created by placing a [[clay smelting pot]] into a [[campfire]], [[forge]], [[oven]], or [[kiln]].
 ==Usage==
-To smelt an item using the smelting pot, [[activate]] the glowing hot smelting pot, right-click the glowing hot metal item, and select '''Smelt'''. The material will appear as a metal [[lump]] in place of the item.
+To smelt an item both the smelting pot and the item to be smelted must be at least glowing dimly, preferably glowing brightly or hotter. [[Activate]] the smelting pot, right-click the metal item and select '''Smelt'''. The material will appear as a metal [[lump]] in place of the item.
 ==Notes==
 * The quality of the resulting lump is capped by the quality of the smelting pot, but is otherwise equal to the item that was smelted.
-* There are no known size limitations for items the smelter can smelt. The item only need be metal, not enchanted, and able to be heated to a glowing hot temperature state.
+* There are no known size limitations for items the smelter can smelt. The item only needs to be metal, not enchanted, and able to be heated to a sufficiently hot temperature.
-* The "'Smelt'" action is not available if the item is not glowing from heat.
+* The "'Smelt'" action is not available if the item is not glowing dimly or hotter.
-**When an item is marked as "glowing hot", it still may need more time until the Smelt option is available.
+**When an item is marked as "glowing dimly", it may need more time to become glowing brightly or even glowing white hot before the Smelt option is available.
 * Smelting a rare or better metal item will produce a corresponding rare or better lump.
 * A small amount of metal from the original item is typically lost to the smelting process.

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 * There are no known size limitations for items the smelter can smelt. The item only need be metal, not enchanted, and able to be heated to a glowing hot temperature state.
 * The "'Smelt'" action is not available if the item is not glowing from heat.
 * Smelting a rare or better metal item will produce a corresponding rare or better lump.
 * A small amount of metal from the original item is typically lost to the smelting process.

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 It is created by placing a [[clay smelting pot]] into a [[campfire]], [[forge]], [[oven]], or [[kiln]].
 ==Usage==
-To smelt an item using the smelting pot, [[activate]] the smelting pot, right-click the glowing hot metal item, and select '''Smelt'''. The material will appear as a metal [[lump]] in place of the item.
+To smelt an item using the smelting pot, [[activate]] the glowing hot smelting pot, right-click the glowing hot metal item, and select '''Smelt'''. The material will appear as a metal [[lump]] in place of the item.
 ==Notes==

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 ==Description==
 ''A ceramic smelting pot, used to smelt metal.''
-== Notes ==
-* Created by placing a [[clay smelting pot]] into a [[campfire]], [[forge]], [[oven]], or [[kiln]].
+==Creation==
-* To smelt an item using the smelting pot, [[activate]] the glowing hot smelting pot, right-click the glowing hot metal item, and select '''Smelt'''. The material will appear as a metal [[lump]] in place of the item.
+It is created by placing a [[clay smelting pot]] into a [[campfire]], [[forge]], [[oven]], or [[kiln]].
 * There are no known size limitations for items the smelter can smelt. The item only need be metal, not enchanted, and able to be heated to a red, glowing hot temperature state.
-* Low quality smelting pots cap the quality of the produced lump to 50ql. Otherwise smelting various metal items produces lumps equivalent to the quality of the original metal item being smelted.
+* The "'Smelt'" action is not available if any of the involved items is not glowing from heat.
 * Smelting a rare or better metal item will produce a corresponding rare or better lump.
 * A small amount of metal from the original item is typically lost to the smelting process.
-* Smelted lump is capped by pot quality. Items that cannot be improved and are not capped by the 20% of total skill when created will now receive a quality penalty when smelted, at the following rates: -7.5% to -2.5% for common metals, -12.5% to -7.5% for moon metals and alloys. Items that can be improved will no longer receive the penalty when smelted.
+* Items that cannot be improved and are not capped by the 20% of total skill when created will now receive a quality penalty when smelted, at the following rates: -7.5% to -2.5% for common metals, -12.5% to -7.5% for moon metals and alloys.
 == Cannot Be Smelted ==
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 == See Also ==
 * [[Pottery]]
 * [[:Category:Smithing items|Smithing items]]
 [[Category:Pottery items]]
 [[Category:Babel/S]]

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 ''A ceramic smelting pot, used to smelt metal.''
 == Notes ==
 * Created by placing a [[clay smelting pot]] into a [[campfire]], [[forge]], [[oven]], or [[kiln]].