Stone hammer vs. hammer, Bone needle vs. Needle etc.

[formerly known as hf]

I've been playing CANTR for about a month now. Two of my characters have made stone hammers, and another a bone needle. I was wondering if there was any difference at all in using these as opposed to the same tools made from rarer materials?

[Anthony Roberts]

There are differences in some senses, but there aren't in others.

When you're manufacturing something that requires a "hammer", a Stone Hammer or normal Hammer will suffice. Or, if you're making something that needs a needle, a Bone Needle or normal Needle will work.

However, when you're harvesting resources, the different tools will yield different amounts. An example, a Bone Knife will get you less tomatos then a normal metalic Knife.

Except the first aspect to change, eventually. Sooner or later, it may occour that using a different tool will slow down project progress (But will still work. Ie: That project that requires a hammer will still be able to be worked on with both types of hammers, however, the Stone Hammer will cause the project to develop slower than a metalic Hammer)