The Main Key items for this mod are the Research Station, Engineering Station, Research Book, Backpack, Quill, and Hammer.
These are first 3 things needed to make to get started:
If resources are a little scarce at the beginning you can usually find chests in the various NPC Settlements which will have gold ingots and iron ingots.
Once crafted place down the Research Station and Engineering Station.
Right Click with the Research Book in your hand to bind it to yourself.
Research
To craft items from the Ancient Warfare mod you first need to unlock the relevant research in your research book.
- Put the research book in the top left corner slot of the research table then click on the "Adjust Reseach Queue" button.
- When you select research to do you'll see there is a cost, displayed as required items in the right hand grid. Place the correct quantities of the required items in the left hand grid and the research will begin (tracked with a green progress bar).
- Once a research topic is complete you can take the research book out of the research station and place it in the engineering station where you will be able to craft the item you require.
Videos
I highly recommend watching the 'Rule The World' series by Sjin, as he is currently making a long series of videos of Ancient Warfare.