Platinum

Platinum

Tier	3
Type	Metal
Source
Anvil	None
Tuyere	None
Tool Casting	No
Tool Forging	No
Armor	None

Obtaining

Ore	Small	Poor	Normal	Rich
Native Platinum

Platinum is a Tier 3 metal obtained by smelting Native Platinum in a Crucible. Due to the metal's high melting temperature, it cannot be smelted in a Ceramic Vessel. Platinum has the highest melting point of any metal in TFC+. it requires an extremely hot forge with several very fast bellows to melt it (much more so than even iron and ferrous alloys), making it impractical to work with until the player has a well established mechanism system set up.

Usage

Liquid platinum can be poured into a Ceramic Mold to make unshaped platinum. Once the unshaped platinum is no longer liquid temperature, it can be placed in the crafting grid to create a platinum ingot. The empty mold will be returned to the inventory; although there is a chance of it breaking and being lost.

Creating an ingot will only work if the metal is in a solid state. The temperature will be carried over from the unshaped ingot temperature.

Smithing Materials

Input	Work Type	Output
Two Ingots	Weld	Double Ingot
Double Ingot	Hammer	Sheet
Two Sheets	Weld	Double Sheet

Oil Lamp

Platinum Ingots are worked on an Anvil to make Platinum Oil Lamp.

Working Rules
Bend, Last	Bend, Second From Last	Draw, Third From Last

Tools

Platinum is not used in the creation of tools, weapons, armor or anvils.

Alloys

Platinum is not used in the creation of any alloys.

Temperatures

Legend:	Unworkable	Workable	Weldable	Liquid

Note: Metals are still Workable at Weldable temp.

Metal	Hot					Very Hot					Faint Red					Dark Red					Bright Red					Orange					Yellow					Yellow White					White					Brilliant White
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Platinum

History

Beta
v2 Build 13		Platinum is no longer used in the creation of red steel.
v2 Build 22		Increased the spawn rate of native platinum ore.
Build 72		Added anvil recipes for platinum sheets and double sheets.
78.4		Native Platinum can be found using a gold pan regardless of location.
79.16		Added platinum oil lamps.