Surviving the Kappa Iron-Bucket Gate

Yes, the bucket is gated behind clay and mob drops. Here's the exact progression path so you don't waste your first weekend.

Why iron is locked

Kappa rewrites the recipe book from the ground up. Even a humble iron bucket sits behind a multi-step climb — this is the pack, uncompromised.

The path, in order

Clay → primitive kiln → mob-drop reagents → early alloy → your first bucket. Skipping a step just sends you back to it.

/recipe bucket.iron
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Do not buy your way past it

The Rift Survival Kit smooths the edges, but the gate is the point. Beat it and the rest of Kappa opens up.