A 4.5 billion year old meteorite makes the hearts of gamers and fantasy fans race. They dream of a real sword made of star metal.
Crafting professions are a popular occupation in many games. With gathered resources, powerful weapons can be forged, especially when the materials are scarce, like star metal in New World.
So it is no surprise that fantasy fans and gamers think of a powerful sword forged from star metal when they see a real meteorite made of rock and iron. The Fukang meteorite certainly makes their hearts beat faster at the thought of it.
Gamers dream of the ultimate end sword made of star metal
What kind of meteorite is this? The meteorite that is currently exciting thousands of users on Reddit is a very rare find from the year 2000. It was discovered near Fukang in China, estimated to be 4.5 billion years old.
The massive meteorite is a pallasite, a stone-iron meteorite. Its crystals contain the mineral olivine. The metal structure mainly consists of kamacite, an alloy of nickel and iron (via meteoritelab.com).
Originally, the Fukang meteorite weighed about 1,003 kilograms. Over time, it has been divided into smaller and smaller pieces for examination in various institutions around the world.
Why is the meteorite so popular among gamers? Fantasy fans and gamers from around the world are thrilled by the Fukang pallasite. In games like Conan Exiles or New World, star metal exists as a mineable resource that can be processed for weapon crafting. For this reason, it seems natural for some to forge a real weapon from the meteorite in real life:
That is the material I need to create the ultimate end sword.
The comment from Jasond777, which many users on Reddit agree with.
This idea is not entirely new. The fantasy writer Sir Terry Pratchett, who passed away in 2015, created his own star metal sword after being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his outstanding achievements with his Discworld novel series.
To create it, he collected iron ore and allegedly melted it with pieces of several meteorites in a self-built furnace, according to independent.co.uk. With the help of a blacksmith, the sword then took its final form.
Collecting and processing ores and metals can be an entertaining activity depending on the game. In Star Citizen, mining on the ground and in space is very popular. The corresponding vehicle was among the top 3 most popular spaceships last year: Star Citizen shows exciting numbers: Germans love the space MMO and fulfill a typical stereotype in the game
