Weaponsmith Archive

I like a lot of the latest fixes with bugs, but there are still many that need to be addressed... I don't have much time to read a massive list that others have compiled so I am making my own short list of minor Weaponsmithing complaints...

1. Resources don't seem to appear as often as they should...

a. The metals I need seem to appear often enough that I got most of what I need... some coppers and Irons could show up more often! (Desh Copper and Axidite Iron)

b. Inert Gases seem to appear often enough, not that I need them ever... but Reactive Gases on Wanderhome never seem to appear. Reactive gas is sometimes not even available to harvest on most planets and the Irolunn Reactive Gas, I have never seen that ever since I've been writing down almost every mineral and gas to hit almost all of the planets... I have never seen Irolunn Reactive Gas... I ran into some old masters who have it, and they won't give it up for 200 creds per unit since they cherish it so much it seems.

2. Lack of creativity in weapons.

a. I know that it takes a long time to make 3D models of weapons, but could you make the CDEF Carbine, the DH17 Pistol and DH17 Carbine look different?

b. I think more ranged weapons would be great since there seems to be little variety... most carbineers want Laser Carbines, most Rifleman want a T21, and most Pistoleers want a FWG5 (That's just what I am starting to notice from my experience)

c. As for melee weapons... well, every skill you gain, it just means you get a slightly better weapon then before, that is it, no choice or variety, you just get a new weapon play with...

3. Some advanced components are not so advanced...

a. The biggest one right now that I think we all notice is the Advanced Blaster Rifle Barrel. This thing wants 3 cheap steels with low conductivity and low Shock resistance usually and a special amorphous gemstone (Even though a regular barrel wants Crystalline) and finally just any metal... Well, since the 3 main components of the adv. barrel is the 3 weak steels... I am only seeing a 3 max/min damage gain over the regular barrels and .09 SLOWER then the regular barrels ( 8/8 .42 regular & 11/11 .33 advanced) Can you change the requirements so that these barrels are actually better then the regular ones?

One last thing... as far as replying to this... keep it short and simple and don't quote me in anyway to save space. If you don't like one part just say "I don't agree with you on 2b because..." I hope a dev can actually read this and make a comment because it seems ours is MIA

- Miron Isacka

Master Weaponsmith on Wanderhome (i.e. The Server that goes down when no others do!)

I don't understand what you mean when you say in 3a that a componant "wants" low quality resources. I'm a noob weaponsmith, so I would apreciate some edumacating. I always thought that better quality in the listed stats is always better.

Also, How do you acquire your resources? Do you harvest, sample, or buy? how many can you acquire a day if you harvest your own with your current setup?

It "wants" low quality ressources in the sense that it requires ressources that are almost always with low stats (stats are dependant on the type of materials, for example copper tends to have great conductivity and good OQ).

That may be true, but I'm sure the anamoly Axidite Iron or Quadranium steel will come around. Possibly even a Plumbum iron that reaches way up into the low-100's for Conductivity

Heh heh, well, until that anomaly occurs with a Rhodium Steel and Duranium Steel... the "advanced" blaster rifle barrel that I mentioned in 3a will only do 3 more max/min damage and is actually .09 slower then a regular, so there is really little point in doing the "advanced" blaster rifle barrel.

As far as resource gathering is concerned... I do all 3! I sample small quantities if I just want to test it, and then I harvest if I like... I've been gathering resources ever since I started getting the General Crafting Experience that was needed for Novice Weaponsmith, and then from there, it took me 3 weeks and 6 days to make Master. As far as consumption of resources during the grind time... let's just say it was enormous...

When it comes to gathering rare resources and resource types... I wrote down a list of everything I needed, and put 1 check next to it if I had it, and a second check next to it if I had more then enough of it for awhile! Some of the hardest resources to find will be Irolunn Reactive Gas, and Axidite Iron...

- Miron Isacka, Master Weaponsmith on Wanderhome (The server that says "Loading..." like it's a good thing)

The rare resources keep us separate. If they were in the ground all the time. We wouldnt be far from architects......