31 August 2025
Automated Production coming soon
23 August 2025
The Path to Glass : Glass Makers Cauldron and Raw Glass added
The fifth step on the path to glass consists of a new building called a glass makers Cauldron and its function to make Raw glass.
To build the Glass Makers Cauldron use a glowing 25 kg lump of steel and a large anvil in the crafting window. Additions are 250 adamantine lumps (they do not need to be glowing). The unfinished Glass Makers Cauldron may be picked up and placed near to where the building is to be located before the weight of the adamantine lumps is added. When the Glass Makers Cauldron is built it will not be able to be picked up. It may be loaded into a large cart.
To make raw glass three ingredients are needed, namely sand, lime and soda. The ratio to make one item of raw glass is 20 kg sand, 1 kg lime and 0.3 kg soda (the result of 12 kelps in a camp fire). These figures are chosen keeping in mind that at a later date the kelp tanks will be upgradable, making them produce higher amounts of kelp which in turn will result in more sodas.
Use a steel and flint and a kindling to light the glass makers cauldron. It may be fueled with tar, peat or wood.
The ratio to make raw glass is not strict in the process itself. If enough or more of each ingredient is present, and melted the Glass Makers Cauldon keeps making raw glass items at a rate of approx one per minute, so long as the fuel is sufficient to keep the temperatures high (the fire is burning steadily). Ingredients may be added to the Glass Makers Cauldron and raw glass items may be taken from it at any time. The heat of the process does not carry over across the server restarts, the lower weight ingredients lose their heat, and need time to reheat.
17 August 2025
The Path to Glass : Lime Kiln and Lime added
The fourth step of the path to glass consists of a new building called a Lime kiln and it’s function to make Lime.
To build the Lime kiln activate a stone brick on a stone brick. Attachments are 98 stone bricks, 100 clay, 5 dirts and 15 copper sheets.
To use the lime kiln add an equal ratio of limestone shard items to kindlings. Seal the Lime kiln with a clay and light with a steel and flint. Baking lime takes 18 hours. The lime kikn may be unsealed at any time. This will cause the kindling to be used but not the limestone shards. Kindling needs to be replaced and additional limestone shards may be added, keeping the ratio of each equal. The timer will commence at 18 hours the next time the lime kiln is sealed.
16 August 2025
The Path to Glass : Soda added
Step three in the path to glass is the addition of Soda. Add kelp to a camp fire. As the fire burns the kelp is transformed into equal amounts of ash and soda.
9 August 2025
The Path to Glass: Kelp tanks added
In today’s update step two of the path to glass is added, namely Kelp Tanks. These allow growing kelp at camp. Activate a huge tub and a kelp to make an unfinished kelp tank. The building requires 9 more kelps, 10 salt and 10 waters (salty or fresh) of 1 litre each. At this stage the model used is a large tub which is empty. At a later date if we can figure out how to combine models we hope to show the kelp in the tub.
In order to grow kelp three waterings of 45L each are needed at least ten minutes apart from each other but no more than an hour. The kelp may be harvested forty minutes from tha last watering. Harvesting is possible even many hours later. Logging off will not affect the timer.
The harvest amount is determined by the quality of the kelp tank and the gardening skill. There is no limit on the number of kelp tanks built.
3 August 2025
The Path to Glass: Limestone shards added
In today’s update the path to glass is initiated with the addition of limestone shards. They may be found in Marble veins and in some rock tiles.
10 July 2025
Increased Treasure maps
It is no longer necessary to do seemingly endless mining and digging in order to obtain treasure maps. If you only want the treasure maps tonight’s update will be of interest because they have been added to each five minute search of the Ark.
A new weekly high quality search item is available. Last week’s search gave a quality 92 spindle. If you have not visited the Ark the previous search items will also be found.
Another herd of multi-coloured horses has been located deep in the Ark and placed outside to graze nearby.
6 July 2025
About Power Outage and some Bug Fixes.
We have been notified that there will be a power outage for up to 7 hours on 9 July 2025 commencing 22:30 UTC to conduct “Power system maintenance” (10 July 2025 8:30 to 15:30 AEST). Hopefully the whole 7 hours will not be required. We will back up the server just before that time and close it until the power is reconnected.
Any items made of platinum will now be refused by the Gobbler. Accidental loss of wands and pickaxes whilst donating should no longer occur.
The Gobbler now accepts and will request “meals”. A gastronomic feast is available because there are many forms of “meal” to choose, ranging from basic breakfasts eg corn to exotic dishes such as tuna and mayo baked potato. Exactly the same score will be given regardless if the offering is ever so humble or an amazing ingredient heavy culinary masterpiece.
1 June 2025
Preparation of the Ark
The Ark is being readied for its journey on the first of July to the Entree Server of the Gobbler’s Third banquet. It is becoming a special vehicle which is larger in size. It has increased capacity to carry some the things and creatures needed by the players to adapt to the new lands and be better able to feed the Gobbler.
Players will be able to search the Ark each week for higher value useful items such as lamps, cheese drills and small magical chests. At the time a player makes a search any backdated items will be found, so nobody will miss out on these items. (A list of these items already packed is shown in the parentheses.
(* Weekly search items: cheese drill, lantern, brass hanging lamp, imperial lamp, saddle, spindle, small magical chest, beehive token)
Players will also be able to search the Ark each five minutes for useful items which range in value such as hides, sleep powders, nails and flowers. There is no limitaion on the amount of these searches which may be made. A list of the items already packed into the ark already is included in the parentheses.
(* List of items that can be loaded into the ark, and come out in the 5 minute searches in the next part of the journey: hides, lumps, cochineal, gems, nails, flowers, plantable crops, books, paper, ink, sprouts, plate, knife, fork, spoon, waterskin, pottery bowl, baking stone, mortar&pestle, log, herb casserole, gelatine, cauldron, frying pan, saucepan, sleep powder, mushrooms, salt, plank, shaft, handle, peg, blue common wool hat, backpack, compass, small sign, 4 ropes, small chest, 10 string of cloth, dirt, honey, wax)
Preparation for future Ark journies from the Entree server to Main Course, and then from the Main Course to Dessert servers will be undertaken by the players. The list of items which will be available to be searched for will be taken from the item types packed into the Ark. In theory it will work out that a slightly easier start in the new lands will be possible if items have been packed to assist the start. Players may choose to not search the Ark and experience the increasingly difficult starting conditions. Players may search the Ark regardless if they packed any items or not. If an item is really wanted it will be a good idea to pack some in case nobody else has packed any. Players may inspect the contents of the Ark. Donations may be removed from the Ark each day up to each 8 pm Australian Time. After that time the donations are not retrievable.
In order to ensure that technology and patterns are available to be used for future conditions some essential items have been packed. These are hospital beds, creature transporters and bee hives. This will allow health benefits and animal domesticity. As for other search items, these will need to be loaded by the players for future journeys.
There are a few items such as clay and other terrain tokens, and high value tools that the Ark will not accept. If you would like to see some other items packed during this Ark preparation please let us know in game or on the Wurm forum.