Posted July 14, 2021
I've done a bit of research on this one item, but everywhere I looked the answer generally was "it only worked when combining with the campfire and not from inventory" and I think even a dev said as much.
Well, I was playing a new game and for the most part, all around Cyseal, this turned out to be true. Except I got a little surprise not too far into my adventure.
Please indulge me for a minute here when I tell a brief tale. :)
I looked at some guides this time around and one said to collect cooking pots to use for the poison trap vents in the game, since they are indestructible and I thought “not a bad idea”. Besides, they didn't weigh too much.
So, I cleared most of quests around Cyseal city and nearby areas and headed to deal with Evelyn and Dietmar. Along the way, just northwest of the Secluded Beach waypoint shrine, I ran into a group of thugs. After the battle, I saw another campfire.
Up until now, I'm been combining every campfire with all the extra pots I was carrying. So, I went to combine this one like the others and after crafting I noticed there was nothing on the ground. I was like, WTH, did I run into a bug?!
LOL, turned out it was actually in my inventory. I couldn't believe my eyes, so I tested it out melting a few junk swords I'd picked up and sure enough, they turned into iron bars! I also ran into another campfire either in Evelyn's Lair or maybe just outside it and this one also ended up in my inventory.
I finished up the quest and slew Evelyn and at this point I exited the game. I'll try to combine more as I run across them and see if that first campfire triggered the recipe in this manner. Wouldn’t that be something. Though technically I only need one. =P
So, To Summarize:
- All campfires in Cyseal city and nearby areas, like before the Lighthouse, etc. combined on the ground and not in crafter's inventory
- 1st campfire I was able to combine in the inventory was at the battle site with the thugs NW of the Secluded Beach waypoint shrine; path leading towards the Talking Statues area
- 2nd campfire that worked like this was either in Evelyn's lair or just outside it
It's not a game changer by any means, but I thought it was a fun discovery and others who like to make their in-game life easier when it comes to mundane things. :)
Couple of tips for crafting stations that may help new players who don't use mods:
- if you have enough Strength stat, you can move the anvil in Cyseal (little by little, with mouse, not in inventory) and place it next to the Cyseal North Gate waypoint shrine
- from then on you can leave one Source Hunter in the field and detached the other to portal (pyramids) to town to break down ores, make weapons, etc. and then portal back and maybe save a bit of time
- I usually keep a water barrel, an oil barrel and an ooze barrel next to this portal
Unfortunately, there is no portable reusable grindstone to sharpen weapons on the fly; I don't count the one-use whetstones.
Well, that was my surprise discovery from last night that I thought I'd share with my fellow DOS EE players. :)
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Well, I was playing a new game and for the most part, all around Cyseal, this turned out to be true. Except I got a little surprise not too far into my adventure.
Please indulge me for a minute here when I tell a brief tale. :)
I looked at some guides this time around and one said to collect cooking pots to use for the poison trap vents in the game, since they are indestructible and I thought “not a bad idea”. Besides, they didn't weigh too much.
So, I cleared most of quests around Cyseal city and nearby areas and headed to deal with Evelyn and Dietmar. Along the way, just northwest of the Secluded Beach waypoint shrine, I ran into a group of thugs. After the battle, I saw another campfire.
Up until now, I'm been combining every campfire with all the extra pots I was carrying. So, I went to combine this one like the others and after crafting I noticed there was nothing on the ground. I was like, WTH, did I run into a bug?!
LOL, turned out it was actually in my inventory. I couldn't believe my eyes, so I tested it out melting a few junk swords I'd picked up and sure enough, they turned into iron bars! I also ran into another campfire either in Evelyn's Lair or maybe just outside it and this one also ended up in my inventory.
I finished up the quest and slew Evelyn and at this point I exited the game. I'll try to combine more as I run across them and see if that first campfire triggered the recipe in this manner. Wouldn’t that be something. Though technically I only need one. =P
So, To Summarize:
- All campfires in Cyseal city and nearby areas, like before the Lighthouse, etc. combined on the ground and not in crafter's inventory
- 1st campfire I was able to combine in the inventory was at the battle site with the thugs NW of the Secluded Beach waypoint shrine; path leading towards the Talking Statues area
- 2nd campfire that worked like this was either in Evelyn's lair or just outside it
It's not a game changer by any means, but I thought it was a fun discovery and others who like to make their in-game life easier when it comes to mundane things. :)
Couple of tips for crafting stations that may help new players who don't use mods:
- if you have enough Strength stat, you can move the anvil in Cyseal (little by little, with mouse, not in inventory) and place it next to the Cyseal North Gate waypoint shrine
- from then on you can leave one Source Hunter in the field and detached the other to portal (pyramids) to town to break down ores, make weapons, etc. and then portal back and maybe save a bit of time
- I usually keep a water barrel, an oil barrel and an ooze barrel next to this portal
Unfortunately, there is no portable reusable grindstone to sharpen weapons on the fly; I don't count the one-use whetstones.
Well, that was my surprise discovery from last night that I thought I'd share with my fellow DOS EE players. :)
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Post edited July 14, 2021 by gog2002x
