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Made a wookie. Started as Artisan. Trained Eng I. Trained Novice Marksman. Can't find the Bowcaster.

Would some kind soul let me know in which skill box the ability for a Wookie to craft a Bowcaster exists and at what skill level one is certified to use it?

Much appreciated!!!!

ChinaCat

From what I recall, Wooks are cert-ed to use Bowcasters from Novice Marksmen. But we never did find when you could MAKE a bowcaster....it was in at one point but then taken out/changed or something. This info was from the end of Beta 3....I dont know if it is still accurate.

RIk

The BowCaster schematic is in my datapad right now. I started off as a Scout, awhile later I picked up Artisan.

I don't recall, but it probably requires a Private Crafting Station, it is really hard to make. You will have to wait til factories are up and running, because it requires very specific components.

If you were just launching your GCT (General Crafting Tool) and expecting to be there then it isn't. It is in my datapad, but I can't create it for a long time.

on my bowcaster schematic it says: difficulty 28

i presume that is difficulty of teh skill needed to make the one that the schematic is for, i dont know about improving it later and/or making a better one.

also what exact skill does the bowcaster use ? rifle ? carbine ? what should i train up for it ? i didnt see anything whatsoever with bowcaster mentioned in any of the skill trees.

Complexity makes it so you need different things to make it.

It should say next to that what kind of tool it needs, but here's the list from memory (I may be incorrect or off a bit, but this is a general idea):

Up to 15 you can make in a generic tool.

16-20 needs a specialized tool.

21-24 needs a specialized tool with a public craft station in town.

25+ needs a specialized tool with a private craft station in a house, or a craft station droid.

Bowcaster's are rifle's just so you know

Is it true they are more accurate at closer range (mid) than other rifles?

Im looking forward to getting my hands on a bowcaster, they seem like very powerful weapons and really help to keep the wookiee 'look' together.

What kind of damage can Bowcasters go up to and are they better than the T21 rifles? I am thinking that maybe a Wookiee would be a nice species for my TKA/Rifleman.

Complexity also tells you what tools can or cannot make it. If you have a general crafting tool don't expect to make it because the general crafting tool can only make up to complexity 15 or something close to there.

The specific tools such as the weapon crafting tool allows up to 25 and when you are standing in front of a crafting station it boosts it another 10 or so. That lets you make more complex items.

The numbers are off I'm sure because it has been so long since I read that, but the concept is there. The more complex the item, the better tools you will need, not necessarily skill.

Anyone as a novice artisan can make complex items, it just requires the proper tools and also the materials.

Now as to when you can make it and who...I have no idea. I will try to look it up later tonight.

Pyure

I have a bowcaster. I didn't make it, I bought it. For a lot...

Damage 85-170

Speed 7.8

It hits pretty hard. But there is one MAJOR problem with the bowcaster.

Durability 103/103

That means it is time for a repair after a few hours of fighting. And the next part is even better. When I repaired it the damage went to -4/96... Needless to say I'm a bit choked that my expensive new toy doesn't work anymore.

Hopefully these bugs get fixed.

Yeah that durability is bad. It's why I spent 10.5k to buy 3 of them. I don't even bother to repair. Just use it up and chuck it. Next! 3.5k is a pittance to pay for such a nice weapon.

Ok guys, any wookiee (and only wookiees) can make and use abowcaster, all you need is a weapon crafting tool and to be near a public and/or personal weapon crafting station. Aslo you need the listed resources for making one. I made some myself, they have about 982/982 durability and 7.1 speed. Also 218 max damage. And don't forget, when your a rifleman, the speed on you rifle does not really matter, just the damage, because you get speed modifiers on you bowcaster. The best person to get a bowcaster from is a master weaponsmith that is a wookiee. I bought one with 5.1 speed and 288 damage. I got it sliced and now its at 348 damage, so it is very nice.