Crafting guides?

[Fodder Buckly]

New player, maybe 10 days so I have a questions or questions about crafting. Is there a complete guide somewhere? I have been trying to research it and haven't found anything that makes me feel I get it. Most are like get resources,  and build  small ships, but what if I just want to make upgrades? What if I want to set up buildings for this, what port bonuses?  What building do what?  Can I start off by making resources to sell, maybe make things that will sell and I can use once I do level up and go from there?

I dont want to power level I want to enjoy the experience

Thank you

[Macjimm]

This is very basic, but so is crafting in NA

Basic Crafting

 

and

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RcTIOSrbdEbC_Is6MkjzHsjgK_d-L-Lc

Edited May 31, 2020 by Macjimm

[Fodder Buckly]

Thanks matey!

 

[Fodder Buckly]

OK follow up, just read a post from 2019 I think. The only way to level crafting is by ship building? I just assumed that any crafting generates crafting xp. I read the guides, did I miss that in there? 

[Aquillas]

Only ship crafting générâtes Crafting XP.

If you just want to craft upgrades and repairs, the workshop is necessary, the academy for most valuable upgrades.

If you want to make canons and caronades, the forge can do it.

These two buildings and the production buildings (to get oak, iron ore, coal etc.) are independant from port bonuses.

Just have a look in the guide, pages 68-75.

[Fodder Buckly]

1 hour ago, Aquillas said:

Only ship crafting générâtes Crafting XP.

If you just want to craft upgrades and repairs, the workshop is necessary, the academy for most valuable upgrades.

If you want to make canons and caronades, the forge can do it.

These two buildings and the production buildings (to get oak, iron ore, coal etc.) are independant from port bonuses.

Just have a look in the guide, pages 68-75.

 

I did read that but I missed the part where it says on ship building generates crafting xp. just seems weird to me that the only way I can get better at making cannons is building ships. so guess im gonna have to be a ship builder. Thanks

[BoatyMcBoatFace]

u dont get better at making cannons or anything

 

crafting level is arbitrary limit to size of ships u can craft. 

 

the real purpose to many is increasing labor hours. vital  for seasoning accounts or accounts gathering labor intensive woods

[Macjimm]

3 hours ago, Fodder Buckly said:

just seems weird to me that the only way I can get better at making cannons is building ships.

Got that right.  It's weird.

One day, if I have the patience,  I might build a whole lot of boats so that I can increase my crafting XP, to increase my yield crafting repairs and cannons. When I'm done I'll destroy the shipyard.  Seems like a lot of grinding for something unrelated to shipbuilding.

[Aquillas]

Many players increased their crafting level by having a level 1 shipyard and making fir/fir traders. You can sell them or crap them to recover a few material.

For making canons, you don't need to be at max level.