How do you tell how close you are to losing sharpness?
There's a knife indicator thing that's always flashing yellow until it goes down a level, and then it's all jagged and red.
So it's not a very good indicator.
Ugh there are so many things I didn't understand about when I was playing and asking questions about all of them on the main site is going to be a pain.
@StrixVaria I believe you need to bear Harvest Shrroom, Farm Aid, GUTS, and No Love for Ludroth. After that I think it unlocks the first large monster. Which I don't think is a Great jaggi, actually. I think it's a giant bear.
@StrixVaria The game has a steep learning curve, but it's oh so worth it.
Although my hatred for the katana is also probably partially because there was this stupid leech thing that kept attaching itself to me while I was using it.
My weapons have a tendency to lose sharpness at the worst times. How can I predict when the sharpness will go down so that I can use a whetstone before my next battle, rather than just being stuck in horrible circumstances constantly?
Below the health/stamina meter, there is a knife that flashes yellow most of the time. Even below that, there's a red meter that seems to change functionality depending on what weapon you're using. When I tried out the Katana, it would fill up as I attacked and then deplete over time. Now that I'...
The location of that meter is reserved weapons with a unique functionality which require an additional bar. It's functionality varies from weapon to weapon, and doesn't even exist for some weapons. Other weapons will have something else in it's place which isn't a meter at all.
The weapons whic...
@StrixVaria Their are items which will give you infinite stamina for a short duration. Also, from what I understand the trick to dual swords is to go into demon mode, get the meter full, then swap out.
I just realized that the reason the current sharpness meter is constantly flashing yellow is probably because that's the max sharpness for my basic starter weapon, and that it can go up from there.
I have to figure out dinner. Then I will go slay jaggis or something probably.
One of the first quests in the game: "Go kill these docile water dudes." I go to the water. "Oh, yeah, that's the super-boss guy we told you about chasing you. Try not to die."
Kill the Great Jaggi, get back to town. Chief's Son: "Oh yeah, now there's probably going to just be Great Jaggi roaming around btw I need 450 resources."
@StrixVaria I would strongly suggest not using bowguns. They are really expensive to use (due to ammo), and require a lot more skill and understanding of the game ot use.
You also need to plan your bowgun based on the monster. You can't just take any bowgun willy nilly. You need to be aware of what type of ammo you're taking, and what works best against the monster.
The bow is a lot more beginner friendly if you're interested in ranged weapons.
Well, strongly suggest not using bowguns yet that is. Get more familiar with the game first.
Leaving town and getting into a fight with a great jaggi immediately is kind of annoying. Having another great jaggi join the fight a few minutes later is really annoying.
@fbueckert It says 54 hours, but for a large portion of the weekend I just had the game idling as I pdid homework (since I forgot to turn off the console), so it's probably closer to 40.
You need Monster Fluid for that if I recall correctly, which can be annoying to get. Altaroths (those ant-like things) have a 10% chance of dropping it when the sack on their back is full (and big). They fill it up at gathering nodes. You can carve it from there too, but you either need to poison them or get really luck that they don't just shatter upon death.
Bnahabra (the mosquito's) also drop it, but once again you need to get lucky and not break their body. The ones in the Sandy Plains have higher chance (22%) to drop it than ones in other areas (17%). There is also a quest to kill them, which I think is guaranteed to give you a monster fluid. I'm not sure though. I got one from it.
@StrixVaria You can, yes. In the 2-stars quests there will be a quest called "Harvest Tour: Sandy PLains". That will let you hunt there. The only goal is to hand in a pass, which spawns in the item box a few minutes after the quest starts.
@fbueckert I was pinned down by a Rathalos and that second companion freed me. From a Rathalos. He threw a stink bomb or something right in his face. It was awesome.
The location of that meter is reserved weapons with a unique functionality which require an additional bar. It's functionality varies from weapon to weapon, and doesn't even exist for some weapons. Other weapons will have something else in it's place which isn't a meter at all.
The weapons whic...
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