In working on the basic tool creations to do new player starter kits and catch up with demand for basic tools in the market, we’ve noticed a thing that could be tweaked to make these items a little more readily available.
Currently, metal and wood scraps are widely used, and by comparison to some other materials, really expensive in terms of time, energy, and materials. They only yield 2 from the “parent” material (1 ingot yields 2 metal scraps, 1 sm. plank yields 2 wood scraps). Producing either of these is very intensive and the yield is really low for what goes into them. Can we boost them to 4 or 5 scraps per ingot/plank? That would be a big help, and I don’t think it would upset the balance.