Seriously confused about ingredient types

[Sir Danglefrögge]

So... I don't know what I'm doing wrong. According to the game's wiki, there 3 types of ingredients:
- Herbs
- Fungi
- Minerals

Whenever a customer says they'll pay extra for a certain potion with only 1 type of ingredient, I do it, and upon putting it on the scale, they state that's not exactly what they're looking for.

Here's an example:
A lady wants a strong potion of frost protection, and says she'll pay extra if I only use 1 type of ingredient. I only use blooms and roots, both of which fall into the "herbs" category according to the wiki. Yet, that's not what she was looking for.

Any advice?

[Sir Danglefrögge]

Also does the base have any impact on this? I used oil in the example above.

[Curious Duck]

For customer requests, ignore the "type" of ingredients grouped together such as herbal, fungal etc:

1 ingredient type = 1 specific ingredient

Such as a potion made from entirely Waterbloom.

Or another potion made from entirely Mad Mushroom.

Also with this salts do not count as an ingredient "type", so can be used alongside a 1 ingredient type recipe.

The Wiki is a bad place for correct info and explainations. The best place for info and discussion is on the official discord (linked on the games store page or community tab)

[Sir Danglefrögge]

Originally posted by Curious Duck:

For customer requests, ignore the "type" of ingredients grouped together such as herbal, fungal etc:

1 ingredient type = 1 specific ingredient

Such as a potion made from entirely Waterbloom.

Or another potion made from entirely Mad Mushroom.

Also with this salts do not count as an ingredient "type", so can be used alongside a 1 ingredient type recipe.

The Wiki is a bad place for correct info and explainations. The best place for info and discussion is on the official discord (linked on the games store page or community tab)

Well that's... weird.
So if I use two different blooms, that counts as 2 ingredient types? Even though they're both flowers?

So then, why isn't a request in the form of "no more than 2 types of ingredients" written as "no more than 2 different ingredients"? ESPECIALLY since the ingredients in your inventory have a "sort by type" filter. That filter actually separates the salts, herbs, minerals, and fungi in those solid categories/types.

Just makes the whole thing confusing.

Thanks for the info.

[Azarri]

Does this mean I need two braincells to rub together to be able to play this game? Because I think mine are on permanent vacation.

[Sir Danglefrögge]

Originally posted by Azarri:

Does this mean I need two braincells to rub together to be able to play this game? Because I think mine are on permanent vacation.

Nah it's pretty straightforward otherwise. Just this quirk that had me stumped for a bit.

That, and if any customer states they want a potion with endurance, they usually mean strength, even though they're not at all the same thing.