Did you actually get the "Sorry you're too low to craft that" message? If so, what materials did you use? I tried the mats that SE gave and it didn't work.
I was looking at your recipe list above and after all the crafting I did today there are a few things on there that just aren't right or aren't in game (anymore?). I'm thinking it should be obvious that there seems to be NOTHING you can do with copper ingots so these brass items have got to use copper somehow or it is completely useless. I'm guessing Bronze + Copper = Brass.
This should be every basic item you could make until 3 ingots are required. There are no 2x Bronze Ingots + any amount nuggets that show recipes. In order of minimum mats req but enough explainin myself:
Nuggets are base of 6, by at least 135 quality you can get 8.
Ingots are base of 1, by 210 quality it seems to still be just 1.
Copper Nugget
4x Copper Ore, 4x Fire Shard
Copper Ingot
6x Copper Nuggets, 3x Fire Shard
Bronze Spear Butt
1x Bronze Square, 1x Fire Shard, 1x Wind Shard
Bronze Nugget
3x Copper Ore, 1x Tin Ore, 1x Fire Crystal
Bronze Needle
1x Bronze Nugget, 4x Wind Shard, 2x Fire Shard
Bronze Arrowheads
1x Bronze Nugget, 2x Wind Shard, 2x Fire Shard
Bronze Swallowtail Arrowheads
2x Bronze Nugget, 4x Wind Shard, 4x Fire Shard
Bronze Nails
2x Bronze Nugget, 4x Wind Shard, 4x Fire Shard
Bronze Javelin Head
3x Bronze Nugget, 3x Wind Shard, 3x Fire Shard
Bronze Awl (Leatherworking tool I think)
3x Bronze Nugget, 1x Fire Crystal, 3x Earth Shard
Bronze Head Knife Blade
3x Bronze Nugget, 1x Fire Shard, 2x Wind Shard
Bronze Himantes Grips
3x Bronze Nugget, 2x Wind Shard, 2x Fire Shard
Bronze Francisca Head
4x Bronze Nugget, 4x Fire Shard
Bronze Cross-Pein Hammer Head
4x Bronze Nugget, 3x Fire Shard, 3x Earth Shard
Bronze Claw Hammer Head
4x Bronze Nugget, 1x Fire Shard, 2x Earth Shard
Birdsbeak Hammer Head
4x Bronze Nugget, 1x Fire Shard, 3x Earth Shard
Bronze Dagger Blade
5x Bronze Nugget, 3x Fire Shard, 3x Wind Shard
Bronze Ingot
6x Bronze Nugget, 4x Fire Shards
Bronze Pickaxe Head
1x Bronze Ingot, 2x Bronze Nugget, 1x Fire Shard, 2x Wind Shard
Bronze Gladius Blade
1x Bronze Ingot, 1x Bronze Nugget, 4x Fire Shard, 6x Wind Shard
Bronze Spatha Blade
1x Bronze Ingot, 3x Bronze Nugget, 4x Fire Shard, 4x Wind Crystal
Bronze Saw Blade
1x Bronze Ingot, 3x Bronze Nugget, 1x Fire Shard, 1x Wind Shard
Bronze Hatchet Head
1x Bronze Ingot, 3x Bronze Nugget, 1x Fire Shard, 3x Wind Shard
Bronze Spear Head
2x Bronze Ingot, 1x Fire Crystal, 4x Wind Shard
Bronze War Axe Head
2x Bronze Ingot, 1x Fire Crystal, 2x Wind Shard
Bronze Sledgehammer Head
2x Bronze Ingot, 1x Fire Shard, 1x Earth Crystal
Bronze Scythe Blade
2x Bronze Ingot, 1x Fire Shard, 1x Earth Crystal
Just to point out, to make Brass IRL you require Zinc and Copper. To make Bronze IRL you require Copper and Tin.
So, there has to be some varient of Zinc (Nuggets, Ores, something) that just haven't been found yet.
Steel was an oddity, if XI was following IRL, I think you would use Carbon Fibers and Iron to make, not that that is relevant here.
Found out where to get Bronze Spear Clasp, so I'll definitely 100% have all the ingredients tonight.
Details, CS? Share with the class! Give you entire recipe just in case my shit breaks.
Animal Glue is found in Hawker's Alley
The Maple Spear Shaft is crafted from a Maple Block with a Wind Crystal, according to my carpenter friend.
The Bone Harpoon Heads are bought from an NPC in Hawker's.
The Bronze Spear Clasps are crafted from Bronze Plates, which can be bought from the guy sitting along the path to the blacksmithing guild. No idea what level it is to craft since I just found out.
so:
Bone Harpoon Heads x2
Animal Glue x1
Maple Spear Shaft x1
Bronze Spear Clasp x1
And I'm unsure of the crystal cost, or the woodworking level needed to make it.
Looks like I've got more woodworking to level, or a woodworking mithra to befriend. <3
If you don't have the crystals needed to make something, does it tell you that you're unable to synth with those ingredients, or does it let you see that the synth is possible and that you're just lacking the crystal?
I don't know - I haven't run out of crystals yet, since I slaughtered so many innocent monsters along the way.
From what I saw of the Goldsmith vendor, goldsmithing will be rings using the jewels that loot from mining (lightning rock, wind rock, etc.) I only make that assumption because they were all named closely to the same elemental rocks I got from mining which I haven't gotten any recipe luck with so far.
I'm still wondering what it's gonna take to make a simple piece of armor as all I've seen so far is the gloves.
I should be able to make Harpoons on Jecht should anyone need. Can def make the bow.
Ashley Currahee
Anyone on Shadowlord that can make harpoon?
What's the recipe from start to finish for a harpoon anyway? (as in, what is the recipe for every ingredient and sub ingredient, etc) Maybe I'll try to make my own.
Gonna hit up crafting hard tomorrow and try to make some swords. Fuck this bullshit dagger. :/
ah, well how do you make a maple block?