Weaponsmith Archive

Weaponsmithing is truly an art. Being a Master Smith for less than 1 month I'm in awe of some of the folks who've been doing this a while. I often feel like Maxwell Smart in saying, "Missed it by THAT much." Even though in many cases I'm using the best ever spawns on my server i still can't always make the same weapons as the long-time smiths.

Could it be the Research Centers? The 12pt skills? Well the fastest LLC on my server without any enhancements is 3.9 by a 10pt smith who's shop isn't in a research center? Is it FS crafting skills? What's the trick?

It also seems that amazing and great successes on combines yeild me the same stats. The only place amazing seems to make a difference is when experimenting for giving you an extra point or2 to play with.

I also wonder aloud if the types of metal used effect the outcome. I mean with all stats being equal is steel a better metal choice than iron? In a discussion of Power Hammers someone who was using 998SR Steel was having better results than me using 1000SR Iron in the same metal slot.

I really hope they don't dummy down Weaponsmithing in the CU. Even with my frustrations of having trouble matching top stats, I appreciate the skill and care required to do so.

There are some tricks you learn with time. For example... having the best resource for the job is not always the best. I have often crafted weapons with lesser resources to get better results. It has to do with how the points in the final build round up. You can often get superior results just because a 1/2% less will let you drop another point into the weapon creation.

Tieler Durden -- Elder Smuggler(retired)
Geef Durden -- Elder Weaponsmith(retired)
Vendor in Twilights End (-2982 5253 Naboo) or at least they used to be

While we are on Tricks of the Trade, I need a little information of my own. I read somewhere when I began the grind (and have since forgotten where) that when you experiment on different components you dont always want to experiment on the damage line. Rifle Stocks for example, do you experiment on range, efficiency, or what? If someone could clear this up or point me to the "post that I lost track of" I would greatly appreciate it. It just seems that a weapon scope would increase range, therefore experiment to increase the range mod on the scope. And feed mechanisms increase ......

Any help you guys can provide would be greatly appreciated. Particularly if you know what post I am talking about.

Where possible use a form fitted stock

Use a non advanced barrel, although a bit less dmg the extra speed is more important in these.

Krayt tissue. If you get some with even -.5 speed for your llc or flamer and do as above you can reach 2.8 speed and get about 850-900 dmg before slice depending on tissue damage stats. (on my server anyway)

Experiment more than 1 or 2 boxes of damage at a time. When doing 4 at a time, as long as i get a great success everytime I achieve 40/40 and .280 speed.

Lotok Lekkmen
Elder 12pt Master Weaponsmith
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Location:Tatooine -4453 5977 (behind bandits Hideout shuttleport)

Shug

12pt Master WeaponSmith Master Force Crafter

-843 2827 Dantooine, Mining Outpost

"Bring me that Horizon"
Current Enhanced Stock list & Buying List

.6 speed is quite a nasty speed. Try doing 4 or 5 points at a time makingf sure they are great successes. Should get itlower by about .4

Lotok Lekkmen
Elder 12pt Master Weaponsmith
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Location:Tatooine -4453 5977 (behind bandits Hideout shuttleport)

Shug

12pt Master WeaponSmith Master Force Crafter

-843 2827 Dantooine, Mining Outpost

"Bring me that Horizon"
Current Enhanced Stock list & Buying List

Shug

12pt Master WeaponSmith Master Force Crafter

-843 2827 Dantooine, Mining Outpost

"Bring me that Horizon"
Current Enhanced Stock list & Buying List

Jarveth - Building the Bowcaster since August 2003
JW Bowcaster and Mastercraft Armor & Weaponry | RIS enabled
Solaris, Naboo (-4010, 6116) - Weapons | Kashyykian Armor
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