Bloomery Mold Patterns

[Berthjold 2]

Besides tools and weapons, though, there are many things which can be made with cast metals. Although cast iron pots and pans aren't particularly necessary for Minecraft, items such as the cauldron and minecarts could potentially be made with a mold block which accepted molten metal. Other items of even greate size (which may or may not appear) could also be cast.

[achartran 465]

I think we also need to realize that while cast iron may be great for making cannons and other stuff (barring tools of course), we dont seem to have cannons and anything else that cast iron could be obviously useful for in this mod, unless im missing something. Of course Bioxx could decide to add something it could be used for in the future, but as of now, cast anything is pretty much pointless. I personally find it easy enough to craft another pick or shovel or any other tool in a short amount of time, providing you have the ore for it, and i'm not sure if a quicker method would be worth the time and effort put into coding and all the other stuff that comes with implementing a new feature. And finally, always remember, this mod isnt trying to make anything easier for us, if anything its trying to make it harder, and thats why we should love it.

(i would like to say, cannons would be absolutely fantastic! not sure if it fits the theme of the mod though.)

[Just_Another_Guy_:) 1,066]

(i would like to say, cannons would be absolutely fantastic! not sure if it fits the theme of the mod though.)

Well, Bioxx said nothing from after the year 1600 would be in the mod, and i think cannons were invented before, so it could fit as a late game feature -a VERY late game feature...-

[lakeel 5]

hmmm...if it cant be used for metal. maybe it can be used for stone shaping? fiorming some kind of silid,volcanic super stone tool that ahs like the crappy duability of bismuth but the strength of ummm....ordinary tone tools

[ThinkTank 77]

On a side note, a change to the bloomery block, (possibly to a smelter block) would suit the pouring of liquid metal into molds.

Give the front of the bloomery a funnel trough, and once it has liquid ore, it animates with bright white/yellow flow across and down to where a mold would be placed below it. Could have it give off the same pops and sparks animation as a lava block once it changes texture states. (cold -> hot -> pouring)

[LtChae 13]

Allow me to suggest one very appropriate and useful cast object:

Anvils.

It would certainly beat welding 14 ingots together, and save on finding flux early, and would allow Bioxx to finely tweak the metal cost.

Also, an excellent use for casting Iron.

[Crysyn 179]

Hey All, Locking this topic as Bioxx has already said no to Casting before. The explanation he gave (and is allowed to change at any time if he wants) is that he does not see worth to the mod to add in another way to do something that is already implemented.