Crafting without the guesswork¶
Press C anywhere to open Crafting, or choose M → Equipment → Craft supplies. Choose Supplies or Materials. A recipe shows what you carry and one useful next step. You do not need a workshop, sawmill, town or crafting station.
Gather at the gold exclamation mark¶
The floating gold !, resource name and ground ring mark the actual gathering spot. Walk there and press G. Hit Space, click the circle or press A on a controller when the pointer reaches the bright arc. A successful strike earns the displayed material. A miss gives nothing.
Choose Gather again to start another attempt immediately. There is no resource depletion or gathering cooldown. Other players can gather at the same spot. Each attempt still needs its own successful strike; holding a button does not grant materials.
Higher-frontier resources have faster circles and smaller sweet spots. Starter recipes stay approachable as the campaign advances. Hostile, isolated or contested territory must be secured before its resources can be gathered.
Reedwatch to Ironroot¶
- Clear Reedwatch's defenders and hold G at the signal brazier. Reedwatch costs no materials.
- Follow the ! above Reedwatch heartwood and complete one gathering strike for four heartwood.
- Stay there, or move somewhere else. Press C → Saw timber. Each successful strike consumes two heartwood and makes one plank.
- Make two timber planks, then take them to Ironroot before clearing the defenders and restoring its winch.
If you already carry the required planks, you can advance immediately. Gathering and preparation guidance checks your actual inventory. There is no need to repeat a completed preparation step.
Supplies for later captures¶
A field supply pack takes one timber plank and one Silverleaf. Each plank takes two heartwood. The holding you just captured supplies every raw material for the next capture. You do not need to return to Greyfen or enter the next enemy camp to prepare.
| Prepare for | Gather in the previous captured holding | Craft with C anywhere |
|---|---|---|
| Ironroot Quarry | Reedwatch heartwood: 4 heartwood | 2 timber planks |
| Fenline Fortress | Ironroot sawmill timber: 4 heartwood; Ironroot Silverleaf beds: 2 Silverleaf | 2 timber planks, then 2 field supply packs |
| Mirewatch Landing | Fortress timber stores: 4 heartwood; Fortress Silverleaf garden: 2 Silverleaf | 2 timber planks, then 2 field supply packs |
| Blackwater Sluice | Mirewatch timber stores: 6 heartwood | 3 timber planks |
| The Sunken Bell | Sluice mill timber: 6 heartwood; Sluice Silverleaf beds: 3 Silverleaf | 3 timber planks, then 3 field supply packs |
The gold ! guide follows the next missing material as your pack changes. Ironroot's sawmill supplies heartwood; you can saw it into planks from C wherever you stand. Each holding's special ore or resin remains an additional resource, not a substitute for the timber and herbs in a supply pack. Mirewatch's Moonlit silverleaf unlocks only after Mirewatch is captured and connected.
Crafting, sawing, refining, brewing and assembly all use the timing challenge. A missed or interrupted attempt spends no ingredients. Stay still during the short strike; taking damage interrupts it. Recipe territory unlocks and material costs still apply.
Full-game features¶
Custom weapon and armour crafting, changing crafted equipment, banking, equipment wear and gear repairs are reserved for the larger MMO. Chapter One gives you all four weapons and field gear that advances with shared victories. Gear does not wear out here. Existing saved gear and stored items are preserved; previously banked items can still be retrieved in Greyfen.
The once-per-frontier free kit is still collected in Greyfen. Kit collection is separate from crafting. See the full-game roadmap.
Your next territory, on screen¶
The play-view objective shows Gather → Craft → Capture and exact counters such as 0 / 4 Heartwood. It credits refined supplies already in your pack before asking for more raw ingredients. Follow its direction arrow to the named resource and the gold ! at the actual gathering spot.
Once the materials are ready, it tells you the next recipe. Press C, or View on an Xbox controller, to craft it where you are. No crafting bench is required. The capture-supply counter updates after each successful recipe, then the objective sends you to the next battle.