✦ THE ASCIILANDS FIELD GUIDE
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Find materials, check a recipe, or work out your next upgrade. Practical guides for the Tempered Update.
Updated for the Tempered Update · OCT 24, 2026
GOOD PLACES TO BEGIN
All guides ↗A little knowledge goes a long way.
START HEREGetting started
From a fresh guest character to stone tools, a safe rest point and your first bronze pickaxe.3 min read
THE FORGESmithing & tempering
Understand the Forge workflow, working heat, stress, quenching and the temper colors of the Tempered Update.2 min read
SURVIVALDeath & recovery
What drops, what stays, the recovery timer, and how to set a rest point after the Asciilands Tempered Update.2 min readPACK LIGHT. PLAN AHEAD.
What are you looking for?
A material, a station, or the missing piece of your next tool.
Browse 36 useful materials & items ↗
Steel Ingot
Iron Ingot
Bronze Ingot
Charcoal
Star IronYOUR NEXT MILESTONEFrom bare hands
From bare hands
to better tools.
- 01Gather & buildLogs, stone, fiber → your first Workbench
- 02Find copper & tinStone tools, a panning tray, a Smelter
- 03Forge a bronze pickaxeA new head, a handle, a path to iron
KEEP EXPLORING
Make yourself at home.
Stations & crafting
A quick reference for Workbench, Campfire, Smelter, Forge, Loom and storage costs in Asciilands.
Building & storage
Foundations, placement, storage access and building maintenance in Asciilands.
Towns & upkeep
Town Hall requirements, founding cost, plots, expansion and daily upkeep in Asciilands.
Controls reference
The Asciilands keyboard and mouse controls for crafting, building, the map, towns, social features and resting.