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Crafting Materials

2026-06-07T12:24:54Z

Admin: /* Mining materials */

'''Crafting Materials in The Legend of California''' can be gathered in these main distinct ways: '''Mining''' , '''Lumberjacking''' , '''Skinning''' , '''Cooking''' , '''Fishing''' and '''Enemy Encampments''' .

These Materials are used to craft other Items that the player will need in order to progress.

=== Mining materials ===
*[[Basalt]]
*[[Black Powder]]
*[[Bronze Bar]]
*[[Clay]]
*[[Coal]] (Fuel)
*[[Copper Bar]]
*[[Copper Ore]]
*[[Dense Charcoal]]
*[[Dense Iron Ore]]
*[[Gold Bar]]
*[[Gold Nugget]]
*[[Granite]]
*[[Gunpowder]]
*[[Iron Bar]]
*[[Iron Ore]]
*[[Lead Bar]]
*[[Lead Ore]]
*[[Limestone]]
*[[Metal Parts]]
*[[Processed Sulfur]]
*[[Quartz Chunk]]
*[[Salt]]
*[[Silver Bar]]
*[[Silver Ore]]
*[[Steel Bar]]
*[[Steel Flux]]
*[[Stone]]
*[[Sulfur Ore]]
*[[Tin Bar]]
*[[Tin Ore]]
----

=== Lumberjacking materials ===
*[[Charcoal]] (Fuel)
*[[Coke]] (Fuel)
*[[Cypress]]
*[[Cypress Log]]
*[[Eucalyptus]]
*[[Eucalyptus Log]]
*[[Finewood Lumber]]
*[[Finewood Log]]
*[[Hemlock]]
*[[Hemlock Log]]
*[[Heartwood]]
*[[Joshua Wood]] (Fuel)
*[[Joshua Log]]
*[[Juniper]]
*[[Juniper Log]]
*[[Legendary Cypress Log]]
*[[Legendary Eucalyptus Log]]
*[[Legendary Finewood Log]]
*[[Legendary Hemlock Log]]
*[[Legendary Joshua Log]]
*[[Legendary Juniper Log]]
*[[Legendary Oak Log]]
*[[Legendary Redwood Log]]
*[[Legendary Yellow Pine Log]]
*[[Log]]
*[[Mill Log]]
*[[Oak]] (Fuel)
*[[Oak Log]]
*[[Redwood]]
*[[Redwood Log]]
*[[Tree Sap]]
*[[Wood]] (Fuel)
*[[Yellow Pine]]
*[[Yellow Pine Log]]
----

=== Skinning materials ===
*[[Albino Bear Fur]]
*[[Animal Fat]]
*[[Antelope Pelt]]
*[[Antelope Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Antler]]
*[[Bear Pelt]]
*[[Bear Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Bison Pelt]]
*[[Bison Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Black Panther Trophyhide]]
*[[Boar Pelt]]
*[[Boar Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Bobcat Pelt]]
*[[Bobcat Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Bone]]
*[[Coyote Pelt]]
*[[Coyote Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Deer Pelt]]
*[[Deer Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Dire Wolf Trophyhide]]
*[[Elk Pelt]]
*[[Elk Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Feather]]
*[[Fox Pelt]]
*[[Fox Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Horn]]
*[[Horn of the Great Bison]]
*[[Jaguar Pelt]]
*[[Jaguar Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Large Animal Hide]]
*[[Large Pristine Hide]]
*[[Leather]]
*[[Leather Strap]]
*[[Lustrous Fur]]
*[[Mountain Lion Pelt]]
*[[Mountain Lion Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Nails]]
*[[Rabbit Pelt]]
*[[Rabbit Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Raccoon Pelt]]
*[[Raccoon Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Raptor Feather]]
*[[Renderhide Leather]]
*[[Salt-Cured Leather]]
*[[Sheep Pelt]]
*[[Sheep Pelt (HQ)]]
*[[Shiny Scales]]
*[[Sinew]]
*[[Small Animal Hide]]
*[[Small Pristine Hide]]
*[[Tallow]]
*[[Tortoise Shell]]
*[[Venom Gland]]
*[[Wolf Pelt]]
*[[Wolf Pelt (HQ)]]
----

=== Cooking materials ===
*[[Antelope Meat]]
*[[Banana Yucca]]
*[[Beans]]
*[[Bear Meat]]
*[[Bird Meat]]
*[[Bison Meat]]
*[[Bobcat Meat]]
*[[Butter]]
*[[Canid Meat]]
*[[Cave Truffle]]
*[[Caviar]]
*[[Cliff Pepper]]
*[[Corn]]
*[[Corn Flour]]
*[[Coyote Meat]]
*[[Deer Meat]]
*[[Egg]]
*[[Elk Meat]]
*[[Felid Meat]]
*[[Filet Mignon]]
*[[Fish Filet]]
*[[Fish Roe]]
*[[Fox Meat]]
*[[Grapes]]
*[[Herb]]
*[[Juniper Berry]]
*[[Mountain Lion Meat]]
*[[Mushroom]]
*[[Mutton]]
*[[Nopal]]
*[[Onion]]
*[[Pork]]
*[[Pork Belly]]
*[[Potato]]
*[[Premium Fish Filet]]
*[[Prickly Pear Tuna]]
*[[Prime Meat]]
*[[Rabbit Meat]]
*[[Raccoon Meat]]
*[[Seaweed]]
*[[Strawberry]]
*[[Stringy Fish]]
*[[Sugar]]
*[[Syrup]]
*[[Tough Meat]]
*[[Unusual Meat]]
*[[Venison]]
*[[Wheat]]
*[[Wheat Flour]]
*[[Wolf Meat]]
*[[Yarrow]]
----

=== Fishing materials ===
*[[Albacore]]
*[[Black Bullhead]]
*[[Black Crappie]]
*[[Black Rockfish]]
*[[Bluefin Tuna]]
*[[Bluegill]]
*[[Bocaccio]]
*[[Brook Trout]]
*[[Brown Bullhead]]
*[[Brown Smoothhound]]
*[[Bull Trout]]
*[[California Golden Trout]]
*[[California Halibut]]
*[[Channel Catfish]]
*[[Chilipepper]]
*[[Chinook Salmon]]
*[[Coastal Cutthroat Trout]]
*[[Coho Salmon]]
*[[Copper Rockfish]]
*[[Desert Pupfish]]
*[[Diamond Turbot]]
*[[Fish Guts]]
*[[Fish Oil]]
*[[Giant Sea Bass]]
*[[Gray Smoothhound]]
*[[Green Sturgeon]]
*[[Green Sunfish]]
*[[Hardhead]]
*[[Kern Brook Lamprey]]
*[[Klamath River Lamprey]]
*[[Kokanee Salmon]]
*[[Lake Trout]]
*[[Lamprey Slime]]
*[[Largemouth Bass]]
*[[Leopard Shark]]
*[[Lingcod]]
*[[Mojave Tui Chub]]
*[[Mountain Whitefish]]
*[[Pacific Halibut]]
*[[Pauite Cutthroat Trout]]
*[[Pit Klamath Lamprey]]
*[[Pumpkinseed]]
*[[Rainbow Trout]]
*[[Red Herring]]
*[[Redear Sunfish]]
*[[Sacramento Perch]]
*[[Santa Ana Sucker]]
*[[Shark Oil]]
*[[Silver Bass]]
*[[Skipjack]]
*[[Smallmouth Bass]]
*[[Sockeye Salmon]]
*[[Speckled Sanddab]]
*[[Starry Flounder]]
*[[Steelhead Trout]]
*[[Striped Bass]]
*[[Warmouth]]
*[[Western Brook Lamprey]]
*[[White Sea Bass]]
*[[Widow Rockfish]]
*[[Yellow Bullhead]]
*[[Yellow Perch]]
*[[Yellowfin Tuna]]
----

=== Enemy Encampments materials ===
*[[Anchor Plate]]
*[[Bracket]]
*[[Buckle]]
*[[Clasp]]
*[[Cloth]]
*[[Cotton Lining]]
*[[Fittings]]
*[[Glass Pane]]
*[[Grip]]
*[[Pipe]]
*[[Rivets]]
*[[Spring]]
*[[Tool Collar]]
*[[Trigger]]
*[[Waxed Thread]]
----

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2026-06-03T22:49:16Z

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<div class="card-button">[https://www.youtube.com/@kintsugiyama Official Youtube]</div>
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 300px;"
|+ style="font-size: 120%; font-weight: bold;" | The Legend of California Info
|-
! Developer
| Kintsugiyama
|-
! Key Figures
| Jeff Kaplan, Tim Ford, Jeff Goodman
|-
! Engine
| Unreal Engine 5 (Customized)
|-
! Release Date
| 2026 (Early Access)
|-
! Genre
| Multiplayer Sandbox Survival Shooter
|-
! Platforms
| PC (Steam)
|}
== The Legend of California Wiki ==
'''The Legend of California''' is an upcoming multiplayer sandbox survival shooter developed by the 34-person independent studio, Kintsugiyama. Set in a fictionalized, island version of California during the Gold Rush era, the game blends PvE exploration, cooperative base building, and optional PvP mechanics. Development is led by industry veterans including Jeff Kaplan, Tim Ford, and Jeff Goodman. The game is currently estimated to be released into early access in 2026.

== Gameplay ==
The game features a PvE-first approach with dedicated, optional PvP zones and rulesets, drawing heavy inspiration from the progression of classic MMOs and the mechanics of modern survival games. It emphasizes cooperative play, allowing players to form '''"companies"''' of up to four members who share resources and a centralized ranch.

== World and Exploration ==
The game map is a handcrafted island of California measuring approximately 80 square kilometers (roughly twice the size of ''Skyrim'').

The world is divided into four main difficulty tiers:
* '''Tier 1:''' Serves as a starting area for new players.
* '''Tier 4:''' Offers the most dangerous enemies and the highest-tier loot.

While the map's core terrain is static, points of interest, outposts, strongholds, and enemy encampments are procedurally generated and shuffle across the island during the game's monthly server resets.

== Base Building and Mining ==
Players begin by constructing a personal tent for early-game survival and storage, eventually establishing a massive ranch for their company. Ranches serve as central progression hubs featuring customizable houses, lumber mills, and workstations.

* '''Building System:''' The system features modular snapping, allowing players to construct unique architectural designs piece-by-piece, alongside pre-fabricated structures for those who prefer quick setups.
* '''Voxel Mining:''' A core feature of the ranch is the mine head, which generates a massive procedural voxel mine spanning up to 10 levels deep underground. As players manually dig or blast their way deeper, they encounter distinct rooms, elevators, and rarer minerals required for late-game crafting.

== Combat and Progression ==
Combat is fully projectile-based with bullet drop mechanics, deliberately eschewing hitscan [[weapons]] to accommodate large engagement distances. The game features a wide array of firearms, such as lever-action rifles, double-action revolvers, and buffalo guns. Weapons can be deeply customized using a modification system that adds traits like speed loaders, scopes, or specialized stocks.

* '''No Base Raiding:''' Unlike many other survival shooters, ''The Legend of California'' does not feature base raiding. Player ranches and stashes remain safe, shifting the focus towards world exploration and point-of-interest skirmishes.
* '''Contraband and PvP:''' Players who venture into "lawless" PvP zones risk dropping any loot they gathered within that zone if killed. However, these zones offer '''Contraband''', a special PvP currency that can be traded with a wandering black-market vendor named Abigail for high-tier weapons and modifications.
* '''Mounts and Well-Being:''' Players must manage their hunger and "well-being" meters, which dictate maximum health and gathering luck, through an advanced cooking system. For traversal, players can purchase mules (slower, lower tier) and horses (faster, more expensive). Mounts roll with random positive and negative traits (e.g., "Brute" for trample damage or "Vocal" for making excess noise) and gain new perks as their bond level increases.

== Development ==
''The Legend of California'' is built on a heavily modified version of Unreal Engine 5. Driven by specific requirements for networking and server performance to support roughly 100 players per server, Kintsugiyama stripped out Unreal's default networking and physics engines, implementing their own proprietary systems. This includes a custom game scripting framework called '''"Captain Dax"''', which allows designers to build complex multiplayer interactions with built-in client prediction.

The game's original score is composed by Neal Acree, while the dynamic audio design is directed by Jacob.

Main Page

2026-06-03T22:48:02Z

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[[File:TLO_Banner.png|1080px|class=fullwidth-banner|alt=TLO California Banner]]
<h2 class="main-header">Welcome to the California!</h2>
Welcome to the TLOCalifornia Wiki! This is a collaborative hub for community. Whether you're building a Ranch, or surviving the wild, this is place for you learn and share the world of The Legend of California!

<div class="main-row main-row--75-25">
<div class="main-card main-card--row6">
<div class="news-title">
<div class="news-title-label">Timeline</div>
<div class="news-title-update">Latest Patch: Closed-Alpha</div>
</div>
<div class="news-text">
<div class="timeline__date">March 26, 2026</div>
<div class="timeline__desc">First closed Alpha.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="timeline__item">
<div class="timeline__content">
<div class="timeline__date">March 11, 2026</div>
<div class="timeline__desc">Game has been announced!</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="main-row main-row--50-50">
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<div class="main-card__title">Important links</div>
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<div class="card-button-grid">
<div class="card-button">[https://tlocalifornia.com/ Official Website]</div>
<div class="card-button">[https://discord.com/invite/kintsugiyama/ Official Discord]</div>
<div class="card-button">[https://www.youtube.com/@kintsugiyama Official Youtube]</div>
<div class="card-button">[https://www.twitch.tv/kintsugiyama Official Twitch]</div>
<div class="card-button">[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2550530/The_Legend_of_California Steam Page]</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 300px;"
|+ style="font-size: 120%; font-weight: bold;" | The Legend of California Info
|-
! Developer
| Kintsugiyama
|-
! Key Figures
| Jeff Kaplan, Tim Ford, Jeff Goodman
|-
! Engine
| Unreal Engine 5 (Customized)
|-
! Release Date
| 2026 (Early Access)
|-
! Genre
| Multiplayer Sandbox Survival Shooter
|-
! Platforms
| PC (Steam)
|}
== The Legend of California Wiki ==
'''The Legend of California''' is an upcoming multiplayer sandbox survival shooter developed by the 34-person independent studio, Kintsugiyama. Set in a fictionalized, island version of California during the Gold Rush era, the game blends PvE exploration, cooperative base building, and optional PvP mechanics. Development is led by industry veterans including Jeff Kaplan, Tim Ford, and Jeff Goodman. The game is currently estimated to be released into early access in 2026.

== Gameplay ==
The game features a PvE-first approach with dedicated, optional PvP zones and rulesets, drawing heavy inspiration from the progression of classic MMOs and the mechanics of modern survival games. It emphasizes cooperative play, allowing players to form '''"companies"''' of up to four members who share resources and a centralized ranch.

== World and Exploration ==
The game map is a handcrafted island of California measuring approximately 80 square kilometers (roughly twice the size of ''Skyrim'').

The world is divided into four main difficulty tiers:
* '''Tier 1:''' Serves as a starting area for new players.
* '''Tier 4:''' Offers the most dangerous enemies and the highest-tier loot.

While the map's core terrain is static, points of interest, outposts, strongholds, and enemy encampments are procedurally generated and shuffle across the island during the game's monthly server resets.

== Base Building and Mining ==
Players begin by constructing a personal tent for early-game survival and storage, eventually establishing a massive ranch for their company. Ranches serve as central progression hubs featuring customizable houses, lumber mills, and workstations.

* '''Building System:''' The system features modular snapping, allowing players to construct unique architectural designs piece-by-piece, alongside pre-fabricated structures for those who prefer quick setups.
* '''Voxel Mining:''' A core feature of the ranch is the mine head, which generates a massive procedural voxel mine spanning up to 10 levels deep underground. As players manually dig or blast their way deeper, they encounter distinct rooms, elevators, and rarer minerals required for late-game crafting.

== Combat and Progression ==
Combat is fully projectile-based with bullet drop mechanics, deliberately eschewing hitscan [[weapons]] to accommodate large engagement distances. The game features a wide array of firearms, such as lever-action rifles, double-action revolvers, and buffalo guns. Weapons can be deeply customized using a modification system that adds traits like speed loaders, scopes, or specialized stocks.

* '''No Base Raiding:''' Unlike many other survival shooters, ''The Legend of California'' does not feature base raiding. Player ranches and stashes remain safe, shifting the focus towards world exploration and point-of-interest skirmishes.
* '''Contraband and PvP:''' Players who venture into "lawless" PvP zones risk dropping any loot they gathered within that zone if killed. However, these zones offer '''Contraband''', a special PvP currency that can be traded with a wandering black-market vendor named Abigail for high-tier weapons and modifications.
* '''Mounts and Well-Being:''' Players must manage their hunger and "well-being" meters, which dictate maximum health and gathering luck, through an advanced cooking system. For traversal, players can purchase mules (slower, lower tier) and horses (faster, more expensive). Mounts roll with random positive and negative traits (e.g., "Brute" for trample damage or "Vocal" for making excess noise) and gain new perks as their bond level increases.

== Development ==
''The Legend of California'' is built on a heavily modified version of Unreal Engine 5. Driven by specific requirements for networking and server performance to support roughly 100 players per server, Kintsugiyama stripped out Unreal's default networking and physics engines, implementing their own proprietary systems. This includes a custom game scripting framework called '''"Captain Dax"''', which allows designers to build complex multiplayer interactions with built-in client prediction.

The game's original score is composed by Neal Acree, while the dynamic audio design is directed by Jacob.

Main Page

2026-06-03T22:46:55Z

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[[File:TLO_Banner.png|1080px|class=fullwidth-banner|alt=TLO California Banner]]
<h2 class="main-header">Welcome to the California!</h2>
Welcome to the TLOCalifornia Wiki! This is a collaborative hub for community. Whether you're building a Ranch, or surviving the wild, this is place for you learn and share the world of The Legend of California!

<div class="main-row main-row--75-25">
<div class="main-card main-card--row6">
<div class="news-title">
<div class="news-title-label">Timeline</div>
<div class="news-title-update">Latest Patch: Closed-Alpha</div>
</div>
<div class="news-text">
<div class="timeline"><div class="timeline__item">New Alpha test announced.
June 12 2026!<div class="timeline__content">
<div class="timeline__desc">Second closed Alpha.</div>
<div class="timeline__date">March 26, 2026</div>
<div class="timeline__desc">First closed Alpha.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="timeline__item">
<div class="timeline__content">
<div class="timeline__date">March 11, 2026</div>
<div class="timeline__desc">Game has been announced!</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>

<div class="main-row main-row--50-50">
<div class="main-card">
<div class="main-card__title">Important links</div>
<div class="main-card__content">
<div class="card-button-grid">
<div class="card-button">[https://tlocalifornia.com/ Official Website]</div>
<div class="card-button">[https://discord.com/invite/kintsugiyama/ Official Discord]</div>
<div class="card-button">[https://www.youtube.com/@kintsugiyama Official Youtube]</div>
<div class="card-button">[https://www.twitch.tv/kintsugiyama Official Twitch]</div>
<div class="card-button">[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2550530/The_Legend_of_California Steam Page]</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed infobox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 300px;"
|+ style="font-size: 120%; font-weight: bold;" | The Legend of California Info
|-
! Developer
| Kintsugiyama
|-
! Key Figures
| Jeff Kaplan, Tim Ford, Jeff Goodman
|-
! Engine
| Unreal Engine 5 (Customized)
|-
! Release Date
| 2026 (Early Access)
|-
! Genre
| Multiplayer Sandbox Survival Shooter
|-
! Platforms
| PC (Steam)
|}
== The Legend of California Wiki ==
'''The Legend of California''' is an upcoming multiplayer sandbox survival shooter developed by the 34-person independent studio, Kintsugiyama. Set in a fictionalized, island version of California during the Gold Rush era, the game blends PvE exploration, cooperative base building, and optional PvP mechanics. Development is led by industry veterans including Jeff Kaplan, Tim Ford, and Jeff Goodman. The game is currently estimated to be released into early access in 2026.

== Gameplay ==
The game features a PvE-first approach with dedicated, optional PvP zones and rulesets, drawing heavy inspiration from the progression of classic MMOs and the mechanics of modern survival games. It emphasizes cooperative play, allowing players to form '''"companies"''' of up to four members who share resources and a centralized ranch.

== World and Exploration ==
The game map is a handcrafted island of California measuring approximately 80 square kilometers (roughly twice the size of ''Skyrim'').

The world is divided into four main difficulty tiers:
* '''Tier 1:''' Serves as a starting area for new players.
* '''Tier 4:''' Offers the most dangerous enemies and the highest-tier loot.

While the map's core terrain is static, points of interest, outposts, strongholds, and enemy encampments are procedurally generated and shuffle across the island during the game's monthly server resets.

== Base Building and Mining ==
Players begin by constructing a personal tent for early-game survival and storage, eventually establishing a massive ranch for their company. Ranches serve as central progression hubs featuring customizable houses, lumber mills, and workstations.

* '''Building System:''' The system features modular snapping, allowing players to construct unique architectural designs piece-by-piece, alongside pre-fabricated structures for those who prefer quick setups.
* '''Voxel Mining:''' A core feature of the ranch is the mine head, which generates a massive procedural voxel mine spanning up to 10 levels deep underground. As players manually dig or blast their way deeper, they encounter distinct rooms, elevators, and rarer minerals required for late-game crafting.

== Combat and Progression ==
Combat is fully projectile-based with bullet drop mechanics, deliberately eschewing hitscan [[weapons]] to accommodate large engagement distances. The game features a wide array of firearms, such as lever-action rifles, double-action revolvers, and buffalo guns. Weapons can be deeply customized using a modification system that adds traits like speed loaders, scopes, or specialized stocks.

* '''No Base Raiding:''' Unlike many other survival shooters, ''The Legend of California'' does not feature base raiding. Player ranches and stashes remain safe, shifting the focus towards world exploration and point-of-interest skirmishes.
* '''Contraband and PvP:''' Players who venture into "lawless" PvP zones risk dropping any loot they gathered within that zone if killed. However, these zones offer '''Contraband''', a special PvP currency that can be traded with a wandering black-market vendor named Abigail for high-tier weapons and modifications.
* '''Mounts and Well-Being:''' Players must manage their hunger and "well-being" meters, which dictate maximum health and gathering luck, through an advanced cooking system. For traversal, players can purchase mules (slower, lower tier) and horses (faster, more expensive). Mounts roll with random positive and negative traits (e.g., "Brute" for trample damage or "Vocal" for making excess noise) and gain new perks as their bond level increases.

== Development ==
''The Legend of California'' is built on a heavily modified version of Unreal Engine 5. Driven by specific requirements for networking and server performance to support roughly 100 players per server, Kintsugiyama stripped out Unreal's default networking and physics engines, implementing their own proprietary systems. This includes a custom game scripting framework called '''"Captain Dax"''', which allows designers to build complex multiplayer interactions with built-in client prediction.

The game's original score is composed by Neal Acree, while the dynamic audio design is directed by Jacob.

Main Page

2026-06-03T22:46:05Z

Admin:

[[File:TLO_Banner.png|1080px|class=fullwidth-banner|alt=TLO California Banner]]
<h2 class="main-header">Welcome to the California!</h2>
Welcome to the TLOCalifornia Wiki! This is a collaborative hub for community. Whether you're building a Ranch, or surviving the wild, this is place for you learn and share the world of The Legend of California!

<div class="main-row main-row--75-25">
<div class="main-card main-card--row6">
<div class="news-title">
<div class="news-title-label">Timeline</div>
<div class="news-title-update">Latest Patch: Closed-Alpha</div>
</div>
<div class="news-text">
<div class="timeline"><div class="timeline__item">New Alpha test announced.
June 12 2026!<div class="timeline__content">
<div class="timeline__date">March 26, 2026</div>
<div class="timeline__desc">First closed Alpha.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="timeline__item">
<div class="timeline__content">
<div class="timeline__date">March 11, 2026</div>
<div class="timeline__desc">Game has been announced!</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>

<div class="main-row main-row--50-50">
<div class="main-card">
<div class="main-card__title">Important links</div>
<div class="main-card__content">
<div class="card-button-grid">
<div class="card-button">[https://tlocalifornia.com/ Official Website]</div>
<div class="card-button">[https://discord.com/invite/kintsugiyama/ Official Discord]</div>
<div class="card-button">[https://www.youtube.com/@kintsugiyama Official Youtube]</div>
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|+ style="font-size: 120%; font-weight: bold;" | The Legend of California Info
|-
! Developer
| Kintsugiyama
|-
! Key Figures
| Jeff Kaplan, Tim Ford, Jeff Goodman
|-
! Engine
| Unreal Engine 5 (Customized)
|-
! Release Date
| 2026 (Early Access)
|-
! Genre
| Multiplayer Sandbox Survival Shooter
|-
! Platforms
| PC (Steam)
|}
== The Legend of California Wiki ==
'''The Legend of California''' is an upcoming multiplayer sandbox survival shooter developed by the 34-person independent studio, Kintsugiyama. Set in a fictionalized, island version of California during the Gold Rush era, the game blends PvE exploration, cooperative base building, and optional PvP mechanics. Development is led by industry veterans including Jeff Kaplan, Tim Ford, and Jeff Goodman. The game is currently estimated to be released into early access in 2026.

== Gameplay ==
The game features a PvE-first approach with dedicated, optional PvP zones and rulesets, drawing heavy inspiration from the progression of classic MMOs and the mechanics of modern survival games. It emphasizes cooperative play, allowing players to form '''"companies"''' of up to four members who share resources and a centralized ranch.

== World and Exploration ==
The game map is a handcrafted island of California measuring approximately 80 square kilometers (roughly twice the size of ''Skyrim'').

The world is divided into four main difficulty tiers:
* '''Tier 1:''' Serves as a starting area for new players.
* '''Tier 4:''' Offers the most dangerous enemies and the highest-tier loot.

While the map's core terrain is static, points of interest, outposts, strongholds, and enemy encampments are procedurally generated and shuffle across the island during the game's monthly server resets.

== Base Building and Mining ==
Players begin by constructing a personal tent for early-game survival and storage, eventually establishing a massive ranch for their company. Ranches serve as central progression hubs featuring customizable houses, lumber mills, and workstations.

* '''Building System:''' The system features modular snapping, allowing players to construct unique architectural designs piece-by-piece, alongside pre-fabricated structures for those who prefer quick setups.
* '''Voxel Mining:''' A core feature of the ranch is the mine head, which generates a massive procedural voxel mine spanning up to 10 levels deep underground. As players manually dig or blast their way deeper, they encounter distinct rooms, elevators, and rarer minerals required for late-game crafting.

== Combat and Progression ==
Combat is fully projectile-based with bullet drop mechanics, deliberately eschewing hitscan [[weapons]] to accommodate large engagement distances. The game features a wide array of firearms, such as lever-action rifles, double-action revolvers, and buffalo guns. Weapons can be deeply customized using a modification system that adds traits like speed loaders, scopes, or specialized stocks.

* '''No Base Raiding:''' Unlike many other survival shooters, ''The Legend of California'' does not feature base raiding. Player ranches and stashes remain safe, shifting the focus towards world exploration and point-of-interest skirmishes.
* '''Contraband and PvP:''' Players who venture into "lawless" PvP zones risk dropping any loot they gathered within that zone if killed. However, these zones offer '''Contraband''', a special PvP currency that can be traded with a wandering black-market vendor named Abigail for high-tier weapons and modifications.
* '''Mounts and Well-Being:''' Players must manage their hunger and "well-being" meters, which dictate maximum health and gathering luck, through an advanced cooking system. For traversal, players can purchase mules (slower, lower tier) and horses (faster, more expensive). Mounts roll with random positive and negative traits (e.g., "Brute" for trample damage or "Vocal" for making excess noise) and gain new perks as their bond level increases.

== Development ==
''The Legend of California'' is built on a heavily modified version of Unreal Engine 5. Driven by specific requirements for networking and server performance to support roughly 100 players per server, Kintsugiyama stripped out Unreal's default networking and physics engines, implementing their own proprietary systems. This includes a custom game scripting framework called '''"Captain Dax"''', which allows designers to build complex multiplayer interactions with built-in client prediction.

The game's original score is composed by Neal Acree, while the dynamic audio design is directed by Jacob.

Player Piano

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{{Item
| icon_image = PLAYER_PIANO_icon.png
| item_name = PLAYER PIANO
| item_type = FURNITURE
| description = Entertain everyone on the ranch with this finely-crafted upright player piano.</br></br>As you collect songs in your adventures, bring them here to add them to your playlist.
| comfort = 8
| special_stat_1_name = Special
| special_stat_1_text_1 = Comfort Type: Furniture (House Only)
| gold = 7
| silver = 0
}}[[Furniture]] that can be placed within bounds of the [[ranch]], including underground within mines.

Allows to play songs, which can be heared by everyone in small radious around it.

Songs are not included, and must be unlocked per player.

To unlock songs you need to find and use [[Piano Roll]].

Piano has built in functionality:

* Stop
* Play
* Repeat
* Shuffle

----

==== Songs: ====

* By the Hearth
* Cattle Call
* Greener Pastures
* No More Trails
* Parlor Waltz
* A Tune For Benji
* Left Foot Rag
* Livin' Large
* The Stowaway Blues
* The Price Of Gold

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{{Item
| icon_image = PLAYER_PIANO_icon.png
| item_name = PLAYER PIANO
| item_type = FURNITURE
| description = Entertain everyone on the ranch with this finely-crafted upright player piano.</br></br>As you collect songs in your adventures, bring them here to add them to your playlist.
| comfort = 8
| special_stat_1_name = Special
| special_stat_1_text_1 = Comfort Type: Furniture (House Only)
| gold = 7
| silver = 0
}}[[Furniture]] that can be placed within bounds of the [[ranch]], including underground within mines.

Allows to play songs, which can be heared by everyone in small radious around it.

Songs are not included, and must be unlocked per player.

To unlock songs you need to find and use [[Piano Roll]].

Piano has built in functionality:

* Stop
* Play
* Repeat
* Shuffle

----

==== Songs: ====

* A Tune of Benji
* The Price of Gold
* Cattle Call
* Livin' Large

Player Piano

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{{Item
| icon_image = PLAYER_PIANO_icon.png
| item_name = PLAYER PIANO
| item_type = FURNITURE
| description = Entertain everyone on the ranch with this finely-crafted upright player piano.</br></br>As you collect songs in your adventures, bring them here to add them to your playlist.
| comfort = 8
| special_stat_1_name = Special
| special_stat_1_text_1 = Comfort Type: Furniture (House Only)
| gold = 7
| silver = 0
}}[[Furniture]] that can be placed within bounds of the [[ranch]], including underground within mines.

Allows to play songs, which can be heared by everyone in small radious around it.

Songs are not included, and must be unlocked per player.

To unlock songs you need to find and use [[Piano Roll]].
----

==== Songs: ====

* A Tune of Benji
* The Price of Gold
* Cattle Call
* Livin' Large

Player Piano

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Buffalo Gun

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{{Item
| icon_image = BUFFALO_GUN_icon.png
| item_name = BUFFALO GUN
| item_tier = 2
| item_type = PRIMARY WEAPON
| description = Nicknamed "The Buffalo Gun", this breech loaded trapdoor rifle can fire relatively fast compared to muzzle loaded rifles. Black Powder Ammunition makes this a practical and reliable weapon all around.
| damage_mult = 0.85
| fire_rate = 1.5/s
| max_ammo = 1
| range = 45m
| current_dur = 100
| max_dur = 100
}}
=== Crafting Recipe ===
----{{Crafting
| output = Buffalo_Gun
| output_qty = 1
| item1 = Iron Bar
| qty1 = 15/15
| item2 = Wood
| qty2 = 50/50
| item3 = Metal Parts
| qty3 = 5/5
| item4 = Spring
| qty4 = 1/1
}}
=== Black Powder Ammunition ===
----
* Tier 2: [[Black Powder Ammo]]
* Tier 3: [[Copper Lined Black Powder Ammo]]
* Tier 4: [[Steel Core Black Powder Ammo]]

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{{Item
| icon_image = EGG_icon.png
| item_name = EGG
| item_type = COOKING - PROTEIN
| description = A protein filled snack found when skinning birds with a quality knife.
| special_stat_1_name = Ingredient Bonus for Meal
| special_stat_1_text_1 = Increases Meal Duration by 2
| special_stat_1_text_2 = Increases Comfort by 6
}}

Recipes that use eggs:
* Flapjacks
* Roast
* Stew
* Chili
* Scramble
* Enchiladas

[[index.php?title=Category:Food Ingredient]]

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{{Item
| icon_image = CLASP_icon.png
| item_name = CLASP
| item_tier = 4
| description = This fastener is perfect for holding fabrics and garments together.</br></br>Useful for crafting new items. Often found in enemy encampments.
| item_type = CRAFTING MATERIAL
}}

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{{Item
| icon_image = GLASS_PANE_icon.png
| item_name = GLASS PANE
| item_type = CRAFTING MATERIAL
| description = A pane of Glass used to create other items. Made from quartz in the Kiln.
}}

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{{Item
| icon_image = TRIGGER_icon.png
| item_name = TRIGGER
| item_tier = 4
| item_type = CRAFTING MATERIAL
| description = Fine triggers like this allow gunsmiths to produce some of the most feared weapons known to any.</br></br>Useful for crafting new items. Often found in enemy encampments.
}}

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{{Item
| icon_image = WAXED_THREAD_icon.png
| item_name = WAXED THREAD
| item_tier = 3
| item_type = CRAFTING MATERIAL
| description = Coated with wax, this strong cotton cord can be used to sew durable garments. It has a host of other uses as well.</br></br>Often found in enemy encampments. Used for crafting various items.
}}

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{{Item
| icon_image = STEEL_FLUX_icon.png
| item_name = STEEL FLUX
| item_type = CRAFTING MATERIAL
| description = Flux is used with Iron Ore to create Steel Bars.
}}

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{{Item
| icon_image = RIVETS_icon.png
| item_name = RIVETS
| item_tier = 4
| item_type = CRAFTING MATERIAL
| description = These strong rivets come in handy when crafting items.</br></br>Usable in crafting other items. Often found in enemy encampments.
}}

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Pipe

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{{Item
| icon_image = PIPE_icon.png
| item_name = PIPE
| item_tier = 3
| item_type = CRAFTING MATERIAL
| description = Solid pipes like this are perfect in a number of projects, including the art of gunsmithing.</br></br>Usable in crafting other items. Often found in enemy encampments.
}}

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Horn

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{{Item
| icon_image = HORN_icon.png
| item_name = HORN
| description = Animal horns are strong but easy to work with, making them useful in a variety of crafts.</br></br>Collected from Bison, Antelope, and Big Horn Sheep.
| item_type = CRAFTING MATERIAL
}}

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Grip

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{{Item
| icon_image = GRIP_icon.png
| item_name = GRIP
| item_tier = 3
| item_type = CRAFTING MATERIAL
| description = A well-crafted grip can help to ensure a tool achieves the highest quality potential.</br></br>Useful for crafting new items. Often found in enemy encampments.
}}

Travelers Axe

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{{Item
| icon_image = TRAVELERS_AXE_icon.png
| item_name = TRAVELER'S AXE
| item_tier = 2
| item_type = LUMBERJACKING TOOL
| description = A strong and efficient tool used to gather wood from trees.
| chopping_strength = 50
| melee_damage = 75
| wood_yield = 20%
| current_dur = 150
| max_dur = 150
| gold = 9
|special_stat_1_name=-|special_stat_1_text_1=Yields Heartwood and Sap}}
=== Crafting Recipe ===
----{{Crafting
| output = TRAVELERS_AXE
| output_qty = 1
| item1 = Iron Bar
| qty1 = 8/8
| item2 = Wood
| qty2 = 25/25
|item3=Fittings|qty3=10/10|item4=Tool Collar|qty4=1/1}}

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Tool Collar

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{{Item
| icon_image = TOOL_COLLAR_icon.png
| item_name = TOOL COLLAR
| item_tier = 2
| item_type = CRAFTING MATERIAL
| description = The tool collar is a critical item for fastening a tool head to the shaft properly.</br></br>Useful for crafting new items. Often found in enemy encampments.
}}

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Fittings

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{{Item
| icon_image = FITTINGS_icon.png
| item_name = FITTINGS
| item_tier = 2
| item_type = CRAFTING MATERIAL
| description = Fittings are useful when crafting fine tools and other items.</br></br>Usable in crafting other items. Often found in enemy encampments.
}}

Travelers Axe

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Coyote Pelt

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{{Item
| icon_image = COYOTE_PELT_icon.png
| item_name = COYOTE PELT
| item_type = CRAFTING MATERIAL - PELT
| description = The pelt of a scavenging canine. Somewhat useful.
| special_stat_1_name = Ingredient Bonus for Hat
| special_stat_1_text_1 = Your next melee attack deals double damage (10s CD)
}}

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Corn

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{{Item
| icon_image = CORN_icon.png
| item_name = CORN
| item_type = COOKING - VEGETABLE, GRAIN
| description = Perfect for grinding into flour or cooking directly. Find corn near freshwater in central and southern lowlands.
| hunger_restored = 3min
| special_stat_1_name = Ingredient Bonus for Meal
| special_stat_1_text_1 = Increases Meal Intensity by 4
| special_stat_1_text_2 = Increases Comfort by 1
}}

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Copper Rockfish

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{{Item
| icon_image = COPPER_ROCKFISH_icon.png
| item_name = COPPER ROCKFISH
| item_tier = 1-4
| item_type = FISH - ROCKFISH
| description = The copper rockfish enjoys staying near the rocky bottom of the ocean. Named after its distinctive copper body, these fish are known for long life spans. They put up quite a fight.</br></br>A scarce fish found off the coast of Klamath.
}}

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Contraband

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{{Item
| icon_image = CONTRABAND_icon.png
| item_name = CONTRABAND
| item_type = MISCELLANEOUS
| description = Can be used as a currency at the Black Market.</br></br> <span style="color:red">Lawless</span>
}}

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Coal

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{{Item
| icon_image = COAL_icon.png
| item_name = COAL
| item_tier = 3
| item_type = FUEL
| description = Coal is a combustible resource obtained through mining which is used as a highly efficient fuel. Coal can also be processed into Coke in a Kiln.
| special_stat_1_text_1 = Increases processing speed by 20%
|special_stat_1_name=Special}}

Coal

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