{"schema":1,"game":"romestead","type":"guides","path":"/guides/prepare-materials-before-you-craft","locale":"en","id":"prepare-materials","title":"Prepare materials before you craft","body":["Plan the finished item, not only its immediate ingredients. A recipe produces a whole batch, so a small order may leave spare items. Deduct stock you already own, then follow each remaining ingredient to its recipes and gathering sources. Where several recipes exist, choose the one your settlement can actually use."],"sections":[],"description":"Plan the finished item, not only its immediate ingredients. A recipe produces a whole batch, so a small order may leave spare items. Deduct stock you already own, then follow each remaining…","image":{"src":"/article-media/d9e7c9a27a0715f653a5b98aa20bd3196e8496d98b4950e06dee40fc96ef4729.webp","width":320,"height":240,"alt":"Bakery."},"images":[{"src":"/article-media/d9e7c9a27a0715f653a5b98aa20bd3196e8496d98b4950e06dee40fc96ef4729.webp","width":320,"height":240,"alt":"Bakery."}],"readingMinutes":1,"publication":{"publishedAt":"2026-10-12T08:34:08.457Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-14T00:00:17Z","author":{"name":"Romestead","type":"Organization"}},"questions":[{"q":"Why does my plan make extra items?","a":"Recipes produce whole batches. The planner rounds batches up and reuses spare output across the selected targets."},{"q":"What should I check before starting?","a":"Check each step’s workplace, level and fuel. Material totals use the recipes and inventory you choose, not your settlement’s live state."},{"q":"How can I keep or move a plan?","a":"Save it on this device or to your account. The Share button leaves inventory out unless you include it."}],"publishedAt":1791794048.457,"entities":["item:material:wood_plank","item:food:bread","recipe:food:bread","item:axe:copper","building:bakery:0"],"references":[{"key":"item:material:wood_plank","owner":"item:material:wood_plank","kind":"item","href":"/database/items/wood-plank","label":"Wood Plank"},{"key":"item:food:bread","owner":"item:food:bread","kind":"item","href":"/database/items/bread","label":"Bread"},{"key":"recipe:food:bread","owner":"recipe:food:bread","kind":"recipe","href":"/database/recipes/bread-8d37bab7","label":"Bread"},{"key":"item:axe:copper","owner":"item:axe:copper","kind":"item","href":"/database/items/copper-axe","label":"Copper Axe"},{"key":"building:bakery:0","owner":"building:bakery:0","kind":"building","href":"/world-journal/buildings/bakery","label":"Bakery"}],"buildings":[]}