Vintage Sticks

<blockquote> <p><strong>VintageSticks</strong> is a simple yet essential <em>quality-of-life</em> mod that finally lets you <strong>craft sticks directly from wood</strong> in Vintage Story.<br />No more begging the RNG gods or crawling through bushes like a starving caveman &mdash; if you have wood, you can make sticks. Clean. Logical. Progression-friendly.</p> </blockquote> <h3>🪵 Why this mod exists</h3> <p>Sticks are crucial for early survival, but the base game gives you <strong>no direct crafting method</strong>. VintageSticks fixes that through crafting efficiency that scales with tool quality:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 750px; border-spacing: 0px;" border="1" cellpadding="6"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Tool + Material</th> <th>Sticks Output</th> <th>Durability Cost</th> <th>Progression Tier</th> </tr> <tr> <td>🔪 Knife + Firewood</td> <td>1 Stick</td> <td>3</td> <td>Early Improvised</td> </tr> <tr> <td>🔪 Knife + Plank</td> <td>2 Sticks</td> <td>3</td> <td>Early-Mid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>🪓 Axe + Firewood</td> <td>2 Sticks</td> <td>4</td> <td>Mid Efficient</td> </tr> <tr> <td>🪓 Axe + Plank</td> <td>3 Sticks</td> <td>4</td> <td>Mid-Late</td> </tr> <tr> <td>🪚 Saw + Firewood</td> <td>3 Sticks</td> <td>5</td> <td>Late Optimal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>🪚 Saw + Plank</td> <td><strong>4 Sticks</strong> 🔥</td> <td>5</td> <td><strong>Best Production</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>✨ What this mod provides</h3> <p>✔ Craft sticks using wood (finally)<br />✔ Tool progression matters &mdash; better tools give more sticks<br />✔ Firewood serves early-game crafting<br />✔ Planks boost mid-late game efficiency<br />✔ Vertical placement avoids vanilla recipe conflicts<br />❗ No worldgen changes<br />❗ <strong>No DLLs &mdash; pure content mod</strong><br />❗ <strong>Requires Vintage Story 1.21+</strong></p> <h3>Perfect for players who want:</h3> <ul> <li>Early-game progression without frustration</li> <li>Crafting that feels realistic and rewarding</li> <li>Less scavenging, more building and surviving</li> <li>A tiny mod that solves a big early-game bottleneck</li> </ul>