Improving Guide - Revision history

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2026-07-12T11:09:12Z

Hints and Tips

2026-07-12T11:08:48Z

Hints and Tips

2025-04-05T14:06:15Z

added sweet spot imping guide

2023-02-03T21:53:00Z

Added a note about skill and tool QL when improving.

2021-02-02T15:30:36Z

2020-09-12T22:00:44Z

Hints and Tips: removed being able to buy a pelt from a trader, as they do not function this way any longer.

2019-12-12T19:46:38Z

Hints and tips: clarification

2019-09-20T18:35:55Z

Fixing links

2019-09-15T16:23:43Z

2016-04-04T11:26:44Z

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 ==Hints and Tips==
 *It is a good idea to concentrate on certain items for certain skills such as a [[Statue]] for [[Masonry]] or a [[Wooden post fence]] for Carpentry
-*[[Wooden fences]] and walls can be improved with planks.
+*[[Wooden post fences]] and walls can be improved with planks.
 *You must use a higher ql item to improve an item. You can not improve a 20ql mallet with a 1ql [[log]].
 *Fences can be improved with out having to repair them.
 *Only raw materials must have a greater ql than the item your are repairing, tools do not need to be higher ql.
 *Ask fellow players for a spare pelt when starting out. Be nice!

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 ==Hints and Tips==
-*It is a good idea to concentrate on certain items for certain skills such as a [[Statue]] for [[Masonry]] or a [[Wooden fence]] for Carpentry
+*It is a good idea to concentrate on certain items for certain skills such as a [[Statue]] for [[Masonry]] or a [[Wooden post fence]] for Carpentry
 *[[Wooden fences]] and walls can be improved with planks.
 *You must use a higher ql item to improve an item. You can not improve a 20ql mallet with a 1ql [[log]].

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 Usually when improving something, your skill will raise faster than with item creation.
-It is a good idea to concentrate on certain items for certain skills such as a [[Statue]] for [[Masonry]] or a [[Wooden fence]] for Carpentry
+==Improving for Skill==
 [[Category:Guides]]
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 ==Hints and Tips==
 *[[Wooden fences]] and walls can be improved with planks.
 *You must use a higher ql item to improve an item. You can not improve a 20ql mallet with a 1ql [[log]].

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	*Your skill (and equipment) affects the maximum quality you can reach - don't try to push it too far!		*Your skill (and equipment) affects the maximum quality you can reach - don't try to push it too far!
		+	**While you are able to improve things higher than the quality of your tools and your skill level, pushing it more than 5-10 beyond them can take quite some time.

	*Improving takes time, make sure you have enough food & water for how long you intend to improve.		*Improving takes time, make sure you have enough food & water for how long you intend to improve.

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 Usually when improving something, your skill will raise faster than with item creation.
-It is a good idea to concentrate on certain items for certain skills such as a [[Statue]] for [[Masonry]] or a [[Wooden Fence]] for Carpentry
+It is a good idea to concentrate on certain items for certain skills such as a [[Statue]] for [[Masonry]] or a [[Wooden fence]] for Carpentry
 [[Category:Guides]]

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	*Only raw materials must have a greater ql than the item your are repairing, tools do not need to be higher ql.		*Only raw materials must have a greater ql than the item your are repairing, tools do not need to be higher ql.
	*Ask fellow players for a spare pelt when starting out. Be nice!		*Ask fellow players for a spare pelt when starting out. Be nice!
−	*You may be able to trade with a trader for a pelt, if someone else has sold one. Spindles and pottery jars can be useful to barter, and traders are generally found in starter towns.

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	*Improving takes time, make sure you have enough food & water for how long you intend to improve.		*Improving takes time, make sure you have enough food & water for how long you intend to improve.
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		+	*Improving metal items (tools, weapons, shields etc) require the item you intend to improve to be glowing hot - Keep the item in the forge while improving.

	==How to improve==		==How to improve==

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 *[[Mallet]]
 *[[Log]]
-*[[Carving Knife]]
+*[[Carving knife]]
-*[[File|Iron File]]*
+*[[File|Iron file]]*
-*[[Rock Shards]]
+*[[Rock shards]]
-*[[Iron Stone Chisel]]*
+*[[Iron stone chisel]]*
 *[[Lump]]*
 *[[Pelt]]*
-*[[Iron Hammer]]*
+*[[Iron hammer]]*
 *[[Whetstone]]*
 *[[Water]]

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	==General==		==General==
	Improving is the ability to increase an item's [[quality]] on success. However on failure you will damage the item and you must then [[Repairing\|repair]] it to continue improving. The quality increases by small amounts with each success or decreases when you repair after damaging the item. As the item's [[quality]] reaches the maximum you are able to produce (based on skill and equipment) you will begin to fail more often than succeed.		Improving is the ability to increase an item's [[quality]] on success. However on failure you will damage the item and you must then [[Repairing\|repair]] it to continue improving. The quality increases by small amounts with each success or decreases when you repair after damaging the item. As the item's [[quality]] reaches the maximum you are able to produce (based on skill and equipment) you will begin to fail more often than succeed.

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 *Look at the improvement column in your inventory to quickly see what you need to do next
-*Always use tools or items that are a higher quality than the item you want to improve.
+*Always use raw materials that are a higher quality than the item you want to improve.
-*If you start to fail a lot, and are losing quality, it is usually a good idea to stop and maybe try later with better tools and/or higher skill.
+*If you start to fail a lot, and are losing quality, it is usually a good idea to stop and maybe try later with better quality tools and/or higher skill.
 *Your skill (and equipment) affects the maximum quality you can reach - don't try to push it too far!