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The following table lists weapons by strength. If you encounter switch to a weapon from a higher strength level. Strength level applies only to blocks, not how much damage a weapon inflicts on enemies. - "' . , . . 1 ) RECIPES something that you can 't break with your current weapon, Before you can make an item, you need to know what is required to make it. Some recipes are known when you start a chapter in Story . . . ·.--. ... . ' ·-~- I"" "" ' "' '-' . '· .J ·. : . !\ . . - . ""'\ ' ~\.~ ~ . . Mode. Others are learned when you accept a quest. You pick up additional recipes when you gather materials or build items. Whenever possible, build what appears as NEW to see if it inspires learning additional recipes . An "Additional Recipe" list appears at the start of each chapter Items cover everything you can build at a crafting station, including building blocks, food, equipment, and much more. of Story Mode. Use it as a checklist to ensure you learn Item building requires materials, a crafting station, and a recipe . everything possible during each chapter. _N_T ________ ) _E _ I_PM _U rE_R_IA_LS _________ ) ( _________ Q __ ( _________ ~ This category includes both raw materials that you gather Equipment is a special class of item that covers everything you and the materials (an item classification) you create from raw wear or wield. Equipment is what protects you from enemy materials. Crafting a key illustrates how the process works. A attacks and abilities, and what you use to attack. Another trait key has two components: one is a raw material (rusty nuggets) that sets equipment apart from other items is that equipment that is dropped by enemies; the second is a material (liquid items degrade with use. silver) that is created by combining two other raw materials Weapons, armour, (silver and slippery goo). and shields degrade as they either inflict or absorb damage. Equipment has a health meter that appears when viewed in the Equipment tab. Watch for red icons under your HP bar. These icons indicate that your current equipment is about to break. There 's room in your inventory to carry spares. Never leave the base unprepared! ( CRAniNG STATIONS ) Crafting stations are special objects that allow you to create certain items, including other crafting stations. Interact with a crafting station (or select Recipes from the Main menu) to see what it allows to be built. You start every chapter in Story Mode with at least one crafting station already in place. Your base is the center of activity in each chapter of Story Mode. Your base for Free Play is the starting island, Terra Incognita. Raising your base's level is a milestone in every Story Mode chapter. Getting your base to max level is a challenge for every chapter. Check the Main menu screen to see your base's level and the score required to reach the next level.