Pax Dei want to offer compelling gameplay on every part of the game and crafting and gathering is a major part of the game and economy so there will be plenty of things to discover, tinker with, and create.
Crafting and Gathering Explained
Some item crafting is action/skill based while other crafting is time/process based and in real-world time. Skills and facilities can affect and modify all of the related variables such as time, success rate, and variable outcome.
Crafting recipe unlocks rely on the materials you pick up or items you craft, and recently added levels where recipes will unlock for you. This helps in a way as you are able to see all the recipes and plan how you want to proceed with leveling up and the amount of resources required.
Crafting relies a lot on Gathering as a basis. For example, you will go out and chop down a tree which will give you sapwood. With this sapwood, you can either refine it with Carpentry to be used to build a house or furniture for your house, OR you can use it to put into the Charcoal Kiln and make charcoal for smelting ingots among other things.
The depth of the crafting makes it very hard to master every crafting skill in Pax Dei. The best way to go about it is to pick one or two that you like and focus primarily on them while passively leveling the others up as you get time.
Gathering
Gathering in the game is similar to what you see in most survival games. In fact it bears quite a resemblance to New World’s gathering mechanics. Gathering does not require you to level up skills except for mining and woodcutting. Leveling these up allows you to mine ore nodes faster and cut trees down quicker as well as get more resources from it.
As simple as gathering sounds there are limitations and dangers to it. An example would be gathering mushrooms. Pax Dei has a big variety of mushrooms that you can collect, with each one serving a purpose in cooking or alchemy. Some mushrooms you are able to eat after picking them up and they will give you increased health and stamina. Other mushrooms though can cause a negative effect and reduce your stamina and health for a certain period of time.
Tools also play an important role in gathering. You won’t be able to make a Stone Axe and go and cut down the biggest tree you see. You will need to start off chopping down the smallest trees with your stone axe. Then once you are able to craft an Iron Axe you can go to slightly bigger trees. Once you get to Wrought Iron Axes and Steel Axes you are able to cut down the biggest trees and get the most resources from them as well.
The above goes for pickaxes as well. Stone Pickaxe is your starting pickaxe which will let you mine anything the Heartlands except Granite nodes. Once you have an Iron Pickaxe you can go mine some Copper, Tin, Iron Ore, Granite, and Limestone. The Iron Ore will allow you to smelt Wrought Iron Ingots which will let you make Wrought Iron Pickaxe. This and a Steel Pickaxe are your best pickaxes to use and will reward you with the most resources when mining ore nodes.
Food
Food will play a major part in your Pax Dei adventure. Food and drink in Pax Dei will be something you need to pay attention to regularly. It is not super important but becomes very useful as it gives you more stamina and health. As you are able to craft better foods and drinks the higher your stamina and health will be. This helps a lot when crafting and gathering in Pax Dei as you will not need to stop a lot to regain stamina while gathering.
- Food & Drink will be made and traded by players.
- Potatoes are in the game.
Repairing
Everything is Player made and everything will need to be repaired by players. All gear, tools, and weapons have durability and will need to be repaired the more they are used. This means that you will need to make sure that you have repaired your tools and gear before going out on a gathering run.
You need to remember that the higher tier your tools, weapons, and gear are the higher the crafting station is needed to repair it. You will eventually need to make a new piece as each item will run out of durability eventually meaning it will no longer repair and just break.
There is no “best gear” that is the most effective in all activities in the game. There’s no plate armor set that allows you to be a master alchemist. Also in combat, it’s not as simple as getting the highest-tier gear and being able to beat every encounter as effectively.
You need to know what’s your best option for different encounters and playstyles and even mid or lower-tier items have their use and the value loss is more easily manageable on them depending on what you’re doing. No point in causing wear and tear on your highest-tier PvE dungeon gear when hunting boars.
Crafting and Gathering in Pax Dei is probably the most important part of the game currently and will play a huge role in the Markets and the development of towns and cities within the game. With the help of our Pax Dei Resource List Crafting and Gathering will be a breeze for you!
This article will be updated as the game develops during Early Access. Join our Discord Server and let us know of anything you might have discovered while exploring Pax Dei.
