------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nexus Crafting Skills v1.6 by A.E.Isthill, 12/9/04 1. Introduction A. About the author B. Version history 2. Frequently Asked Questions 3. Crafting skills A. Gathering skills 1. Woodcutting 2. Mining B. Refining skills 1. Gemcutting 2. Smelting 3. Weaving C. Manufacturing skills 1. Carpentry 2. Smithing 3. Tailoring 4. Jewelling D. Food skills 1. Food preperation 2. Cheffing 3. Fishing E. Mental skills 1. Scribing 2. Alchemy F. Armor smithing 4. Advanced crafting items A. Grand master B. Champion C. Legendary 5. Crafting locations 6. Techniques 7. Market prices 8. Crafted item stats A. Carpentry items B. Smithing items C. Tailoring items D. Jewelling items E. Food items 9. Needed information, resources, and acknowledgements 10. Contact information +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Introduction +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A. About the author Hello, my name is A.E.Isthill. I've been playing Nexus for several years now-- around Yuri 18 until the present, with a two-year break inserted in there somewhere in the mid-30s to 48. I wrote this guide mainly because it really bothered me that Nexus, a game I love, had nothing on GameFAQs. This is about my third attempt at a FAQ for this game. The first was an aborted attempt at a comprehensive guide to being a mage. The second was simply about mage equipment and spells. Both of those proved to be far too large and ambitious for me. One of the most common things that people need clarified is crafting skills. So, I decided to write a FAQ about them, and here it is. A NOTE ABOUT CHARTS: All charts presented herein are APPROXIMATE VALUES. Mileage can and will vary, especially considering that each path advances at a slightly different speed in them. B. Version history 1.6 - 12/9/04 -Hey, something worth updating about! Jewelling added. Stats for jewelling items will be added as they are discovered. Food items bumped down a section in a few places for consistency. 1.52 - 8/16/04 -Errata fixed 1.51 - 7/11/04 -The Woodlands is actually a gigantic grove. Information added. 1.5 - 6/28/04 -Woodcutting is changed, thus this gets updated. Added the Woodlands sheep field. Added the Frequently Asked Questions section. 1.41 - 1/18/04 -Happy new year and stuff. Added a plethora of information about woodcutting from Daehann. 1.4 - 11/1/03 -I took a break. A three-month break. Several corrections courtesy of SilentS. Added Molten blade. 1.32 - 8/3/03 -Added Dragon Fan. Added what Vano determined to be the most likely effect of the Black Potion. Updated prices section a little. 1.31 - 7/17/03 -Added Military polearm. Corrected information about polearms hitting stuff. Fixed minor errors in gemcutting section. 1.3 - 6/22/03 -I'm updating this on vacation, be thankful. Moved several things into new "Advanced crafting items" section. Added new information about Polearm. Added Heavy polearm. Added Fire blade stats. Minor formatting and spelling corrections. 1.26 - 6/18/03 -Added Polearm. Began filling in market prices. Minor grammatical corrections. 1.25 - 6/9/03 -Added Fire Blade. 1.24 - 5/31/03 -Added alchemy chart! Yay. Added sell prices to the crafted item stats section. Added tailoring item listing, but not stats, to ditto. Various minor additions to smelting, smithing, and tailoring. Minor additions to the Contact section. Other small corrections. Extended the major section dividers all the way across. It was really bothering me. 1.23 - 5/30/03 -Corrected the sell price of roast chicken. Added the first inklings of a chart for fishing. Added information about time delay in making the high-end weapons in manufacturing. Added various other minor details. 1.22 - 5/29/03 -Looks like Nagnang is finally getting its turn as a real city. Added Nagnang fisherman. 1.21 - 5/28/03 -Nexon continues to attempt to foil my dastardly FAQ-writing plans by redesigning Mythic Nexus, the Wilderness, and several other areas. However, no locations actually changed--I win again! Seasons fan added. New Nagnang woodcutting groves added. Added Gildenstar's explanation to the crafting tables thing. 1.2 - 5/25/03 -Sunrise fan added. Fishing section expanded. Added boxes around subdivions to make it clearer where they started. "Crafted item stats" section added. Contact section added. 1.1 - 5/24/03 -First revision. It figures that literally minutes after I upload the first version, Nexon FINALLY goes and releases the skill updates they have been promising us. Grand master, Champion, and Legendary levels will be added into charts once charts including that level are created. Fishing section added. Titanium blade added. Changed "Cheffing skills" to "Food skills" so fishing could be grouped with it. Added market prices placeholder. 1.0 - 5/24/03 -First version. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2. Frequently Asked Questions +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Q: How can I advance faster in my skill? A: First, always perform your skill during your totem time. Use crafting tiles if they are available. If you belong to a clan with a crafting room, such as Sun Moon or Forsaken, take advantage of it. Said rooms normally have a bank NPC in there too so you can craft without having to leave to get more raw materials. Try to concentrate all of your crafting in a certain craft on one character--for instance, don't do woodcutting on all four of your characters. Pick one and concentrate on that one. The only acceptable exception to this is if you have a poet doing his or her sun quest. Q: Where is the chart for (craft)? A: If I've seen one, it is in its individual section below here. Q: Which craft will make me the most money? A: Gemcutting is your best bet. Crafted ambers turn a profit even at the Novice level, and since ambers of all kinds are easy to obtain anywhere, obtaining more raw material isn't a problem. At high levels, well crafted white ambers fetch an easy 10k from Il San hopefuls and yellow ambers sell for a ton. High level tailors making gowns or carpenters manufacturing polearms also earn a lot, but those require a lot of capital to get to the point where they're profitable. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3. Crafting skills +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ All skills follow a set progression of mastery levels: Beginner (food preperation only) Novice Apprentice Accomplished Adept Talented Skilled Expert Master Grand Master Champion Legendary While doing the skill, you may get a message that says "Your (whatever) skill has increased" in your status box. This doesn't necessarily mean to the next level up, just that the skill notation has been "bumped" on your legend. An increase to the next level is accompanied with a popup box notifying you of the accomplishment. ********************* *A. Gathering skills* ********************* Requirement: Level 8 Anybody can become legendary in a gathering skill, provided there is ample time. ------------- |Woodcutting| ------------- Tools: Axe (Buy from Splinter), OR Hunang's Axe (Trapdoor Spider drop) Procedure: Go to a woodcutting grove (see Locations section for woodcutting locations). Equip your axe, stand in front of a tree, and swing. Eventually, you'll get some wood, which is always a cause for celebration. Sometimes, very rarely, you will get a Silver Tree Branch. These are completely worthless as of this writing, unless there is some subpath that needs them for a spell, which is likely. Move from tree to tree, chopping them down, until you have 30 ginko wood, the maximum holdable. An Axe will gather the least amount of wood per chop. A Hunang's Axe will gather more. Yields: Ginko wood Silver tree branch (rarely) Chart: Straight from Daehann, the first legendary woodcutter! (Minor formatting changes made.) Skill level - Your proficiency in the skill. Wood cut - Amount of wood cut during that skill level Old sys - Number of 'Skill increases' in the old system. New sys - Number of 'Skill increases' in the new system. Skill level Wood cut Old sys New sys Novice 13 ? 1 Apprentice 82 ? 7 Accomplished 945 ? 48 Adept 1549 ? 88 Talented 3703 ? 184 Skilled 9685 ? 419 Expert 14220 ? 182 Master 17060 63 N/A Grand Master 54393 195 N/A Champion 114065 366 N/A Legendary 239149 704 N/A ------ TOTAL: 454864 And some grove information too. This may be obsolete as of the changes in the woodcutting system: Grove Size Spawn timer Wood (as champ) Nagnag 30x30 5-30 mins 90 Northern 30x30 5-20 mins 150 Pine 30x30 5-15 mins 180 Orchard 30x30 1-15 mins 180 Golden Grove 60x60 5-45 mins 1100 -------- |Mining| -------- Tools: Mining shovel (Buy from Thane) Mining pick (Buy from Thane) Procedure: Any area in the Wilderness that has that silver splintery floor is minable. Start off by dropping your shovel and picking it up. If you get a popup that you found something, drop and pick up your pick. Then, you could receive any number of things (or, rarely, fail). It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you drop your shovel 3-4 times on each square, even if it does not initially reveal something. Yields: Ore [poor] Ore [med] Ore [high] Ore [very high] Silver ore Gold ore Amber Obsidian Topaz Amethyst Mica Metal (3) (Anything other than poor, medium, and high ore is relatively rare.) Chart: Level Total ore Nothing to Novice 47 Novice to Apprentice 585 Apprentice to Accomplished 4068 Accomplished to Adept 6811 Adept to Talented 11325 Talented to Skilled 25315 Skilled to Expert 27315 Expert to Master 35170 ------ TOTAL: 110636 ******************** *B. Refining skills* ******************** Requirement: Level 25 Anybody can rise to the skill level of "Accomplished" in any refining skill, but to become "Legendary" you must specialize in one skill for a nominal fee. A small karma bonus comes when you specialize for the first time. Only one skill may be specialized in at a time. Changing specializations will result in the loss of ALL your skill in your previous specialization. Once you reach the "Adept" level in any refining skill, you can use what are referred to as the "Crafting Tables." Using the tables greatly increases the speed at which you advance in the skill and is strongly recommended. ------------ |Gemcutting| ------------ Tools: None Items: Amber Dark amber (Adept skill+) White amber (Adept skill+) Yellow amber (Skilled skill+) Procedure: This one is fairly simple. Gather ambers--almost everything drops one kind or another--and take them to your preferred gemcutting outlet, most likely Sel's Home in the wilderness. Say "Gem" to attempt to beautify your ambers. You have a chance of destroying it, tarnishing it, producing a "Crafted" version, or a "Well crafted" version. Yields (sell price): Tarnished amber (120) Crafted amber (400) Well crafted amber (800) Tarnished dk amber (200) Crafted dk amber (800) Well cftd dk amber (2000) Tarnished wt amber (400) Crafted wt amber (1200) Well cftd wt amber (5000) Tarnished yw amber (50) Crafted yw amber (1750) Well cftd yw amber (5000) Chart: Level Regular Ambers Nothing to Novice 0 Novice to Apprentice 180 Apprentice to Accomplished 300 Accomplished to Adept 1469 Adept to Talented 1611 Talented to Skilled 2641 Skilled to Expert 6897 Expert to Master 7066 ----- TOTAL: 20164 Notes: It is preferable to sell Well cftd wt ambers to other players rather than the NPC. 5 Well cftd white ambers are needed for the Il San trial of wealth, and the open market value them has been steady at 10k for as long as I can remember. Gemcutting was the first skill ever released. It was originally done in Ugh's home before his untimely demise, then moved to its current location. ---------- |Smelting| ---------- Tools: Smelting agreement (Buy from Kugnae Messenger) Items: Ore [poor] Ore [med] Ore [high] Ore [very high] Silver ore Gold ore Spent metal Procedure: Obtain a Smelting agreement from the Kugnae Messenger. Proceed to your smelting area of choice, most likely the Gruff Smith in Sanhae. Say "Smelt" and choose your type of ore to smelt. You will either create slag (which can be sold for a whopping 1 coin), metal, or fine metal. Do not despair--this craft has by far the highest fail rate at lowest levels. Smelting Gold or Silver ore will generate pure money. Hooray! Yields: Slag Metal Fine metal Chart: Level Ore Metal F.Metal Nothing to Novice ? ? ? Novice to Apprentice 75 13 3 Apprentice to Accomplished 495 64 28 Accomplished to Adept 1980 307 81 Adept to Talented 3540 619 175 Talented to Skilled 8033 1915 456 Skilled to Expert 8422 3239 882 Expert to Master 14529 4620 1272 ----- ----- ---- Total: 37073 10777 2897 --------- |Weaving| --------- Tools: Weaving tools (buy from a Carpenter), OR Fine weaving tools (buy from a Carpenter) Items: Wool Procedure: Gather wool by killing sheep; they drop often. There are four main sheeping locations, see the location section for details. After obtaining weaving tools (preferably fine, as they make a big difference and don't cost much on the open market), go to your weaving area of choice, likely either Yon's home or the Buya seamstress. Say "Weave" to get to work. After several "Weave"ings, you will make some Cloth or Fine Cloth. Yields: Cloth Fine cloth Chart: Level Wool Nothing to Novice 25 Novice to Apprentice 150 Apprentice to Accomplished 525 Accomplished to Adept 2500 Adept to Talented 4000 Talented to Skilled 6500 Skilled to Expert 13000 Expert to Master 16000 ----- TOTAL: 42700 Notes: A master weaver is required to be present for the final step of the Wind Armor quest. A karma bonus is given to those who perform this service. ************************* *C. Manufacturing skills* ************************* Requirement: Level 50 Any given character can only do ONE manufacturing skill, which must be specialized in. Like refining, changing specializations results in the loss of all skill in the previous specialization. The Ee San trial of culture can be satisfied by becoming a "Master" in any manufacturing skill. Like refining skills, manufacturing skills have "Tables" which are usable at the "Adept" skill level. ----------- |Carpentry| ----------- Tools: None Items: Ginko wood Procedure: With your ginko wood, go to Splinter, the carpenter. Say "Wood," then choose what you would like to try and make. Weaving tools advance your skill the fastest. If you make scraps, you can attempt to salvage them back into ginko wood by saying "Scraps". Yields: Wood scraps Weaving tools Fine weaving tools Wooden sword Supple wooden sword Wooden blade Supple wooden blade Viperhead woodsaber Supple vprhd saber Viperhead woodsword Supple vprhd sword Closed quiver (spring through earth) Chart: All attempts were with weaving tools. Level Wood Novice to Apprentice 120 Apprentice to Accomplished 750 Accomplished to Adept 1560 Adept to Talented 2100 Talented to Skilled 3480 Skilled to Expert 7800 Expert to Master 8300 ----- TOTAL: 24110 Notes: Carpentry is by far the fastest skill to get "Master" in out of the manufacturing skills. Despite its complete lack of monetary reimbursement, it is the skill of choice for the Ee San trial. ---------- |Smithing| ---------- Tools: None Items: Metal Fine metal Procedure: With your metal, go to either the Buya or Kugnae smith. Say "Metal" and choose what you would like to try and create. You may need to say "Metal" several times to completely forge a blade. Always attempt to forge the highest blade possible. It is the most economical and advances your skill the fastest. Failure could result in "Spent metal," which you can attempt to resmelt. Yields (cost): Spent metal Steel dagger (2 metal) Fine steel dagger (2 metal) Steel saber (3 metal) Fine steel saber (3 metal) Steel sword (4 metal) Fine steel sword (4 metal) Steel blade (5 metal) Fine steel blade (5 metal) Darts (3 metal) Chart: Level Metal Nothing to Novice 36 Novice to Apprentice 106 Apprentice to Accomplished 217 Accomplished to Adept 1722 Adept to Talented 2755 Talented to Skilled 9870 Skilled to Expert 18504 Expert to Master 25000 ----- TOTAL: 58210 Notes: A smith can work with a tailor to produce warrior and rogue armor. ----------- |Tailoring| ----------- Tools: None Items: Cloth Fine cloth Procedure: Go to Lin Cloth in Sanhae and say "Tailor." Choose what you would like to try and make. Then, you will either fail or receive a version of what you chose in anywhere from Spring to Star quality. Spring-quality garments can ONLY be made by Novice and Apprentice tailors, so if you want to try and make a Spring Mantle or Drapery to sell (they are worth 30-40k on the market), do it then. It is best to make mainly Gowns and Robes. They only cost 2 bolts of cloth, can be immediately resold to Lin, and are worth the most out of all the 2-bolt items. Yields (cost): In Spring to Star quality: Garb (2 cloth) Dress (2 cloth) Clothes (3 cloth) Skirt (3 cloth) Waistcoat (2 cloth) Blouse (2 cloth) Robes (2 cloth) Gown (2 cloth) Mantle (3 cloth) Drapery (3 cloth) Chart: Level Cloth Nothing to Apprentice 500-1500 Apprentice to Accomplished 1250-1500 Accomplished to Adept 1500-2350 Adept to Talented 3200-4050 Talented to Skilled 8100-10300 Skilled to Expert 12000-13155 Expert to Master 14300-15642 ----------- TOTAL: 41295-48497 Notes: Mantles and draperies are only available through tailoring. Spring versions in particular are worth a lot of money by selling them to other people. A master tailor is required to be present for the final step of the Wind Armor quest. A karma bonus is given to those who perform this service. A tailor can work with a smith to produce warrior and rogue armor. ----------- |Jewelling| ----------- Tools: None Items: Crafted amber Well cftd amber Crafted dk amber Well cftd dk amber Crafted wt amber Well cftd wt amber Crafted yw amber Well cftd yw amber Gold (1k-?k) Procedure: Go to Sel in the wilderness and say "Jewel". He will take two crafted units of whichever type of amber you select (normal, dark, white, or yellow) and some gold, then possibly give you back a ring. You can mix different grades of crafting (e.g. use a crafted and well crafted in the same attempt). This skill is relatively new, so information will be added as it is discovered. Yields (projected): Small (amber type) ring Medium (amber type) ring Large (amber type) ring Small (totem animal) ring Medium (totem animal) ring Large (totem animal) ring Notes: Occasionally, you will get a message that "The totems have blessed your work!" When that happens, you will get a totem ring instead of a normal one. **************** *D. Food skills* **************** Requirement: Level 11 Food skills may be practiced by anybody. They have no effect on other skills. ------------------ |Food preperation| ------------------ Tools: None Items: Lean beef Beef Chicken meat Bird meat Any type of Fish Tiger meat Egg Wheat Procedure: Gather the required items. Go to Min's butcher in Hausson and say "Prepare (whatever)", where (whatever) is either Beef, Chicken, Fish, Tiger, Egg, or Wheat. To get Wheat, go to the wheat field in Kugnae with a mining shovel. Then, act like you were woodcutting with the shovel on the tilled earth. Every so often, you might find either peas (which are worthless) or wheat (which isn't). Yields: Grilled beef Roast chicken Boiled fish Fried egg Broiled meat Flour Chart: Level Beef Nothing to Beginner 150 Beginner to Novice 300 Novice to Apprentice 400 Apprentice to Accomplished 1000 Accomplished to Adept 1800 Adept to Talented 3000 Talented to Skilled 6000 Skilled to Expert 10000 Expert to Master 40000 ----- TOTAL: 62650 Notes: For the first few days when food prep was released, Min sold several cookable items so people could advance in the craft quickly. ---------- |Cheffing| ---------- Tools: None Items: Salt block Flour Water jug Procedure: You must be an Accomplished food preparer to attempt Cheffing. Gather all of the required items and say "Prepare noodles" to Min. To get salt blocks, buy some Cloth from a tailor or make it yourself. Go to the eastern edge of Dae Shore along the beach. Then, walk along the shore, dropping and picking up the cloth, until you get a Salt Block. This will consume the piece of cloth. Water jugs are only attainable during the Pirate events. However, they are cheap, as during the last one it was easy to get hundreds of jugs. So buy them from other players. To refill them, go to the stairs of the river in northwestern Kugnae and drop the jug. It will refill automatically. Yields: Noodles Chart: Level Noodles Nothing to Beginner 1 Beginner to Novice 30 Novice to Apprentice 80 Apprentice to Accomplished 160 Accomplished to Adept 240 Adept to Talented 300 Talented to Skilled 500 Skilled to Expert 800 Expert to Master 1500 --------- |Fishing| --------- Tools: None Items: Money Procedure: Go to any fishing NPC and say "Fish". Then choose a type of rod and bait. According to Tojalak, for most economic results, choose "Stick and String" (10 coins) and "Worms" (5 coins). This will yield the highest fish-to-money ratio. According to SilentS, 100/50 is a better choice because it yields more Small fish. I don't know what to say; I don't fish often. Large, Tasty, and Delicious fish only result from 1000/50, 100/500, or 1000/500 fishing. Yields: Tiny fish Scrawny fish Small fish Large fish Tasty fish Delicious fish *Special events* Chart: Tojalak's in-progress chart: Using only the 15-coin option (detailed above) Level Tiny/Scra/Smal/Larg/Tast/Deli Total Nothing to Novice 20 /15 /0 /0 /0 /0 35 Novice to Apprentice 60 /45 /0 /0 /0 /0 150 Apprentice to Accomplished 470 /380 /0 /0 /0 /0 1000 Accomplished to Adept 568 /552 /0 /0 /0 /0 2120 Notes: Very rarely, you may find a "Magical fish". You will be given the option to throw it back or keep it. Throw it back and you will get "Sea Melodies". This is a 75-page book that restores a little bit of mana per use. There are not very many in existence. In an even more rare case, your line may get caught on something. If you attempt to pull it out, you have a 50/50 chance of either dying or getting... a FLAMEBLADE! I think it's worth the risk. From SilentS: "Getting a Magical Fish is more common than getting your line snagged (for FB) ((I have recieved a message for that fish 3 times so far between Accomplished and Adept)). As it is because Fishing is a skill now, it is rumored that you can't even get a chance to get a FB unless you are at least skilled." Two common messages while fishing: "You seem to be putting on some weight." This is permanent loss of 1 vitality. "You feel guilty about ignoring your responsibilities." This is loss of karma. The exact amount is unknown, but considering the vitality loss, it is probably infintesimal. These messages are random. ****************** *E. Mental skills* ****************** Requirements: Poet or Mage level 50 A poet or mage may choose ONE mental skill to specialize in. Mental skills are considered to be the most difficult and least rewarding skills, especially Alchemy. ---------- |Scribing| ---------- Tools: None Items: 1 White paper, 1 Ink, 1 Amber (Scroll of Protection) 3 White paper, 1 Ink, 1 Dark amber (Scroll of Invocation, Apprentice+) 1 Moon paper, 1 Ink, 2 White amber (Scroll of Defense, Accomplished+) 4 Well cftd wt amber, 3 Moon paper, 1 Purple potion (Scroll of Immortality, Talented+) Procedure: Go to the top of Scribe's mountain. Click on the Sage and select "Scribe," then the type of scroll you would like to attempt to make. For those of you who are married and hate long walks in the Vale, I believe that you can use the love ring to get to either the top or the screen before the top of the mountain, so steal your spouse for a few minutes while you craft. Yields: Scroll of Protection (protects from curses for 250s) Scroll of Invocation (casts Invoke) Scroll of Defense (protects from curses for 350s) Scroll of Immortality (may cast Harden Body for 16s) Chart: No (understandable) chart exists for this complicated skill. Notes: Scrolls of Defense used to cast curse protection on everybody grouped with you and add a -5 AC bonus. It is unknown if this is an intentional change or a bug. --------- |Alchemy| --------- Tools: None Items: ??? (Pwdrd yellow amber) 2 rat meat, 1 antler, 1 root liquor (Purple potion) 1 Muddy potion, 3 Pwdrd yellow amber, 2 Snake meat (Dart poison, Apprentice+) 1 Aged wine, 3 Limestone, 2 Fine snake meat (Lime potion, Accomplished+) 1 Diamond, 1 Red potion, 2 Splendid tiger pelt (Black potion, Talented+) Procedure: Go to the top of Scribe's mountain. Click on the Sage and select "Alchemy," then the type of potion you would like to attempt to make. For those of you who are married and hate long walks in the Vale, I believe that you can use the love ring to get to either the top or the screen before the top of the mountain, so steal your spouse for a few minutes while you craft. Yields: Pwdrd yellow amber (used only in other skills) Purple potion (increases natural regeneration rate) Dart poison (can be used to poison rogues' darts) Lime potion (casts a Sanctuary that lasts 250s) Black potion (casts Chin-Baek-Ho-Ryung for 10s) Chart: Level Purple potions Lime potions Nothing to Novice 0 0 Novice to Apprentice 56 0 Apprentice to Accomplished 543 0 Accomplished to Adept 1048 0 Adept to Talented 2214 0 Talented to Skilled 5186 0 Skilled to Expert 7071 0 Expert to Master 7174 723 ----- --- TOTAL: 23292 723 Notes: Vano did extensive testing and determined the effect of a black potion probably increases the power of stat-based attacks for ten seconds. ******************* *F. Armor smithing* ******************* Requirements: A Smith and Tailor Armor smithing is not an advancable skill; rather, it depends on the individual skill of the smith and tailor. I do not know how to perform this skill and any information would be welcomed. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4. Advanced crafting items +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ When you reach the highest levels of a manufacturing skill, you can create powerful weapons. Each of these can be made once every 72 hours. The note on Polearms is kind of confusing. The diamond is like this: W = wielder X = target that will not remove invisible T = target that will remove invisible (if W faces them) X XTX XTWTX XTX X ***************** *A. Grand master* ***************** Carpentry: Polearm Cost per attempt: 10 ginko wood, 1 axe Stats: 4000000 durability S: 40m80 L: 45m90 Hit: 2 Grace: -2 Protection: 2 Strength: 110 Peasant level 99 Two-handed Unrepairable Special: Attacking with the Polearm will always attack in a diamond shape two squares away. Invisibility will not be removed while hitting two squares away, but it will if an enemy is directly in front of the wielder. Smithing: Titanium blade Cost per attempt: 10 Fine metal Stats: 4000000 durability S: 110m160 L: 130m180 Armor: 0 Hit: 0 Dam: 2 Might: -2 Healing: 2 Strength: 100 Peasant level 99 Unrepairable Tailoring: Sunrise fan Cost per attempt: 10 fine cloth Stats: 4000000 durability S: 1m2 L: 1m2 Armor: -3 Hit: 0 Dam: 0 Will: -2 Healing: 5 Protection: 5 Strength: 50 Unrepairable Peasant level 99 ************* *B. Champion* ************* Carpentry: Heavy polearm Cost per attempt: 1 Axe, 10 Metal, 10 Ginko wood Stats: 600000 durability S: 50m100 L: 60m120 Hit: 4 Grace: -6 Protection: 4 Strength: 130 Peasant level Il san Two-handed Unrepairable Special: Attacking with the Polearm will always attack in a diamond shape two squares away. Invisibility will not be removed while hitting two squares away, but it will if an enemy is directly in front of the wielder. Smithing: Fire blade Cost per attempt: 8 fine metal, 2 hot coal Stats: 6000000 durability S: 120m220 L: 140m240 Damage: 4 Might: -3 Healing: 4 Strength: 100 Peasant level Il san Unrepairable Tailoring: Seasons fan Cost per attempt: 2 cloth, 1 ginko wood Stats: 6000000 durability S: 1m2 L: 1m2 Armor: -6 Will: -3 Healing: 7 Protection: 7 Strength: 50 Unrepairable Peasant level Il san ************** *C. Legendary* ************** Carpentry: Military polearm Cost per attempt: Stats: 8000000 durability S: 60m120 L: 75m150 Hit: 6 Grace: -4 Protection: 6 Strength: 120 Peasant level Ee san Unrepairable Special: Attacking with the Polearm will always attack in a diamond shape two squares away. Invisibility will not be removed while hitting two squares away, but it will if an enemy is directly in front of the wielder. Smithing: Molten Blade Cost per attempt: 6 Fine metal, 4 Hot coal Stats: 8000000 durability S: 130m280 L: 150m300 Dam: 6 Might: -4 Healing: 4 Strength: 100 Peasant level Ee san Unrepairable Tailoring: Dragon fan Cost per attempt: Stats: 8000000 durability S: 1m2 L: 1m2 Armor: -9 Healing: 9 Protection: 9 Strength: 50 Peasant level Ee san Unrepairable +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5. Crafting locations +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Starred locations indicate a crafting table. Woodcutting: Splinter's hut: 136, 186 Wilderness Northern Grove: 46, 20 Wilderness Orchard Grove: 91, 27 Wilderness Golden Grove: 111, 178 Wilderness Golden Grove (alternate entrance): 97, 210 Wilderness Pine Grove: 159, 116 Wilderness Grove of Shadows: 3, 106 Nagnang Kija's Grove: 64, 143 Nagnang Isolated Grove: 52, 47 Nagnang Woodlands: The entire map screen; west of Nagnang Mining: Thane's cave: 185, 18 Wilderness Abandoned mine: 196, 12 Wilderness Gemcutting: *Sel's home: 47, 39 Wilderness Smelting: *Gruff smith: 25, 9 Sanhae Redcap messenger: 95, 48 Kugnae Wool-gathering: Sheep field (center): 102, 128 Wilderness Chung Ryong shrine: 211, 95 Wilderness Mythic Sheep: 42, 39 Mythic Nexus Vale near Polar Bear Cave: 112, 160 Vale Woodlands: The southern section, Woodlands Weaving: *Yon's home: 45, 29 Wilderness Blossom Seams: 19, 119 Buya Carpentry: *Splinter's hut: 136, 186 Wilderness Smithing: *Dok smith: 108, 103 Buya *Beard smith: 60, 122 Kugnae Tailoring: Lin Cloth: 13, 21 Sanhae *Blossom Seams: 19, 119 Buya Food preperation: Min's shop: 41, 45 Hausson Wheat field: 110, 152 Kugnae Fisherman: 26, 167 Kugnae Fisherman: 109, 87 Buya Fisherman: 46, 54 Nagnang Immortal's Gateway (Chongun area): 59, 6 Dae Shore (kitchen in NE corner) Cheffing: Min's shop: 41, 45 Hausson Water jug stream: 31, 30 Kugnae Salt block shore (northern point): 72, 1 Dae Shore Fishing: Fisherman: 26, 167 Kugnae Fisherman: 109, 87 Buya Fisherman: 46, 54 Nagnang Scribing: Entrance to Scribe's Mountain: 175, 94 Alchemy: Entrance to Scribe's Mountain: 175, 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 6. Techniques +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Always, if possible, craft during your totem time until you are at Legendary skill. It has been proved that you will advance faster during that period. Here's a writeup from Gildenstar describing how to most efficiently use crafting tables: "From Gildenstar ~ Hello all, For several Yuri's now I have been testing different method's of crafting. This Crafting guide is mainly geared towards those who use crafting "tables" example: Looms, Gem tables, Forges, Wood cutting tables to hone their skills at crafting. If you use these tables you will notice that there are four options to choose from. Most people just pick whichever one works the best for them when they go to use them BUT did you know that there is a method to it? I will show you the method. Each of the four ways of crafting represents a totem animal. It is always in this order: Hyun moo Ju jak Chung Ryong Baekho Each of the four ways works best during its totem time regardless of what your totem animal is. Thus.. during hyun moo time it is always best to use option number 1. During Ju jak it is always best to use option number 2 and so on. Now some people might say "No it is best to do crafting during your totem time. I always do it then" Well.. in a sense I suppose it is true. However, keep in mind, you do not make more money during that time... your skill levels just raise quicker. So.. give it a try. I've found this method works best with gemcutting! Good luck to all and happy crafting! Gildenstar totem times: c.ryong 04-09 jujak 10-15 baekho 16-21 hyunmoo 22-03" Useful. I once heard a technique for crafting ambers with the table that I have never been able to confirm. This, allegedly, will yield the BEST (but not fastest-advancing) results: For regular ambers, use the south side and fourth option. For dark ambers, use the east side and fourth option. For white ambers, use the north side and first option. For yellow ambers, use the west side and first option. Of course, this contradicts Gildenstar's method above. Personally, I trust that one more than this one, but I've heard this from more than one person. Certain paths advance faster in certain skills. For instance: Warrior have a slight bonus in smelting and smithing. Poets have a slight bonus in weaving and tailoring. (Muses have an additional bonus.) Rogues have a slight bonus in gemcutting and carpentry. (Merchants have an additional bonus in gemcutting.) Mages have no bonuses. There may still be levels after Legendary. LocoSam reports that he still gets "Your skill has increased" messages at Legendary Smelter, something that did not happen at the previously highest level. Or this could be a bug. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 7. Market prices +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This section is, at the moment, highly volatile. I'm no merchant, so I have no idea about most of these--some, as far as I know, don't really have a big market (preparable foods especially). Ginko wood: Very expensive (700k per thousand) Poor ore: 4k per 25 Med ore: 6k per 25 High ore: 8k per 25 Very high ore: 9k per 25 Wool: 8k per 25 Cloth: 12k per 20 Fine cloth: 12k per 20 Metal: ? Fine metal: ? Amber: 35k per 100 Dark amber: 90k per 100 White amber: 1k apiece Yellow amber: 1k apiece Beef: ? Lean beef: ? Chicken meat: ? Egg: ? Wheat: ? Fish: ? Tiger meat: ? Flour: ? Salt block: ? Well cftd wt amber: 10k apiece Rat meat: ? Snake meat: ? Fine snake meat: ? Pwdrd yw amber: ? Splendid tiger pelt: ? Diamond: Very cheap (due to lost mines) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 8. Crafted item stats +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Any stats not listed can be assumed to be zero. The number in parenthesis after its name is the price the NPC will buy it for. ******************** *A. Carpentry items* ******************** Wooden sword (10) 4000 durability S: 10m15 L: 13m16 Peasant level 1 Supple wooden sword (20) 4400 durability S: 10m15 L: 13m16 Peasant level 1 Viperhead woodsaber (30) 6000 durability S: 15m25 L: 12m25 Strength: 10 Peasant level 1 Supple viperhead woodsaber (60) 6600 durability S: 15m25 L: 12m25 Strength: 10 Peasant level 1 Viperhead woodsword (75) 8000 durability S: 20m35 L: 20m35 Strength: 13 Peasant level 1 Supple viperhead woodsword (150) 8800 durability S: 20m35 L: 20m35 Strength: 13 Peasant level 1 Wooden blade (500) 16000 durability S: 20m90 L: 20m75 Strength: 22 Peasant level 1 Supple wooden blade (1000) 17200 durability S: 20m90 L: 20m75 Strength: 22 Peasant level 1 Polearm 4000000 durability S: 40m80 L: 45m90 Hit: 2 Grace: -2 Protection: 2 Strength: 110 Peasant level 99 Two-handed Unrepairable Heavy polearm 600000 durability S: 50m100 L: 60m120 Hit: 4 Grace: -6 Protection: 4 Strength: 130 Peasant level Il san Two-handed Unrepairable 8000000 durability S: 60m120 L: 75m150 Hit: 6 Grace: -4 Protection: 6 Strength: 120 Peasant level Ee san Unrepairable ******************* *B. Smithing items* ******************* Steel dagger (400) 20000 durability S: 35m70 L: 27m53 Strength: 20 Peasant level 1 Fine steel dagger (800) 25000 durability S: 35m70 L: 27m53 Strength: 20 Peasant level 1 Steel saber (500) 40000 durability S: 50m85 L: 40m70 Strength: 25 Peasant level 1 Fine steel saber (1000) 50000 durability S: 50m85 L: 40m70 Strength: 25 Peasant level 1 Steel sword (1000) 60000 durability S: 55m90 L: 60m80 Strength: 30 Peasant level 1 Fine steel sword (2000) 72000 durability S: 55m90 L: 60m80 Strength: 30 Peasant level 1 Steel blade (2000) 80000 durability S: 55m100 L: 60m90 Strength: 35 Peasant level 1 Fine steel blade (4000) 96000 durability S: 55m100 L: 60m90 Strength: 35 Peasant level 1 Titanium blade 4000000 durability S: 110m160 L: 130m180 Dam: 2 Might: -2 Healing: 2 Strength: 100 Peasant level 99 Unrepairable Fire blade 6000000 durability S: 120m220 L: 140m240 Damage: 4 Might: -3 Healing: 4 Strength: 100 Peasant level Il san Unrepairable Molten Blade 8000000 durability S: 130m280 L: 150m300 Dam: 6 Might: -4 Healing: 4 Strength: 100 Peasant level Ee san Unrepairable ******************** *C. Tailoring items* ******************** No stats are listed; this would be a humongous list. Visit Nexusatlas (www.nexusatlas.com) for stats on these items (and much more)! Mantles and draperies are sellable at Sya's Shop in Kaming's. You'll get a much better deal selling star items to other players. Spring mantles and draperies can be sold for 30-40K to other players. Spring garb (2) Summer garb (10) Royal garb (35) Spring dress (2) Summer dress (10) Autumn dress (35) Peasant clothes (3) Farmer clothes (15) Royal clothes (75) Spring skirt (3) Summer skirt (15) Autumn skirt (75) Merchant waistcoat (4) Farmer waistcoast (10) Royal waistcoat (40) Spring blouse (4) Summer blouse (10) Autumn blouse (40) Spring robes (4) Summer robes (12) Autumn robes (44) Spring gown (4) Summer gown (12) Autumn gown (44) Spring mantle (12) Summer mantle (25) Autumn mantle (50) Spring drapery (12) Summer drapery (25) Autumn drapery (50) Sky garb (140) Leather garb (650) Blood garb (1100) Winter dress (140) Leather dress (650) Ancient dress (1100) Sky clothes (210) Ancient clothes (900) Family clothes (1400) Winter skirt (210) Leather skirt (900) Heart skirt (1400) Sky waistcoast (160) Ancient waistcoat (750) Blood waistcoat (1300) Winter blouse (160) Leather blouse (750) Ancient blouse (1300) Winter robes (150) Ancient robes (850) Blood robes (1350) Winter gown (150) Leather gown (850) Ancient gown (1350) Winter mantle (100) Ancient mantle (200) Blood mantle (500) Winter drapery (100) Leather drapery (200) Ancient drapery (500) Earth garb (1600) Star garb (1125) Earth dress (1600) Star dress (1125) Earth clothes (1950) Star clothes (1300) Earth skirt (1950) Star skirt (1300) Earth waistcoat (1750) Star waistcoat (825) Earth blouse (1750) Star blouse (825) Earth robes (1850) Star robes (5000) Earth gown (1850) Star gown (5000) Earth mantle (750) Star mantle (750) Earth drapery (750) Star drapery (750) Sunrise fan 4000000 durability S: 1m2 L: 1m2 Armor: -3 Will: -2 Healing: 5 Protection: 5 Strength: 50 Peasant level 99 Unrepairable Seasons fan 6000000 durability S: 1m2 L: 1m2 Armor: -6 Will: -3 Healing: 7 Protection: 7 Strength: 50 Peasant level Il san Unrepairable Dragon fan 8000000 durability S: 1m2 L: 1m2 Armor: -9 Healing: 9 Protection: 9 Strength: 50 Peasant level Ee san Unrepairable ******************** *D. Jewelling items* ******************** Small amber ring 1000 durability Armor: -5 Might: 1 Will: 1 Grade: 1 Peasant level 11 Medium amber ring 1500 durability Armor: -6 Might: 1 Will: 1 Grace: 1 Healing: 1 Protection: 1 Peasant level 31 Large amber ring 2600 durability Armor: -7 Might: 2 Will: 2 Grace: 2 Healing: 1 Protection: 1 Peasant level 51 Medium ju jak ring 2400 durability Armor: -6 Mana: 300 Might: 1 Will: 1 Grace: 1 Healing: 1 Protection: 1 Peasant level 31 *************** *E. Food items* *************** Sell food at the Chongun Kitchen. Grilled beef (30) - Restores 800 vitality Fried egg (NA) - Restores 100 vitality Roast chicken (100) - Restores 1000 vitality Boiled fish (50) - Restores 1600 vitality Broiled meat (NA) - Restores 900 vitality Noodles (NA) - Restores 100 vitality Flour (NA) - Inedible +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 9. Needed information, resources, and acknowledgements +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ What this needs: - Any specifics that are known for any craft, esp. manufacturing ones - Amount of wood needed for each kind of blade in carpentry - Required skill level for each type of thing in smithing, smelting, and carpentry - Items needed to powder a yellow amber - Everything about armor smithing - Chart corrections or additions To contribute or correct, email salculd@cox.net with the subject "Nexus Crafting Information." Further resources: http://www.nexustk.com Nexon's official NexusTK page. Download the game here. http://www.nexusatlas.com Nexus Atlas, the best source for up-to-date information out there. http://www.nexustk.info Nexus Info isn't updated as often as NA, but is still a good resource. http://www.geocities.com/koguryoarmy/ Join the KRA. This isn't a requirement for crafting well so much as it is a good idea. http://www.sunmoonsect.com The webpage of one of the original Nexus clans. Also has some good in-game information. http://www.nexusforums.com The most active Nexus Forums out there. Ask a question, get an answer. http://www.livejournal.com/users/nexus_tk/ The Nexus Livejournal community, moderated by me. Acknowledgements: Nexon USA (www.nexon.net) - For licensing this game and employing Kevin, the best account support guy ever. Nexus Atlas (www.nexusatlas.com) - Stats on most of the smithed/carpentered items and sell prices for the tailored items (except for the star gown/robes, which I know are wrong) Nexus Info (www.nexustk.info) - I got most of the coordinates from there when I was too lazy to go check them myself. Also charts and vitality restored from food. Gull's posts on the Mage Tutor Board - Information about mental skills and some charts. LocoSam - For being the first to forge and explain the titanium blade. Also much information about mining. Leafe - For Sunrise Fan stats. Enemyofall and DrPepperMage - For Seasons Fan and Dragon Fan stats. Gildenstar - For the explanation of crafting tables. Tojalak - For the fishing chart. Novatius - Several charts, most notably alchemy. HalfBee - For forging the first Fire blade. Boopymon - For stats on the Polearm. Gildenstar - For Fire blade stats. Lafer - For special attributes of the Polearms. Silks - For Heavy polearm stats. Anabolica - For Military polearm stats. Vano - For Black Potion's effect. SilentS - Several corrections, esp. to woodcutting, gemcutting, and fishing. Daehann - For a ton of woodcutting information/charts xShadex - For pointing out that bird meat is attainable again. RinoaShadow - For being the most goodest poet wife. CJayC - For hosting this FAQ on his excellent website. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10. Contact information +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contributions, comments, or flames? Here's where to send them: Email: salculd@cox.net (subject: "Nexus Crafting Information") ICQ: 20625911 AIM: SalculdX NexusTK: Minaev (please n-mail rather than whisper) It would be advisable not to send the flames over Nexus due to cursing laws. Sites this FAQ may appear on: http://www.gamefaqs.com Please ask for permission before reposting it anywhere else. FAQ (C) 2003 A.E. Isthill This FAQ may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. Nexus and all of its intellectual property is (C) Nexon Inc.
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