Money Making Guide
Overview
Making money in The Forge is essential for upgrading your pickaxe, buying gear, and progressing through the game. This guide covers the best methods to earn gold at every stage of the game.
Best Money Making Methods
1. Crafting for Profit
The most consistent way to make money is crafting weapons and armor to sell. Higher quality crafts = higher sell prices.
- Use high-multiplier ores for better sell values
- Master the crafting minigame for quality bonuses
- Craft weapons over armor for faster turnover
2. Mining Rare Ores
Farm high-value ores and sell them directly or use them in crafting.
- Island 1: Focus on Boulders for Gold, Platinum, Aite
- Island 2: Farm Basalt Veins for rare ores
- Use luck-boosting pickaxes and runes
3. Quest Completion
Complete quests for gold rewards. Stack multiple quests with overlapping objectives.
- Accept all available quests before mining
- Many quests share the same objectives
- Quest rewards scale with difficulty
4. AFK Farming
Find safe spots where you can mine without being attacked by enemies.
- Check our Best Money Spots guide
- Basalt vein safe zones are ideal
- Use auto-clickers responsibly
Money Making Tips
- Don't sell raw ores - Craft them for higher value
- Upgrade your pickaxe - Better pickaxe = faster mining = more money
- Use luck runes - More rare ores = more profit
- Master the minigame - Quality directly affects sell price
- Stack quests - Complete multiple objectives at once
Pro Tip
Use a crafting calculator to optimize your ore combinations for maximum profit!