Devblog 19 – Smelting and Storage
Storage Boxes
Two variants of storage boxes have been introduced to help players manage their inventory. The smaller box is designed for stashing valuables — compact and easy to place. The larger variant offers more capacity and is intended for securing bulkier items. Both are craftable only; you won't find them lying around the world.
Furnace & Smelting
Raw resources gathered from the environment now need processing before they can be put to use. The furnace — also called the smelter — transforms raw ore and other unrefined materials into usable ingots and components. This adds a layer of planning: you'll need to build a furnace before you can craft higher-tier gear and reinforced structures.
How It Fits Together
The storage and smelting systems work hand in hand. Gather raw materials in the field, bring them back to your furnace for processing, then stash the refined output in your storage boxes. The material scheme ties rarity and tier usability together, so what you store and smelt directly shapes what you can build next.
Development progress as of late 2016: Crafting sits at 90% and the build system at 90%. Storage and smelting are key pieces of that foundation. Check the Roadmap for the full breakdown.
The introduction of storage and smelting systems marks a meaningful step forward for survival and exploration in Floatlands. Players can now craft compact or larger storage boxes to safely organize their loot, whether they are stashing valuable ore or bulkier supplies gathered from the procedurally generated islands. The furnace adds a new layer of depth to resource management, requiring raw materials to be processed before they become useful. This encourages more thoughtful mining expeditions and careful planning when visiting heavily guarded areas. With these additions, the game continues to refine its core loop of gathering, crafting, and surviving, while maintaining the calm yet purposeful atmosphere that defines the experience.