To craft various items in New World, you will need to level up what are called trade crafting skills and what these skills are crafting skills that fall under the trade skill category. There are a total of seven of them in the game show far as listed below.
- Weaponsmithing - This skill is for crafting melee weapons in the gameArmoring - This skill is for armor weapons in the gameEngineering - If you want to craft range weapons or make ammo, you will need this skill. Jewelcrafting - This skill unlocks the crafting of trinkets.Acrana - Acrana unlocks the crafting of potions, tinctures, and magical weapons. Cooking - Unlocks crafting of food and non-magical drinks.Furnishing - This skill unlocks the crafting of furniture, storage, and trophies.
Once you reach a sizeable level in one of the skills above, you will be able to craft various items that fall under that category. You will also unlock better recipes or even more powerful versions of the items by leveling up these skills.
As you level up crafting skills, you can also gain bonuses such as the ability to create extra healing potions if you leveled the arcana skill to a high level. A good way to do this is by crafting large amounts of items at times, as the more you craft, the more your crafting efficiency will go up.
This system also applies to other skills such as weaponsmithing and armoring. For instance, the better you become at making both, the possible stats and perks for the items you make will become better and even better.
Eventually, you will also gather tons of materials that can be used for crafting as well. However, a good way to increase the quality of your items is to use higher-tier materials. Doing so will increase the quality of your crafted item and get you better perks and maybe a few more gem slots.
For more on New World, check out What are Expeditions in New World and Does New World have PvP?
