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Tin Scraps

Tin scraps are a resource only obtainable from the Nether. They come from the ruins of Piglin civilization, unlike netherite scraps which come from the debris of something more ancient and powerful.

Obtaining

When mining rubble, it will have a 10% chance of dropping a tin scrap. Rubble blocks generate as a part of Bastion Remnants or in collapsed piles on their own.

They can also be salvaged from Piglin artifacts. Artifacts are non-craftable decorative blocks that litter Bastion Remnants. They can be anything from pots to lamps to trophies to gargoyle statues. Players can collect these pewter relics to decorate their own base, or they can smelt it in a furnace to recover tin scraps.

Chests in bastions can contain tin scraps and Piglins may barter them.

Uses

Craft decorative tin blocks, they look like tin tiles.

Brew the Potion of Tin Pest. Tin Pest is a status effect you can give yourself so if someone else strikes you with a weapon (or any item with durability), that weapon will take 4 extra durability damage. Bows, crossbows, and armor won't be affected unless they are physically hitting you with that item.

Tin scraps with iron nuggets could make tin cans. Tin cans can replace a bowl when crafting stews/soups to craft its canned version. Canned food stacks up to 16, allowing it to fit in bundles and makes it more efficient to store. To consume, you have to craft it with a bowl to get the original food.

Upgrade copper at the smithing table to get bronze, which is an iron side-grade.

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    It could be called Pig Tin, which sounds a bit like Piglin. It could be another version of Pig Iron

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    The reason why I decided on the tin and Piglin connection was because Piglins are already associated with gold. They love it so much that they wear it as armor and forge their weapons out of it. That shouldn't make sense because even though gold is extremely valuable, it is a really soft metal. Gold is the weakest tier (besides leather) but Piglins love it anyway, making Piglin technology rather inferior.

    Tin scraps build on the theme that Piglin civilization is built on "inferior" metals. Like gold, tin is soft and weak. It could even disintegrate (tin pest). Thats why pewter (~90% tin) wasn't that useful for anything more than decoration and tableware. That doesn't stop it from being prevalent in Piglin civilization. Thats why you can scavenge scraps of tin from the rubble and junk Piglins leave behind.

    Like gold, tin is rare. Thats my reasoning why you don't find tin ore. Instead, you recycle the scraps of tin the Piglins have already hoarded.

    Also like gold, tin is valuable. It was sought after for its use in bronze, which is as strong as iron. Piglins don't have copper, but the player from the Overworld does, so if they can get tin from the Nether, they can craft bronze.

    Tin scrap also juxtaposes netherite scrap, which is used to create the strongest tier. Even though you find it in the Nether, you don't get it from Piglins. The gold-possessing Piglins don't seem to utilize it at all. Its remnant of an ancient civilization that has been long gone.