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Forge ​

In Development

Forging Lessons are still in development and everything on this page is subject to change. It's possible the feature won't arrive at all.

We're sharing this early for fairness. Lessons could have a big effect on the material market, and we don't want alpha testers to have an advantage just because they saw it first.

The Forge is where equipment is made. Weapons, armour and tools all start life here. You bring the materials, and your character turns them into gear that you can use, sell or trade.

You level Forge by working at the Forge. It also trains your Strength.

There are two ways to train at the Forge. You can craft items, or you can take Forging Lessons. You'll find both as tabs at the top of the Forge page.

Crafting Items ​

Crafting is how you make equipment. Pick an item, choose how many you want, and your character gets to work. Each item takes a little time to forge. When it's done, it goes into your inventory and you earn Forge and Strength experience.

Every item needs materials. These usually include Metal Bars, Logs and crafting materials dropped by enemies in battle. The higher the level of the item, the rarer the materials it asks for.

Recipes ​

Lower level equipment can be crafted by anyone with the right Forge level and materials.

Higher level equipment needs a recipe. Recipes drop from dungeons, and the rarest ones are very hard to find. Using a recipe teaches it to you and gives you uses of that recipe. Each craft uses one of them up.

TIP

Recipes can be traded, so you don't need to run dungeons yourself. You can buy them from other players on the Market.

Rare Crafts ​

Legendary and mythic items take much longer to forge, often hours, but they reward a huge amount of experience in one go. The rarer the recipe, the bigger the reward.

Cancelling ​

You can cancel crafting at any time. You keep every item that has already been finished. The materials for anything not yet finished are returned to your inventory.

Forging Lessons ​

Forging Lessons let you train your Forge skill without making anything. You practise on spare materials and earn experience instead of equipment.

Lessons are the simplest way to level Forge. There are no recipes to hunt for and no pile of unwanted equipment at the end.

How It Works ​

On the Lessons tab, press Start Training and choose the materials you'd like to practise with. You can add them one at a time or add everything you have.

The game then plans the lesson for you. Before you start, it shows you a summary.

  • Which materials will be used, and how many of each.
  • How much Forge and Strength experience you'll earn.
  • How long the lesson will take.
  • What level you'll reach by the end.

Confirm, and your character starts training. Experience is paid out steadily while the lesson runs.

INFO

A lesson only uses what fits into your idle time. Anything it doesn't need stays in your inventory.

Which Materials Work ​

Lessons accept most of the materials you'd use at the Forge.

  • Ores
  • Metal Bars
  • Logs
  • Crafting materials dropped by enemies

Fish, legendary materials and mythic materials can't be used.

Each material gives a different amount of experience. Harder to get materials give more. Smelted bars are worth a little more than the ore they came from, and battle drops get a small bonus.

What Gets Used First ​

You don't need to worry about picking the perfect mix. If you add more than the lesson needs, it uses the materials that give the best experience for their price first. Your valuable materials are saved for last.

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Locked items are never used in a lesson. If there's something you want to keep, lock it first.

Getting Better ​

Your Forge level matters. The higher it is, the more experience you get from the same materials, and the more you earn per hour.

Effects that boost your Forge experience or efficiency work on lessons too. For example, the Blacksmith class gives you more experience and faster lessons.

Stopping Early ​

You can stop a lesson at any time. You keep all the experience earned so far. The material being worked on at that moment is used up, and everything that hadn't been started yet goes back to your inventory.

INFO

Returned materials always come back, even if your inventory is full.

Lessons or Crafting? ​

Both train the same Forge skill, so it's up to you.

  • Lessons are the simplest way to train. They use up spare materials and leave nothing behind.
  • Crafting makes equipment you can use or sell. Rare recipes give the biggest experience reward of any single craft.

A good rhythm is to train with lessons and craft when you actually want an item.

WARNING

Only crafting counts towards Forge tasks in your campaign. Lessons don't progress them.

Training Together ​

The Forge scene shows other players working at the Forge in your location. That includes everyone crafting and everyone taking lessons. Tap or click a player to see what they're working on.