Backpacks?

[LeBurns]

I've seen the comparisons of the costs researching and making your own backpacks verses just buying one, and the disparity is huge. You'll end up paying three to four times more to 'buy' the schematics plus your materials needed, verses just buying one from a vendor.

Is this a feature or a bug? Is there any reason to make your own backpacks? The cost difference is so far off that I feel like I'm missing something.

Thanks.

[Dekent]

They skipped the balancing phase. You see stuff like this all over the game.

[Enjoy The Journey]

Other than being able to make your own AND sell them to a vendor to make some extra coins because you 'buy' the schematic, buying one from a vendor is the cheaper way to go. Kind of depends on your game plan.

Cheers.

[richardmgoldsmith]

It's good to buy a large backpack and pouch early on so you can carry a decent load. they don't wear out, thankfully, so buying the recipe can come much later.

[Spotter]

Originally posted by richardmgoldsmith:

It's good to buy a large backpack and pouch early on so you can carry a decent load. they don't wear out, thankfully, so buying the recipe can come much later.

Absolutely what you said. 👏️🎯 You can wear both and yes, the benefits Stack. Now I wonder if you can wear the small pouch at the same time as a large one? 👍👍

[Jerico Hellsangel]

Another somewhat related question to it. There are simple backpacks, but are there better ones? LIke instead of a Simple large backpack i have an Explorers large backpack which can store even more or will they just get added later?

[MasterK]

Considering that now with Bandits and Abandoned Camps, its really easy to find urself a Backpack. So Making them yourself is very pointless im afraid. I would allways pick Finding one on Random Luck / Buying one over crafting them urself. Not worth it im afraid, which is also kinda sad i feel because its one of the most important items.

[Jerico Hellsangel]

Originally posted by MasterK:

Considering that now with Bandits and Abandoned Camps, its really easy to find urself a Backpack. So Making them yourself is very pointless im afraid. I would allways pick Finding one on Random Luck / Buying one over crafting them urself. Not worth it im afraid, which is also kinda sad i feel because its one of the most important items.

I literaly bought a backpack as an "investment" because i started to mine alot afterwards and literaly the next ingame day i find one in a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Oh well now i have two.

[Veny]

You can buy one early, or craft one dozens of hours later... not seing any balancing issues here, it is about your priority.
Hint: It helps a lot.

[House Gnome]

With pretty much everything from the sewing hut, except linen thread and cloth, I have waited to unlock the recipe and just purchased from the vendor. Once I have my own market stall I will likely add a person to work in the sewing hut and start unlocking schematics and making the stuff to sell, until then it's not worth the investment. Still a long way from a stall, though.