What to do without copper?
So the latest update to Starbound has kind of left me in a very awkward spot. Exploring my first planet's surface, I've found an absolute abundance of Iron, a surprising smattering of silver, and an unheard-of abundance of gold! And all of this would be great...except that I am completely understocked in Copper.
This lack of copper is not insignificant. While I can handily make nice weapons for myself with my collection of iron, and I maybe have enough copper to construct a pick, I don't have nearly enough to create armor.
This is a problem, because every other type of metal armor relies on copper armor first.
I don't yet have enough pixels to create an iron bow to hunt very well (because the monsters are constantly killing me), so I'm in a bit of a bind.
How do I deal with this lack of essential copper early in the game?
Best Answer
After you manage to get pixels to hunting bow, hunt animals and make leather armor set, it have same defenses as copper armor.
Use dirt blocks to make cover and hunt with bow from it.
If you have coal(in current version coal is pretty rare too), try travel to desert planet, fine sand is very easy to mine, and you can find copper ore often near surface of planet.
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What would happen without copper?
Numerous health disorders are linked to copper deficiency, including osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease, chronic conditions involving bone, connective tissue, heart and blood vessels.Do we need copper to survive?
Copper is a mineral that you need to stay healthy. Your body uses copper to carry out many important functions, including making energy, connective tissues, and blood vessels. Copper also helps maintain the nervous and immune systems, and activates genes. Your body also needs copper for brain development.Do humans need copper?
Copper is an essential mineral that has many roles in the body. It helps maintain a healthy metabolism, promotes strong and healthy bones and ensures your nervous system works properly. While copper deficiency is rare, it seems that fewer people today are getting enough of the mineral.How do you fulfill a copper deficiency?
Copper deficiency can be treated with either oral copper supplementation or intravenous copper. If zinc intoxication is present, discontinuation of zinc may be sufficient to restore copper levels back to normal, but this usually is a very slow process.From Rock to Copper Metal
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