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The reason why you cant find scaley hide on the bazaar is because the drop rate is so ungodly low. It drops from spineflaps, rawls and maybe a few more tho I cant quite recall what.

As for adding Tailor. Yessir Thanks for the imput. I hadnt quite thought to include them since stats have no real use in them.

Actualy tho, the armor padding(not sure if thats the right name) does require stat importance and can be experimented on. Could you list items used for those if they arent listed already? Also, taking into mind its used for armor I guess OQ, SR being most important with UT being last.

Its used for wookie armor so we shouldnt forget our big hairy friends.

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KaiRaene wrote:

As for adding Tailor. Yessir Thanks for the imput. I hadnt quite thought to include them since stats have no real use in them.

Actualy tho, the armor padding(not sure if thats the right name) does require stat importance and can be experimented on. Could you list items used for those if they arent listed already? Also, taking into mind its used for armor I guess OQ, SR being most important with UT being last.

Its used for wookie armor so we shouldnt forget our big hairy friends.

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15 hide, 10 wooly hide per "padded armor segment"
Armor Effectiveness: 50% OQ, 50% SR

Now, Armorsmiths have told us they only care for us to get the base effectiveness to as close to 4% as possible. So realistically, these are the only 2 stats that matter.

Thanks for including us Tailors. We need ungodly amounts of hide, so for those young Scouts/Rangers who can't hunt the beasts under contracts due to difficulty, hunt anything, a Tailor will happily buy your hide for up to 10cpu.

I am a master AS and WS and have been having 'fun' trying to get good quality resources...so I came up with this...If anyone wants to add or change anything, please post and I will try to update as much as possible.


Weapon and Armor crafting, although requiring very different resources, with different stats, for different reasons, are still quite similar. In this message I will discuss armor crafting specifically because the purpose of this post is to get people to understand what we need so they can supply us with the best possible hides.

When crafting armor, you need hide, lots of hide. And on that hide, there are only 4 stats that make a difference. OQ, SR, MA, and UT. All 4 have possible ratings of 1-1000.

Overall Quality (OQ): This stat makes up 50% of the effectiveness, resistance, HAM encumberance, and durability (condition) all by itself. Without a high OQ, the hide is effectively worthless. The remaining 50% for each of these attributes of the armor are derived from the other 3 stats as follows. Low OQ = junk.

Shock Resistance (SR): This stat makes up the remaining 50% of the armors effectiveness and resistances. This makes the armor absorb more damage, and because the amount of damage absobed also dictates how much condition the armor looses per hit, it also indirectly affects the condition. Higher SR = higher damage absorbsion.

Malleability (MA): This stat accounts for the remaining 50% of the HAM encumberance costs of the armor. It is also rumored (RUMORED!!) that this stat affects success rates when trying to repair the armor later down the road. Higher MA = lower HAM costs.

Unit Toughness (UT): This stat affects the remaining 50% of the durability (condition) of the armor. It is the least important of the 4 stats as the other 3 stats directly or indirectly affect the condition anyway, and the condition can be expirimented up during the crafting process...

And again: armor requires lots of hide, so generally, any time you get hide it needs to be in very large stacks. A stack size of about 1k is the absolute minimum.

The order of preference for hide type is: Wooly/Leathery Hide tied for first, with Wooly in a slight lead. This is because Composite Armor requires Wooly hide, and Ubese requires both Wooly and Leathery.

Followed by scaley/bristly in a tie for dead last. Dont bother getting bristly or scaley unless someone specifically asks for it. This is because (generally) only the less used armors require these types of hide, such as chitin.

So there you have it. A crash course in hide collecting for armorsmiths.

Excellent post! Only thing I see missing is the needs for Veghash (spelling?), a Ranger's favorite foor when harvesting. Think you could find it and add it in please?

*cough*Wonder if I should add Ranger to the list with his camo kits... lol*cough*

bump for a shot at one day hitting 1k posts

Quite a bit has changed. I need to get on the stick and get this corrected. I been busy with work alot.. /sigh