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ok I'm a fairly new weaponsmith and I have some resouces, not alot mind you, but a few k in steel etc..

I ahve my macro working great, BUT because of the bug on the bloodfin server, my factory aint letting me make SQUAT.

so I sit here and grind out 30 sword cores by hand ( because I dont see a macro that just makes them, instead of practice mode) and then I grind away macro style banging out el cheapo swords. but the exp from my manual turnaround stinks!

so please, if you have any suggestions on what a newbie weapon smith can grind out to help this painful process along, then please tell us. if not, if anyone can post another macro that is set to MAKE items, I'll happily grind that away.

Sincerly

Vini VitiVici BloodFin

Master Artisan 4/4/4/4

WeaponSmith 0/0/0/0

Fencer 0/1/0/0

I also just started novice weaponsmith and I have been grinding WUK's (Weapon Upgrade Kits). They only take 20 Metal and 10 Fiberplast and give 63 XP in practice mode.

then grind projectile rifle barrels from 0100 up to master--it will be boring

Before 0100 do projectile pistol barrels (and start hoarding that steel) or anyhting else that you have the resources for; after 0100 do projectile rifle barrels (I hope you have 400k of steel tho as that is what it is going to take).

Also a handy tip is to grind listening to a musician (or band if you are fortunate) to alleviate some of the tediom, it might just stop you from going insane (that and you can generally fet enough AP XP for master as well sitting in the various cantina's). Mind you if you do this expect to be sick of hearing SW1 very soon.

I'll post my Grinding Macro of Dewm (tm) someday. It's pretty sweet - over 1000xp a minute and uses practice mode.

My advice on what to do while you grind:

1) Sample resources by hand. You can grind while you do this.

2) Get a factory and make WUKs, C12s, powerups, easy stuff like that. Do your grinding in a populated area. Every few minutes, pause in your grinding and advertise your wares.

3) Run survey missions from town to town - takes a bit of work initially to survey around each town and see what's there, but it pays off. You can sit and grind while you wait for the shuttle, and each shuttle trip (with two survey missions)makes you up to 3600 credits.

4) Run quests that require running long distances through relatively safe territory. (Exploration 4 and /maskscentmakes most territory relatively safe.) Grind while you run and while you sit and heal up.

Hope this helps!