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I think it does not matter which type of item, it will be the same for sarong, belt, gloves, armor or helmet (buckler as well

I'm not sure if this was mentioned already , but if you craft a weapon like a 1H sword , upgrade it via tormented soul + whetstone , and enchant it with an essence , your enchant is significantly weaker than a tenebrium enchant. But if you enchant that 1h sword with tenebrium , then enchant it with a essence , your elemental enchant retains the same strenght as a tenebrium one.

The armor boost with fire resist modifier = 3 comes to be
L1 = 5%
L2 to L6 = 10%
L7 to L11 = 15%

If the modifier is 7 such as with "Fireman's", "of Fire Resistance" gear then it is:
L1 to L3 = 15%
L4 to L3 = 20%
L9 to L10 = 25%. Presumably this follow the 5 levels step so L13 = 25%, and L14 = 30%

Or so I've observed while playing with the data. Still trying to get the formula

yup, since all the other crafted weapons get random bonus between 3 different versions, it would seem odd that staffs don't get the same treatment.

did you report the bug in the bug thread?

was working before 081 patch, now seems to be broken.

hmm. scale scraps boost plate armor, and metal scraps (which look like plates) boost leather armor and wooden shields.

sounds a bit reversed.

Is that new? I've made all of my scrolls by pixie dust + paper to produce a random blank scroll, giving me a 20% chance to get the one I wanted. On the one hand, it's a pain and a lot of loading. On the other, you can access pixie dust a lot earlier than essences. I'm hoping that this is an alternative way to make blank scrolls when you're higher level and essences are easier to find (which case, have you tried void essence + blank to see if it always gives witchcraft?).

I hadn't gotten anything other than witch scrolls with pixie dust over 40 tries when I wrote that (as of patch 1.081). figured that was pretty definitive, but could be a fluke.

I have a void essence, so will experiment and let you know.

ancient skulls are broken now. can't add pixie dust.

adult antlers are broken.

Yes, it is new as of the 1.0.74.0 patch. Apparently it is because the cards say essence. Which is amusing because the in-game books still say pixie dust.

Void essence will not give a witchcraft scroll.



You don't need to add pixie dust. Just combine with thread/ring to make the amulet/ring.

interestingly, when I add void essence to armor... it changes the color.

blue robe is now green.

also, you can add void essence to shoulders and sarong.

it changes the parts that are colored to a light lime green.

I notice the same for other essences as well. air essence will change items turquoise for example.

so, for those looking to color coordinate, and can't find the right dye (not easy!), try using essences. I'm sure you have lots of extras to just frivolously waste on color changes, right?

pumpkin helmets might seem like a joke when you first make them... but they scale quickly with level.

at level 8, they have 5 armor and 20% fire protection (in addition to the 5% fear).

I assume the cap on how much protection these things give is capped below level 20? anyone confirm?

otherwise, a level 20 pumpkin helmet should give 50% fire protection, and 10 armor. not bad. fro something that costs about 4 gold max.

30% at level 20. The fire modifier is listed as 5 which should be 30% for item levels 18 to 20. Did you get 50% instead?

Edit:
I believe the progression is unbounded.

Lvl 22 crafting 5 gives me a Helmet with 14 Armor, 30% Fire Resistance and 5% Fear.

The shield itself is only level 10.



(After upgrades, it's +35% Block, +1 Single-Handed, and now +15% Tenebrium Resistance. Not bad for a shield I got from beating King Braccus!)

Thanks to you (and Ichthyic) for testing. I wish they had left the old recipe in and put this as an alternative for higher level mats (including the void essence for witchcraft which would follow logically but for some reason does not). I liked being able to make scrolls and books very early on though the randomness could be frustrating.



It worked for me last night with three crafting and a nonmagical needle and thread, I got leather body armor. Sometimes the order in which you drag things matters, and make sure your needle and thread are combined first.

Also: is this guide still being updated? It's the best formatted one I've come across so I hope so.

Yes I have taken over since Angry Dave informed us that he wanted to quit maintaining this list. The new thread is:
Crafting Recipes & Guide - Part 4

I have spent a lot of time and effort working the crafting system in the game. I have yet to find anything to increase the armor value of a cloth item. I am also looking for a way to craft bracers or belts. Something better than what I am wearing in game. And Is there a way to stack stats on items or upgrade them after primary upgrade. IE : Boil then put metal scraps on a Item + whatever resists upgrade at level 15. Then try and upgrade 2 levels later and I cant re boil or put metal scraps on. Is it a 1 shot wonder thing?
I found the Guide a while back and It has been very informative but they updated it yesterday and it is now QUITE long and more complicated.

Sorry forgot to precise it, yes indeed.

well, there are belts listed already. did you mean something different?

hell, I'm still using skull belts and charm belts on a couple of my characters at level 10.