Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-28479713-20160605223017

First, I'm sorry if this was suggested before.

Anyway, I've noticed that mtallurgy is kinda boring in this mod, and in medieval times there were a lot more uses for metals.

1. All ores: all ores should be slightly rarer and should take longer to mine and smelt.

2. Gold and Silver: Gold coins were also used in middle earth and should be implemented. One gold coins would have the worth of 5 silver and so on. However, in ancient times, pure gold was not used for gold coins, an alloy of silver, copper and gold, called electrum was. So, mixing gold and silver in a forge (And then copper) gets you electrum which you could then turn into gold coins. Gold also needs more uses other than coins and banners, the same goes for silver. Gold and silver goblets or cups would be a fancy version of mugs and would work the same way. Also gold and silver plates(Self explanatory).

3.Brass: Now I know that musical intruments have been suggested recently, but most wind instruments are made from brass and we don't have brass in the mod. So, a new ore-zinc- could be found underground in which when smelted together with copper would yeild brass. And then possibly could be used in musical intruments in the future.

4.Cast Iron: cast iron is a form of steel, so when normal steel is added, if you smelt it with some more carbon(coal) you would get cast iron. With cast iron you could make a sauce pan to use as a weapo or make blocks which would have a high strength against explosions due to the fact that cast iron is very strong.

5. Cobalt: Cobalt is a white silver metal that when oxidized turns blue. Cobalt could be found in middle earth opposed to lapis which is only found in harad and you would have to let it sit in a chest for a while after smelting. It would then turn blue and could be made into a block or dust which would be similar to dye.

6. Platnum group metals: Platinum metals are very rare and are mainly used in jewelry in real life. In Middle earth there should rearely spawn platinum which when smelted could be used for peddants, rings, etc.

7.Lead: lead in ancient times was mainly used for water pipes(Bad idea) and if implmented into this mod could be used for the same purpose. You would make pipes out of leasd bars and they would carry water from one place to another. However, since lead is toxic, if you drink the water from these pipes you would most likely get poisened.

8.Galvorn change: Galvorn was made from meteoric iron ore. So, rarely you should be able to find a crater that has at the center meteroric iron ore, which when smelted with quendite in a dwarven forge you would get galvorn. Galvorn should then be slightly stronger and you should be able to make tools and weapons from it too.

That's about it, sorry for the long suggestion. 