Crafting Weapons. How?? - Guild Wars Forums

DTdude · Jun 24, 2005, 06:30 PM // 18:30

Guys. I heard people say that gathering hilts, grips, strings enable you to craft/upgrade your own weapon. I also heard that storm bow can be created from grip + string. My main character at the moment is an Ele/Mo. What do I need to create a powerful staff/wand of some sort? Or upgrade my current weapon? What's needed? I'm pretty sure I can't use hilts, grips to make wands.

Also, I've identified a few sword of fortitude....something fortitude...the list goes on. Each of these items have the 'hilt UNLOCKED' window pop up after I've identified it. Would someone be so kind to explain to me these fortitude items, weapon parts, upgrading?

I mean crafting by yourself, not by those armor, weapon npcs found in town.

Any help/suggestions/recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

salatious · Jun 24, 2005, 06:37 PM // 18:37

later in the game (not sure where your at right now) you will get expert extraction kits) this will allow you to use them on weapons that you have to remove the bonus items on the weapons and then you can use them on other weapons. This is self crafting.

Celdor Nailo · Jun 24, 2005, 06:45 PM // 18:45

and don't get frustrated when using expert salvage kits - there is no gaurantee that you will get a rune from an item when you salvage it. it's random.

Shin Lail · Jun 24, 2005, 07:18 PM // 19:18

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Originally Posted by Celdor Nailo

and don't get frustrated when using expert salvage kits - there is no gaurantee that you will get a rune from an item when you salvage it. it's random.

Actually thats not true anymore. The update two wed ago fixed it so you will always salvage a rune the first time from drops. Upgrades can still fail and trying to get a rune out of your own armor will still fail though.

crazy diamond · Jun 24, 2005, 08:04 PM // 20:04

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Originally Posted by DTdude

I also heard that storm bow can be created from grip + string.

Whoever told you that is a liar and should be shot. You don't make weapons, you upgrade them.

salatious · Jun 24, 2005, 08:14 PM // 20:14

actually if you think about it you are crafting them.. you as a toon are placing a new string on your bow so that woudl be crafting them.. now if you had to take it to a weaponsmith to have it made then you would be taken it to be upgraded

so its not really a lie to a roleplayer

crazy diamond · Jun 24, 2005, 09:44 PM // 21:44

Semantics. Craft all you want, you're never going to pull out a Storm Bow out of a string and grip alone.

DTdude · Jun 26, 2005, 12:24 AM // 00:24

thanks a lot guys. I'm at dunes right now. Am i getting close to the place with the expert extraction kit?

Kaiwyn · Jun 26, 2005, 01:56 AM // 01:56

I got my Expert Salvage kit in Old Ascalon from a merchant. You are at Dunes? Check out your merchants!

DTdude · Jun 26, 2005, 02:14 AM // 02:14

Hmm...extraction=salvage right? I know they mean the same thing, but I thought it's another item which differs from salvage in a way?

I thought expert salvage kit has a higher chance of salvaging runes from items. Other than that, it has nothing to do with upgrading items.

Correct me if I'm wrong, if I see 'hilt unlocked' or 'grip unlocked', does that mean I can salvage that 'grip' or 'hilt' from the item? Then I can use that grip to upgrade another weapon?

Jelloblimp · Jun 26, 2005, 02:33 AM // 02:33

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Originally Posted by Kaiwyn

I got my Expert Salvage kit in Old Ascalon from a merchant. You are at Dunes? Check out your merchants!

Nay, expert salvage kit is sardelac as earliest. Also no way that person could mean Dunes of Despair & not notice what merchants have.

To OP avoid buying weapons from [weapon]-npc:s because they are overpriced & not very good (with some exceptions).

FloridaFringe · Jun 26, 2005, 04:00 AM // 04:00

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Originally Posted by Jelloblimp

Nay, expert salvage kit is sardelac as earliest. Also no way that person could mean Dunes of Despair & not notice what merchants have.

To OP avoid buying weapons from [weapon]-npc:s because they are overpriced & not very good (with some exceptions).

While there isn't a merchant in Old Ascalon that sells ESKs there is one in The Great Northern Wall, which is sooner than Sardelac.

Cadmann · Jun 26, 2005, 04:25 AM // 04:25

Okay, yes when you see "hilt unlocked" or some other upgrade piece, then you can take an Expert Salvage kit and salvage the upgrade from the weapon (the weapon is destroyed, but you get the upgrade item).

To use the upgrade item, you double click the upgrade and then click the weapon you want to use it on. Of course, upgrade items only apply to the correct type of weapon (if the upgrade came from an axe, then it can only be used on another axe).

This is also true of staffs (but not wands). Staffs have "wraps" that can be salvaged from one staff and applied as an upgrade to another. Wands do not have this feature I'm pretty sure.

You should have been able to buy an Expert Salvage kit for 400g at the very first vendor you met post-sear.

Use the Expert Salvage kit on *at least* all blue/purple items. If used on blue/purple armor dropped from dead baddies, the Expert Salvage kit will yield Runes that can be applied to your own Armor.

Runes have their own set of rules (i.e. runes of same type do not stack -- minor, major, superior rune of X, if you use three, you only get benefit of one of them). There are pages about all this stuff here on Guru, as well as using the Search button in a forum will yield tons of info.

G'luck,

Cadmann

FloridaFringe · Jun 26, 2005, 05:11 AM // 05:11

You should have been able to buy an Expert Salvage kit for 400g at the very first vendor you met post-sear."

If you mean the first merchant you come across, which is in Ascalon City, then please verify because this is not the case for my characters.

Cadmann · Jun 27, 2005, 01:52 AM // 01:52

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Originally Posted by FloridaFringe

You should have been able to buy an Expert Salvage kit for 400g at the very first vendor you met post-sear."

If you mean the first merchant you come across, which is in Ascalon City, then please verify because this is not the case for my characters.

My bad, you are right. Expert Salvage Kit is available at Sardelac Sanitarium, which is probably the closest post-sear merchant.

Thanks,

Cadmann

FloridaFringe · Jun 27, 2005, 01:59 AM // 01:59

Actually, please read my post just above yours for more info on ESKs.

Jun 24, 2005, 06:30 PM // 18:30	#1
DTdude Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada Guild: Locust Sword Profession: E/Mo	Crafting Weapons. How?? Guys. I heard people say that gathering hilts, grips, strings enable you to craft/upgrade your own weapon. I also heard that storm bow can be created from grip + string. My main character at the moment is an Ele/Mo. What do I need to create a powerful staff/wand of some sort? Or upgrade my current weapon? What's needed? I'm pretty sure I can't use hilts, grips to make wands. Also, I've identified a few sword of fortitude....something fortitude...the list goes on. Each of these items have the 'hilt UNLOCKED' window pop up after I've identified it. Would someone be so kind to explain to me these fortitude items, weapon parts, upgrading? I mean crafting by yourself, not by those armor, weapon npcs found in town. Any help/suggestions/recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Jun 24, 2005, 06:37 PM // 18:37	#2
salatious Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Richmond, Va Guild: Looking for a better Guild Profession: E/Mo	later in the game (not sure where your at right now) you will get expert extraction kits) this will allow you to use them on weapons that you have to remove the bonus items on the weapons and then you can use them on other weapons. This is self crafting.

Jun 24, 2005, 06:45 PM // 18:45	#3
Celdor Nailo Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Profession: Mo/E	and don't get frustrated when using expert salvage kits - there is no gaurantee that you will get a rune from an item when you salvage it. it's random.

Jun 24, 2005, 08:14 PM // 20:14	#6
salatious Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Richmond, Va Guild: Looking for a better Guild Profession: E/Mo	actually if you think about it you are crafting them.. you as a toon are placing a new string on your bow so that woudl be crafting them.. now if you had to take it to a weaponsmith to have it made then you would be taken it to be upgraded so its not really a lie to a roleplayer

Jun 24, 2005, 09:44 PM // 21:44	#7
crazy diamond Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2005	Semantics. Craft all you want, you're never going to pull out a Storm Bow out of a string and grip alone.

Jun 26, 2005, 12:24 AM // 00:24	#8
DTdude Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada Guild: Locust Sword Profession: E/Mo	thanks a lot guys. I'm at dunes right now. Am i getting close to the place with the expert extraction kit?

Jun 26, 2005, 01:56 AM // 01:56	#9
Kaiwyn Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BC Canada	I got my Expert Salvage kit in Old Ascalon from a merchant. You are at Dunes? Check out your merchants!

Jun 26, 2005, 02:14 AM // 02:14	#10
DTdude Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada Guild: Locust Sword Profession: E/Mo	Hmm...extraction=salvage right? I know they mean the same thing, but I thought it's another item which differs from salvage in a way? I thought expert salvage kit has a higher chance of salvaging runes from items. Other than that, it has nothing to do with upgrading items. Correct me if I'm wrong, if I see 'hilt unlocked' or 'grip unlocked', does that mean I can salvage that 'grip' or 'hilt' from the item? Then I can use that grip to upgrade another weapon?

Jun 26, 2005, 04:25 AM // 04:25	#13
Cadmann Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005	Okay, yes when you see "hilt unlocked" or some other upgrade piece, then you can take an Expert Salvage kit and salvage the upgrade from the weapon (the weapon is destroyed, but you get the upgrade item). To use the upgrade item, you double click the upgrade and then click the weapon you want to use it on. Of course, upgrade items only apply to the correct type of weapon (if the upgrade came from an axe, then it can only be used on another axe). This is also true of staffs (but not wands). Staffs have "wraps" that can be salvaged from one staff and applied as an upgrade to another. Wands do not have this feature I'm pretty sure. You should have been able to buy an Expert Salvage kit for 400g at the very first vendor you met post-sear. Use the Expert Salvage kit on at least all blue/purple items. If used on blue/purple armor dropped from dead baddies, the Expert Salvage kit will yield Runes that can be applied to your own Armor. Runes have their own set of rules (i.e. runes of same type do not stack -- minor, major, superior rune of X, if you use three, you only get benefit of one of them). There are pages about all this stuff here on Guru, as well as using the Search button in a forum will yield tons of info. G'luck, Cadmann

Jun 26, 2005, 05:11 AM // 05:11	#14
FloridaFringe Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale Profession: W/E	You should have been able to buy an Expert Salvage kit for 400g at the very first vendor you met post-sear." If you mean the first merchant you come across, which is in Ascalon City, then please verify because this is not the case for my characters.

Jun 27, 2005, 01:59 AM // 01:59	#16
FloridaFringe Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale Profession: W/E	Actually, please read my post just above yours for more info on ESKs.