Crafting Has Become Hell

[Llewellyn Jones RN]

OK last night I completed my first days farming of my live oak farms 5 farms 144 live oak logs in each produced 48 fine live oak and 20 Compass wood in 4 days I will have produced enough fine live oak logs to nearly complete a new Santi build now to me thats all about the hard work but really its all about not waiting pulling 100 logs gave me 8 fine not bad really.

[Wesreidau]

Mid level labor hours + lots of regular wood = a little fine wood.

 

Less desirable woods can be converted for lower level labor hours. Live oak or Bermuda Cedar might be level 25 to convert or so.

 

Fine wood RNG drops will now just be Christmas presents to newbies.

[Neverdead Ned]

The new crafting system is dependent on cooperation with other players to gather the scarce mats.  With a decent group of people, you should have no problem building ships.  Honestly, I usually built 2-3 exceptional ships a week before the patch and I'm pretty much on track after the patch.