Blackwood Forge app analytics for November 1

EARLY ACCESS — Blackwood Forge is still in testing. Expect rough edges, and please tell us about them. The Bell has not stopped ringing in a hundred years, and the fog has not lifted since. You are a smith in what remains of Blackwood, and here your gear is your life: every blade and every plate, made by your own hand. CRAFTING IS THE GAME Nothing is forged from raw material directly. Ore is smelted into ingots, timber cut into planks, hide tanned into leather — and those become weapons, armour, potions and trinkets. Ask for something you cannot make yet and the forge queues the whole chain for you. THE WORK NEVER STOPS Four gathering skills — Woodcutting, Mining, Fishing and Herbalism — level themselves from what they collect and keep working while the app is closed. Craft timers keep running too. Come back to a finished queue rather than an empty one. GATHER WHAT YOU CAN, HUNT FOR THE REST A gatherer has no hide; a fighter has no ore. Auto-battle through stages for the hide, silk and bone that gathering never gives you. Every tenth stage is a boss, and it waits until you choose to fight it. BUILDINGS DECIDE QUALITY Your professions are buildings, and a building's rank sets both how deep a tier it can work and how good its output is. A low bench turns out plain Common gear; a developed one rolls better rarity, more affixes and more gem sockets from the very same materials. HEROES YOU PICK Heroes are posted to buildings and speed their work. Gold summons a random one — but premium currency lets you PICK exactly who you get from a rotating roster. Paid randomness is off the table. NEVER PAY-TO-WIN The store sells convenience, cosmetics and time — never stats. Nothing you can buy makes your gear stronger. No gacha, no loot boxes, and no timers built to sell you patience. The price ceiling is $4.99, and the premium currency has free sources too. OPTIONAL EVERYTHING ELSE Adverts are rewarded-only and never forced on you. Signing in is optional — the entire single-player game works offline. Guilds, guild chat and the arena ladder need a connection; nothing else does.