-1 the smeltery is fine as it is, has a nice balance of accessibility and balances the income you can make from materials, not hurting the economy. in my opinion an open smeltery sounds too easy, and an easy way to minmax money.
this has already been a thing in the smelt for years.
ngl knowing...
I used to be a pan enjoyer, the pay was decent and the stuff you got in the quantities you got it was useful. recently the loot you get from panning is has been underwhelming, for example 37 copper ore in an hour is not great. it would be nice to have a skill to increase loot gained from...