¶ The Bare Basics: A Guide to Crafting
There are two main ways to look at Crafting in Vanderlin. The actual crafting skill and it's associated items and the act of crafting. This guide will cover both. To start, let's talk about the act of crafting itself. How does it work? What determines what you can and can't craft?
¶ How Does Crafting Work?
Crafting is currently done in Vanderlin through two main methods: menu crafting and slap-crafting. Menu crafting is the older one of the two and originally the only form the codebase has. The dev team is currently working on turning almost all crafting into slap-crafting.
Smithing currently functions differently from crafting. This guide's information does not apply to it.
¶ Menu Crafting!
In order to menu craft, find the CRAFT button on your UI. Click it. Select a subcategory. Within that subcategory, there are recipes. If you have the materials and/or tools to craft that recipe within one tile of you or in your hand, it'll show up! Click it and it'll craft.
You can repeat the last menu craft you performed by RIGHT CLICKING the CRAFT button. You can mass-craft stone knives, sewing needles, cloth, or even walls with this method!
¶ Slap-Crafting!
Slap-crafting is slightly different. As the name implies, you "slap" items together. The easiest way to test this yourself is to get two sticks! With one stick in hand, RIGHT CLICK on another stick either in your hand or on the ground! This will SLAP-CRAFT them into a bundle! RIGHT CLICK on the bundle again to take it apart!
Slap-crafting can also be drastically more complex, especially with furniture. Once you've started a slap-crafting recipe, you can always EXAMINE the incomplete recipe to see what you need to do next! If you decide you no longer want to complete the recipe, just RIGHT CLICK it to take it apart!
To get a list of slap-crafting recipes, you must find RELEVANT BOOKS. You can check around your job site if you have one, or visit the Archivist and ask them to make you one on the printing press! The wonders of technology...
¶ I Failed to Craft? // I Lack the Skills?
Still: there's more to it! You may notice that you have a crafting chance, or may "lack the skills" to craft an item. The next section of this article will discuss how crafting chance works and what "skill" you need for any given item.
¶ Can I Craft It?
Unfortunately, what you can and cant craft isn't as simple as looking at a number on a chart. There's a math equation involved. To start, all crafting recipes have at least a 25% crafting chance. All skills are actually just a percentile boost added to your crafting chance. Similarly, all "crafting difficulties" are a penalty subtracted from your crafting chance. Intelligence above ten also gives bonuses to crafting.
If this formula determines you have at least a 1% chance craft the item, you'll be able to try! If not, the chatbox will inform you that you "lack the skills."
Further, the formula will actually "CLAMP" itself. If you've been determined to be able to craft it, you will then never go below a 5% chance to do so successfully. Similarly, you cannot go above 99%.
¶ The Actual Formula!
This article uses skill level numbers instead of names for ease of calculation. A chart has been provided for easy conversion.
| WEAK | 1 |
| AVERAGE | 2 |
| SKILLED | 3 |
| EXPERT | 4 |
| MASTER | 5 |
| LEGENDARY | 6 |
If your intelligence is greater than ten...
25 - (25 * CRAFT_DIFF) + (25 * SKILL_LEVEL) + ((STAINT-10) * 2)
If it's less than ten...
25 - (25 * CRAFT_DIFF) + (25 * SKILL_LEVEL)
For example: if you have a crafting skill of 2 and the difficulty is 1:
25 - 25 + 50 -> 50%
As a rule of thumb, if your skill level is equal to the crafting difficulty of what you're trying to craft, you should have around a 25% chance to craft it, possibly more depending on your intelligence. Higher intelligence may let you craft items above your skill level, even. However, there's still a little more to crafting chance...
¶ CRITICAL FAIL: PLAYER'S BANE
By default, all recipes have a 1% chance to CRITICALLY FAIL. If you critically fail on a menu crafting recipe, it'll just interrupt your craft-loop and you must start again. If you critically fail on a slap-crafting recipe, you'll lose your materials. In other words, unlike smithing, it's not fatal, though the chance is ever-present...
...unless your FORTUNE stat is above 10! If you have above ten in fortune, you cannot critically fail!
If your stat is below ten, however, your chance increases. Your critical failure chance is equal to 10-FORTUNE. Unfortunately for you, fortune is a hidden stat, so you'll have to just guess. I hope you're not a Tiefling Gravetender!
With all of this in mind, here's all basic crafting recipes! If you're looking for Carpentry, Sewing, Weaving, or other craft-specific recipes, look at their respective wiki pages.
¶ BASIC CRAFTING RECIPES
Use your web browser's search function to find whichever recipe you're looking for!
¶ Composter
 Composter |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wood Thresher
| Wood Thresher |
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Rope x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Military Flail
| Military Flail |
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Iron Ingot x 1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Swampweed Zig
| Swampweed Zig |
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Paper x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Sewing Needle
| Sewing Needle |
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Fibers x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Dart
| Dart |
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Tree Stick x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Blowgun
| Blowgun |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Cloth Sash
| Cloth Sash |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Untie Cloth Sash
| Untie Cloth Sash |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Rope Belt
| Rope Belt |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Untie Rope Belt
| Untie Rope Belt |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Rope
| Rope |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Torch
| Torch |
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Fibers x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Candle (x2)
| Candle (x2) |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Stone Axe
| Stone Axe |
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Stone x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Stone Knife
| Stone Knife |
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Stone x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Stone Spear
| Stone Spear |
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Stone x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wood Club
| Wood Club |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wood Staff
| Wood Staff |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Spoon
| Wooden Spoon |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Rollingpin
| Wooden Rolling pin |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Bucket
| Wooden Bucket |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Bowls (x3)
| Wooden Bowls (x3) |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Cups (x3)
| Wooden Cups (x3) |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Trays (x2)
| Wooden Trays (x2) |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Stone Pot
| Stone Pot |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Stone Mortar
| Stone Mortar |
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Hunting Knife x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Bait
| Bait |
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Wheat x2 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Sweetbait (Apple)
| Sweetbait (Apple) |
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Apple x2 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Sweetbait (Berry)
| Sweetbait (Berry) |
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Jacksberry x2 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Bloodbait
| Bloodbait |
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Meat x2 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wood Platters (x2)
| Wood Platters (x2) |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wood Pipe
| Wood Pipe |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Fishing Rod
| Fishing Rod |
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Fibers x2 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wood Spade
| Wood Spade |
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Small Stick x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Broom
| Broom |
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Small Stick x4 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Basket (Wicker)
| Basket (Wicker) |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Mantrap
| Mantrap |
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Fibers x1 Rope x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Stone Arrow
| Stone Arrow |
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Stone x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Stone Arrow (x5)
| Stone Arrow (x5) |
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Stone x5 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Poison Arrow
| Poison Arrow |
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Poison Jackberry x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Poison Arrow (Potent)
| Poison Arrow (Potent) |
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5u Strong Poison |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Poison Bolt
| Poison Bolt |
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Poison Jackberry x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Poison Bolt (Potent)
| Poison Bolt (Potent) |
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5u Strong Poison |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wickercloak
| Wickercloak |
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Stick x5 Fibers x3 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Ear Necklace
| Ear Necklace |
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Rope x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Elf Ear Necklace
| Elf Ear Necklace |
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Rope x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Bogcowl
| Bogcowl |
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Stick x3 Fibers x2 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Skull Mask
| Skull Mask |
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Fibers x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Bone Spear
| Bone Spear |
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Bone x2 Fibers x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Bone Axe
| Bone Axe |
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Bone x2 Fibers x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Upgrade Cog
| Upgrade Cog |
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Stone x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Advanced Upgrade Cog
| Advanced Upgrade Cog |
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Upgrade Cog x1 Iron Ingot x1 |
1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Mallet
| Wooden Mallet |
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| 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |