Crafting Plate Casts and Armor Plating in Tinkers
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Plate casts in Tinkers' Construct enable foundry smiths to cast heavy armor plates, shield reinforcements, and defensive composites using molten alloys.
Molding Sand Casts and Forging Golden Masters
Pouring molten metals into precise mechanical shapes requires fabricating single-use sand molds or permanent gold casts:
- Place a blank wooden or stone plate pattern onto a molding table packed with red sand or standard river sand.
- Pressing the pattern into the packed sand creates an impression for a single-use
Small Plate Sand Cast. - For massive defensive projects, impress larger patterns to forge a disposable
Large Plate Sand Cast. - Place a finished plate piece onto a
Seared Casting Table and pour molten gold or brass directly over the component. - The liquid gold cools around the prototype, forging an indestructible, reusable
Small Plate Gold Cast. - Pouring molten gold over large plates similarly crafts an eternal master
Large Plate Gold Cast. - Permanent gold casts survive infinite pouring cycles without burning up, saving hundreds of sand blocks.
Pouring Molten Alloys into Armor Plating
Once permanent casts rest inside your casting table, pouring high-tier molten alloys produces heavy armor plates:
- Direct molten cobalt, bronze, or manyullyn from your smeltery faucet directly into the plate cast cradle.
- The molten metal fills every contour of the mold, cooling within seconds into a dense metallic plate.
- Extract the finished plate from the casting table and inspect its defensive rating and modifier slots.
- Combine small plates with leather straps and chainmail mesh at a modifier worktable to construct protective armor plating.
- Riveting heavy plates onto chestplates, helmets, and boots provides immense knockback resistance and armor toughness.
- Fabricating plate components allows players to customize armor sets to match specific elemental combat threats.
Foundry Efficiency and Defensive Upgrades
Streamlining plate production equips entire faction armies with customized high-tier defensive gear:
- Maintain dedicated casting tables fitted with small and large plate gold casts beneath continuous molten alloy feeds.
- Stockpile cast plates in categorized storage chests alongside rivets, bindings, and reinforcement kits.
- Riveting composite plates onto shields enables players to deflect explosive creeper blasts and dragon breath safely.
- Masterful plate casting elevates traditional blacksmithing into an elite metallurgical science.
Modifier Worktable
Large Plate